Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29
PRESIDENT TELLS PRICE OF PEACE
THE WAR TODAY

Intensive movements on u large
scale by the Germans are reported
today by Berlin. Numerous at
tacks were made on the French
lines and at two places these are
declared to have been pierced for
considerable distances.
The chief success apparently
was south of the Somme, against
the village of Frise, on the Somme
canal, the capture of which Is
claimed by the Germans, together
with 1000 yards of trenches south
of the village.
Northeast Of Melville, in the Sec
tor near S0uchez which was the
scene of the allied advance in
northern France late last Septem-
Der, the storming of LOO yards Of
trenches is announced.
In these operations Berlin
claims the capture of more than
eleven hundred prisoners and %
machine guns.
According to the Paris version
of the attacks out of S0mme, the
offensive was pressed by the Ger
mans along a front of several kil0-
metres, but broke down complete
ly on the northern end. 1t is ad-
mitted, however, that the assault
was successful against the village
Of Frise, on the bank Of the
Somme. Berlin comedies the 0ccu.
patton by the French of a mine
crater near Melville, but declares
that near Aras a group of houses
was stOrmed and taken from the
French occupants.
Fighting of various degrees of
violence continues along the east
ern, western, Austrian and eau
caSus fronts.
In the ArtOis district on the
west, artillery battles Of violent
character are in progress and in
the vicinity Of Melville, infantry
attacks have resulted in heavy
losses to both French and Ger
mans.
On the east, artillery and in.
fantry attacks are being made by
the Russians and the Teutonic al
lies over almost the entire line
from Riga to BukOwina.
The Russians report the defeat
of a large party of Teut0ns near
Galicia, many being killed.
Dispatches from Kiev say that
Austria and Germany are rushing
large quantities of artillery to the
front in order to stop any advance
into Galicia by the Russians.
The Italians have recaptured
some ground west Of Gorilla which
the Austrians recently took and
have repuIsed the Austrians in the
upper IsOEzO. The losses of the
latter were neaVy.
PetrOgrad reports the defeat Of
large Turkish force and the cap
ture of prisoners and supplies
south of Lake Urumiah, Persia.
Russian correspondents on the
western front have sent word to
Petrograd that the Germans are
reported to be making a new o.
inch gun for use in the spring
campaign.
With the nearer approach of
spring, indications are multiplying
Of preparations for active CAM
paigning on the various fronts. The
situation in the Balkans continues
to excite marked interest. The al
lies have made new move in
making landing on the Karabu-
run peninsula, near the head Of
the Gulf of SalOniki, occupying the
Greek fort there. The move seems
to have been dictated by strategic
reasons, it being considered unde-
sirable by the entente forces to
have the position in other hands
than their own.
A dispatch from Teut0nfc
sources carries the intimatiOn that
King Constantine and his advisers
fear Greece may be dragged into
the war eventually through the in
fluence of former Premier Venice
los with the Greek people, the idea
OF a revolutionary movement of a
grave character not being absent
from the minds Of the ruler and
his civil and military aides.
Confidentially there is talk of an
advance on SalOniki contemplated
by the Teut0ns and that Turkish
forces, notably the Gallipoli army,
are moving to a position where
they will be ready to participate in
the attack.
Although it is reported from
Athens that the Italians have de.
termined to abandon Durazz0 on
the Albanian coast. owing to the
difficulties presented to its defense
against the Austrians there are re-
no~<e From, snufbarp Albania p,nro