The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03


declares that the war ministry vii
call the 1914 class of reseryists to tbs
colors, and win also call the active re
serve and the older classes of the ter
| ritorial reserve, who momentarily have
been sent to their barracks,
An official statement from the Brit
] ish war Office throws considerable ligh
| upon the activities of the British
troops in the four-day battle which
| opened at Mons on the 23d and ended
on the 26th. The British troops CO
| operated with the French and resisted
and checked the German advance
| while Withdrawing to the new line OF
| defense, known as the second line.
Vigorous efforts on the part of the
Germans, through superior numbers
to prevent the safe withdrawal of the
British army were frustrated by the
sturdiness and skill with which the
British retirement was conducted. The
battle on the 26th was most severe
and desperate. The English troops. al
though overwhelmed by tremendous
odds. extricated themselves in good
order, with serious losses under heavy
artillery fire.
Machine Guns Cause Panic.
In Landrecies on the 26th the Ger
man infantry brigade advanced In
closest order into a narrow street AND
British guns swept the column away.
killing and wounding 900 and creating
frightful panic.
The war Office officially confirmed
the occupation of Apia in German
Samoa by the New Zealand troops
Apia is the, capital of the German
island Upolu, one of the three islands
which came into the possession OF
Germany through a treaty with the
United States in 1899.
Another Naval Battle Reported.
Naval activity was resumed, accord
ing to dispatches from Amsterdam
Another great naval battle is believed
to be in progress off the coast OF the
Netherlands, south Holland. Heavy
firing has been heard at Maassluis. It'll
came from westerly and northwest
ern direction. The captain of the
steamer Import declares he heard
heavy gun firing in the same direction
for an hour The Import was chased
by a big battleship with four Tunnels,
which did not unfurl its flag. "'
Since the war began British cruisers
have captured 226 German ships in all
parts of the world. More than two
hundred ships are now held in various
ports, and about two score others are
at the bottom of the sea.
LouvaIn Cathedral Saved.
London, Aug. 31.-A correspondent
for the London Telegraph visited Lou
vain, finding the city greatly damaged
by fires. and not shells. but all the
wonder Gothic buildings Of the cathe-
draI, the city hall and the university,
built in the thirteenth century. were
almost intact.
Only a few hundred OF the $4,000 |
population we're visible, though many |
may be hiding behind closed shutters.
Many houses have been partly |
VI AOu 5Aahu just I'D
the occupants Hed for their lives. The
outer doors are open so that anyone
may enter the deserted homes.
The odoTs in the city are SO intol-
cradle as to drive the German sol /
diers into the open places on the wind
ward side of the town. Many bodies
have been cremated, but hundreds still
lie in the streets. including the bodies
Df some women and children.
Germans Defeat Russians.
London, Aug. 3l.-The German
troops in east Prussia under command
of General Won Hindenburg says a
Berlin dispatch. have defeated a Rus.
,ian corps comprising three army
corps and three cavalry divisions. The
lighting took place, 1t is said, in the
of Gilgenburg and Or.
.elsburg. The Germans are pursuing
he enemy across the frontier.