West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-13

Frontier Altar Having Violated Neu.
trallty OF Sssltzeriano-prepare 20
Attack French Rear In AIoaee.
Picked Soldiers From Tyrol Drought
West Before War Was Declared.
Paris. Aug. IL, 49, Austrla.funrary
having failed 10 satisfactorily explain
the presence OF Austrian troops ON
the French border III BasIe, Swl,zer-
land, Franco has declared war on that
nation and has handed his passports
TO the Aus,roHunEarian Ambassador
In Paris. This action has been ex.
peotod for several days, and why the
rupture did not occur sooner will re,
main one o. tho secrets OF diplomacy
for tho present
Eight Austrian regiments are re
ported from Basic as having violated
the neutrality of Switzerland and 10 be
now on the Alsace border preparing
TO attack tho French rear In Alsace.
These men ore picked soldiers from
the Austrian Tyrol. mountaineers. who
will be able to harass the French.
q statement issued by the war de-
partment says that numerous skir.
mishes arc taking place along the en-.
tire front OF the French army. One
clash with the Germans was violent
and the lossee ON both sides were se-
rioua
The army sent into Alsace from Bel
fort and commanded by General Joffre
IL moving In a formation shaped like n
huge fan from the Jura mountains on
the Swiss border through all OF AL.
SAGE TO point east of Colmar. The
forces that are engaged In this inva
sion form the second mobilization cen.
ter of the French army with head
quarters at Langres.
Detachments OF the famous Turcos
native troops from the French colony
OF Algeria, penetrated upper Alsace.
The Turcos are Arabs recruited in
Algeria, where they arc almost con.
stantly on active service IN the south.
ern provinces against the rowing tribes
or Arab horsemen, who continually
harass the French troops. Half their
officers are Frenchmen and the other
half rise from the ranks OF the natives.
They are remarkable sharpshooters
and showed great bravery In the Cri-
mean war as well az In the Franco
Prussian war of 1S70-7l.
1t is admitted that the German army
Is concentrating on General Joifres
front Neu Breisach. TO the east OF Col
mar, and Strassburg. to the north, are
the centers OF the German advance. 1t
Is believed certain that the German
army OF the upper Rhine is already
marching against the French and that
general battle. which will settle the
control OF Alsace, has already begun.
German troops are moving on france
through Luxembourg. the main column
being reported at Esch. II is reported
that the German army which is operat
ing through Luxembourg will be very
heavily reinforced in view OF the
chock at Liege. While no facts arc OBJ
tainable regarding the exact number
OF Germans, 1t Is recalled that the orig
inal German plans were believed to
call for practically the entire active
| German army with the first and sec.
ond line OF reserves. O total OF nearly
| 100000 men
Nish, Seryia, Aug. 1.-THE Austrian
bombardment of Belgrade has contin-
ued for the past -four days. The heavy
| guns caused severe damage 10 privat g
property, but were less effective VIII sa
the firing was from a greater distance.
The Servian army Is being rapidly
organized and has begun TO take the
offensive by penetrating Bosnia near
Pribol and Visegrad.
The MontenegriD forces occupied
Spizza, Pachtrovitg and Budua on the
Ddlmatian coast and also carried by
assault Netalk and Sienekos, sur
rounding heights.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 1.-THE rogu.
lar troops OF the German army who
hitherto had been scattered in small
detachmonts along the frontier are
now concentrating near the Russian
border in brigades composed OF two
or three regiments each, all IN readl.
ness 20 take the field.
The positions IN the border villages
have been occupied by units OF cavalry
and infantry OF the German army re-
serve. No serious encounters have oc.
I Cured yet on the frontier, but fro
! quent skirmishes between outposts
are reported. while German military
aeroplanes fly daily 10 the direction OF
Kevne.