Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-08-20
FRENCH SEEMINGLY Victorious
IN ALscACE-GERMANY MOVES
FORWARD ON BRUSSELS.
jAPAN DECLARES war
IA brief Summary Of the Events Since
Last Week Noted in Chronolo-
gical Order.

The news from the war drama, bein
enacted in Europe, are very scarce, uu
satisfactory and incomplete as far a
certainty and reliability are concerned
Awful engagements have taken plac
with an increditable number of wound
ed and killed. These casualties ar
nothing as compared with what the,
will be when the big pending conflic
has taken place. They only mark tn,
occurrence Of small encounters in thi
modern warefare.
So far as we are informed by tn,
dispatches the big conflict which viii
Eventually have its effect in the des
truction of the armies Of one of tn,
eombatants is yet to be Fought or il
being fought and no news are allowed
to creep out. Mighty and secret pre-
parations are being made. No news Of
the position Of the main fleets on the
seas has been given out, although
British and French war ships are said
TO have made dash up the Adriatie
seas and have sunk some of the Aus
trian fleet. No great naval battle SC
far as known has been fought.
Japan has come in as Britain IS ally
and this step has added new and dis
greeable feature, in the way of Ger.
many's Asiatic possessions being threa.
tened thereby. Japan's movements will
undoubtedly be confined to the Pacific
Some uneasiness has been caused in the
United States, for fear that we may
become involved with Japan, but Japan
assures us that nothing will be done
which will cause trouble between her
and the United States.
One thing which has undoubtedly un-
balanced Germany's plans and with
hed her success in her evidently in
tended march on Paris thru Belgium,
other than an unexpected resistance on
'ne part of the Belgians. has been the
poor showing made by the Austrians
which prevented assistance from that
quarter and required greater German
'orees ON the Russian frontier. All
news report that Austria has suffered
severe reverses at the hands of the
russians and Servians. From the Of
lenslve she has been forced to the de-
'enslve by the Servians. Instead of
0ccupylng Servia, Servia has taken a
part OF her dominion.
japanese secrecy during the war
'aught Europe lesson which she is
carefully following and improving up
w TO such an extent that hardly any
news are available. While Japan has
oOrfowed most of her military science
rom Europe she taught the west in
return the enormous value of secrecy
- warfare. All the powers engaged in
.ae european grapple have learned
that lesson.
"eports from Belgium say that the
'e."an prisoners have no regimental
insignia on their uniforms and have
oeen instructed to refuse information
- 70 what regiments they are attached.
~ 1870, the English newspapers gave
n n" accounts of the German and
,encn regiments, where they were and
", raa' regiments composed each army.
.. a' commands and personalities Of all
'eading generals were wildly known.
oVer all these details, the armies en-
Ssla In the war theater in western
l.. hOpe' except perhaps the Belgians,
.a ave FOLDED shroud of mystery con-
n.. the men who will play the
e'es'est parts in the drama.
~ Big Battle May Be On.
b,va great mobilization appears to
cse proved one fact-that even the
~. .nan organization when put to the
NJ. under real war conditions, could
~. move SO far - expected. The
s,e... ssa.. swift battle ON the French
~. el' which was due lest week, has
YET begun, 80 far a is known, or
NJ. Is may be beginning today.
.or. ~ even the Japanese wers able to
elo,,s .aeir movements with such .
" secrecy q the millions Of mon
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