The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03
TOLD BRIEFLY
the NEWS OF SEVEN
DAYS IN ALL LANDS
War News.

OYsk, which has Just capltulateu u
the Austro-German forces, had been
considered one of the strongest for
tresses In Europe and was the south
ern base of the second Russian line
of defenses to which the armies OF
Grand Duke Nicholas retreated after
the fall of Warsaw.
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The German General Won Gallowitz
is within eight miles Of Bialstok,
strong Russian fort. His troops fought
their way over the Narew and reached
the Warsaw-Petrograd railway south
west of Bialystok few days ago. The
Russians are making a stubborn re-
sistance.
Sixty-two French aviators few over
a German factory to the north Of Sarr-
louis recently, throwing down more
than $50 shells. The aviators flew a
distance of more than $50 miles and
return from a French aviation camp
in the Vosges region.
Important successes both on land
and sea have been gained by the al
lied forces at the Dardanelles, while
the Balkans are debating whether they
shall join in the march against Con-
stantinople.
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French air squadrons bombarded
the Rhenish Prussian city of Saar.
brucken recently, injuring few civil
ians. The German war Office an
nounced that two of the aviators par
ticipating in the raid we're brought
down by the Germans.
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A significant phase of the near east
ern operations which has passed al
most unnoticed is revealed in the an
nouncement from Petrograd of the
destruction of almost nine hundred
Turkish craft in the Black Sea by
Russian torpedo boat fiotilla.
+ r +
The Germans have been hurting in
fantry against the Preach positions on
the Vosges heights with terrible loss
es, but without any gain. These at
lacks are becoming more violent day
by day.
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The German admiralty has an
nounced that German submarine had
torpedoed and sunk a Russian auxil-
larry ship at the entrance to the Gulf
of Finland.
General Mackensen's troops have
stormed and captured the hill at Kopy
tov on the southwestern front of the
fortress of Brest Litovsk.
r r. +
Official reports from Sofia and Con.
stantinople state that Turkey and Bull.
garia have signed a new treaty, Tur
key granting Bulgaria her desired di
rect railroad connection with the sea-
and Bulgaria agreeing to observe a
benevolent neutrality, if not more.
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Washington.
Facing a charge of violation of the
federal law for the protection of the
national defenses by making pictures
of military reservations, Gus Kopsch,
a German, aged 81, and an in
strument maker in the Carnegie In
STATUE at Washington, is being held
in $4,000 bail to await trial in the fed
eral district court at Norfolk, Va.
+ + r
For the last five months Huntington
Wilson, assistant secretary of state
under Philander Knox, and third as.
sistant secretary under Elihu Root
has been domiciled in Reno, New, for
the purpose of suing for a divorce. 1t
is believed the suit will be filed in less
than one month.
+ f. r
Gen. Leonard Wood probably will be
asked by the War Department to ex-
plain why he invited Theodore Roose.
welt to the Plattsburg, N. Y, military
camp and permitted him to make a
speech there.
+ r r
Germany's position regarding the
sinking of the Arabic, on the facts
thus for obtainable, have been laid be-
fore the State Department at Wash
ington. 1t is believed to pave the way
for a peaceful settlement.
r. r r
Treasury officials make public an
announcement by Secretary McAdoo
that in view of the action of the AL
lies in putting cotton on the contra.
band list, he would, If it became neces-
sary, deposit 80 million dollars or
more in gold. in the federal reserve
banks at Atlanta, Dallas and Rich.
mond.
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In recognition Of his services in res
cuing five sailors Of the wrecked
steamship Oklahoma more than a
year ago, Capt. William T. Asphalt of
the steamship Gregory has been given
gold watch and compass by Presi-
dent Wilson.