Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-01-14
RUSSIANS IN BIC
BATTLE AT GAL|C|A
THEY CLAIM VICTORY IN STRUG-
GLE WITH AUSTRIAN AND
GERMAN SOLDIERS.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED
Emperor Williams Condition Worries
Some PeopIe-British Politics Are
Quiet-Urge EnIistments-Ire-
land to Be Exempt

London.-The battle continues this
week between the Russians and Aus
tro-Germans in Galicia and Bukowina.
The Russians claim further gains, and
the Austrians maintain they are hold
ing their ground. The Austrians have
made determined counter attacks on
the middle Stripa and northeast of the
town OF Czernowitz. According to the
Russian official communication they
were beaten back with enormous loss,
while the Russians have made distinct
gains, occupying several Austrian po-
sitiOns and taking more than 1900
prisoners.
Count Won Reventlow, the German
naval critic, writes TINT the Russian
offensive has been well prepared and
the Russians have great reserves of
men and artillery He considers the
movement, If successful, might bring
Rumania and Greece on the side of the
entente.
Expect No Greek Aid.
Count Won Reventlow's belief con-
corning Greece is not shared in Great
Britain, where the opinion prevails
that the Greek king is not likely to
oppose his brother-in-law, the German
emperor, in any circumstance.
Emperor Williams condition con-
tinues to be leading topic. All mes
sages from Berlin declare his throat
ailment is only slight, while rumors
from other countries report it danger
GUS.
Political Crisis Is Over.
The British political crisis over con-
scription has subsidized for a time, at
least. The opposition may gradually
simmer down as did the threatened
revolt against drink restrictions. Most
of the radical section of the labor men,
particularly the socialists, talk of
strike by the coal miners, which would
bring the wheels of industry to
standstill and handicap the shipping
industry, which is the heart Of the
nations life. There is no strong evil
dence that any important strikes will
materialiZe.
To Reopen Enlistment.
Enlistment in groups under the
Derby plan reopened January 10.
The exclusion of Ireland probably
will have an important bearing upon
the politics of that country after the
war, as the Ulster men will find in the
refusal of the nationalists to place
themselves on the same footing as res
idents of England and Scotland an
argument against home rule.
John Hodge, chairman of the labor
party in the house of commons, ex-
pressed the opinion that the political
crisis was over and there would be no
general election.
As Reported Tuesday.
London.-The Champagne region in
France, Montenegro and Asiatic Tur-
key are the theaters of the war absorb
ing the greatest attention. In all of
them heavy fighting is taking place.
The Russian offensive against the Teu-
tons in east Galicia and Volhynia has
come almost to a standstill. The Rus
slams there are consolidating the po-
sitions they won and are meeting with
little resistance from their antagon-
lists.
After the Germans had taken about
700 yards of French trenches in Cham
payne, the French troops, according to
a Paris report, stopped the attack
short and in vicious counter-attacks
reocupiel successfully nearly all the
territory lost In addition, on the
heights of the Meuse, a heavy French
bombardment did great damage to the
German trenches.
Montenegrins Fight Bravely.
The Montenegrins are valiantly
dom against the Austrians. While ad-
hitting the occupation by the invaders
of position near Berane, the Monte
negrins assert that near Lepanac In
the north and Ipek in the south, Aus
TRAN attacks were repulsed.
The situation in Mesopotamia. where
the Turks and British are engaged
along the Tigris river, Is still not clear
owing to the divergent reports of Con-
stantinople and London. While the
British say that the Turks around Kut-
elAmara are in retreat, a Turkish
communication declares that it is the
British who are falling back and that
a force of 10000 British left in Kut-
el-Amara is surrounded.
New Land Opened Up.