The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-04
FEBRUARY 20.

Almost simultaneously with the dec
laration In the house of commons OF
the British foreign secretary that Great
Britain is In entire accord with Rus
sia's desire for access to the open sea
comes the announcement by the Brit
ish admiralty that all the forts at the
entrance to the Dardanelles have been
reduced. The British cabinet has under
discussion the suggestion made by tho
United States informally to Great Brit
ain and Germany that all mines be
removed from the high seas except
those necessary for the protection Of
harbors and coast de6enses; that a plan
be devised for the distribution of food
etuffs to the civilian population of Ger
many and the abandonment by German,
of it's submarine warfare on merchant
ships The cabinet has taken no action.
but it is understood that a neply will
be ready in a few days. In the mean
time merchant ships are being sunk by
mines and torpedoes and the American
secretary Of the treasury has issued an
order whereby an ports In the Pritish
isles have been made special ports, re-
quiring special rates Of war risk insur-
ance from the government bureau. and
the special port zone on the continent
Is made to include Bordeaux. Berlin
reports the capture OF Przasnysz, an
important town to the north OF War
saw There the Germans took 10000
Russian prisoners, and 1t Is believed
It IL their intention to march against
the Polish capital from the north. Rus
sia's official statement declares that
the German statements regarding oper-
atoms in East Prussia have been great
ly exaggerated; that many of the Rus
sian troops who were said to have been
annihilated made good their retreat and
that the German lines are being held
In check. The lighting In the west
ern zone, according to the latest Of
ficial communications issued by the re-
spective governments, seems to be Of
a minor nature.
FEBRUARY 27.
Heavy fighting is in progress in var
ious parts of North Poland between
the Germans and the Russians. San
culinary engagements have taken place
along the Niemen, near Sventoyansk,
and to the north of Grodno and also
In the region of Przasnysz, and the
heavy German seige artillery has open
ed a bombardment on the Russian for
tress of Ossowetz. Petrograd claims
an important success In the region OF
Przasnysz, where the Germans chron-
icbed a victory for themselves day
or so ago. and the capture OF some
10000 prisoners. The Russian war Of
flee says the Germans in this vicinity
have been forced to retreat over 25-
mile front with heavy losses In killed,
wounded and prisoners. A large number
of guns also were captured by the Mus
covites. A repulse of the Germans
who had crossed the Niemen near
Sventoyansk according to Petrograd,
forced them back across the river.
Near Grodno the fighting continues.
Villages here have changed hands re-
peatedly. While there Is fighting at
different points farther south through
Poland and Galicia and up in the passes
OF the Carpathians, none of the bat
ties here have proved that the situa-
tion 10 any nearer a decisive result
than 1t has been for weeks past. In
the west advances and the taking OF
trenches In the Champagne and the
capture of important fractions" OF the
German lines further west are claimed
by the French. ARTILLERY engagements
have been In progress along the whols
line. Having silenced the forts at the
entrance to the Dardanelles. the allied
fleet Is now covering the work of mins
sweepers in the channel, preparation.
to attempting further progress aloni
the narrow waterway leading to th'
sea of Marmora.
FEBRUARY 20.
The great allied fleet of British
and French warships have destroyed
the forts at the entrance to the Oar
daneiies. The first lines OF mine
IN
away, battleships have proceeded VI
the narrow stretch of water and ar
now engaged IN bombarding the inne
Qualifications The former German
steamer Dacia, now under the Ameri
can flag, laden with cotton for Ger
many, has been taken by a Frencl
cruiser in the English channel and dd
verted to a French port. Speculation
which has been rife regarding tn
whereabouts OF the Dacia and what &C
tion the allies intended to take, ha
now temporarily been set at rest. Neu
trail countries have been advised b
Great Britain and her allies that the
hold themselves at liberty to stop a
shipping to and from Germany and t
and from the countries allied wit
Germany This action will be publicl
announced next week and II is explain
ed that 1t is due to the German sub
marine attacks. The terms of the dec
laration are general, no special article
of commerce being mentioned Russia
according to official announcement froi
Petrograd, has recaptured the import
ant town of Przasnysz, to the mort
of Warsaw, which a few days ago,
was thought Germany would use a
base for operations against III
Polish capital The official statemer
from Russian headquarters speaks I
important operations in this territor,
where II Is averred the Russian Of
fensive has been vigorously pursue'
with the German retreat 'spreadin
over a constantly widening front"
the western zone the French have mad
progress in the nelghborhood of Mesnt
les-Hurlus, in the Champagne distric
where about a third of a mile of Gel
man trenches have fallen into the