The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-24
AUsTRo-GERMAN FORCES TAKE
PNSK, A TOWN WEST OF WAR
sAW-NEAR JACORsTA0T.
Big GUNS ROAR IN west
Russia May Call to the CoIors the Re-
serves Of the Territorial Army-Sit-
uation on the italian Front and
in the DardaneIles.
Latest European War News.

cled from the east and artillery ac-
tons from the west Additional sue
cesses for the Germans in the region
of Dvinsk, in Northern Russia, are re-
ported by Berlin. The Russians are
strenuously resisting on many fronts,
but the Austro-Gernan forces are max
ing progress, according to their YER
sion, at all points along the eastern
battle front.
In the Dvinsk section the German
troops have moved nearer to Jacob,
stadt and twenty-five miles northeast
of Dvinsk they have forced the Rus
slams across to the right bank OF the
DYina river.
In the central sector, due east OF
Warsaw, the town of Pinsk has been
taken by the Austro-Germans and it
is declared that the territory lying be,
tween the Pripet and Jasiolda rivers
is also in their hands.
On the western front and along the
Austro-Italian lines of battle there has
been nothing but heavy caliber artil'
lery engagements, which seemingly
are without important results.
Constantinople, reporting on the re.
cent fighting on the Gallipoi PENN.
sula, says the Turks near Anafarta
dispersed the allies by surprise at
tack and that the Ottoman forces have
successfully bombarded allied posi-
tons near Seddul Bahr, Cape Helles,
the landing place at Take-Burnu and
batteries at Hissarlik.
Up to Aug. q the total British cas-.
ualties in the Dardanelles were $3.50
Of this total 1868 officers and men
were killed
The British submarine Ell, which
had been carrying out important and
effective operations in the Dardanel
les and the Sea Of Marmora, has been
given up for lost by the British ad
miralty.
The Russian duma has been pro
rogued until the middle of November
The only opposition to the proroga
ton was on the part of a section Of
the laborites and radicals. The en-
peror reserved the right to reassenl,
BILE the legislative body before Nov.
Il if he so desired
Russia has called to the colors the
reserves Of the territorial army TheiI
number and the ages of the men are
determined by the senate. France, it
is stated, also purposes to call out a
contingent of 100000 youths of Is and
10 years old, who in time of peace
would begin their military training in
1917. The 1916 contingent already is
in camp awaiting to be sent to rein.
force the army In the autumn
Bulgaria, according to Petrograd
dispatch has discharged from service
with the colors the leYies of troops Of
the 1912 class.
The British parliament has passed
a new credit of $3.50, 100000, bringing
the total since the outbreak of the
war to s6,31O,OOO,OOO.
Great Britain has been aiding it's al
lies and the dominions financially,
and the daily expenditure on account
Of the war is now fixed at more than
$l75OO,OO0, This, according to the
British prime minister, is likely to in,
crease as the campaign grows.
Premier Asquith and the secretary
for war, Lord Kitchener, have present
ed interesting facts to the parliament
concerning both finances and military
operations. According to their state
ments, more than three million men
have been recruited into the military
and naval forces since the war began
munitions factories are springing up
and munitions supplies are being vast.
ly increased. Lord Kitchener paid a
high tribute to the Russian arms, and
expressed the view that the German
offensive against Russia had passed
its height.
In reply to question in the house
of commons Lord Robert Cecil, under.
secretary for foreign affairs, made
the statement that Germany had Of.
fered no peace proposals nor could he
imagine any being made at the pres,
'ent time which would be acceptable
to the allies.
The French governments expendi
lures during the latter quarter of the
lgear are expected to run in excess of
$15,0o0,OO0 per day. The French
finance minister will introduce in the
chamber of deputies this week a bill
providing for an appropriation of ST.,
22O,OO0,000, This. IL adopted, will bring
the French appropriations since Aug.
/, 1914, up to s5.63s,SOOOOO.
Between May 81 and Aug. 2 the
British troops lost daily on the aver.
age Of about fifteen hundred men.
From the beginning of the war to Aug.
81 the losses in killed. wounded and
missing totaled SS1.9SS. not including
naval force.
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