The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-01-28
SIX DAYS OF WORLDS WAR

damaked. Together with fourth Ger
man battle cruiser. the damaged ves-
sells found safety in their home waters.
Other vessels Of the German and Brit
ish fleet, consisting of light cruisers
and destroyers. were also engaged, but
the result has not yet become known
to the British admiralty. That the
revolutionary movement in the Union
of South Africa has not been entirely
suppressed 10 indicated by the official
announcement from Pretoria that 1900
rebels under Lieutenant Colonel Mar
itZ have attacked Upington, Bechuana-
land The rebels were repulsed, but
nearly HOO OF them got away. While
artillery is playing the leading role
along the front in Belgium and France,
there are reports of vast military prep
arations In Alsace, where 1T is thought
that the Germans are about to in
au5urate a strong offensive movement
against the French in the Vosges
Heavy German reenforcements are be-
Ing sent to that district. Neither the
French nor the German official state
ment recites any incident that mater
iallys affects the situation. In the
eastern theater the Russians are sup
posed to be engaged in q series Of
military engagements in Poland which
will bring about a change"in the opera
lions in that territory, while the Rus
sian attempt to outfAnk the Austrian
right wing Is said to have been frus-
trated.
JANUARY 2e.
New troop dispositions in various
quarters seem to Indicate that battles
soon will be raging again. This is
particularly true in the southernest
theater in Bukowina, where the Aus
TRANS have massed large forces in an
endeavor to push back the Russians,
and in the Carpathian passes where
the troops of the dual monarchy are
reported by Petrograd to be showing
activity. Berlin notes a movement OF
Russians in considerable force to the
north of Warsaw and the German mill
tary critics are in quandary as to
whether this means a maneuver in a
new campaign In that district, where
previously all Russian attempts at an
advance have been repulsed. Russia
STA is said to have reinforced the Sert
army with Cossacks and also to have
sent considerable quantities of war sup
plies into the Kingdom. Germany has
seized all stocks of wheat in order to
/ iASuIc supply IN DEtdQ Until the HcAl
| harvest. Stocks of wheat will be dis
tributed according to the necessities OF
the various communities. The British
armored merchant steamer Viknor has
been sunk with all hands off the Irish
coast. The vessel either foundered On
struck mine. A Vienna newspaper de
clares the new Austro- Hungarian for
eign minister has stated he will refuse
farrifnrt0l n a
MANIA even If such a refusal should
be the cause of their entering the wal
on the side of the allies. Berlin cred
its to Vienna newspaper dispatches tht
statement that reported Austro-Hun
garian successes in Bukowina have ser,
ed to lessen Russia's prestige in Ru
mania.
JANUARY ~.
The relative positions of the alliet
armies and the Germans In the ives
remain much as they have been TO
| weeks past, the official reports of th'
engag ements indicating only slight gain
or losses on either side. 1t is evident
however, that the Germans are display
ing a greater degree of activity alont
the front in the northern section. Their
are reports that pepaations are unde
way for a strong movement and an eve
more determined effort than ever, II
celebration of the coming anniversar!
of the emperors birthday. In the east
ern theatre of the war there is, for tn
time being, a hull in the fighting, which
frequently has been the case when tn
opposing forces are preparing for ex
tended movements. The German pro
tected cruiser Gazelle has been tor
pedoed in the Baltic sea by an unknow
submarine. She was not too badly dam
aged. however, to make port Copen
hagen hears that 80 persons were kille'
and SO injured in an Austrian aeria
raid over Kielee, Poland.
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