The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-13
FRENCH CLAIMING AUSTRIAN FLEET MEN ARE FALLING
GERMANS BEATEN ORDERED sunk BY THE HUNDREDS
the of
Two About Vessels sndStri
Muhau Them Lines.
ATTLE THE BORDER THEMGALLoP A
slNaaIeA Hnrd
Some
Bravery.
Losses Have Been Enormous
in the Clashes of These
Two Nations About
Mulhausen.
BATTLE ON THE BORDER
Bloody Encounters Are In Progress
All Along the Line With
Some Wonderful
Bravery.

[Ry VIM. P. sImms, United Press
Staff correspondent.1
PARIS, Aug. 13.-The entire active
German army is hammerIne at tho
French-BeIglan lines today. Its heav-
lest strength is In Luxembourg, Bel
gIan Luxembourg and on the French
frontier south Of spIncourt. At all
points Germans are feeling out tho
French defense and bloody fights are
In progress. But the censorship here
10 severe and beyond the fact that
tho army Is engaged and 10 maintain
ing ito position, all Information 10 re-
fused. Much significance was attach
ed today by French experts to the re-
ported shelIing Of Pont-A-Mousson on
the MoseIle frontier. II was believed
that the Germans baffed farther north
may try to force an entrance through
the gap between Tout and Epinai. But
the general STAFF retains its air Of
confidence. Il insists that Il has
planted Ito sorces whore the Germans
must strike, and that the lines will
hold.
The dreaded German artillery has
failed to live up to Its reputation. Staff
officers and officers here say German
Workmanship have been poor and
their artillery to date Ineffective. They
say that In the fighting everywhere
the spirit Of the French and BeIsIans
has been wonderful while the Ger
mans have not attacked with their
customary vigor.
How much of the force 10 now en-
that the fighting 10 Increasing In VOL
ume. BY the end Of the week It 10
expected the entire cppooing armies
will find themselves engaged.
II is stated that France will demand
from Turkey explanation Of the report
that the government has purchased
the Goeben and Breslau from Ger
many to prevent their capture.
HAND TO HAND.
PARIS, Aug. 15.-The war office
says that the French army operating
In the vicinity Of Spincourt after being
forced back by superior German
force was reinforced; assumed the Of
fensive and drove the Germans back
on their main advance base with very
heavy loss. The French broke the
German lines, the report says by a
fierce bayonet charge which penetrat-
ed the German front. The hand to
hand fighting was most severe and the
losses were very heavy, although the
number has been carefully concealed.
One entire German battery Is claimed
to have been destroyed and several Of
the guns actually captured at the point
Of the bayonet. The fighting eontin-
ues near this point.
GERMAN SHELLS.
PARIS, Aug. fisherman heavy ar
tiTlery bon1barded the French position
at Pont A Moussan In the department
Of Muetz-Eth MosseI and more than
hundred shells fell in the town. The
war office today declared the loss of
life was very heavy and that large
portion Of the town had been destroy
ed. Among the dead is the Belgian
consul general there.
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK.
PARIS, Aug. 13.-Emulating man.
euvers OF Belgian troops, the French
column in AIsace inflicted heavy 1885
es on Germans according to the war
office advlces today. Germans attack
ed the night Of August 10. The French
drew back, enticing further advance
by the German troops. They led the
pursuers back to the point where
French reInforcements were waiting
and two days later. with the French re-
inforcements, gave battle. War office
dispatches say the Germans were driv-
en- back beyond the point Of first con-
tact, Splncourt, suffering heavy losses
ENORMOUS LOSSES.
BASEL, Aug. 13.-The losses in the
fighting between the Germans and the