The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-12-31
SIX DAYS OF WORLDS WAR
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Christmas finds the warning nations
along the battle lines in France and
Belgium. Poland and Galicia striving
with unabated courage to gain an ad-
vantage which might mean the turning
point in the long series OF engagements
on those fields In the west the French
report the usual slight progress at
various points, while the Germans make
similar claims In the east the Rus
sian commander in chief, in the latest
,hficial statement. reports the rout OF
the strong German forces which had
rossed TO the right bank of the Bzura
river, in Poland All the Russian
announcements bear on the violence of
the fighting and record the taking of
lrany prisoners Now that his efforts
20 effect Christmas truce have fall
ed, and in the belief that his hopes
o. bringing about an exchange OF all
prisoners of war win prove futile. Pope
BENEDICT is bending his energies toward
preventing unnecessary suffering by
arranging for the exchange OF wounded
prisoners whose Injuries will prevent
their going to the front again. For
the first time England makes the adj
mission that her territory has been
ports from Berlin have been made of
a successful flight by German aviator
ever Dover several days ago. The
British announcement Is to the effect
that German aeroplane dropped bombs
on Dover Thursday morning. No dam
age, 1t is said was caused by the ex-
p'osion. Japan has not been request
cd to send an army to Europe. The
Japanese minister of foreign affairs has
given information to this effect to the
diet. Arms to the valu of $5,0O0,000
Fave been forwarded to Europe. An
ether Canadian division has left Eng
and for the front. This Is Princess
Fatricia's regiment. named in honor OF
the daughter OF the duke of Connaught,
governor general OF Canada. Princess
Patricia is honorable colonel of the
regiment. Vienna asserts that the
French submarine Curie has been fired
on the Austrian coast batteries while
she was attempting an attack and that
her crew was imprisoned. II Is also re-
Ported that an Austrian submarine In
the Otrante channel torpedoed two
French battleships of the Courbet type,
but that the fate of thes evessels Is
unknown. The French admit that one
o their chuisers was torpedoed, but
declare that the damage was slight and
that no one on board was injured.
DECEMBER 27.
Christmas at the front, both east
and west, saw no abatement In the
fierce struggles that have been going
on for weeks between the warning ma
tons for some decisive result which
might turn the tide of battle. The
German forces In Russian Poland un.
Ger Field Marshall Won Hindenburs
continue their assaults upon the Rus
sian line which blocks their way &c
Warsaw. Throughout the day and nigh
before Christmas the invaders ham.
rnered away in series Of attacks, ac-
cCrding to the latest Russian officia
statement, principally in the district o.
Sochaczew, rs miles west of Warsaw
end Bolimow, just south Of Sochaczew
All these attacks were repulsed will
81 eat loss to the Germans, II Is sale
in the petrograd communication. Ii
the western theatre both Germans ant
allies claim to have repulsed attacks a
various points, but there is no indica
ton In the reports OF any materia
change in the situation. Italy has oc
cupied the Albanian port OF Avlona a
the result OF revolution which ha
broken out in Albania against tn,
Turkish ruler, Essad Pasha. Thi
step was taken to restore order and af
ford protection to European and peace
full Inhabitants, but Intervention b,
Italy In Albania carries with it the pos
s'bility OF the participation of tina
country In the present conflict. Th'
a a a Ann a11w 4 n.
imperial diet, owing to the rejection
OF the measure for an increase In tn
army. BY this action the emperor up
Folds the program Of the ministry 70
military development. A rescript sus
rends the house Of peers pending TIL
election. which probably will be held Il
March. Having failed to secure a sus
pension Of hostilities at Christmas time
Pope Benedict spent Christmas da
working on his plan. which provides 10
hte exchange of wounded prisoners VIII
will not be able to take part agail
in the fighting. German aviator o.
Christmas day drove his machine acros
the English channel. evidently with tn
irtention Of making an attack on Sheer
ness. However. like his compatible
who recently made an attempt agains
iVVeT, ne was unsuccessful, being drive
away by British airmen. The Austro
hungarian ambassador at washingto
mas issued a statement denying as un
founded reports that Austro- Hungar
mas made unofficial overtures to tn
allies for peace, or that the dual mon
archy Is tired OF the war. SImilarl
the Russian ambassador at Washington
Mr.. Bakhmeteff, denies reports thu
overtures for peace between Russia an
Germany are under way. A dispatc
from Petrograd to London that II
number Of prisoners registered In IL
Russian capital is 1140 officers and ls1
zoo men; the number OLA ustrians re.
istered is 3166 officers and 22l, 400 me
DECEMBER 20.
From Berlin comes an official r.
port on authority Of the German ADM
atty OF a raid ny British warships
the German coast. Cuxhaven, a fort
fled seaport and adjoining terrific
seem to have been the object OF Il
british attack, in which eight ships al
number of hydroplanes took part. !
details Of the raid are given, beyo
the statement that German airshi
and aeroplanes succeeded in throws
bonha or, two Rrifiah dautrova-. -