The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-28
POLITICAL ASPECTS
OF WAR STAND OUT
Come to the Front as Most Important
Developments as Fighting
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Hostilities on all fronts having for
the moment dwindled to rather unim-
portant proportions, the political side
Of the war has again assumed the chief
role of interest. The British parlia-
ment is discussing with much anima-
ton what steps shall be taken to make
more rigid the governments plan OF
keeping goods of all sorts. imported or
Exported, out Of Germany; British labor
has decided by an overwhelming ma
jority to support the government to the
full in the prosecution Of the war; the
German ambassador at Washington
has presented to the American govern
menj a draft note concerning the sink
ing of the steamer Lusitania which is
belieYed to meet all the American de-
mands on this troublesome issue, and
which, if accepted by the German gov
ernment, will finally end the contro-
versy.
In addition Great Britain has an
swered tentatively the American pro-
test against the holding up OF mails,
but will reply more fully to the rep
reservations when France has signi-
fed her annroyal of Great Britains at
titude
simultaneously comes the an
nouncement that in the future French
warships will aid the British navy in
blockading the English channel and
the North sea and take part in the ex-
animation of mails as we'll as cargoes.
Hand to hand fighting between
French and Germans near Beuville
took place when the French tried to
retake trenches captured from them
by the Germans. Berlin reports that
all the attacks were repulsed. The
French, however, have taken from the Z
Germans nine craters they had oc-
cupied several days ago and in min
ing operations in the Argonne forest
have destroyed German trenches.
On the Austro-Italian front Italian
positions near OslaFia nave been cap
tured by the Austrians who made pris-
oners of 45 officers and 1877 men, ac-
cording to Vienna.
The Turks claim that another attack
oy the British near Menlarie, east OF
ut-el-Amara, was discontinued after
the British had suffered appalling
losses"
The Austrian drive down the eastern
coast of the Adriatic, having passed
beyond the Montenegrin border, IS said
to have resulted in the capture OF an
Albanian seaport, San Giovanni dl
Medua. Rome advices indicate that
he Italian government is concerned at
the extension of 'Austrian influence
southwark along the Adriatic, but
there are no indications that further
measures to oppose the Teutonic forces
are under way. 1t is said no alarm
IS fell in Rome for Avlona, which has
been occupied by Italian troops, or for
Durazzo. in the hands of Essad Pasha,
provisional president of Albania, who
has cast his lot with the entente allies.
An unofficial dispatch says that Bull
garians invading Albania have come
in contact with and met defeat at the
hands of Albanian troops led by Essad
Pasha.
The representatives of the Monte
negrin government, according to a
Vienna dispatch coming by way OF Ber-
lin, at last have signed articles re-
garding the disarmament OF the Monte
negrin army and the Montenegrins
are everywhere laying down their
arms.
The British house of lords has pass
ed the third reading of the military
service bill.
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