The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-01-07
SIX DAYS OF WORLDS WAR
JANUARY !.

The third German advance Oh wal
saw has been definitely checked, ac-
cording to the view OF the mliitaIy
situation in Poland held by the OH
Gals at Petrograd. In lhat terIiVoiS
the Germans who have been fighuhs
fiercely for weeks past have suffered
great losses, and they Rave failed 10
break through the Russ Ian line whlch
has been greatly reenfor Fed before the
Polish capital The failu re oil the aus
TRAN advance through tie Carpathlahs
Is said to have had serious eiIect
ON the Austro-German campaign In the
east There has been lull of late IN
the fighting on the left bank OF the
vistula, except at some Isolated points
where the russians apparently nave
succeeded in maintaining their posi-
ton. Vienna claims to have brought
the Russian advance In the Carpathians
to a standstill, but the Russian gen
eral staff records an important success
near LislSo and the repulae of the Aus
trian counter attacks al Uzsok pass
as well as sorties by the garrison at
Przemysl. In the west the tightlng
is Of a nature that permits OF only
small advances on either side. The
most important news concerning the
warfare In France comes In the way
of a report from Dover that squad
ron OF aeroplanes dropped bombs We'd
nesday on Dunkirk. II is expected In
London the British government VIII
require several days to consider fully
the representations made I'm the Ameri-
can governments note with regard TO
the searching of American VESSELS by
British warships. before replying to
them. The first shipment OF cotton
from the United States bound for Ger
many since the war began has reached
Rotterdam. The American steamer
transporting II was held up in the
English channel for an examination OF
her papers by British warFhips, causing
a delay of "a hours. The Japanese for
eign office gives denial TIP the reports
that japanese troops have landed at
Vladiv ostok or at any otter place on
the way to Europe. A report from
Freidrichshafen, by way of Geneva,
says that in the recent British raid
on Cuxhaven one of the latest super
Zeppelins was destroyed by bombs The
Belgian borders will be closed by the
German administration, beginning jan
uary to all persons except those hold
ing special military passes This meas
ure, II Is understood, has been taken
to prevent espionage The British gov
ernments war insurance rate on car
goes has been decreased one-t third.
JANUARY 2.
Sanguinary fighting continues in that
broad reach of country between the
Vistula and Pilica rivers in Poland.
where the Germans are ehdeavoring to
push through toward their objective,
the Polish capital and everywhere are
being met with stern resistance by the
Muscovite forces. Germany merely says
of the contest here that her offensive
has made progress in the district of
the Rawa river, bait that in the other
regions the situation Is unchanged.
Petrograd has made no report. Farther
south, in Galicia, and up In the Car
pathian passes. the Russians seemingly
hold their reported advantage over the
Austrians. In the west, in Belgium
and in France. the fighting Is mainly
between the artillery arms of the bel
ligerent forces. with here and there,
however, infantry attacks and counter
attacks. No important Victories are
claimed by either side. although at
various points each claims slight gains
of ground or repulses of attacks. Ber-
lin as a New Year greeting issued an
official communication in which 1t was
stated that the country stu stood
firm on the old German watch, wait
ing what the future has IN store for
u.s." 1t added that the country was
united and no enemy could gain advan-
tage over 1t Gin spite OF rage and hyp-
ocrisy." Berlin reports that over 80
British and French warships are bonn
harding Pola and Rovieno, Austrian
ports on the Adriatic. The Danish
steamer NJ. c. Holm, loaded with cot
ton from the United States for Sweden
has been sunk by mine In the North
sea, off the coast Of England. Its
crew was rescued. The Greek premier
in a speech to parliament said tho
Greek army is ready I'd mobilize a.
any hour ''on every point of her terri
tory" Reports from Athens say th'
Turks have sent important forces com
manded by German officers towar'
Suez.
JANUARY 81
The outstanding feature Of the wa
news continues to be the sinking b
a mine or torpedo In the Engils
channel of the British bRttleship For
midable with a probable loss OF 81
lives Only $50 men OF her crew of u
are known to have been saved as tn
vessel sank beneath the heavy ways
kicked up by the gale that was raginl
Eighty men were rescued with gret
difficulty by British ruiser and
by a trawler. Eight officers and s
midshipmen were among the rescue
The British admiralty has not MAJ
known the spot where the ship wi
blown up. Neither has IT made de
mite assertion as to whether the di
aster was due to the vessel strikil
mine or to an attack by Germ'
submarine, but newspaper advices s
the battleship was torDedoed. The
is paucity of news concerning I
fighting on land where the armies
the allies and the Germans are carr
ing out the maneuvers which have be
in effect for many days. In the 6
trenched line in Flanders and Frar
artillery duels and infantry attacks CT
tinue, but without decisive result
Poland the Germans are trying to
through to Warsaw, and the Russil
are disputing vigorously their ev'