The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-12-17
DECEMBER II.

Great Britain has evened the score
with Germany foI the sinking OF her
cruisers the Good Hope and Monmouth
off Chile. November J.. A BRITISH
squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Frede-
rick Sturdee has sent to the bottom
off the southern coast OF South Amer
Sea the German cruisers Scharnhorst,
Gneisenau and Leipzig. three Cd the
German warships which encompassed
the defeat OF Rear Admiral Sir Christie
pher Craddock's men OF war. Accord
ing to the official advices the British
ships have given chase to two other
German ships, the Nurnberg and Dres-
den. which also were engaged In the
fight. An official dispatch from chile
says 1t is reported that these two YES
sells were badly damaged. On land ar
tillery duels and infantry attacks are In
progress along the entire front In Bel
glum and France, and battles continue
at various points in the east from Po-
land to the Carpathians In the south
the Servlans claim the Austrians are
In precipitate flight before King Peters
forces and are losing heavily In men,
guns and war stores. The British war
office claims that In the western zone
the allies at various points have made
gains and have strengthened the
positions retaken from the Germans. AL
though Petrograd claims the Russians
evacuated Lodz for strategic reasons
and without the loss of a single man,
Berlin maintains that the German oc-
cupation OF the second city in Poland
was accomplished only after enormous
losses had been suffered by the Rus
SLAMS Great Britain, according to Of
fetal advices, now Is In complete con-
troll of that part Of Asiatic Turkey
from the junction OF the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers to the sea. This was
accomplished through the surrender OF
the Turkish commander, Suchi Bey, to
Great Britaln's expeditionary force OPP
Grating at the head of the Persian
gulf The latest bulletin issued In Ber-
lin concerning the condition of EN-
peror William said he had been unable
to leave his bed, and that his fever
had not decreased. 1t added the en-
peror was too weak to give any mill
tary instructions.
DECEMBER ~.
Steady but short advances by the al
lies, including the taking of Roulers, IL
miles northeast of Ypres, are reported
In the official and unofficial statements
from the battle front in Belgium and
France. In the east the Germans are
attempting outflanking movements
against the Russian line to the south
OF Warsaw. and engagements at var
ious points are being fought the result
of which has not been determined. An
other German cruiser. the Nurnberg.
has been sunk by the British squad
ron under command OF Vice Admiral
Sir Frederick Sturdee In the South At
lantic bring the total Of German yes
cells destroyed In the engagement on
December up to four. or the fifth
cruiser composing the German squad
ron nothing definite has been heard,
although 1t Is reported that the British
warships succeeded in cornering her.
Excitement has been caused at Dover.
England, by an alleged raid on the ad-
miralty har'bor by German submarines.
Whether the submarines actually were
seen in the adjacent waters Is not
known, but the forts guarding this
most important harbor opened fire In
the early hours of Thursday, both on
an unidentified steamer at the entrance
OF the harbor and what was believed
to be a submarine, the supposed ad-
vance scout OF the flotilla, and kept
up the Commandment for half an hour.
British torpedo boats at once put
to sea and remained outside through
out the day. A Berlin wireless says
that Germany has acauiesced in the
suggestion of Pope Benedict that a
truce be called for the Christmas holi-
days, provided the other belligerents
agree. A Turkish gunboat has been
sunk at he enranoe of he Bosphorus,
according to newspaper dispatches, by
a Turkish mine.
DECEMBER 10.
The pendulum OF war apparently has
swung back again In favor of the Rus
SLAMS In the eastern zone Of hostilties
An official report from Petrograd de-
clares the Russians have repulsed two
units of Field Marshal Won Hindenburg'
army near Mlawa and Lowiez, inflict-
ing enormous casualties and taking
many prisoners and guns. At some
places on the Mlawa front and before
Lowell the Russians assert that the
Germans made fierce attacks, but that
these were repulsed and the Germans
retreated in disorder. Near Lowiez. ac-
cording to the Russian statement. the
Muscoyites permitted the Germans te
approach very near to their trenches
and then put them to flight with a gal.
ling fire. Successes also are claimed
by the Russians to the south OF era.
COW, where, however the Germans ar,
said to be stubbornly resisting. Thai
Germany realized that Field Marsha
Won Hindenburg's brilliant maneuvel
which brought the Germans almost be
fore Warsaw again after they had beer
thrown back to the east Prnssian from.