Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-09-25
SUMMARY OF WAR
SUNDAY.

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SUNDAY.
The Russian official reports also say
that there has been no fighting on the
German frontier.
A report from the Autrian-I Italian
Austrian troops are watching the Ital-
ian border.
In the midst of heavy gales, the bat
tie between the allied forces and the
Germans in northern France contin-
ues apparently with undated fury,
after six days of fighting.
The town of Rheims has been under
bombardment for three days, the Ger
mans using their heavy guns from a
distance of three miles and pouring a
veritable rain of shells on the place,
which is one of the most historically
interesting cities of France.
MONDAY.
Interesting information has been Civ
en- out of the British successes and
misfortunes in various waters.
Berlin officially announces that the
Franco-British forces have been oblig-
ed to take the defensive. in entrenched
position, and that, therefore. the re
suit of the German attacks are slow.
An official statement from Petro-
grad says that the Russians are bonn
harding the strong Austrian fortress
of PrZemyal. 1t also reports the re
pulse of the Austrians with heavy
losses near Baranow and Ranichow in
Galicia
| Reports differ as to the progress of
the great battle in northern France
between the allied British and French
armies and the Germans. Some indi.
cate that there was extremely heavy
fighting, while others tell of the great
masses of troops lying in the flooded
trenches, many of them at the stage
of exhaustion.
| In the fighting around Rheims the
matter of greatest interest has been
the destruction of the famous cathed
/
in the world, dating back to the 18th
century, which is reported to have
first been pierced by German shells
and to have burst into flames. Against
this destruction of the cathedral the
French government has decided to
send protests through diplomatic chan
nels to all the powers.
TUESDAY.
The German emperor has taken VI
his quarters in Luxembourg.
The French report that they have
made progress in the territory be
tween Rheims and the Argonne forest
The Montenegro army is believed
to be close to Sarapavo, capital Of Bos
mia. The Montenegro foreign office
learns that the Austrian army is In
retreat.
A Vladivostock dispatch says that
Japanese aeroplanes have destroyed
with bombs two of the important forts
at Tsing-Tao, in the German protec
torate of Kiao-Chow.
The nature of the struggle between
the Germans and the allied forces
on the battle front in France which
stretches from Noyon in the west tt
Verdun, is indicated by the latest of
ficial communication from the French
gagements have become less violent
The casualty list shows that 1877 Brit
ish officers are among the killed, the
wounded or missing, high percent
age of the total losses. Among thest
are 80 colonies and lieutenant colo
nels, 81 majors and 246 captains. Tit
Soldstream Guards have lost 81 O
their officers, the highest on the list
WEDNESDAY.
Another British casualty. list show!
a large proportion of officers anon,
the killed, wounded or missing.
1t is reported that the French agail
are bombarding the important Aus
trian seaport of Cattaro in Dalmatia.
Lord Kitchener, the British war min
lister, has approved the proposition 70
the formation of Welsh army corps
The Russians are reported to hav,
taken the fortified town of Jaroslau
on the San river, northwest Of Pre-
mysl, from the Austrians.
: Along the battle line in France re
ports indicate that while the fighting
is still progressing. no great gain
have been made by either side.
In Africa the British repulsed Gel
man attack in their eastern territory
the Germans retreating with losses
General Louis Botha, the famous Doe
, general. has taken over supreme CON
mand of the British operations.
] Fighting on land has given way 70
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, daring raid in the North sea by fiv
, German submarine boats which to-
pedoed and sunk three British armol
ed cruisers, and in turn lost two c
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