The Colorado statesman., 1914-08-15
The WAR DAY BY DAY

Aug s.-British cruiser Amphion
sunk by contact with mine, with
loss of over 100 men. Emperor Will
liam calls all Germans capable of bear
ing arms to fight. Upward of 100000
Germans and BelRians fight around
Liege. Thousands reported killed and
wounded. Austria Hungary declares
war on Russia and Russian ambassa-
dor at Vienna given his passports.
British Prime Minister gets additional
m arT of q Rus
sian cavalry endeavoring to enter East
Prussia driven back by German from
says the Russian cruiser Askol and the
German cruiser Emden. in an engage
ment off WeiHai-Wei. were both
sunk.
outstanding feature of the European
war. The latest advices. received by
dispatches. say that Liege still holds
out against the attacks of the Germans
asked for. 24-hour armistice to bury
their dead which was denied. The
German Casualties reported at $4,000.
without success. Winston spencer
Churchill denied that there had been
and British fleets in the North Sea.
The Montenegrin government has in
formed the Austrian minister that
Montenegro considers itself in state
OF war with Austria. The Austrian
minister has left Cettinje.
Aug. s.-Germans smash Liege de-
lenses and city falls in night attack.
troopers fight at close range, tram
pling bodies of slain comrades in the
British ships reported sunk and thir-
ty-four steamships captured by Bel
Sia,nTs at antwerp. Twenty thousand
neutrality. over 5000 American tour
lists board steamers for United States
French defeat Germans in Alsace. Aus
tria refused aid to German ships.
Aug. 9.-Confirmation of the reports
that Liege had been taken by the
patches received from Berlin Saturday,
although advices coming from Belgian
French and British sources maintained
hands of King Albert's men. 1t was
asserted in these dispatches that al
though the city was invested. there
has been no serious occupation of the
town by the Germans" An official dis
patch issued by, the Belgian general
staff said the advanced German troops
We're being pushed back. and that the
German offensive movement had
on Bulgarian territory. Cholera said
TO have broken out among Austrian
ana SerNlan troops. Germans plan
thousand fan in battles as French take
Alsace Emperor William takes per
sonal charge of his army. First big
battle OF German and French. armies
expected between Aug. IL and is.
Aug. 1O-France breaks with Aus
trians; diplomats leave capital and all
Germans and Austrians must declare
themselves or be arrested as spies
French government forbids publication
of casualty list. More than 1000 Ger
mans reported arrested as spies and
100 shot The German minister Baron
Won Griesnger, has left Nish. Servia,
after entrusting the affairs of the
Gerrnan legation to the American min
ese government has requisitioned sew
eral additional transports. 1t is re-
ported that cholera has broken out
among both the Austrian and Servian
troops. The French are advancing in
Alsace but against what opposition is
not known. The Germans occupy the
still hold the forts. The Austrians be-
fore, Servia are still bombarding Bel
grade, while part of the Servian army
is taking the offensive in Bosnia.
Aug. 11.-Kaiser massing army in
effort to rout enemy at Muelhausen
and sweep to Paris from Liege. Teu-
tons repelled by soldiers of three ma
tions in attempt to gather legions in
peror denies serious defeats and de-
clares actions so far have been mere
skirmishes. Austria withdraws troops
from Servia. France fighting to hold
Alsace.
Aug. 12.-Kaiser hurls 2,350,0O0 men
at foes Monster siege guns pound
forts at LieEe. Cossacks kill 5000
Austrians In swamp on Austrian Rus
ported from Alsace- Lorraine. Ten Of
ficers, 500 men and much equipment
reported captured in battle near
aid Germans