The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-02-18

and apparently inactive. Her hopes OF
| creating dissension among her foes have
been dashed. for the Moslem holy war
proved fizzle, Ireland stands Loyalty
by Britain and the revolt In South Az
RIGA has been crushed by the South AZ
ricans themselves. German commerce
has almost ceased to exist. imports
OF food have practically stopped and
the empire is carefully Outstanding it's
food supply In the effort to make II
last until the next crop is harvested
and is cultivating every patch Of land
IN order to produce enough at home to
feed its people.
Germanys hope Of success at the
opening of the war hung on the pos
| sibdllty Of dashing through Belgium
and crushing France before that coun-
try was ready and before sufficient
British aid could come. also before
Russia could mobilize her vast army.
She hoped then to turn against Russia
and crush her in like manner. having
trusted Austria to hold Russia at bay
In the meantime. Then her plan was
to settle accounts with Great Britain,
whose navy she hoped to have reduced
by means OF submarines, mines and
airships to a point where the German
navy would have a fighting chance Of
winning naval battle which would give
1t control OF the sea. Then the Kaiser
designed to terribly Britain with bonn
bardments from air and sea and to
subdue 1t by invasion.
Belgium's resistance delayed the dash
toward Paris long enough to give
France time to mass her forces and
to give Britain time to send her first
contingent across the channel. 1t gave
France the opportunity to gather a
new army, which, forced the invad-
ers to retreat from the Marine to the
Aisne and then to the line stretching
southwest from Nieuport to Roye
The German capture OF Antwerp en-
abed the Teutons to secure their
communications and to seize the Bel
gian coast from zeebrugge to Nieu-
port, but on those lines they have
been blocked for months. Each army
has dug in and an almost ceaseless
bombardment. with repeated and furi-
Gus infantry onslaughts, has succeed
ed in Bending the line here and there.
but not in breaking 1t.
The unexpected happened in the
east also Russia modified with a sur
prising celebrity and has disproved
charges OF military inefficiency. She
broke up the Austrian armies, seized
nearly the whole of Galacia and in
vaded East Prussia. Germany was oh.
l%ed to relax the vigor of her often
sive in the west in order to cope with
the eastern foe. She cleared East Prus-
STA OF the enemy with the victory at
Tannenberg, invaded Poland and twice
advanced to the gates of Warsaw, re-
organized the Austrian forces and
stopped the Russian advance on Cra-
COW. but once her army was driven back
through Poland almost to her own
border and the second time 1t has
been blocked. Russia has overrun
Bukowina and though her army is now
retiring before superior force In that
quarter, 1t Is advancing In northwest
ern Poland. In East Prussia and in
the Carpathians.
The third number on the programme
has made no more progress toward
performance than the occasional pick
Ing off of British warship by a sub
marine or mine, the bombardment
OF two undefended and one defended
coast towns by cruisers and an occa-
sional raid by airships, while in naval
engagements on the surface the odds
have been decidedly in favor of the
British. Striking Of a balance between
naval losses shows that Britain's naval
power has not been materially i'm |
paired and the raids by cruisers and
airships, so far from frightening the |
British, have served only to stimulate |
recruiting. A submarine raid in the |
Irish Sea. and English Channel has |
cost Britain five merchantmen, and |
German warnings portend a desperate
effort TO break the grip by which
Britain Is throttling German COM
merce, while she pours a steady stream
Of reinforcements into France
Serbia also has failed to perform ac-
cording to programme, for Austrian
ARMIES twice overran her territory, on
~ to be driven out again with enor-
nous loss. Rumors that an Austro-
German army was being massed for
a new attack have not been verified
by events. The most the AustrIans
have accomplished In that quarter re-
Gently has been to prevent Serbia and
montenegro from sweeping over Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
With the coming of spring the war
VIII enter on new phrase. Kitche-
ners army of 100000 British may
then be expected to join the French
and Begdans in a determined effort
70 break the deadlock in the west, to
uiaVe back the invaders through Bel
gum and themselves to become invad-
ers; that is. provided Germany's threat
ened effort for naval supremacy proves
aportiNe. In the east Greece has op-
emily declared her readiness to join the
allies and apparently only awaits the
word to leap into the fray; Roumania
aches to deliver her brethren In
pennsylvania and Is restrained from
invading that province by German loans
ana menace and by doubt as to the
oulcome' BULGARIA. vengeful against
Serbia and Greece. renews VOWS Of
neutrality. Italy, ready to a man.
awaits only the right moment to WELD
her sword where her heart is already
siven-for the British and French
against her former allies.
Terrible as has been the conflict
1t win soon be renewed with
ferocity and on a scale unexamnIed
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