Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-09-09

British sold ders and their achieve
ments. 1t declares that while th
, British losses are heavy they ar
not one-third of the losses lnfict
sd by the British troops On th
Germans.
The statement closes with
call for more men,
Berlin reports that 8, 900 British
prisoners have reached Dobefitz.
France is calling out II 9l5 re-
cruits and in this way will ado
250, 900 men to her forces within
few mouths
The German Reichstag, repre-
ssnted by members of all parties,
has promised iss full support &c
~hatever measures the Ministers
of Marine deema necessary. APP
propriations will be made for the
replacement of ships lost and
to carry out the program of con.
structlon already arranged.
A British steamt of the Wilson
Line, with hundreds of passengers
aboard, has foundered in the
North Sea after striking q mine.
Most Of these aboard were saved.
Russian official announcemen nts
describe a strong offensive move.
ment against the Austrlans on
September 4. The Forty fifth
Austrian Regiment of infantry
surrendered, 1900 men being tax.
en- German troops, marching to
ths aid of the Austrians, were at.
tackled but the result of these op-
eratlons has not been made known.
A German official statement says
the Allied troops are in retreat
between Psrio and Verdun and
tnat the German troops are pur.
SUNG shem. It adds that in the
eastern theater of war the Aus
TRAN attack On Lublin continues
aud that the Austrians are engag.
ed in dispensing the Russians.
Lite advices say train service
between Paris and Dieppe has
been suspended.
Washington, Sept. 6 The Rus.
sian Embassy gave cut an eficlal
statement tonight charscterizing
as grossly exaggerated" the recent
anne unoement by the German
Foreign Office that many thous-
and Russians prisoners had been
captured in the fighting around
Orselsburg in East Prussia. De.
NAL is made also of reported
''troubles in the caucasus, at
Odessa and in Finland" and
public opinion in Russia is said to
Q intensely patriotic and full of
unshakable faith."
Russian Troops, $4,000 Strong, 60
Through England.
New York, Sept Gone hun.
drsd and fifty thousand Ru. sian
troops have passe%shrough Eng
land and are at The rear of the
German army in France accord.
ing to Vance Thompson, an
American writer, who arrived
b ,re today OH the Red Star liner
Kroonland from Liverpool. On
August % Mr.. Thompson said he
saw dstachments of Cossacks on
their way TO channel ports and
learned that the British Govern
ment had suspended regular train
service to give the right of way.
He added that he could cay from
reliable authority that $50, 900
Russians already had crossed aud
COW probably we're attacking the
German rear, while 1t was unded-
stood thousands more were on
sheir way from Archangel ty the
Artic Ocean route t to England.
Washington, Sept 6 6-German
and Austrian Consular off ,ers
have been ordered by British Au.
thorities to leave Egypt immedi-
ately.
France in her communications
with the American Governme-t
has openly charged that Germany
propaganda is busily astir inclting
Mohammedan uprising, not only
in Egypt but in India and Tur
key.
The intimation from Great
Britain that she would be pleased
to see American warships in Turk.
ish ports is in line with what
France informed the United Statel
two weeks ago. Both Nations
have stated that they feared a
general Mohammedan uprising
against Christians. They feared
to send warships lest the move be
miaiuterpreted.
While the cruiser North Caro-.
lima has been sent on mission OF
relief it generally is understood
size will rendezvous in Easter L
Mediterranean waters for sanitary
effeot of her presence. There il
talk of sending the Tennessee
With her to be ready for an emer'
gsncy in Egypt.
Great Britain is apprshensive
it is understood about the possl-
bic insurrection against her rule
10 Egypt. Khedive Abbas, the
native ruler is said to be in sym
pathy with Germany and Austria
He is closely related by blood tt
the reigning house cf Turkey.