The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-03
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European War News
Lutsk, the important fortress in
yolhynia, one of the triangle of forti'
flcat1ons there, is being evacuated by
the Germans, according to information
obtained from prisoners arriving at
Kiev, Russia.
A note to the Greek government
amounting to an ultimatum, is said
by the Overseas News agency Of Ber-
lin to have been presented by France
and Great Britain. Greece Is required
to GUST the ministers of the central
powers.
A twenty four day battle of nations
on an eighty-mile front in Bessarabia
has been won by the Austro-Hun-
garians. with 10000 Russians killed
and wounded. The Russian offensive
has been completely broken and hurled
back. This announcement is made in
an official statement from Vienna.
Montenegro has Internationally sur.
rendered to Austria. She will lay
down her arms. Terms will be dis
cussed at once. Announcement Of the
submission of the little kingdom was
made by Count Tisza, the Hungarian
premier. before the Hungarian parlia'
ment. according to dispatch from
Berlin,
That the entente powers intend
using extreme methods to force the
hand of Greece is seen by Berlin news
papers with the news of the landing
Of allied troops at Pholeron. five miles
southwest Of Athens.
Announcement was made in the
house of commons at London that the
Turkish forces in Mesopotamia have
fallen back before the British to a
point within six miles of kut'El'
Amara.
A new general offensive along a
front of almost 100 miles has been
undertaken In the Caucasus by Rus
SLAMS, according to al official state
ment of the Turkish war Office Re-
pulse of all attacks are claimed by
Constantinople Check of the Russian
forces on the East Galician and Bessa-
rabian fronts also reported by Vienna.
Reports reaching Ottawa, Ont, in
dicate that Canadian troops have been
in an important engagement, presum-
ably on the west front, and have suf-
fered severely. The losses are off,
cially stated to have been 535 killed
and wounded.
Hope for the rescue Of the 10000
beleaguered British troops at Kut-el-
Amara, Mesopotamia, was revealed
in an official announcement at Lon
don that the relief expedition routed
the Turks opposing the advance Is
miles south Of the besieged city.
Domestic
After six persons were killed and up
ward Of $3,000,000 worth Of property
damaged by foods and wind, the
storms at Los Angeles, CAL, ceased.
Irving and Herbert Updyke Of Oak
Park, Ill.,, were formally charged with
conspiracy to commit felony'-the
crime intended being the murder Of
their aged and wealthy parents for
money. They will be held in jail until
Jan. 26. when they will be given q
hearing.
Ten thousand garment workers went
on strike at Philadelphia for shorter
hours and an increase ii wages. The
field covered by the strike includes all
the ladies' waist. silk suit and chill
dren's dress shops in the city.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion at Washington declared the rate
Of Is cents per 100 pounds on pickles
in carloads, cases, casks or barrels
from New Lisbon, Wis, to Chicago IN
reasonable.
In a pitched battle between 80
state troopers and q mob of 500 in
furiated men and women In front OF
the Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish
Roman Catholic church at Du Pont
near Pittston. Pa, one of the troopers
was killed and many of the rioters
were hurt.
The employers liability act Of lndt
ana was held constitutional by the Su
preme court at Washington.
.
Citizens of Writ, Okla, asked &C.
r. l.. Williams to send state militia