Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-31
THE WAR TODAY

made on the city NHnih Two unys.
The official statement on the Sun.
day night attack declares that
while the airship dropped a num-
Der OF bombs, no damage has been
reported.
There have been no further ad-
ditions TO the list OF casualties
from Sunday nights raid, officially
given as "a killed and - injured.
While isolated encounters and
much artillery and mining activity
is reported, comparative quiet
seems TO have settled down again
on the western fighting front
where the Germans recently have
reported notable successes.
Athens reiterates reports re-
ceived through diplomatic chan.
neIs that the Russians are sur
rounding Erzerum. having iHflict-
cd fresh defeat on the Turks.
In Albania the advance of the
Austrians continues, but according
10 reports today from German
sources there is likely to be in
creased opposition TO them in the
near future. Italy. 1t is declared.
has decided to continue her Al.
bantam campaign and has landed
another infantry division with
heavy artillery at Avalona, with a
view to an effective defense of
southern Albania as measure of
political necessity.
Another Zeppelin came to the
outskirts of Paris Saturday night
but turned back before dropping
any bombs. The alarm was sound.
ed through the city and in a short
time all lights had been extin-
guished and most OF the inhabi-
tants rushed into the streets to
watch for the appearance of the
Zeppelins. In an hour and half.
hremen's bugles announced that
all danger was past and the lights
were turned on again. The failure
OF the Zeppelin to raid Paris last
night, the officials believe, was due
to comparatively clear weather and
the big fleet of French airships i'm
readiness.
The Zeppelin raid on Paris Sat-
urday night when three and half
tons OF explosives were dropped
caused the death of "a persons and
the injury of %.
The Germans say they have re-
tanned all the ground taken from
the French around Melville, de-
spite strong attacks by the enemy.
The Russians continue their ad.
vance north of Erzerum and claim
TO have taken a number of prison.
ers and machine guns.
Vienna claims to have repulsed
attacks by the Russians on the
BHhOWlna frontier.
On the other fronts and in the
Balkans no important changes
have occurred.
RiOting occurred in Lisbon,
Portugal, Saturday night, against
the increased cost Of living. Bombs
were thOwn 1T soldiers called out
to suppress the rioters. Troops
fired and wounded many rioters.
Southwest of hill No. $40. in the
region north of Arras, where Ber-
lin reported 1890 yards OF French
trenches captured, two hand gren-
AIDE attacks were made by the
Germans last night, the Paris war
office announced to-day. hut both
assaults are declared to have
failed,
Berlin asserts that the French
now are on the aggressive. Re-
peated attempts to recover the
ground lost last week near Neu-
vile are reported, but the Ger.
mans declare they are holding fast
to their newly won trenches.
No mention is made by Paris OF
operations Immediately to the
south Of the SOmme. where. ac'
cording to Berlin, the French lines
were pushed back on Jan. p and
succeeding days more than l,0Ot
yards along a front in excess Of
$500 yards.
German army headquarters to-
day declared that the Zeppelin at
tacks on Paris Saturday and Sun
day nights were in reprisal for til'
French air raids last week OF
Frieburg, Germany.