Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26
PR0GRESSOFT HEWAR GREAT FAIR OPENS'

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Fighting on land continues in nearly
all the numerous theaters.
| Greece has agreed to prevent the
movement of Russian ammunition by
way of Saloniki.
! Near the Rumanian frontier, on the
river Pruth, big battle is said to
in snow.
AS yet Great Britain has not definite
ly announced her promised retaliatory
measure against the German sub
marine blockade.
In the east the German claim they
are still pursuing the Russians in
northern Poland, while to the south OF
the Vistula only desultory fighting is
taking place.
Fighting is in progress almost every
where along the Carpathian front.
Austrias official statement says
that severe artillery rifle fire was
carried on in Russian Poland Friday.
The Austrians announce that in
southeastern Galicia the Russians have
been unable to maintain their posi-
tons.
An Austrian aeroplane flew over
Cettinje, capital of Montenegro, on
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killing several.
In the western theater of war there
has been cannonading in Belgium and
along the whole front as far as and
including Rheims.
The British steamer which met dis.
aster in the Irish sea was the Camban
which was torpedoed east of Linas
point by a German submarine without
warning. Three members of the crew
were killed and fourth was drowned
the remainder being saved
The Turkish grand vizier, Prince
Said Hahn, declared during an inter
view that to have joined with Great
Britain, France and Russia would
have been harmful to the interests OF
the country; that the powers of the
triple entente had been actuated by
hypocricy in dealing with Turkey, and
that the Turkish people, desiring an
opportunity to work out their destiny
became participants in the war. He
denounced the assertion that Turkey
is bound to pass under the sway OF
Germany as absurd.
Three important announcements
furnished the outstanding features in
the latest reports concerning the
European war. The British and
French Mediterranean fleets consist
| ing of eight battleships and cruisers
are carrying on vigorous lombard
ment of the Dardanelles forts. The
German forces have been defeated al
the fortress of Ossewetz, northeast Of
| Lomza, Russian Poland. German
submarine has made it's way into the
Irish sea and torpedoed Br' fish coast
| ing steamer near the route taken by
transatlantic steamers to and from
Liverpool. At OssOwetz it is report
Gu lie ISTludu luVdu0TS suffered
heavy losses after stubborn artillery
battle and are retreating to the Eas,
Prussian frontier.
In the eastern war zone Russia
claims to have put a check on the
German advance.
Fishing boats flying the Italian flae
have been fired upon by Austrian tor
pedo boats off Antivari, Montenegro.
A hostile aeroplane is reported tC
have dropped bombs on English towns
virtually within so miles of London.
The latest official announcement
| from Paris regarding the operations il
the west describes considerable prog
ress made by the allies in the Cham
payne district
Chief interest in the war centers in
the operations of German submarines
in the waters around the British isles
| The British steamer Downshire has
been blown up in the Irish sea. From