Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-15
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
News Paragraphs Cleaned From Dis
patches From the Front.

| THE WAX IN EUHOPE.
News Paragraphs Cleaned From Dis
| patches From the Front.
An Ostend dispatch Of Sunday, says
that Crown Prince Frederick William,
and Prince Adalbert Of Prussia, the
emperor's third son, and Prince Carl
of Wuertemberg, are reported to have
died in Brussels hospital.
Russian troops continue to strike at
| the left wing of the Austrian army in
Galicia, and according to reports from
Petrograd est. Petersburg) they have
succeeded in smashing it.
| The German armies, which nine
days ago commenced series Of vio-
lent attempts to break through the
French center, have found their ef-
forts futile and they have evacuated
Vitry- la Francois. the pivot Of their
offensive manoeuvres. According to
disptches. they are retreating north
ward.
1t is believed that General Sir John
French, who won reputation as
great cavalry leader in the Boer war,
| will cling to the heels of the retreat
ing army so long as his horses and
men can stand the strain. He will
very likely be assisted by French cav
airy.
Australia and New Zealand have
designs on all German islands in the
south Pacific. German Samoa has
been occupied by a New Zealand force
and the Australian navy has occupied
Herbertshoehe, German headquarters
in New Britain.
| Discussing rumors Of German
shortage of ammunition, French and
English military authorities acknowl-
edge that the lack may have occurred
| in some portions Of the German lines,
but decline to believe that fighting
machine, such as the German army,
with an open country at its back,
| while advancing, could be allowed to
run short as whole.
M. Poiret, a French aviator with.
the Russian army, was seriously
wounded, and his aeroplane was rid
died with bullets by Germans, Satur-
day. He managed to get back to the
Russian lines, however.
Fresh advances have just been
made by both Germany and Austria,
with the object Of getting Italy to
abandon her neutrality.
The United States government has
made an informal inquiry OF Germany.
asking If the imperial government
wishes to discuss terms Of peace with
the Allies
News reached Paris, Saturday, Of an
exciting air battle near Trojes. A
German aeroplane threw several
bombs into the city and a French ma
chine gave chase. After pursuit OF
fifteen miles, the French aeroplane
overlook the German craft. The
Frenchman got the advantage Of po-
sition, the German airship was pre-
cipitated to earth and her two avia-
tors were killed.
All the German armies except that
facing Verdun and few miles to the
southwest, are in retreat.
Sunday, Sept 5, was the darkest
day of the war for the Allied armies.
1t seemed as though Paris would fall
and the history Of the Franco-Prus-
sian war Of 1870 would repeat itself.
The battle of the Marne during the
past week in which the Allies have
been victorious, is regarded by ex-
perts as the most marvellous reversal
Of roles of two armies known.
A message Of Sunday afternoon to
the French cabinet at Bordeaux, was
as follows: Our victory Is confirm
ed as more and more complete. Ev-
erywhere the enemy Is in retreat. EV-
eryWhere the Germans abandoning
war"
Berlin admits the defeat Of the Ger
man army, but declares the troops
were attacked by superior forces. The
army of Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam, which is south Of the forest of
Argonne, is not falling back.
The city of Amiens has been evacu-
ated by the Germans.
A dispatch from Constantinople
says that the bubonic plague has
broken out among the Turkish troops
modified at Smyrna, and Is doing
lots Of damage among the soldiers.
An American in London, returning
from Mongolia through st. Peters,
burg, says the cZar now motors
through the streets of the Russian
capital with as much freedom as does
President Wilson go about Washing
ton. Usually the czar is unattended.
British forces and German forces.
both small, in number, are reported to
have had a clash at Nyassaland, Brit
ish Central Africa, on September 8.
The Germans lost seven officers KILL
ed, two wounded, two field and two
machine guns. The number of the
rank and file killed and wounded was
not stated, but is reported as heavy.
The British loss was small.
The health department OF the
French ministry of war, reports that
only two French soldiers have been
killed for every one hundred wounded
so far during the war. The low NOR
tality rate is credited to the poor
craftsmanship on the part of the Ger
mans.
Japan has notified the British, Rus
sian and French government that she
will not agree to peace with Germany
until all of the Allies agree
Premier Louis Rotha Of the Union
of South Africa, promises Great Brit
ain all the help the South African
colonies can give in men and means
in the fight against Germany.
There are more than 100000 Jews
in the Russian army.
BY legislation passed last week the
standing army Of Great Britain has
been increased to l 100000 men. Since
August 4th, $4,000 men have joined
the colors, exclusive Of the territorials.
Ry the falling Of a French aero
plane caught in an air pocket over
Rois de Vincennes. France. September
9th, the two aviators were killed. as
we'll as four pedestrians on the streets,
by the falling machine.
The king of Belgium has decorated
a Boy Scout named Leysen, for his
valor and devotion to his country.
The boy has been especially successful
in discovering German spies in Bel.
GUM.
According to a Rome dispatch OF
the Balkan states, Rouma-
MIA, bulgaria and Greece, have notified
Turkey to remain neutral. Other
wise they will take a hand in the gen.
eral European war.
Emperor William of Germany, has
written President Wilson a letter, in
which he charges the French and
English troops with using dumdum
bullets President Poincare of France.
has also written Mr.. Wilson a letter,
denying the charge of Emperor Will
liam, and making a counter charge
against the use of the dumdum bullet.
The dumdum bullet is an expanding
bullet. the use Of which is forbidden
by The Hague rules of civilized war;
fare.