The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-04
SIX DAYS OF WORLDS WAR

for the moment Of the most intense IN
terest in the European war-a further
statement has been made public by the
Russian war office indicating a great
battle ON the left bank of the Niemen.
a determined check to the German adj
vance in Poland and successes over the
Austrians In Galicia- There are evil
dences also OF heavy fighting in the
western war zone. but the respective
statements of the French and Germans
are Numerically opposed. The German
claim to have pushed the allies back
to the west of the Vosges for dis
lance OF nearly four miles. The French
declare that in the Vosges region they
have repulsed an attack by the Ger
mans. They claim marked progress on
the whole front In the Champagne dis
trict, while the Germans assert that
they have repealed the French attack
completely. Scissors again has been
bombarded by the Germans, while the
French report gains In the leighbor-
hood OF Beausijour of q mile and thirt
OF trenches. An official dispatch from
Cairo published in London says that the
Turks have evacuated the Sinai PENN
sula, between the CULTS of Suez and
Akabah. and that It Is believed In
Cairo that all danger OF a second inva-
sion OF Egypt by the Turks Is removed.
Swiss advices say work Is going ON day
and night at Friedrichsafen In the con-
struction of Zeppelin airships % replace
the four recently lost. King George has
returned to London from visit to the
warshdps of the grand fleet.
MARCH 2.
The plan Of Great Britain and her
allies whereby they will attempt to cut
off supplies from Germany, and at the
same time prevent commodities from
leaving German ports has been announc
ed and communicated to the United
States. This action Is In retaliation for
the declaration by Germany of a naval
war zone, and while details have not
been made public, II Is noted that no
mention is made In the official state
ment of blockade or contraband 1t
Is considered almost certain In official
quarters at Washington that a protest
will be made against the action OF the
allied nations, which Is regarded as an
unprecedented and novel step, and one
likely to work injury to commerce be-
tween the United States and the coun-
tries with which she is at peacs The
British parliament has voted the total
sum Of 81. 800, o0O. 900 asked for by Pre-
mier Asquith for the prosecution Of the
war. covering the expenses Of the cur
rent year up to the end Of the present
month, and In his speech in tn house
of commons the British prime minister
after discussing the proposed reprisals
OF the allies against Germany, made
reference to whispers Of peace" saying
that 1t was not time to talk Of peace
that this time would arrive only
"when the great purposes OF the allies
were in sight Of accomplishment" The
operations OF the Anglo-French fleet ir
the Dardanelles have been interrupted
again by unfavorable weather. but con.
siderable progress is indicated by an
Athens dispatch which reports that For
Dardanus. 10 miles up the straits on
the Aslatic side has been silenced. Tha
an agreement which win give Russit
free passage Of the Dardanelles hal
been reached between Great Britain
France and Russia is the assertion b.
a Paris newspaper. Reports from tn
zones on land indicate little new devel
opmeuts.