The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-15
Six Days of the Worlds War

/ Syria, Palestine and northern Arabia
news dispatch says that cholera is
spreading over Austria Hungary.
OCTOBER 10
| The occupation of Antwerp by the |
Germans has been followed. according
| TO the latest reports, by the occupa- |
ION Of Client. which would seem to
confirm the German plan, as it al
ready has been outlined of a move
ment toward the coast. with ostend as
its objective II is pointed out by
British military experts that il is Ger
| nany's expectation to make strong
| hold of Antwerp in order TO hold Bel
| GUM in her grip, and in this way gain
| position in easy reach of the coast.
! The fighting along the great line ex-
| tending from the North sea to the Ger
man province of Lorraine continues with
| indefinite results, for the actual results
in the northern section of France are
not being divulged TO any extent by
the official statements issued by the
French war department. Where the
British reenforcements have been sent
is matter of conjecture, but 1t is be-
'ieved considerable force is already
in the neighborhood of Ostend. Ger
man submarines have again come into
/ DN the SlUkllS OF the 1SuS-
sian armored cruiser Pallada in the
Baltic sea. The Pafiada, with the Adj
miral Makarov and the Bayan, has
been engaging. in patrolling the Baltic.
The German submarines made an at
tempt against the Admiral Makarov on
October 10, but with no success, but ON
the following day one of them succeed
ed in torpedoing the Pallada, which
sank almost Immediately, according to
the Russian official report, with all her
crew, of nearly 600 officers and men.
Recruiting in England is again being
II actively pursued, for the need of men
Is recognized, and the requirements for
service in the infantry have been low
cred to insure a large supply of re-
cruits. Similarly, Great Britain is TAX
ing precautions against raids over Eng
hsh towns by German airships, this
action probably resulting from the re-
cent attacks on Paris. Just what
measures the British government has
devised to repuse such attacks have
rot been divulged, but it is understood
that the aviation corps is ready to take
the air at the first sign of German air
cruisers. Berlin officially reports that
the situation in France is satisfactory
as far as her arms are concerned and
ether official reports indicate that the
German and Austrian armies have made
progress in the Russian campaign. Rus
STA Is reported to have abandoned the
siege of Przemysl, the important Aus
TRAN fortress in Galicia, and is lining
up to meet a threatened attack. Mar
quis di San Giuliano, the Italian min
lister for foreign affairs. is reported to
be dying. Should his death occur it is
possible 1t would have an effect on
Italy.
OCTOBER II.
The operations in Belgium are now
of first Importance for the Germans,
having captured Antwerp and occupied
} Client are pushing forward to the
coast. The Germans are being opposed
[ by the allies vigorously and in an en-
S gagement to the south of Client about
600 German dead were left on the field.
Other engagements haev occurred in
this neighborhood where the Belgian
r army. which retreated from Antwerp,
has undergone reorganization. The
French and British, according to- the
e latest French official communication.
are successfully halding back the, Ger
\ man right wing, which has recently been
e heavily reinforced. The Belgian gov
e eminent has been removed to Havre.
i NfHB ALBEIT, VINO mas spent the laSI SIX
weeks or more in and around the
trenches. remains with his army. The
Berlin official statement announces that
1000 Belgian soldiers are stiH in Ant
r werp prisoners. 1t adds that 40, 900
|, Russians have been killed or wounded
\ near Przemysl, the Austrian stronghold
: in Galicia While only recently the
: Russian authorities admit that the Rus
r sian forces had been withdrawn from
s Przemysl, a late dispatch from the
Russian capital says it Is officially an
S nounced the siege of that fortress is
n progressing. A feature of the war of
s. the nations, which has caused some con
!, Germ in Great Britain at least, Is the
e revolt in South Africa. Some of the
n Beers under Colonel Maritz, veteran
o of the South African war. have joined
5 forces with the Germans and a con-
}, sequence martial law has been declared
t throughout the Union of South Africa
I with the promise of the South African
& government that the most stringent
e measures will be applied to put down
n the movement against the empire.