The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-10-30
GENERAL NEWS OF The WAR

Canadian Troops on the Way.
The major part OF Canadas latest
contingent OF $4,000 men for service
in Europe is already on its way To the
front in 20 transports heavily armed
and guarded by British men-of-war in
sufficient force TO prevent any attack
by German cruisers
German Captive List Cut
The Central News Agency at Lon
don has received the following dis
patch from Rome. A message from
Berlin says the general STAFF. having
agreed 10 the complete official lists OF
prisoners. has found 1t necessary to
admit that the total already an
nounced was erroneous. The aggre-
gate number of prisoners in German
hands is now reduced from 100000
to $4,000. OF whom 10000 are Rus
SLAMS"
Belgians Capture Germans.
The Rotterdam Courant says that
Belgian troops are showing at many
places from which they have long
been absent. Two thousand Germans
were captured. it says. on September
% between Malines and Aershot. Two
hundred officers among them viii be
kept at Antwerp The remainder OF
the prisoners will 20 TO England
Italy already has nearly five hun
I dred thousand men under arms. The
majority are camped in Lombardy
U. S. Envoy Escapes Bombs.
The latest exploit OF the German air
/ forces nearly created vacancies in the
\ United States diplomatic service
A Taube aeroplane, profting by the
autumnal haze. flew unperceived over
I Paris Sunday morning until II was
T nearly above Eiffel tower As IL
reached this point it dropped bomb
which fell in the Avenue du Troca-
dero, making a hole in the macadam
roadway In exploding IL killed an
+ aged solicitor and severely wounded
his granddaughter walking home with
I him from church.
The spot where the bomb exploded
was 200 yards from the chancellery OF
the American embassy. Ambassador
Herrick and Arthur II. Frazier. the
second secretary OF the embassy.
walked over the spot where the bomb
exploded at 1880 on their way TO the
chancellery, and. returning in an open
motor car, passed over the same point
at il.10. thereby missing the bomb by
FIVE minutes
Russians Occupy PrzemysI.
The Russians are In Przemysl. ac-
cording to a dispatch received at Lon.
don from Petroerad The Austrian
garrison has been obliged TO concen-
trate exclusively in the eastern forts
and. with the triumphant entrance OF
the Russians into the city itself great
numbers Of inhabitants followed the
Austrian soldiers and took refuge in
the forts. For the garrison to hold for
many DAYS is considered almost
military impossihiliiy
The Russians have captured the
city OF Rzezsow
The line from Przemysl 10 Cracow
is now believed 20 be almost II not
quite undefended. and the Russian
problem for the prescott is merely a
problem OF rapid marching and main.
tanning a constant following Of supply
trains from the northeast.
Tells Of German Casualties.
An oucial report, issued at Berlin.
gives the total German casualties
killed. wounded and missing-to date
as l04,5se. A list Just issued an.
nounces 1887 casualties in addition
to those previously reported.
The tabulation OF the figures covers
nearly four columns In the Berliner
Tagcblatt. The total casualties in.
clude: Killed 1854: wounded. S..
sos; missing. 2:.O07.