The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-01-15
HUGE ARMIES NOW At
POINT OF BAYONET
Series of Battles From Riga To
Bukowina Developes Into
Hand-to-Hand Fight;
Losses Great

LONDON, JduudIy o. luC SiSoe
battle, or series of battles. on the
Russian front is being fought with
desperation and recklessness that
must soon result in a decision or
cease from exhaustion and losses.
The outstanding feature of the
fighting is that Riga to Bukowina
the hundreds of thousands of men
engaged are in hand-to-hand grap-
pie. Artillery plays the minor part;
the bayonet is the major weapon.
Neither side claims victory, but
both the Austrian and Russian Off
cial reports repeat the dismal phrase.
Enormous losses.
The Russians have resumed their
mased attacks on the Austrian lines
in Eastern Galicia and in Bukowina,
in some places they succeeded in
penetrating the Austrian positions,
only to be ultimately elected.
Czartorysk. the town whose posses
sion commands the important Kovel
railroad, is still in Russian hands and
they also hold the heights northeast
of Czarnovitz, but furiou struggle
for both places is still being waged.
Count Won Reventlow, the German
naval critic, writes that the Russian
offensive has been well prepared, and
that the Russians have great re-
serves of men and artillery. and he
considers that the movement, if sue
cessful, might bring Rumania and
Greece on the side of the entente.
Count Won Reventlow's opinion
concerning Greece is not shared in
Great Britain. where the opinion pre-
walls that the Greek King is not like
ly to oppose his brother-in-law, the
German Emperor, in any circum-
stances.
Emperor Williams condition con-
tinues to be leading topic. All
messages from Berlin declare his
throat ailment is only slight, while
rumors from other countries report it
dangerous.
Conscription Situation
The British political crisis over con-
scription has subsided for time at
least. The opposition may gradual
ly simmer down. as did the threat
ened revolt against drink restrictions.
Most of the radical sections of the
labor men. particularly the Socialists,
talk of strike by the coal miners
which would bring the wheels of in
dustry to a standstill and handicap
the shipping industry. which is the
heart of the nations life, but there
is no strong evidence that any inn
portan strikes will materialize.
John Hodge. chairman of the labor
party in the House of Commons, as
we'll as other leaders. declares that
there is no demand for a general
election. Enlistment in groups un-
der the Derby plan will reopen jan
uary 10 and continue indefinitely, to
give an opportunity for all who
failed to enlist to avoid conscription
by volunteering before the act goes
into effect.
Irish Situation
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 the
refusual of the Nationalists to place
themselves on the same footing as
residents of England and Scotland as
an argument against home rule.
The newspaper debate continues as
to whether the government may not
cripple the industries necessary for
maintaining the army and navy by
calling upon too great a proportion
of the men to bear arms.