The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-12-03
Six Days of the Worlds War

the vicinity OF Czenstochowa and still
further south along the Galician from
tier. In this latter district and in Ga
icia, according to the latest reports OF
the Russian commander in chief. the
Muscovite forces have had numerous
successes. Captures of men and NUM-
tions are recorded on the Czenstochowa-
Cracow line, along tine Szeniawa river.
in Poland; in Galicia. on the Bahia and
Vistula rivers and before the town Of
Bochna, which was stormed. Berlin's
latest Official report announced Victories
In western Galicia and progress in the
Carpathians for the Teuton allies. A
period OF inactivity obtains along the
entrenched lines In Belgium and France.
Only here and there has there been
any fighting, and this was merely can
nonades and few light infantry COM
bats. Heavy fighting Is in progress in
northwestern Servia, but snow is ham
pering the operations. The Montene-
grins claim to have defeated the Aus
TRANS with great losses near Vishegrad,
on the Drina river. The British admir-
atty announces that the collier Khar-
toum has been blown up by a mine
off Grimesby, England. Her crew was
saved Lloyd's reports that In addi-
ton to the British steamer Malachite.
the sinking of which off Havre had
been previously announced a German
submarine has sent to the bottom off
Havre the British steamer Primo The
British parliament has adjourned-the
house of lords to January and the
house of commons to February 2. At.
the last session of the house Of COM
mons Winston Spencer Churchill, first
lord of the admiralty announced that
In view of Great Britain's rapid con-
struction of warships she could lose
dreadnaught every month for a year
and still maintain her superiority over
Germany in these ships. David Lloyd
George, the British chancellor the
exchequer, announced that the British
war loan Of $1,75O, 900. 900 had been
largely oversubscribed
NOVEMBER 80.
From the tangled sein Of official and
unofficial versions OF the fighting in
Russian Poland 1t still Is impossible to
extract the thread of verify. Except
that the Russians and the Germans con-
tinue the feats at arms In great
struggle for supremacy between the
Vistula and the Warta rivers nothing
is known. Field Marshall Won linden
berg-his new title was bestowed upon
him on the battlefield for his protec-
ton of the eastern frontier-in a gen.
eral onder issued at Thorn declared
that His troops have brought to a
standstill '.the offensive of the numer-
ically superior Russian army He an
600 prisoners and some $50 guns Of var
ious classes. The order quotes a tele-
gram from Emperor William promoting
General Won Hindenburg to field mar
shall and thanking him and his troops
for their prowess. Berlin also claims
successes for the German arms. At
Lowicz. a short distance east of Lodz.
the German official report says En-
peror Williams forces have recommenc-
ed their attacks and that near Mowo
and Radon heavy Russian attacks have
been repulsed Petrograd merely claims
victories for the Russians "at certain
points in the vicinity OF LODI" South
ward in Poland and in Galicia the Rus
slams assert that they have won i'm
portant successes and captured large
numbers of men and guns. Vienna de-
clares the situation in this locality is
unchanged, and In this statement Is
backed up by the German official re-
port as regards southern Poland. In
the west the period of comparative
calm which has existed for several days
still obtains. In the Servian war zone
fighting continues on nearly all the
front. The Austrians again assert
that they have taken important posi-
tions there. Russian advices say there
has been an outbreak of fanatical riot
ing In Erzerum. following the proclama-
ton of the Mohammedans calling for
a holy war. Four Armenians wene
killed and much damage done to prop
| erty. According to Berlin, the rebels
in South Africa have seized the police
| station at Hammauskran, Transvaal
and forced the British to retire with
| heavy casualties. news agency dis
patch from Copenhagen says the two
cable lines between Denmark and Rus
| STA have been cut in the Baltic sea,
supposedly by German cruisers. Mon
tevideo, Uruguay. reports 10 British
warships in the Atlantic 300 miles off
that place, while Lima Peru, sighted
four men of war of unknown national
| ity steaming north off the Chilean
coast. Germany has ordered it's sub
jects In Portugal to leave the republic.
DECEMBER /.
While comparative quiet prevails
along the battle lines in Flanders and
northern France, official reports OF
troops from the eastern theater of the
war Indicate that the fighting at vari-
Gus points, particularly in Russian Po-
land, has been of very stubborn ma
ture The Russians admit that between
the Vistula and the Warta rivers the
Germans continue to maintain their
strongly fortified positions, although
their losses are reported to have beer
very large. The Russians again have
occupied Czernowitz and the Austriant
are retreating from Bukowina. Empero
William. according to Rerlin advicas