Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-10
War Summary.

mentS from the capltalS or the belli.
gerents is the surest indication that
the fighting in the east and west con-
tinues without decisive results.
| Such news dispatches as escaped
the censors tend to confirm earlier Of
fetal claims and admissions. The
Germans are pushing their right wing
nearer Paris while their center and
left appear to be held by the French
Russia is pressing forward in the Aus
trian province of Galicia, after having
taken the strongly fortified capital
Lemberg. The Germans are admitted
ly victorious in east Prussia.
The Japanese are said to have oc.
cupied seven islands near Kiao Chow
and to have landed additional troops
within marching distance of that Ger
man stronghold in the face of pro-
tests by China.
The governor and other German Of
ficials OF Samoa have been made pres
oners by the British and sent to the
| Fiji islands
The government of France is now
established at Bordeaux. The foreign
embassies and legations, with the ex-
ception of those of the United States
and Switzerland, have been removed
from Paris to Bordeaux.
A proclamation by the French gov
eminent describes the removal of the
capital as precautionary and sets
forth that an attack on Paris in the
near future is not considered probable.
No data on which to base a judy
ment OF the general situation over the
wide flung battle line in France is
available. The retirement OF the al
lies without a defeat and fighting
every foot of the way is an express
sion that has become stereotyped. 1t
is. however, about the only official
news that has reached London since
Field Marshal Kitchener's story was
given out
The lines around Paris have tight
ened as the German forces draw clos
err to the French capital, the official
statements regarding the progress of
the war grow briefer and are more
and more lacking in details.
In the absence of official announce
ments news dispatches indicate that
the British and French continue a
lstubborn resistance, giving way slow
| ly, however, to keep their lines intact
and prevent an enveloping movement
by the German right.
Regarding the progress of the bat
tie which the Germans are waging on
French and Belgian soil, both French
and British governments are keeping
silence. The movements of the troops
are meagerly reported, and 1t has been
impossible, through these reports, to
form any adequate idea Of how the
tide of battle is flowing.
Direct advices from the Russian cap
ital give the official report of bat
tie lasting seven days between the
Russians and Austrians around Lem
berg. capital of Galicia, in which the
Russians were successful, forcing the
Austrians to retreat and Selling
heavily fortified positions. The Rus
slams captured $50 guns and the Aus
TRANS are said to have suffered enor-
nous losses In this battle three full
Austrian army corps and parts of two
others were engaged
Russia admits serious defeat in
east Prussia at the hands of the Ged-
mans. In this battle two Russian ar
my corps were badly cut up and three
generals and a number OF staff officers
were killed.
An official report from Paris says
that a German cavalry corps march
ing toward the forest of Campiegne
engaged the British, and the British
captured ten guns.
Japan has landed thousands of
troops at the Chinese port of Lung
Cow, 100 miles north of Tsing-Tau,
and the German legation at Picking
has protested to the Chinese foreign
office against this alleged infringe
ment of China's neutrality.
French aviators have pursued Ger
man aeroplane over Paris. There was
an exchange Of shots in the air, but
the German succeeded in getting
away
The attitude of the Turks is still
awaited with anxiety and Petrograd
est Petersburg) dispatch says she is
mobilizing on the Persian boundary,
but slowly.
In the east the fighting progresses
with undated fury. Both the Rus
sian and the Austro-German armies
have met successes and reverses. 1t
is admitted in Petrograd Est. Peters
burg) that two army corps were de-
feated in east Prussia and that three
Russian generals were lost.
On the other hand the Austrians
appear to have. been defeated in Ca
licia where Overwhelming successes
are claimed by The Russians. This
claim finds support in dispatch from
Vienna which states that the Austri-
ans have decided to evacuate Lem
berg, the capital of Galicia.
The attitude of Turkey and Italy
are anxiously awaited by all the bel
| ligerents. A semiofficial dispatch
| from Petrograd says that Turkish
troops have landed ON the shores Of
Asia Minor at Smyrna. Further press
ure is reported to have been brought
on Italy by Germany and Austria to
have her support the triple alliance.
The Japanese foreign OFFICE has is
sued statement complaining Of al
legged unfair treatment Of Japanese
lnoncombatants In Germany,
While the whole world Is waiting
definite news from the battle line. the
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