The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-01-07

Saturday-The outstanding fea
ture of the war news continues to b
the sinking by mine or a torped
in the English channel of the BIRTHS
battieship Formidable, with
probable loss of 600 lives. Only IS,
men of her crew of $50 are known t.
have been saved, as the vessel sanl
beneath the heavy waves kicked w
by the gale that was raging.
There is paucity of news con
corning the fighting on land, where
the armies of the allies and the Ger.
mans are carrying out the maneuvers
which have been in effect for many
days. In the entrenched line in
Flanders and France artillery duels
and infantry attacks continue, but
without decisive result.
In Poland the Germans are trying
to get through to Warsaw, and the
Russians are disputing vigorously
their every move
Sunday-Five hundred and seven
ty-nine men persisted by the sinking
of the British battleship Formidable
in the English channel on New Year
day according to the estimates.
Many of the survivors of the For
midable were landed at Brixham,
Devon, others at Lyme Regis, Dor
set, which ind icates that the disaster
occurred at the western end of the
English channel, although the ad-
mirality has not given the loca-
ton.
The fighting in Belgium and north
ern France has come to a halt, to
judge from the official reports, Sc
far as spectacular operations are
concerned.
In Russian Poland and Galicia
there is no actual change in the stu
alton.
Monday-The situation in Bel
GUM and northern France has moi
changed materially in several weeks
past, while in the east the reports
are at variance.
From Petrograd it is announced
that the Russians have successful;
repulsed the German attacks on the
Bzura and Rawks rivers, while the
Germans announce the capture by
their forces of Borjimow, strong
Russian point of support, ia which
1000 prisoners were taken.
Newspaper dispatches forecast
possible grave happenings in thu
Balkans. The Revolutionary situa-
ton in Albania is said to have grown
much worse, and it is declared that
the efforts of the Christian Balkan
states to secure he neutrality of Bull
garia apparently have not met with
complete success and that Greece,
Servia and Rumania are preparing
for eyentualities
Conscriptions may be enforced in
Great Britain.
Tuesday-Upper Alsace seems to
be the center of the most importan'
fighting in the western arena of thu
war. Engagements of a violent
nature are being fought in the region |
of Cernay, lying about eight miles
northwest of Muelhausen. The
French forces have occupied the
heights around Cernay, and in ad-
dition have driven the Germans out |
Of Steinbach, a village further to the
north.
Both Russians and Germans admit |
hat no important change has taken
place of late on the front along the
eft bank of the Vistula. In West |
Ialicia the Russians are making
steady progress, and, according to
heir official statement, have captur-
ID many Austrian prisoners.
British warships have bombarded
0ar-es- Salaam, capital of German
East Africa, where, it is reported,
much damage was inflicted, and all
he German vessels in the harbor
we're disabled.
The British government will reply
o the American note concerning con-
rabrand within few days.
1t was a German submarine which