The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-29
Six Days of the Worlds War

tion Is worse. The American relief COM
mittee in London has been forced to de-
lay until Wednesday its first shipment
of food to Belgium. the British board Of
trade not having granted the necessary
license in time. With the release Of
the American tank steamer Brindilla,
captured by the British auxiliary cruis-
er Caronia and taken to Halifax, and
the announcement that the Platuria, hel
on the coast of Scotland, would also
be permitted to continue her voyage, all
pending questions between the United
States and Great Britain over the seiz-
ure of American ships has been settled.
OCTOBER 20.
All the nations engaged in the mighty
struggle in Belgium and the north of
France are silent on the actual happen
ings in that battle SCARED zone. So far
as is known there has been little prog
ress on either side. but from the ac-
counts that have filtered through from
various sources this stern engagement
which has been going on necessarily for
several days. may be characterized as
the fiercest Of the whole war. Thous-
ands upon thousands of German reen-
forcements have been added to the
great masses Of troops which have been
endeavoring to force their way to the
northern ports of France. 1t Us said that
this ceaseless pushing forward Of vast
bodies of German soldiers is by direct
order of the emperor, whose eye is fix
ed on England, a campaign against
which at an early date is considered
among the possibilities, provided a suit
able base can be found from which to
direct the forces. Similarly, the allies
have been strongly reinforced and
among the new troops at the front are
the British Indians, who, according to
all accounts, have been bearing them
selves well. A new rebellion in the
Union of South Africa has given cause
for anxiety both to the British and the
South African government, General De-
Wet and Beyers, both notable figures
In the South African war, have placed
themselves at the head of a revolt in
the Orange Free State and Western
TransvaaL The extent of this rising Is
not known, nor can its Importance be
foretold. but already the South African
government, which had knowledge of
the prospective movement, has issued a
proclamation to the people calling for
their assistance and has taken meas
admiralty issues warning to vessels
whose course may carry them to the
waters to the north of Ireland, as in
those waters German mines have been
laid, with the result that one British
steamer. the Manchester Commerce, has
been blown up. Additional channels in
the River Thames have been declared
closed to navigation by the admiralty in
order to Illustrate attempts by hostile
ships to reach London. A Portuguese
mission Is In London arranging details
of the possible cooperation of the Portu-
guese army with the allies. Manuel, the
former king. has offered his services to
the army of Portugal, should the repub-
Tic join the allies against Germany. A
Havas dispatch from Lisbon by way of
Madrid reports that German troops have
invaded the Portuguese province OF An
COLA, West Africa, and that preparation
are under way for the dispatch to that
province of warships and troops from
Portugal The Russian general staff re-
ports the commencement of fighting
along the front in Eastern Prussia and
claims victories over the Germans at
various points in Russian Poland.