The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-11-19
Six Days of the Worlds War

accomplished. says the French general
staff. with heavy losses to the Germans
On the other hand, Berlin headquar-
tiers notes a slight progress on the
right wing and claim the capture of
several hundred French and British in
a preliminary encounter and the taking
of strong French point of support
in the forest of Argonne. The German
emperor. whose movements of late have,
so far as the various reports were
concerned, been somewhat elusive, APP
peared on Friday at holman, 40 miles
southwest of Strassburg, according to
dispatch from Basel, Switzerland. 1t
was to this point that the emperor
proceeded at the commencement of the
war, and since then he has spent his
time alternately in the eastern and
western theatres. Petrograd continues
to report successes In Eastern Prussia
along the Stalluponen- j Johannesburg
line and also in the region of Sodau
and Nedenburg, where the Russians,
however. are meeting with desperate
resistance In Poland the Austrians
are establishing defensive positions,
while on the Galician front the Russians
are advancing toward the passes over
the Carpathians. The Austrian troops
met strong resistance at Valjevo but
along the river Save are making pro-
gress While the Turkish troops are
reported from Constantinople to have
occupied Kotur, in the Persian province
of Azerbaijan. defeating the Russians,
an official statement from the British
admiralty announces successful oper-
ations against the Turkish garrison of
Sheikh- Said, on the strait of Babel
Mandeb, at the entrance of the gulf of
Alden. and of the occupation of the
Turkish forts OF Turba by Indian
troops, assisted by the cruiser Duke
of Edinburg British cruisers, thought
to be the Suffolk, Berwick and Lancas-
ter. are lying off Colon. with the pos
sible intention of passing through the
Panama canal to join the Japanese
squadron off the west coast of South
America.
NOVEMBER 10.
The latest official account of the fight
ing in West Flanders, issued by the
British press bureau, covering the per-
iod from November to 8, tells of the
desperate attempts of the Germans to
pierce the British lines, the Smelling of
Ypres, the deadly effect Of British and
French guns against German positions;
the bravery of the German youths in
the front lines. and pays tribute to the
''Prussian war machine, which, acting
ON nation previously Injured to the
sternest discipline, has attained the most
remarkable results" But with all this
terrific fighting neither side has been
able to gain any material advantage
They are keeping at 1t with the same
determination that has characterized
the entire progress of the war. though
rains have swept the trenches, snow
has fallen and the men are suffering
hardships that would seem almost unen-
durable. Likewise, in the eastern area,
the troops facing each other now have
wtntry conditions to contend with, but
the frost is helping the Muscovite fore
es to move rapidly on the East Prus-
sian frontier. The morasses and the
soft roads have been frozen over max
ing easier the movement of men, artil-
port received in Paris says that Cra-
cow, in Gahcia, is on fire, and that its
inhabitants are In flight. The British
say that in two actions against the
Turks at Fac, In the Persian gulf, they
have severely handled and defeated
the Ottomans," The Turks also have
lost $50 men and two guns I'm the bonn
bardment of the forts in the Dardanel-
les by the warships of the allies. Ac-
cording to the German official reports
the operations in Flanders are progress
sing slowly but in the Argonne district
they have achieved further important
successes. In Poland the battle contin-
ues without definite results, although
Germany reports the capture of $4,000
prisoners and guns. The British parlia-
ment, without a dissenting voice, has
voted an additional credit of $1,125,-
900. 900 for the prosecution of the war
and also another millions soldiers. Pre-
mier Asquith announced that the war
Is costing Great Britain close to ST.