The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-15
OCTOBER 9.


That the Germans stin are vigor-
ously bombardng Antwerp With their
heavy siege guns from three positions
and that great damage already has
been done by shells in the beautiful
city is the outstanding A. feature of the
war news on the battle line in
northern France where the contending
armies are burrowed deeply IN entrench-
ments. the French official report says
the situation is stationary, except that
there have been several violent en-
counters between the allies and Ger
mans, notably in the vicinity of Roye
in the department of Somme No
claims of success or acknowledgements
OF defeat are made in the report SO
violent has been the conclusion caused
by the detonations of the big guns of
the Germans in the bombardment OF
Antwerp that houses twenty miles
away were shaken. King Albert, at the
head of a portion of the Belgian army,
is reported to have marched out of the
besieged city. from which the populace
by thousands previously had fled in
panic. Among the few neutrals remain
ing in the city, where not alone shells
from the guns of the Germans, but
bombs from their air craft, are falling,
is H. w. Diedrch,, the American con-
sui, and the members of his staff. In
the east the Russians claim to have
repulsed with heavy losses the German
attacks near Wierbaden and Philipoff
Russian Poland They declare also that
some of the principal forts of Przemys
in Galicia. have been taken by the
forces of Emperor Nicholas and that the
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clawek. in Poland. across the border
from the fortress of Thorn East Prus-
sia From the south came a report
from Cettinje that ~the Servians had de-
feated the Austrians and occupied BIZ
lex, Hedzegovina. Russia Is said to
have refused to withdraw her troops
from northwest Persia, but at the same
time advised Presia that she had no
intention OF taking Persian territory.
OCTOBER 10.
The war chancellories of the allies
and the Germans have not seen fit to
lift the curtain high enough for the
public to obtain an insight into the
conditions which prevail along the
battle line in France. There Is moth
ing to report" the French war office
lively engagement in the region of Roye,
where in the last two days we have
captured 1900 prisoners" That Is all.
From the British and Germans came
nothing. On the situation in the east
the Austrian general staff In dis
patch coming by way of Berlin, report
ed breakup of the Russian invasion
in Hungary and said that the Russian
emperor's forces had been clearer from
that portion of the Carpathians. The
Russians in their turn asserted that
near the eastern Prussian frontier In
Russian Poland they were still pressing
the Germans hard and at several points
had gained successes over them While
been informed "on good authority that
one morning newspaper in London has
Antwerp has fallen. neither the British
bureau nor the Belgian minister are
able to confirm the report. The last
advices from Belgium had the German
forces still hammering away with artil
lery against Antwerp. One dispatch
said 200 big German guns were In op
Grafton there. Ostend advices report
ed thousands of refugees arriving there
Berlin dispatch says that King Al
bert of Belgium, who has been report
ed to have left Antwerp at the head o
portion of his troops, has been slight
ly wounded. British aeroplanes again
have visited Dusseldorf A British of
fetal report says an aero squadron sue
ceeded in blowing up a Zeppelin air
ship shed in Dusseldorf ind destroyin,
dirigible. The three aviators engage,
In the raid escaped. but lost their mach
me- Austria has temporarily lifted tn
customs duties on corn flour and veg
etables. Belgium has protested to tn
Washington government against Ger
many's alleged action in commander
Ing all food supplies in Brussels an,
reducing the native population to fam
ine." 1t Is believed in Washington tina
Captain Levert Coleman, who has beei
In Europe with the American relic
commission. win be called upon b,
the war department to explain state
ments attributed to him in an inter
view In New York regarding the Ger
man soldiers and alleged atrocitie
committed by German troops.
OCTOBER II.
With the fall of Antwerp II has be
come known through official announce