The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-31
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.ANDTlIY ARE
iT5iJQIlII.lIAR
London SAYS
Active Particip ation ot at
Least Three Nations Will
BeJaReaIit ity.
mo General Assault Will Sbe
Made on German LineIat
Present.
Russians Are Still Mastersins
Eastern Theatre of the
War. W
No General Assault IWiIlH ne.
Made on GermanlL LineIat
,ussians AreStillE Mastersini
Eastern Theatre of the
War. s..
BY Associated Press.
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BUEEETlNs;s tsi3sl
COPENHAGEN, (vlai Londenl,
Dec. s1.-A private dispatch re:
ceIved here from Berlin says that
over 80 French and 8GitIsh war
ships are at present engaged In
bombardlns ToIai the Austrian
naval base. on the Adriatle andial:
so the seaport Of RenIune. about
is miles away.
LONDON, Dec. Ihete aee
Indications Ia london that the
entire continental peIIticalgsltS
uatlon which Involves Greece,
Italy, Roumanla and Portugal %
developing day5by day. Evensihs
participation 10 the war Of a.
least some o. these states soon
wlII.become. a reality. this llsittie
View 81 certain the srItiah COM
mentators on the sIlatIon. Afnsng
the factors eontrlbutIps 70 saIs
situation g. Italy, 10 oeelpatIen q
AvIona and TIE reported raslaI
unrest IN Austro; ;HInaary.
Where the RoutnanIah subIsete
Of Emperor FfaneIs Jeseph are
said 20 be on the point % rebelll-
on as we'll asI Iesrmany'a sensI1rs
ed anareBslonRlDs AnaeIa tie N.Y.
tugese possession CD Westefn
& Africa. The German ar raid sen'
the channel portss q p9nslrk Ia
France gives hlsls for bslIefssI,at
visits o. thlsiklnd VIII DO ulpse
frequent from noWt on.
It would appear that the Btitisl
laid on Tuxhaen aroused IN tic GeE
mans a spirit OF retaliation ana Emf
and Judging from the e1pyessIon or
,earing in newspapers Is Just as arx
Gus to deliver, blow for blow In thil
.espect.
ADVANCE r osTP0NED!
There are increasing indicaS ions 4
lie opinion of British observers Q.
vents on the continent that q seri
,us allied offensive movement agatna
he whole German line In the west
I'm arena win be post poned suntiispct
i time as larger condngents % 'Isorl
Sitchener's new army takes the aeld
rhe losses Of the allies sustained t.
he presnt tim n the tentative sthrus
forward here and there have beer
leavy in proportion 70 the gains ans
/ is understo BOD that the EyartousEleaa
ers united IN the opinion that Tie soc
.ifces entailed by d general adyaue.
it this time would be too great Thl
urn OF events nSthe eastern theate
i hostiIitiesT where Russia appears Il
% more than holding her own. neceu
5itates, nevertheless a ntinued Eharr
pressure against the German line b
he west to prevent them from NOV
ng any more Of their troops 70 th,
:astern fields.
In the west, the town ofs Ia Basse
still held by the Germans Is proytnl
o be one OF the hard lest problems th'
allied forces have to solve. The in
;aders have thrown up Exceptionally
;trong earth works around La Basse
md they have two army CORPS quart
red in the city, To take this stron
lold by. a rush assault would meal
oss Of life, but its taking is essentia
0 any concerted move forward In or
Ter to AFFORD protection % tie com
Of the allies. All til,
lews reaching London from The east
I'm field tends % confirm the rout ol
AUSTRIAN forces which now appear ts
,e end eayoring % make tieir wa,
aboriously back over the earpathial