The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-12-31
WAR NEWS

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hand and the dawn OF the ne. year
appearing upon the horizon, the war
cloud that enfolds the warring na-
tions OF Europe Is becuming more
dense and gloomy. The suffering IN
the trenches will increase as the
winter advances and the outlook for
the troops In the field is dark in
deed.
| Upon the western front the fight
lag has been confined TO sporatlc At.
tacks In widely separated zones.
App arently the object of the allied
armies Is to accomplish their object
i've by wearing. out process The
stOrming Of the heights OF the Hart
mans -Weilerkopf, one Of the peaks
Gf the Vosges mountains, by toe
French, wa, calamity accomplished
at terrific sacrifice OF life, but lost
again by.a determined counter a ttack
on the part OF the Germans who, re-
gardless Of consequences, regaIned
the heights, position OF greaat
strategic Importance. Apparently
the Germans intended general Of.
fensiSe along the whole western
front. However, they saeh content
with desultory fighting and artillery
duels.
The Balkan situation is now looked
upon as very acute. Greece finds it
difficUlt to make decision as tu
whether. she will join with the allies
or maintain as best she eau her neu-
trality. To furt Ter add to her dill III
cuities, King Constantine is hope
lessly Ill and the people and the cab
met are not in harmony. With the
allied arms fortifyIng Saloniki and
the Ger IIln and BuglaFian armies
threatening her frontier the fate OF
Greece is problematical indeed.
The failure of the Dardanelles
campaign has mad very depressing
effect upon the English nation.
The loss in this campaipn alone
cost the British one hundred thou
sand lives and many of her fnsst
SHIPS, and for all this sacrifice she
gained no permanent advantage over
the enemy The Russians are az
ceedingly active is Persia. The Oh
ject of this ca upsign Is to check a
gigantic revolution, set on foot by
German agents, before its orgdnizs-
tion cin be completed. The Russian
army il now within one hundred
miles OF Tshersn, the capital, having
met and defeated the rebels In sever
al engagements This army will be
pushed forSaId to reinforce the Eng
lish at Kut in hesopotamia.
There Is an unofficial report 10 the
effect that a German and Turkish
army Is crossing the Arabian desert
to invate Egypt and India by way OF
the SueL canal. II this be true IL .:
a colossal undertaking and must he
accomplished before the hot weather
sets in. After the middle OF Marct
campaigning In this.region would bt
very diricult. II not impossible.
Upon the IIslian front the same
m etiud Of warfare Is being folioweC
that prevails upon the western front
a policy of attrition or wearing eacf
otner oul. The fortress OF Goriati
still holds OUT against every efIori
put forth ny he Italians. 1t is no
likely much will be done in this Eon'
Iuefore spring as the winters are verl
seysre with cigh winds ana heayI
snoWstorms.
The Bulgarians and Seroians ar
hghting in Albania, but tue result
are not known. Apparently toe Ger
mans and BulGArs are conesntratinI
for an stack upon SalIniki, WaitinI
,n,y for reenforcements and NOR
neayy .rtilleTy. This action wi
compel Greece e. defend nsr neutral
8ity or take sides With one or the 9th
Ar ~ the beIlige-ents. Receutsevent
indicate that there will be little
.ny respite for tie armies In th
? field this winter.
6srce engagement between tn
, French ani Germans al fpres an
AmAntiers xAs fought on the list
: The Germans Here repuiSed with
loss Of 5000 men. The hghting O
. the French front hich has consists
: for the most parl in.eAnnonAding a.
: dssuitory attgcks may no" take on
more serious form. Ii is not Eno"
>, vbars 1 enemy Will make lis 81
preme effort for brssking the Frenc
. lines.
The serbian army Is sca'tsre.
some Of them sre fghting Sitn u
j., allies, SINE are in Albania 10 eo'
e.ct Alta the BulgArs and King PET
!, IN exilS. the outlook for u