The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-22
ENGLAND
[By Ed. L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent.

LONDON, Jan. 2Z.-A furiou0 night
attack in the region Of Visny in which
the Germans repeatedly stormed the
aIliaI trenches but were finally beat
e ~ and forced to give ground for
ards Is reported In dispatches
a n Amsterdam today.
= Creeping out Of their trenches, the
/ Germans advanced over ground that
had been converted into a quagmire
by rain and snow, and succeeded In
reaching the wire entangements be-
fore the allied trenches. British In
fantrymen leaped to the attack and
repulsed three desperate attempts by
the Germans. Then an advance was
ordered, and at daybreak the British,
fehtino their way through the mud
and frequently resorting to the bayo-
net, captured rows OF German
trenches for more than half a mile.
The Germans lost 26o In killed and
wounded. and III were taken prison
ers, the dispatches stated. The Eng
llsh losses arc reported to have been
comparatively light. /.
The Amsterdam dispatches coupled
with unofficial reports from Paris, Ber.
lin and Berne Indicate that the Ger.
mans are endeavoring to resume offen-
sive operations al! along the battle
line excepting in the vicinity OF
Rheims.
Amsterdam also reported that vlo.
lent German attacks are being made
near Lens and Arras, but that the
last twenty-four hours they have been
| repuIsed. though losses on both sides
are heavy. The German offensive Is
developno also at Soissons which is
| reported again under severe lombard.
mont and IN the Areonne the LePreter
woods and In lower Aisace where the
Germans have made sIisht gains in
infantry assaults.
THE LAST CARTRIDGE.
| [By Ed. L. Keen, United Press staff
Correspondent.l
| LONDON, Jan, 22.-Engi and's view
that Germany forsees her ultimate de-
feat and Is now planning her most
desperate war measures, was strength
ened today. Torpedolng Of the British
| merchantmen Durward by subma'
rine was generally accepted 40 the
first nnove In the policy announced BY
the German Grand Admiral Won Tir
| pitx, IN an Interview accorded Kari n
Won Wiegand OF the United Prcss, or
| December 2, Of "decIaring war on all
the eneny's merchant ships"
| This 10 the second OF what British
cfficiaIdom believes are the kaiser's
"ast effort" expedients.
The Zeppelin raid Of Tuesday night
was regarded as the first. Ever since
the war began every report here con.
cerninq the Zeppelins was that the
kI> hal knId 80 th0
kaiser's "Iast cartridge" The British
view that as the kaiser, baked on
land and sea, has now determined up.
on this aerial arm as one Of his last
desperate measures. The Tuesday
raid was ''feeIer-out."
1t was expected that Lioyds risk on
merchant VESSELS would probably In
crease as result Of the feeling over
the Durward's sinking. This is the
first time that German "untersee-
botc" has apparently deliberately sunk
a merchantmen. Two or three YES
seis were sunk carly ln the war by
torpedoes, but at that time It was be-
ileved here not with deliberate design.
Admiral Won Tirpitz's threat to tor
pedo British merchant vessels made
to Karl Won Wiegand, United Press
staff correspondent on December 2
wae as follows:
"Amerfca has not raised her voice
In protest and has taken little or no
action against EngIand's closing Of the
North sea to neutral shipping. What
will America say II Germany declares
submarine war On all the enery's
merchant ships?
"Why not? England wants to starve
US. We can play the same game. We
can bottle her UP and torpedo every
Enalish or ally ship which nears any
harbor in Great Britain, thereby cut.
ting off her large food supplies"
canadians are Americans.
tBy William G. Shepherd. United
Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Jan 10.-(By mail to
New York. 1.-THE Canadian army is
thoroughly American. Not only does
it use American slang, sing American
songs and use emphatic American
cuss words, but the spirit Of the men
is American and Independent. II is
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