Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-27
The War Today

Paris ai1rateh says tine French
press 10 unanimous in opposition 20 the
Internal prsPsssis o. the United
States 20 Great Britain and Germany
concerning adm Is1ion o. f5od SUP
plies % s@iiserent nations for civil
populations and the cessation % SUB
r1zri1- attacks or MERCHANTMEN.
Great sr.;sin's allies are said % have
asvises her they favor the policy OF
cutting eft supplies from Germany.
Clashes between factions faVorirs
ard opposing var continue % create
disturbances i1 Italy and the plan o.
t1e government 20 suppress public
meetings for discussion 81 tris ques-
ton tea 90 turbulent scenes IN pariia-
-rent yesterday. Premier Ssland-a.
ggrs previously defined itaiyg policy
- armed neutrality. s1ia in addressing
parIiare-t ne cid not know whether
tre nation was destined 90 march 90
var.
Warsrirs Of the Engis-Frerch fleet
are reported % have penetrated the
Darsar-lies after siisneins outer
forts. ard removal o. mines Is under
way preparatory 20 an attempt % fur
trsr asVancr toward Conatantin9ole.
The great battle IN Poland is still 20
bc dsciesd. although latest reports IN
aieats tr- German rush from east
Prussia has been checked.
= Christiara dispatch says ~recEase
pickles gp near C1ris;ianraHd appears
20 indicate disaster 20 German suora-
rine Us.
u Nas ,as 10 that destroyed the
British cruisers crsssy. Hosus and
Esogsir sept . and the cruiser Hawk
oct. p.
Petrosrad announces repuise Of Ger
man attacks in north Poland with
-eavy isassB, claiming tire Germans
forced back along . 25-uiis front IN
t1e Przasrysz reaio7-
Eu1eror william Fas conferred the
decoration of the Pour Le Merits or
DER upon Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg
NeN Russian forces are northeast %
G-cdro. west e Lorrzaand and south
Of Przasnysz it iE officially announced
b.. Berlin. South q Hoino LOO Rus
sia7s were taken
Fighting continues In the Cham
uaare country. Some o. the renewed
french attacks IN t1is district yester-
cav ard last night were rePuised.
Ffrh.ins continues north Of Nerdun.
where the Gerrars attacked French
pssfio1s-
Two German aviators Who for two
saws were eiinsins 20 their machines
n me North sea. having met an acct
dent In attempting 90 ~ from osiend
20 ENGLAND Sunday. we're rescued oy
s-i.ish traV.ier and turned over 20 the
authorities q Lo~estoft-
s;x sritish newspaper men. ano7s
sh--r one American. will leave London
vsrsay for the British front V IS
.-- first time newspaper men have
been granted permission 20 Nisit 'ne
British lines
4 dispatch from Hertza. RouH'an'''
80 .ne Austrian advance IN eastern
caiieia has been checked and the HHs-
slams. driving back their opponents
nave reesptured Stsnisiau and No-
ior1ez-
Paris announces that squadron of
German aeroplanes bou1baraes me a's-
triet behind NIeup0rt. killing one worn
an and and old man
French aviator dropped three
bsr-bs on the German barracks AZ
Ug 90 Fes. 70 a total Of 1888 British
e.H-ers we're killed. z.s2s '~onnaes ana
$50 missing
Near Meiineourt yesterday Germans
ssrayed a French trench with burning
IiovIs. severely iniurins the occupants
ps~ix announces that in counter AZ
tsess ths Germans suffered som@
Iosses. on the heights Of heuse
Ereren artillery exploded 20 aHnnHn'-
,ion wagons. snnihiiated a de'aehn'en'
80 destroyed an entire camp