The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-20
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
LONDON, Feb. 1e.-Lively artiE
Iery actions along nearly the entire
western front indicates that the Ger
mans are about to resume the offen-
sive actions which were halted by
heavy wind and rain storms three
days ago.
Several violent infantry clashes
have occurred on the British front
within the last twenty-four hours.
French and German troops have
ciashed In upper Alsace and around
Arras and there was Increasing ar
tiIery activity on both sides around
Arras last night and early today.
General Sir Douglas Hais, British
commander In chief, tenleht reported
trenches near 9ommecourt and ad-
mitted the teutons took few prison
ers. The British lost only seven men
In killed and wounded, he reported.
Near Letouque, strong German posi-
tion was heavily sheIled today by
British artillery.
The German war office this after
noon reported the repulse of another
English attempt to re-capture posi-
tions taken by the Germans south
west of Ypres and the destruction Of
French trenches southwest of Ait
krch. The Paris afternoon report
mentioned the repulse of weak Ger
man attack north Of BIaU, in the Or
tots.
GERMAN HOPES ENDED.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-Complete con-
quest Of German kamerun, in western
Africa, coming on the heels Of the
capture of Erzerum by the Russians,
has ended for many decades the kais-
er's hope for great colonial empire,
it was held here tonight.
The war office early this evening
announced the completion of the Kan.
been driven from their last position
on Morahill, the garrison at Mora
surrendarine yesterday.
x Practically ALI the German officers
crossed its Spanish territory and the
conquest of kamerun, with its vaIu-
able coffee, cocoa and rubber planta-
tions was complete.
An aggressive campaign Is being
pushed against German East Africa,
the last important German colony now
In the hands of the allies. Because of
the nature of the country, the invad-
ing forces are fighting their way
slowly, but reinforced by artillery
and fresh infantry have made con-
siderable headway in the past few
weeks.
The conquest of German Southwest
Africa was completed several months
ago when the last of the German
forces surrendered to British South
African troops under command of
General Botha.
The success of the Russians at
Erzcrum not only has made a Turco-
German campaign against Egypt alto
gether unlikely, in the opinion of mill
tary experts here, but sounded the
death kneIi for German ambitions In
Persia and Mesopotamia. The pres
ence of Iarqe British forces in the
Tiaris and Euphrates valleys and the
Of the grand dukes armies ad-
vancinq through Armenia, makes the
Of the German-ofricered Turks
to drive their enemies into the Per-
sian gulf almost impossible of accom-
pishment.
Petrograd dispatches received here
tonight Indicate that the grand duke is
pushing his Armenian campaign with
the same vieor that characterized his
drive through GaIicia early In the [!
war. While the Russian grand dukes |
right wing Is moving nearer to Tre-
bizond, the forces that occupied Err
zerum have pushed their way west
ward despite obstacles fnp osed by !
the weather and Is harrassing the re-
treatina Turks, who thus far have not /!
attempted to make stand and give !
battle. ....
The sIavs, it is believed here, are
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