Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-02-26
PROGRESSOFTHEWAR

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way of Saloniki.
Near the Rumanian frontier, on the
river Pruth, a big battle is said to
have opened with the troops knee deep
in snow.
AS yet Great Britain has not definite
" announced her promised retaliatory
measure against the German sub
marine blockade.
In the east the German claim they
are still pursuing the Russians in
northern Poland, while to the south of
the Vistula only desultory fighting is
taking place.
Fighting is in progress almost every
where along the Carpathian front.
Austria's official statement says
that a severe artillery rifle fire was
carried on in Russian Poland Friday.
The Austrians that in
southeastern Galicia the Russians have
been unable to maintain their posi-
tons.
An Austrian aeroplane flew over
Cettinje, capital of Montenegro, on
February is, dropping nine bombs,
killing several.
In the western theater of war there
has been cannonading in Belgium and
along the whole front as far as and
including Rheims.
The British steamer which met dis
aster in the Irish sea was the Camban
which was torpedoed east If Linas
point by a German submarine without
warning. Three members of the crew
were killed and fourth was drowned,
the remainder being saved.
The Turkish grand vizier, Prince
Said Hahn, declared during an inter-
view that to have Joined with Great
Britain, France and Russia would
have been harmful to the interests of
the country; that the powers of the
triple entente had been actuated by
hypocricy in dealing with Turkey, and
that the Turkish people, desiring an
opportunity to work out their destiny.
became participants in the war. He
denounced the assertion that Turkey
is bound to pass under the sway of
Germany as absurd.
Three important announcements
furnished the outstanding features in
the latest reports concerning the
European a The British and
French Mediterranean fleets consist
ing Of eight battleships and cruisers,
are carrying on a vigorous lombard
ment of the Dardanelles forts. The
German forces have been defeated at
the fortress of Ossewetz, northeast of
Lomza, Russian Poland. A German
submarine has made its way into the
Irish sea and torpedoed a British coast
ing steamer near the route taken by
transatlantic steamers to and from
Liverpool. At Ossowetz it is report
ed the German invaders suffered a
heavy losses after a stubborn artillery
battle and are r~etreating to the East
PruSSian frontier.
In the eastern war zone Russia
claims to have put a check on the
German advance.
Fishing boats flying the Italian flag
have been fired upon by Austrian tor
pedo boats off, Antivari, Montenegro.
A hostile aeroplane is reported to
have dropped bombs on English towns
virtually within so miles of London.
The latest official announcement
from Paris regarding the operations in
the west describes considerable prog
ress made by the allies in the Cham
payne district.
Chief interest in the war centers il
the operations of German submarines
in the waters around the British isles.
The British steamer Downshire has
been blown up in the Irish sea. From
Berlin m the report of the sinking
of a British transport with troops and
an accompanying steamer but the
scene of the incident is not given.
The Scandinavian governments rep
resentatives are holding a conference
on Germany's sea war zone proclama-
tion.
The Prussian diet has appropriated
$50, 900, 900 to be used in alternating
the sufferings of persons affected by
the war.
Much anxiety is said to exist at Cux-
haven over the absence of two large
submarines which are two days over
due at their base.
In the western war zone the Zeppe-
Inns have come into action. One of
them has bombarded Calais, dropping
10 bombs, which killed five persons.
The official communication issued
by the French war office records the
bombardment of Rheims by the Ger.
mans and the loss of a considerable
number of lives.