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FROM FRIDAY'S DAILY
St_ Petersburg, Aug 28—It is
officially announced that the
mobilization of the Russian
army has been accomplished.
Eight million men in all have
been gathered together, divided
into four armies of two mil
lion men each. Of these, the
intention it is understood is to
send two armies against Ger
many, one, that operating in
East Prussia, the second from
Warsaw along the Warthe
river into Central Germany,
both working along towards
Berlin, where they expect -to
converge within the next three
weeks. The plan of the Rus
sian general staff is not to at
tack any fortified places in
Germany, as that would entail
the loss of too much time, but
to invest each one of i hem
with a sufficient number of
men to keep the garrisons bot
tled up. The third army will
be used in conjunction with
the Servian army and the sol
diers of other of the Balkan
states in the campaign against
Austria-Hungary and the fourth
will be held in reserve.
Germans Retreat to Oder
Stockholm, Aug. 28—It is re
ported here that the smaller
garrisons of East Prussia have
evacuated their towns and are
withdrawing to the lines along
the Oder River. The garrisons
at Thorn, Danzig and Konnigs
berg are being maintained, but
the greater part of the balance
of the country will be left un
defended.
A freighter reports that the
German Cruiser Madgeburg,
one of the Strasburg type was
blown up by a torpedo in the
Bay of Finland, several days a
go. The greater number of her
crew escaped. The Madgeburg
was one of Germany's cruiser
battleships, being armored and
having a speed of 26.75 knots.
British Marines are Sent
London. Aug. 28—Two trans
ports loaded with marines were)
sent from Plymouth last night1
to Ostend, where they will as
sist in the defense ofthat place
in the event of a German attack
These augmented by sailors
from the war fleet will man the
trenches in front of the city.
Starving in New York
New’ York, Aug. 28—Five
eases of starvation are reported
in this city, the reason given be
ing the increase in the price of
food stuffs as the result of
the European war.
Small Victory For French
Paris. Aug. 28—Word comes 1
from the front that French!
troops drove back the enemy a- j
long their front from Nancy to;
•the foot of the Vosges moun
tains. Th German loss was j
heavy.
Allied Losses Appaling
London, Aug. 28—The usual ■
official statement of yester- j
day's war operations was not
made this morning by the
War Department, and the an-1
xiety smog the people of Great
Britain is great. From unof
ficial sources it is reported
that the losses of the Allied
forces of Belgium and Great
Britain in the last week's fight
ing reached the appalling fig
ure of at least seventy thou
sand. This includes killed,
wounded, captured and miss
ing.
Americans Must Go Home
London. Aug. 82—The Amer
ican relief commission has1
warned all Americans in Great
Britain and on the continent!
that they should leave for home ,
at the earliest possible moment.
The German, French and Rus
sian governments are doing all I
in their power to furnish trans- '
portalion to the seaboard for*
American tourists.
Cruiser Sinks German Steamer
London, Aug. 28—The Brit
ish cruiser High Flyer, which
is doing scout duty on .the West
Coast of Africa, reports hav
ing engaged and sunk, the Ger
man merchantman Kaiser Wil
helm Dor Gross. The latter
vessel refused to heave to
when sigualed, and was sunk
while trying to escape in the
dusk.
Capture French Towns
Ortend, Aug. 28—The Brit
ish commander of this port is
in receipt of a dispatch from
the front stating that the Ger
mans have occupied the French
towns of Lille and Valencien
nes. These places are both
heavily fortified and their cap
ture in such a short time is a
great surprise to the Allies.
Norwegian Ship Sunk
Christania, Aug. 2S—Surviv
ors of the Norwegian steamer
Gomfried reached this place
this morning. The vessel
struck a floating mine in the
North Sea and sunk in a very
short time drowning over half
her crew.
Ministers Enter Protest
Antwerp. Aug. 28—Ministers
of the different foreignpowers
in this city have addressed a
formal protest to the German
government against the bom
bardment of the residential
and business portions of this
city by the. German dirigibles.
Kiau-chou is Blockaded
Tokyo, Aug. 28—A wireless
was received last night from
Admiral Katoshi stating that
the ships under his command
had blockaded the German port
of Kiau-chou. American Con
sul Peck has left the port and
gone to Shanghai.
Paris is Gloomy
Paris, Aug. 28—The only ray
of hope forthe Allied forces .to
day is the report by way of the
Scandinavian peninsula stat
ing that the Russians are driv
ing everything before them in
their advance on Berlin.
Capture Namur Forts
Berlin. Aug. 28—The govern
ment made the announcement
today that all the forts at Na
mur had been captured and
their garrisons taken prisoner.
The capture was accompanied
by very little loss of life. The
bulletin also states Alsace is
free from French troops.
Germans Try Flank Movement
London, Aug. 28—The Ger
man army attempted a flank
ing movement around the Al
lied left wing at an early hour
this morning, but were re
pulsed. The British people ara
becoming very restless over
the absence of news. The war
office is besieged by women de
manding to know if husbands
have been killed in the war.
Japan May Withdraw
Tokyo, Aug. 28—It is unof
ficially reported that Japan will
withdraw from the war aft’r
taking Kiau-chou.
Paris Prepares For Siege
Paris, Aug. 28—The official*
of this city are preparing for a
riege. Non-combatants have
been advised to leave, Banks
are moving their cash and j
other valuable*, and huge train
loads of provisions are arriv-1
ing in a steady stream to gar
rison the place. Men and
boys too old or too young to '
take their place on the firing]
line are working to strengthen!
the fortifications in anticipa-1
lion of an attack.
8ingers Are Fighting
Boston, Aug. 28—11 was an
nounced at the Conservatory of
Music yesterday there was but
Iittleprobability of an operetic
season this year owingto the
fact that many of the leading
male opera singers are serving!
in the armies now confronting
each other in Europe.
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The steamer Northland went
over to Sunny Point this morn-!
ing with a load of fuel oil for
the cannery at that place.
FROM SATURDAY’S DAILY
Berlin, Aug. 29—After a bat
tle vlasting for nine days, the |
Allied and French forces in
western Belgium have been ut
terly routed, Namur and all her
forts are now in the hands of
the German troops, as is all the
rest of Belgium with the single
exception of the cities of Ant- ;
werp and Osterrd. The little
English army was practically
annihilated, and the remnant
is now cut off from Ostend,
its base of supplie.s The fighl-f
ing was fierce, the English line
standing in spite of the well
1 directed fire of the German ar
tillery at Mauberge, and i§ was
not untill overwhelnvr-g num
bers of the Imperial army
charged them that they retreat
ed. With the French it was
different, their line breaking in
flight almost before our troops
had come in actual contact
with them, and they were driv
en across the Belgian frontier
into France. A flanking move
ment resulted in them being
thrown back onto their center
at the. foot of the Vosges moun
tains, and Germany is now in
possession of all the passes.
British Are Mowed Down
Paris, Aug. 29—Even the
War Office admits that mad
confusion exsists on the bord
ers obFrance, where the Allied
forces have been pushed back
| by the Germans. The French
i retreat was almost a rout, and
thousands of prisoners were
taken by the Germans. The
l presence of the British line was
the only thing that prevented
the Germans flanking the
French and capturing an en
j tire army. The British stood
! however in the face of a force
! five times as numerous and
I held them at terrible cost to
j themselves until the French
! had time to recover and re
form. They then retreated in
good order, leaving fully half
| their wounded and killed on
!the field.
Asquith Announces Defeat
London, Aug. 29—Premier
Asquith announced in the Brit
j ish House of Parliament last
1 night that the British and Al
lied forces ha«J been com
j pelled to retreat from Belgium
j on account of the overwhelm
ing numbers of th? Germans
j opposed to them. Their loss
j in the past two days has a
| mounted to about sixty thou
sand, while that of the Ger
ber.
Fierce Fighting in East Prussia
St. Petersburg, Aug. 29
Word comes from East Prussia
that fierce fighting has occur
red in the neighborhood of]
Konigsberg. which town the
Czar has determined to take.
It is heavily fortified, and is
bound to put up a stubborn de
fense. Lemburg one of the
largest cities in Austria-Hun
gary has already been surround
ed and will be taken and held
as a base by Russia. Both are
strategic points and strongly
fortified.
Whole City is Destroyed
Washington, Aug. 29—The
German Ambassador to the
• '.ed States has notified the
. e Department that the Bel
t an city of Louvain, a place of
a aut forty thousand popula
tion, had been' burned by the!
German forces because of the |
fact that the civilians of the
place peopled in “sniping’’ at
the German soldreis after the
town had been captured. The
residents of the place were re
moved and the entire city given
nver to the flames.
Declares War on Belgium
Vienna, Aug. 29—It is offic
ially announced that Austria
Hungary has declared'war on
Belgium.
Bombardment Continues
Antwerp. Aug. 29—In spite of
1 lie protest of the ministers of
neutral countries, the bom
bardment of this city by dirig
ibles was renewed last night,
and several buildings burned.
Canadian Troops Sail
Ottawa, Aug. 20—The troop
ship Megantic sailed from this
port for Europe this morning
with the first of Canada’s
troops for the defense of Eng
land. The men will be landed
in England drilled and accli
mated and then sent across the
Channel.
Four German Vessels Sunk
London, Aug. 20—The com
mander of the British fleet off
the mouth of the Elba reports
by wireless that scout ships of
his fleet engaged and sunjc
two German cruisers and two
torpedo boat destroyers yester
day morning. The fight occur
red near Heligoland, the Ger
man vessel having come out
during a fog for scouting pur
poses. The British vessels en
gaging them were heavier and
quickly put them out of bus
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Paris Is Demoralized
Paris, Aug. 29—R is believed
by most of the residents of
this city that a seige is im
nent, and preparations are be
ing rushed by the authorities
both of the city and govern
ment to withstand sanme. Not
ices have been served on for
eigners to leave at once, and
the women and children resi
dents are being urged to go
away. All the wounded are
being moved to outlying prints
and none are being received,
evidently been sent elsewhere.
The Perfect of Police of
Paris has prohibited the Issu
ance of more than three issues
of any paper, in order not to
excite dhe people.
From Metz and Luxembcrg
the Germans are advancing in
incredible numbers on Longwy.
their vanguard having already
: oecupiedthe towns of Vullerupt
Joppecourt, Briery and Mont
metz. The French forces are
well entrenched along the
Meuse between Sedan and
Verdun, two strongly fortified
cities, and all the bridges over
the Meuse have either been de
stroyed or mined ready to be
blown up.
Berlin Crazy With Joy
Beriin, Aug. 29—Residents of
this place forgot the march of
the Russian hordes hitherward
last night when the news of the
big German victory over the
Allied forces was made public,
and the place went wild with
joy. Everybody is now certain
hat German arms will he at
Paris within a month.
Ambassadors Quit Toklo
Tokyo, Aug. 29—Ambassa
dors Reed and Sz?ntgyorgv,
representing Germany and Aus
tria respectively, turned over
their offices to American Am
bassador Guthrie last night and
will leave for home via Seattle
this evening.
Watch Siege Preparations
Washington, Aug. 29—The
military authorities of the
world are watching the prepar
ations for the defense of Paris.
Three defense circles are be
ing formed around the city, anj#
heavy guns and the latest
forms of defense are being pre
pared.
King’s Son i8 Sick
London, Aug. 29—The battle
-hip Col lings wood, on board
which Prince Albert, King
George’s second son is a mid
shipman, put in to this port
last night and landed the
Prince who is said to be suffer
-ing from appendicitis. The
young man was taken to a hos
pital and a consultation of lead
ing doctors to decide on the ad
viability of an operation will
Ire held this evening.
Naval Battle Expected
London, Aug. 29—The indi
cations are that a naval lraftle
will 'be fought shortly at the
mouth of the Elbe, or near Hel
igoland. For the past twenty
days, scout patrol boats of all
classes have been searching
the waters in that region for
floating mines, picking up doz
ens of them. Yesterday the
flying squadron moved In clos
er, with the result that four of
the German ships we^e caught
napping and sunk. The heavier
vessels are now betoeved to be
concentrating, and an attack
on Wilhelmshaven will probs
ably follow. The defeat of the
British land forces makes it
almost -necessary that the fleet
get busy, as the British people
are dissatisfied.
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FROM MONDAY8 DAILY
Later
London, Aug. 31—“You must
take Paris, though all Germany
die in the attempt,” is the word
sent the German army by the
Kaiser yesterday. The Ger
man advance is now between
Amiens and Dieppe, within one
hundred miles of Paris. Gen
eral Pau arrived from the
south last night, and today Is
engaging them near Dieppe.
Leipzic Reported Captured
Seattle, Aug. 31—Persistent
rumors are in circulation here
that the German cruiser Leip
zic has been captured by the
Canadian cruiser Rainbow,
near Queen Charlotte Islands.
Confirmation of the report must
come from London.
Russians and Austrians Clash
London, Aug. 31—The scene
ol war has changed during the
last forty-eight hours from the
t rench-German-Belgian border
where both sides are waiting
reinforcements to fill their
ranks, depleted by the terrific
fighting of the last ten days,
to the Austrian-Russian fron
tier where two armies said to
aggregate over one million
men, are now locked in a death
struggle. The Russian 'army
crossed the border several
days ago, their objective point
being Lemberg, the prinicpal
city of Galicia, the northern
province of Austria-Hungary. A
force of half a million Austri
ans gathered together to con
test the advance, 'and the fight
ing has been going on for the
past three days, generally to
the advantage of the Russians,
who have driven the Austrian
forces back almost all along
a line about one hundred miles
in length, the right wing rest
ing on the Vistula river where
it crosses the border. The
Russians are showing them
selves to be splendid fighting
men, and are undergoing the
hardships attendant on an en
gagement of this magnitude
without a murmur. They have
advanced as steadily as the Ger
mans through Belgium, simply
crushing the Austrians by
superior weight. The flower
of ithe Austrian army has been
hurled against them, with small
?ains at times, as this or that
'ertinn of the long line bent
back before the charge of the
Bohemian cavalry or the moun
taineer infantry of Hurgary,
but the gains were of buit short
duration, as more men from
the reserves were sent into
action to strengthen the weak
spots, and again the Austrians
were set back.
Lemberg is the fourth most
important city in Austria-Hun
vary, having >a population of
dose to two hundred; thousand.
from St. Petersburg, via
Ghristiania comes word of the
Russian occupation of Konigs
berg the capital of East Prus
*ia, after a series of engage
ments, and the general advance
of the Russian army across the
\ istula River iri 'their march to
Berlin. This means they have
pierced the German line along
that stream extending from
Thorn to Danzig, both of which
places they will invest with a
sufficient number of troops to
prevent a foray against their
flank, and are pressing on to
the Oder where the big battle
will take place. A third army
is now advancing from War
saw toward Berlin, and will
pierce the German frontier at a
point 'almost directly east of
Berlin, and about 180 miles dis
taut. This force will probably
he able to advance more rapid
ly 'than the army now in East
Prussia, and it is estimated will
be within reach of Berlin with
in the next fifteen or eighteen
days, unless matters come to
a head in France before that
time enabling Germany to pull
her troops out of (that country
and launch them at this new
flic my.
Thousands of Germans Dead
Washington, Aug. 31—Tile
government has been officially
notified that the Russians are
advancing against Lemberg in
Austria, and that French sol
diers when they re-occupied
Nancy and Vitrimon after driv
ing ithe Germans out, found
2,500 dead of thfat nation at
(he first mentioned place and
between four thousand and
forty-five hundred at the lat
ter.
Germans Defeat Russians
Berlin, Aug. 31—General Al
lenstein, who was sent out 'to
check the Russian advance re
ports that the forces under his
command had defeated a Rus
sian army of five army corps,
and had driven them back in
dis order after capturing many
guns and prisoners. All the
Austrian forces have been with
dlrawn from Servia and sent a
SWinst the Russian army now
advancing in'to Galicia. These
two items were issued by the
Imperial war office.
Marines Landed at Ostend
Paris, Aug. 31—Marines and
sailors from the British fleet
were landed at Ostend Satur
day, and are now at work
strengthening the fortifica
tionse of the plact.
Belgians Hold Brussels
Paris, Aug. 31—Belgian
troops from Antwerp attacked
and defeated the Germans near
Brussels Saturday with a big
loss of life and prisoners, and
®re now in command of the cap
ital again. The Germans are
awaiting re-inforcements be
fore trying to drive them out.
Troops Coming From India
London, Aug. 31—Kitchener
announced today that five ship
loads of native Hindoo troops
are now on their way to Eng
land to assist the British forces
in France. They are all pick
ed men from the hill regions
and first-class fighting men.
Italy Must Take Sides
- Rome, Aug. 31—It is hourly
becoming more apparent that
Italy must sooner or later
throw in her lot with the forces
of Europe now battling against
the K'aiser. Heavy pressure is
being brought to bear by
France and England. Popular
sentiment is against Austria
which for years has heaped in
sult on Italy, while England and j
France have long been looked
upon as friendly to us.
Qermans and Austrians Unite
Rome, Aug. 31-The German
and Austrian forces have unit
ed at Basel, and have crossed
'he Rhine. They are marching
in the direction of Belfort, one
of the principal cities of south
ern France. German aero
planes acting as scouts of this
army nttemplel to dynamite
'lie hangar of the military
balloons al Belfort yesterd'ay,
but were unsuccessful, beng
driven off by the infantry guard
'Wore inflicting any damage.
Vancouver Feels the War
Vancouver, Aug. 31—The edi
torial, business and mechanical
staffs of all papers in this city
feel the effect of the war in
Europe all of them being de
pleted by (he departure of the
soldiers for England. The short
age applies in every olher line
of business.
Left Without Their Trunks
London, Aug. 31—'It is esti
mated that at least twenty thou
sand trunks were left on the
continent by Americans in their
hurry to get out >of the war
zone. Many of them arrived in
England without even a change
of clothes.
Only One Paper (Per Day
London, Aug. 31—The gov
ernment Saturday afternoon is
sued an order limiting the pub
lication of more than one edi
tion of any paper in London
every twenty-four hours. This
is done to prevent unrest a
mong the people owing to the
unsatisfactory condition of
'things with the 'army on the
continent.
Drop Bombs in Paris
London, Aug. 31—A special
from Paris brings word of the
dropping of bombs in the out
skirts of the city Saturday night
by German aeroplanes. Fortu
nately but little damage was
done. Paris is now prepared
for a long seige, its granaries
and arsenals being full, and Us
non-c.irt'balunit residents are
leaving by the hundreds of
thousands. Advance and scout
ing parties of Germans are
pushing 'along steadily, and it
looks as though the only thing
that will keep the main body
of their army from arriving at
Paris within the next ten days
is the inability of human flesh
and blood to stand up under
the terrible pressure of the
past three weeks. The French
northern army has been prac
tically wiped out, 'and rein
forcements are being rushed up
from the south 'to inject new
life and power into it. The
British forces, but a remnant
of which remains, will prob
ably be kept busy until the ar
rival of its re-inf orcements
keeping (lie road to Ostend
open, for all its supplies and
ammunition are coming xin
through 'that way.
Turkey Showing Her Teeth
Rome, Aug. 31—There is
every probability that Turkey
will declare war against the
Allies within the next forty
eight hours. Bulgaria will
probably join with her as a
gainst Greece and Servia. The
cause of Turkey’s altitude is
England’s demand thsut the two
German cruisers which entered
the Dardenelles either disman
tle or go under the Turkish
flag with Turkish crews.
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