The Green Forest tribune., 1915-01-01
WILSON DEMANDS
 COMMERCE RIGHTS
PRESIDENT SUBMITS STRONG NOTE OF PROTEST TO BRiT-
 lSH GOVERNMENT.
SEIZURES CAUSE TROUBLE
Note Carefully Drafted But 1t Is Mono the Less Effective in the Vigor
 of It's Demands.

Washington. - The United States government Monday dispatched a long note to Great Britain, insisting upon an early improvement in the treat ment of American commerce by the British fleet It gave warning that much feeling has been aroused in this country and that public criticism is ence with the legitimate foreign trade of the United States.
 The document, constituting the strongest representation on this sub ject made by the United States to any bell1gerent since the outbreak of tho war, was cabled to Ambassador Page, to be formally presented to Sir Ed ward Grey, the British foreign secre- tary. It's preparation was begun a month ago by Solicitor Cone Johnson. Counsellor Robert Lansing and Secre. tary Bryan, and finally during the two weeks had the personal attention of President Wilson, who revised it's phraseology with minute care.
 According to Petrograd, Russian successes are reported officially from the battle front before Warsaw and from that arornd Cracow, but with. out materially changing the general situation in these regions. Especially vicious attacks have been made by the Germans between Pinczow, 40 miles north of Cracow, and Nowmeiasto Korczyn, at the junction of the Nida and Vistula rivers.
 In this place the Austrians initiated the tactics of the Germans and tried to force passage by sheer weight and numbers. Time after time they ad- vanced in solid formation against the Russian front in the face of a heavy artillery fire. The net result after two days fighting-December 22 and 23- was the capture by the Russians of nearly 5000 prisoners, including 50 officers and the retention by the Rus- slans of the left bank of the Nida. where they are strongly entrenched
 Three months ago the same Aus triaT troops opposed the first Russian advance on Cracow.
 Christmas brought no rest to the embattled European armies. It found the Russians still fighting desperately in the snows of Poland against the fierce attacks of the German and Aus trlan allies; Przemysl still in the grip of the invading army; the French making spasmodic thrusts against the northern and northeastern France, and the British and Belgians engaged in almost hand-to-hand warfare against the German trenches in west Belgium
 Although armies of the allies have scored some successes in the battles in the west, they are meeting with stubborn resistance and military men warn the public that very heavy casualty lists must be expected before any serious impression can be made on the German entrenchments
 Activity seems to have been resum- ed along the Belgian coast, for it Is announced slight progress has been made by the allies between the sea and the road from Nieuport to West Ende. At other points similar fight ing is proceeding with varying for tunes.
 The Girmen on both sides have been extremely busy, and the airships are swarming over Belgium, the aviators reconnoitering movements of oppos- ing troops and dropping occasional bombs. Bruges and Brussels have been visited by av1ators from the ranks of the allies while Bethune and other towns in northern France have received attentions from the Ger mans.