Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
Leaders Of the Armies in the
West Are Keeping Each
Other Guessing.
FRENCH HOLD ARG0NkE
Violent Attack by Forces of
Crown Prince Said to
Have Cost Heavily.

London, July 14-For more than
q week now the German often
slva .n Galicia and Poland has been
hanging fire, while the Russians, their
center having fallen back on a more
advantageous line in the heights north
Of Krasuik, apparently are awaiting
the next move of the Teutonic forces.
Fresh ammunition and reinforce
ments may bring a sudden revival of
activity in this war theatre. but mean
time the western front, by reason of
the uncertainty as to which side
plans a general offensive. viii offer
the greatest possibilities Of interesting
Developments
The French claim their front in the
Argouue forest, after being dented by
violent attack made by the army Of
Grown Prince Frederick William. has
been restored. the net result being q
costly adventure for the Germans. but
the strength Of the offensive at this
point leads the British press to spec
vIate whether the Argoune OF the
Woevre districts viii not be selected
for a general German offensive rather
than the battle grounds in Flanders.
Turkey vyasrx o9 War
Many reports from Balkan sources
800 e.7 io"1oL7 'Aa1 uiAeS %
weary % war ana ANXIOUS Ior q sep
n.-rs fnds con f,rn,a+ior so1,e serfions
Of the British press profess to be-
f5aya that thew are NOT innrobabla i'm
that Turkey Is bepinr{no tn feel the
nsrr1 ar a1,rrrnftfon sh5rraea in tbo
nar5-ralfas Inv virtue of Prr7aria,s = re-
fa=af in zrrovg r,rritfnrs +o rroes na-
borders.
Tho attacks made on R,,r,aria bx
Berlin aavsca0ers coincide in this
theory af least +o the extent that Ru-
uarIa.s attitude in the matter or arms
and ammunition traffic ia being felt
1s3a. o.,..o-- al r.a-.a...,-.s.4
@4'- " aieS miners executive
--l'. ...5e met louay to consider the
..'''- created ny me government s
'--. @ .-.'L Lotoluolns slrlAe pend
-47 "as2staLl Llohs regarding the miners
45--.4.a7 ahaer the munitions measure,
me- mine owners are cooperating
Nt.a lae government in the hope OF a
ss-.', ''-elll ana II Is probable that the
miners viii continue to work on day
,'-t7. contracts until middle ground
-S IeaeAe1
British Trenches Attacked.
Paris. July l4-OmeiaI statement:
IN Belgium. after the boubardment
reported in the official statement last
night. the Germans attacked the
trenches captured by the British troops
On the east bank OF the canal south
west Of Fttkeu on the night Of July ..
4AeF we're easily repulsed.
In the region north Of Arras, north
OF the Chateau de Careful and at the
Labyrinth" there occurred during the
night trench to trench combats with
hand Erenades.
Arras and scissors were lombard
ea oy shells of large calibre. In the
region OF the Somme. at FTise and
a ray west or Perr0ne), as Well as
u me Champagne district near Per
tAes' mine battles occurred.
III tAa Argohne German ATTACKS
eAleh we're concentrated in the region
included between Marie Therese and
ne taeTauchee heights were definitely
stopped
bstReen the Aeuse and Moselle, IN
~. 'l,e forest OF Apremont, there was ar
t'ile1F eannonading but no infantry !
He'loA, On the rest OF the front there