The Keota news., 1914-08-28

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THE WAR DAY BY DAY

Aug. 24.-French war office issues
statement statement admitting heavy losses. ar and
s., = erspurg dispatch. says thai
Poia . order 10 the Baltic sea. the
hordea +: @ssi.. are advancing into
German. IS cr.ng the kaiser's re-
the wind" Feking dispatch says Eng
lish. French. Japanese and Russian
ships attacking Germany In Orient.
Aug 23.--Jupanese Ambassador Chin
da notified L. S. that formal declara-
tion OF war against Germany had been
issued Great Britain and France VIII
share equally in loan OF sloo;ooo.o 900
to Belgium. Great demonstrations at
ing announcement that Japan had de-
clared war on Germany. u. $. Ambas-
sador at Berlin asked to take over Al
fairs OF Japanese government; the
great battle opened along the French
frontier. the German army extending
from Mons to Luxembourg. and the
British forces from Lille to Verdan
AT Shanghai IL was stated the Mika-
dos fleet was on the way to Using Tau
ported at Rome that several Austrian
warshlps had been sunk III the Adrt-
attic Steamer vaterland leaves Rotter-
dam with 5000 Americans caught In
Germany when war broke out.
Aug 22.-Kaiser ignores Japah's
ultimAtum. Envoy quits Berlin post.
4 London dispatch says Germany cap.
tured Ghent. Bruges and Ostend. and
German fire French forces reported at
Lille and Verdun to protect frontier.
AT Namur small garrison is resisting
an overwhelming attack. A Nish dis,
patch says the Servians killed and
wounded $4,000 Austrians In the battle
along the prina; a and G took 10000 more more
clash at Waterloo.
Aug. 2l.--Germans lombard Ma
muir. Bursting shells spread death
and ruin in Belgian fortress. Germans
occupy Brussels. Serbs rout 10000
austrian soldiers after fGnr.aay c;ns battle b,dn
the Swiss frontier, and then turn south.
United States outlines to Japan It's po-
ing Toxic ruler to pledges. War tax
an additional .Io.ooo.ooo demanded by
Germans on province OF LieSe.
Aug :0.--Germans occupy Brussels
as the kaiser's army marches on Ant
werp. French claim series OF sue
eesses over Germans In Aisace Ger :.
mans whip Belgians at Acrschot, after
hundreds are lost IN allies ranks. Rus
sia and Austria Struggling in evenly
ser says he Will fight Japan to last
ditch in effort to hold place in Orient
Japanese ultimatum to Germany ex.
planned In official message to United
States. United States charters nine
steamers to bring Americans homo
from Europe.
Aug. 1s.-German battle line sweep
ing toward French frontier. FormidA-
BILE Liege forts have fallen. IL report.
Belgian capital the stepping stone to
Paris. trembles before Kaiser's victort-
GUS march. Fighting In progress all
along the entire front Japans embas-
sy in Berlin under guard as war or
der seems near. French drag cannon
to Strassburg doors, expected to prove
"LieSe of the south. Along the Ser
Wan frontier. where the Save river
crosses. 5000 Austrians fall in battle.
Aug. 1s--Germany reported to have
demolished the liege forts ard q gen
eral advance has begun which ma, KS
the opening OF greatest battle In
worlds history. with the fighting line
200 miles long. British land 100000
men in France. French commander
says the execution by French artillery
has been frightful. German crown
prince is seriously wounded at Aix-la-
Chapelle. Wilson's plea for neutrality
srouses Americans to critical status Of
nation. Fifteen thousand AuStrtanS re-
ported killed near Sabac.
Amsterdam.-Offici Belgian esti-
mates place their lass to date at 19,-