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CCISSORS AND PASTE Vol. I. No. 14. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1915. ONE HALFPENNY. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE BROKEN. The War Correspondent of the Berlin "Tageblatt" with the Eastern Armies, writing from Lodz ten days ago, states that the view prevails here that the Russian offensive Major Moraht, the "Tageblatt's" military critic, wrote on Friday last that the belief is gaining ground that the Russians are preparing to retreat along the whole long Polish and Galician battle-front. He contends that the mighty force brought to bear by Russia has accomplished nothing useful, and has simply wasted much of its strength and material. Germany can, he adds, be quite satisfied with the progress made by her armies, for Russia is failing, and the "destruction of the Western adversaries in Belgium and in France" is only a question of time.—London "Morning Post." SPAIN AND GERMANY. In recognition of the Germans having removed the Brussels statue of the Anarchist Ferrar about 10,000 persons belonging to the Conservative and Traditionalist forces, including several members of Parliament, yesterday left cards at the German Embassy. This Germanophil demonstration was replied to by Britannican and Radicals leaving cards at the Avert possible collisions between the rival parties some newspapers counsel prudence, reminding their readers of the strict neutrality of Spain and adding that such demonstrations may prove dangerous.—London "Morning Post." THE REVOLT IN PORTUGAL. According to a Badajoz telegram, fresh revolts took place on Tuesday in the Portuguese garrisons of Elvas and Extremoz. The movements, however, were quelled by the Republican Guard and loyal troops. Madrid newspapers, including warm defenders of the Portuguese Republic, recognise that the situation is very serious. The Government is without official information as to events in Portugal.—London "Morning Post." PRO-GERMANS IN ITALY. As an example of the pro-German bias of the Italian Roman Catholic Press may be cited the headlines and an article of the "Corriere d'Italia," which, despite Cardinal Gasparri's recent assertion of its neutrality, endeavors to give credence to the German version of the naval battle, a version rejected by all independent newspapers.—London "Morning Post." R.I.C. DRAW REVOLVERS. Divergent war opinions lead to an altercation between some parties at Turloughmore, Co. Galway, and the police had to draw revolvers and threaten to sequentially before peace could be restored. Subsequently, however, the quarrel was renewed, and two men named Egan and Holland were wounded by gunshots. On Monday night three houses in the locality were fired into.—"Daily Independent." "THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM ACT." The London "National Review," which is a strong Tory organ, gives in very brief comparisons the exact state of the Martinian Law conditions under which these countries are governed now. This is its pithy summary:— "Under the Defence of the Realm Act, the Government has power to arrest any person who is…