Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-08
PROGRESSOF THEWAR

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In Russian Poland and Galicia there
is no actual change in the situation.
The fighting in Belgium and north
ern France has come to a halt, 10
Judge from the official reports, so far
as spectacular operations are concern
ed.
In an Orange book issued at the in
stance of the Russian minister for for
eign affairs at Petrograd, 1t is charged
that the independence of the Ottoman
empire vanished definitely from the
moment that the German cruisers Goe-
ben and Breslau took refuge in the
Dardanelles."
The Ottoman troops in the Caucasus
have crossed the Russian frontier at
three points and soon will be under
command of Field Marshal Baron Won
der Goltz, the German officer who
spent many years in Turkey building
up the Ottoman army and who recent
ly was sent to Constantinople to aid
the sultan.
Five hundred and seventy-nine men
persisted by the sinking of the British
battleship Formidable in the English
channel on New Years day, accord
ing to the latest estimates. or the
crew of 75S men 201 were saved, "A
cutter with so living aboard having
reached land since the first casualty
list was compiled. The disaster oc-
Cured at the western end of the Eng.
fish channel
Newspaper dispatches forecast pos.
sible grave happenings in the Balkans.
No decisive engagements are noted
in the last official communications is.
sued by the various governments.
Pope Benedict is hopeful that dur
ing January many wounded soldiers
incapable of fighting will be returned
to their homes. Most of the belliger-
ent nations have agreed to the pope's
request for an exchange of such pris-
oners.
From Petrograd it is announced that
the Russians have successfully re-
pulsed the German attacks on the
Bzura and Rawka rivers, while the
Germans announce the capture by
their forces of Borjimow, a strong
Russian point.
Conscriptions may be enforced In
Great Britain. This was intimated in
a speech made by Thomas j. McNa-
mara, parliamentary secretary to the
admiralty treasury. Referring to men
without dependents who have not en-
listed he said: IF they think they are
going to enjoy life of freedom at the
other fellows expense they won't en-
Joy much longer"
An Italian battleship has shelled
Durazzo, Albania, to check a revolu-
tionary movement on the part of the
Musselmans.
Both Russians and Germans admit
that no important change has taken
place of late on the front along the
left bank of the Vistula.
Russian troops nave crossed the
crown land of Bukowina and occupied
the town Of SuOzawa within a short
distance of the Austro-Rumanian from
tier
The French forces have occupied
the heights around Sennheim, and in
addition have driven the Germans out
of Steinbach, a village further to the
north.
Upper Alsace seem sto be the center
of the most important fighting in the
western arena of the war. Engage
ments of violent nature are being
fought
British warships have bombarded
Dar-es-Salaam, capital of German East
Africa, where, it is reported, much
damage was inflicted, and all the Ger
man vessels in the harbor were dis
abled.
The British government will reply
to the American note concerning con-
traband within few days. England
and her allies are said to have reached
an understanding with Italy, which
promises to be satisfactory to all the
countries affected
General Trade Conditions.
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