The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-23
VIGOROUS PROTEST is LOOKED ON AS GER
TAINTY
CAPTAIN OUT OF COURSE
"Evelyn First Ship Insured by Federal Bureau
Russians Getting Weaker Near Warsaw-Cath=
edral at Rheims Again Bombarded
(By United Press)

Germans are making desperate ef-
fort to reach Novo-Georgiewsk, the
Russian stronghold guarding the nor
thern approaches to Warsaw, is ad-
mitted by the war office The Ger
mans have been heavily reinforced.
The war office declares that it does
not view the new movement with
alarm. Government officials did not
conceal the fact that the Russians re-
ceived serious reverses in Prussia but
insisted that the defeat was not as
crushing as Berlin indicated.
Germans Again at Rheims
PARIS, Feb. 23.-It is officially an
nounced that the cathedral at Rheims
has again been severely damaged by
bombardment. Twenty civilians are
said to have been killed during the
bursting of the shells when the Ger
mans directed their guns upon Rheims
throughout yesterday. More than 1900
shells have been fired Civilians fed
to their cellars A score of houses
were set on fire. A strong wind for
time threatened the city with de-
struction.
Germans Increasingly Active
LONDON Feb. 23.-Increasing Ger
is reported in dispatches from Paris.
That the Germans destroyed a British
trench with mines on Sunday and
had advanced their lines, is admitted.
This is offset, the dispatches said, by
the British victory at Labassoe. One
message declared that the British had
mined a German trench
near Givenchy and that the Germans
we're forced to retire along the Canal.
Austria Means Business, Too
PARIS, Feb 22-A dispatch from
Geneva declares that Austria's admir-
llty has ordered the Austrian feet
O sink every merchant vessel i'll the
Austria has announced her
Intention of establishing a war zone
II the Adriatic similar to that es-
ablished by Germany in British and
Trench waters, the correspondent de-
Jared.
Germans Numerically Superior
PARIS, Feb. 22.-Heavy German
osses as the result of savage fighting
4 Alsace are claimed by the war Of
ce. 1t is admitted that Gallo forces
5ere compelled to retire from their
trong positions near Hohroth, north
rest of Munster, when attacked by
superior body of Germans
he Teutons advanced in a. massed
the statement says, and
ought their way forwards, despite
le great gap torn in their ranks by
lie French artillery. They finally drove
le French out. French gains are
Iaimed in the Argonne region and
long the Meuse
Essex Raided
LONDON, Feb 22.-Two German
rmen raided Essex last night. APP
arently no damage was done. Both
eroplanes were of the powerful type.
eppelins participated in the affair.
i've bombs were dropped Aeroplanes
ere seen at Colchester, Braintree.
Id Coggeshall AS warning OF the
)proach of the aeroplanes, the boys
Id girls of one British town paraded
e street singing, THE Germans are
)ming, They Are, They Are" to the
ne of the "Campbells are Coming
Slavs Assume Offensive
Feb. 22.-Russian
rces are retreating after defeat
the hands of the Austro-Germans.
the Mazurian lake region they again
ade stand and succeeded in check
6 the enemy, the dispatches from
e front assert. The Slavs are said
have resumed the offensive at sew
al points.
Zeppelin Kills Four
PARIS, Feb. "A Zeppelin flew
ross the Allies lines, dropped
mbs in Calais, and killed four
rsons.