The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-12-24
SIX DAYS OF WORLDS WAR


Of 101 guns and the raising of the
British flag. Prince Hussein Kemal
has been appointed sultan of Egypt.
Great Britain has recognized the French
protectorate over Morocco The British
admiralty denies that any British war
ships wene sunk during the raid of
the German cruisers on the east coast
of England. 1t says, however. that
two men were killed and is wounded
aboard the destroyer Hardy.
DECEMBER 81.
| In the offensive operations OF the
allies in the western arena of the war
interesting features are the loss in
the neighborhood of Neuve Chappelle
of several of the trenches recently
captured by the British and an ad-
vance by the East Indians toward
Richebourg LAvoue, as reported in
the latest official communication is
sued by the French war office. This
statement also indicates that the Ger
mans have not been lacking in the of
fensive 1t records In addition the an
Inhalation Of a German column at Lii
hons. In the east the situation is
still In doubt According to the offic-
ial statement from Petrograd the Ger
mans have been repulsed in an attempt
to cross the right bank OF the Vistula
river in Poland and fighting in the
Bzura river district is developing Re-
garding the victory which Germany
was reported ito have won in Poland
in remains silent. no details hav-
ing been made. Austria claims Import
ant successes in the battle at Liman-
owa, In Galicia, where 10000 Rus
slams are said to have fallen into their
hands, Berlin dispatch says that
Emperor William has paid visit to
the wounded soldiers in the hospital
at Potsdam. which would Indicate THE
emperor's recovery from his Illness,
the nature of which has not been def
inhely known. A late dispatch from
Posen given an official report from
army headquarters OF the east that
Won Hindenburgs army captured Lo-
wicz on Friday after heavy fighting for
several days. thus compelling a fur
Their retirement of the Russian lines.
The kings Of Norway, Denmark and
Sweden, having held conference at
Malmo on the subject of an agreement
for the safeguarding of their interests
In connection with the European war,
have returned to their capitals.
DECEMBER 22.
Standing out prominently from the
claims and counter claims of the al
lies and Germans Of successes or at
lacks repulsed on the battle line In
Flanders and France is the German
admission Of the French assertion that
the Germans have lost a trench some
1870 feet in length to the southeast OF
Bethune. This trench previously had
been the scene of bitter contests, the
French having captured 1t December
IL and lost 1t the following day, the
Germans having held it since. AS to
the fighting elsewhere along the west
ern front each contending side records
In its official statement advances by
its forces or attacks Of the enemy re-
PEELED. None of the advances how
ever. is recorded as being great. and
1t seems evident that even though the
fighting at some points has been vi
cious and that heavy losses have re-
suited the position of virtual stalemate
From no point has there vet
come a statement that would give ver-
ity ito the unofficial claims made last |
week to a great victory by the Germans
In Poland. 'In Poland the Russians !
are preparing strong positions near
Rawa and Nida. We are attacking them |
everywhere says the late German Of
fetal report Of the situation in the |
east Petrograd says nothing of the |
fighting ON the right bank OF the Wis.,
tula, but declares that a number of
fierce encounters have taken place on
the front OF the Bzura and Rawa riv-
ers westward from Warsaw. On the
Bzura two German companies are de-
clared to have been annihilated. Pc
trograd claims also to have repulsed
another attempted sortie from Pre-
mysl and TO have captured large num-
Der Of Austrians. Austria reports the
temperance of strong Russian forces
in Galicia but declares that in the Car
pathians attacks by the Russians have
been repulsed; that the Austrian troops
have advanced to Tuchow. south of Tar
now, and that great battle Is devel-
oping north Of Lupkow pass. The Ger
man emperor, having recovered from
his recent illness. according to an an
nouncement from headquarters from
Berlin, has returned to the front. The
tact that the emperor has regained his
health was Indicated in a previous dis
patch. which said that he had visited
the hospital at Potsdam. From Athens
w - ACpON tNu tHdl OuC dhlcu liSct nus
bombarded the interior forts of the Oar
dinelles, but no details of the lombard
ment are given. Prince Won Buelow.
the former imperial German chancellor
and now ambassador to Italy, has been
received with great corddahty at Rome
by King Victor Emmanuel. The United
States cruiser Tacoma has arrived at
Colon to guard the neutrality OF the
Panama canal.
DECEMBER "a.
The German emperor, according 10
late advices by way of Copenhagen,
has gone TO the front in the western
theater of the war, where the general
attempt by the allies to force the Ger
mans backward has been going on foI
several days. Both German and French
OFFICIAL statements clearly show thai
operations Of great severity are in pro-
gress, but they differ with regard tC
| the results achiey ed. The French claim
! advances all along the line, the re.
capture by the British troops o.
trenches previously lost and the re-