The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-31
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IN VOSGEs MljIII'1
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tfo no& tn Sc, seemingly has Be-, q ;, :
S mop IN @ the heavy flsb ID, y
, m1o,,ns., Weilerkopf, h /.
tbo carn,sn between tie H.
the the C csntnna where both i.
and oT[ I 5arso an or reeaptpre d
Germans claim to bs p''aa
the summit Of Hartsn,,,ll
kopf and to be elearipe J.
a; a trench rem on the northern ~ ~
IS still occupied by the g,.ls
tn. The heaviest fighting On !,
battle fronts appears 3 3
place in the vOsges no,',l
i aaftmanns- Weilerkopf. 4
cap .te.. an n important ess.l
b tlon there Tuesday, but d,
nave retained a fOota,
trenches held by French y
tacnments' Paris says orgJs
man prisoners have besn t,,'.l
sector. Artillery bonbartn,'s
prevailed on most Of TN -
OF the western front.
The new japanese lhs !.
Maru' which was sunk n 4, !.
S Mediterranean Tuesday b
rine while the steamer u
way from London to lsrp I
passengers and a crew d hi
was sent to the bottom b /.
Austrian or a German Dpbp,s
A Berlin wireless says d.
ain 100000 troops in Fyu, !,
OF them on guard at Tie H.
the forces including Brhbl !
Indians and Australians.
The Greek publlc's unsasb.
the possibility. Of an eafIy Il
OF Germanic operations % al
ritory increases hourly and d
domestic situation Is 50 rgts
it is stated that parliament j,
it meets will declare mart
order to muzzle the oppalsa
which has been mercllsssy t,
the government.
The British parliament sha
vision has voted to incas
strength Of the British ann bI
900.
There has been reneed E
marine activity in TufkiEh d
Athens reporting that a BrfAsas
water boat has sunk ihs d
steamer Leros, and ssvad
craft in the Sea Of Mamea
dition the bombardment sli b
of the Bulgarian port Of Vans
Black Sea by a Russian TIT
ported in press dispatches
Operations in other ssea
front on the GallipOll psllaza
those from which more thA
troops were announced Ha
have been withdrawn are vi
tinued. The Withdrawal Es
without knowledge Of tie &c
on the part of the Turks ithss
Thus the long.draEneul u
efforts of the French and
forces to reduce the Dardslsa
and break their way throash
stantinople apparently have g
an end, for, although i 5 bele'-
tip of Gallipoli peninsula VIII
to be held by the allies 10 o.
movement of any importance 2
be made against the TuIRlsa
Premier Asauith made %
pected statement On ths ss
tary position in the house q :
in London Tuesday IN tonHs
the introduction Of q supPs
estimate providing for Ihs y
the numerical strength O y
army from three million y
million men.
The prime minister deelaIs
though the British fighting
the various theaters nov sn.
more than 1,25O,Oee men
demands were such o
calling out the empires
maximum"
81 agree with the rnial'l '. 4
tons that while at tbs Z !,
ment the superficial facts = : II '
paign seem against Us sn 81, 4,
really in the long run Z
steadily and grcwhgV y
There has been in this W q. !,
wars, an abundance q CIV
calculations on both sias e.
It is announced from Y