The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-18
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR,

Friday, Feb. 12.-Berlin reports the
sinking of a British cruiser, the Ara
bis, on the Dogger banks in the North
sea and the torpedoing of another one.
London denies the report, but says
the boat sunk was a mine sweeper,
and that three others of the boats at
tackled have returned to port. The adj
miralty records show no cruiser named
the Arabs.
PetrOgrad claims a great gain in a
renewed Slav offensive in the Strira
region between Rovno and Lutsk.
Positions commanding the district
through which runs the Chodorov and
Stry rives have been captured. These
positions were so firmly fortified by
the Germans as to check the Russian
drive last month, but the new sue
cess has been obtained, it is claimed by
the new big guns of the car, which
have shown marked Improvement
on all fronts.
In two days fighting Paris claims
the French won back all ground lost
at Frise south of the Somme in the
late German drive.
Saturday, Feb. 12.-The most i'm
portant infantry operations on the
western front occurred in the Cham
payne, where a French attack was
carried through after prolonged artil-
lery preparation and according to
Paris some 800 yards of German
trenches were taken. Berlin comedies
French gain in this territory, north
east of Massiges, but places the ex
tent of the captured position at 200
yards.
Petrograd unofficially reports the
Teutonic forces on the defensive on
three important streams along which
much of the recent fighting in Galicia
and nearby fronts have been conduct
ed-the Sereth, the Pruth and the
Dneister. Several breaches are de-
clared to have been made in the lines
Of the Teutonic allies.
Admitting that the immediate stra-
tegic results so far have not been i'm
portant, the Petrograd advices record
belief that the Russian offensive has
at least relieved pressure on the en-
tente forces along other fronts.
Sunday, Feb. 13.-Athens reports,
which are without official confirma-
ton, reiterate that Bulgaria has made
separate overtures to the entente al
lies for a separate peace, that having
obtained from the remnants of Servia
all she has fought for in the Balkan
wars of the past she is willing to rest
upon her laurels and quit the fray.
The great battle between the French
and the Germans in Champagne is in
it's sixth day, and although the Teu-
tons again have assumed the offensive
the French troops still hold the quar-
ter of a mile of trenches which they
took after four days of intensive fight
ing last week. After having been
driven back four times by the Ger
mans last Friday, the French cap
tured 800 yards of trenches Saturday
and are busy holding them Five sue
cessive infantry attacks were launch
ed by the Germans against the works
but, according to Paris, all of the as
saults were repulsed.
Monday, Feb. 14.-The Germans are
continuing their great drive in
France. Northwest of Tahure the Ger
mans have captured 700 yards of
French trenches, according to Berlin,
and taken 400 yards of French posi-
tions in the neighborhood of Abersept
In the two operations some 300 pris-
oners and five machine guns were
taken.
While the Paris war office admits
the taking of some of this ground by
the Germans. it states that good part
of it was recaptured by the French
and that all new attempts of the Ger
mans to advance were checked.
Reports of the loss of the French
cruiser Amiral Charner, which was re-
ported to have been sunk by subma-
rine patrolling the Syrian coast, nave
been confirmed Practically the entire
crew was lost
The British cruiser Arethusa struck
a mine off the east coast of England,
according to a statement issued by
the British Official press bureau.
The last of the single men enlisted
under the Derby act have been called
10 the colors.