The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-13

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German dirigible, destroying 1t and its
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erick Wilhelm before Liege, It looks
as If Germany means to let the
rhine forts keep on the defensive, ara
put all their strength into the effort
to break open a way to Paris from the
North. ,am
French In Similar Move.
The invading Germans are reported
to be digging trenches, leveling trees
so that their artillery fire will not
be obstructed and to have built wood.
en- platforms 400 feet long for the un-
loading Of horses and guns. The
whole army Of the lower Rhine is be-
lieved to be involved in this move
ment, and the battle when it encoun-
tiers the French line will be enor-
mously important.
On the Eastern frontier the French
are striking exactly the same kind OF
a. blow at Germany. While the Kaiser
is trying to cut, around the French
left flank through Belgium and Lux.
embourg and SO reach Paris, the
French are trying to cut the German
left flank along the border OF Swift
zerland and so strike at Berlin. The
fighting In the east has been much
heavier than was at frat indicated.
Further fighting in Alsace-Lorraine
has been going on at intervals since
Saturday in the passes OF the Vosges
mountains, along the ,Franco-German
frontier, the results uniformly In "a
vor Of the invading French, according
to the reports made here, The Ger.
mans, however, have not yet made
any permanent stand, being content to
delay and harass the French advance
as much as possible without a pitched
battle. holman was stormed and so
sudden was the attack that the en-.
tire German brigade STAFF was cap
tured.
The French successes in Alsace,
much as they delight the people and
give confidence to the army. have not
yet reached an important stage. None
OF the places captured can be regard
ed as more than an outpost Of Strass
burg, which dominates all the upper
Rhine, and which cannot be taken
without a long siege, II at all.
10000 Austrians Arrive.
But the presence of General Joffre,
commander-in-chief OF all the French
forces, in Alsace indicates the impor,
lance which is attached to the opera
tons there. The situation Is further
complicated by the reported arrival
OF 10000 Austrian troops on the Swiss
border ready to help the Germans.
This announcement led to the demand
on Austria for an explanation, and
when the Austrian ambassador admit,
ted that he had no explanation he was
handed his passports.
Take Town on Rhine.
The Austrian troops are from the
Fourteenth Army Corps and are un.
der command OF the Grand Duke OF
Tuscany They are intended for the
German fortification at lstein, where
troops are marching to meet the
French invasion.
The Germans tried to impede the
French advance by flooding the val
ley of the Seille river, but the water
was not deep enough to stop them
They have also taken the fortified
town OF Neu Breisach, just across the
Rhine from the town OF Alt Bret
sach. 1t is reported that the Germans
abandoned the town with slight resis
lance.
A novel feature OF the fighting In
Alsace is the arrival there of detach'
ments of Turcos, natives of Algiers
who have joined the French army
They are the Cossacks Of the French
Algerian forces, in constant training
by fighting the Arab horsemen who
hover on the border and harass the
French They are noted for their
horsemanship and for their skill with
the rife. They are most intrepid
fighters, as was shown In the Crimean
war and In the war with Prussia in
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