Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-14
NEWS FROM THE WAR

NEWS FROM THE WAR
Summary Of Developments as Set
Forth in Yesterdays Dispatches.
That a great battle is pending be-
tween the Germans and the British
French and Belgian allies, is the news
that comes out Of London. For DAYS
these opposing nations nave peen
bringing up their forces, whlcn nov no"
stretch in two lines in northern BEL
gium and along the French frontier.
That the advance guards are in con-
n tact is evidenced by the reports OF Sc
rious engagements at various PolI.s'
perhaps the most important at Haeieh
The first dispatch direct from Der
lin uncensored by authorities Oh the
nations at war with Germany was re-
Rceived by the Associated Press thrOush
tho medium of the Goldschmidt Wire
less companys station at Iuckertoh'
n. ]. The message contained the I'M
portant information that during the
fightine at MuelhauSen considerably
over ]. 900 French officers and soldlers
were taken by the Germans, who also
captured four cannon, while in anoth-
er fight with the French on the border
of Lorraine, further to the north the
Germans also took 1000 prisoners Inc
been cleared of French troops.
Developments in the war zone whlch
appear chiefly confined to BelSlaii
territory are made vague owing 10 tne
strict censorship over news relatlng to
movements.
a Positions occupied by the main
French, Belgian and British forces are
not permitted to be disclosed, even apS
proXimately so that their pan vi
nan not he assumed.
AS to the German forces, indications
from various sources point TO the con-
centration of the main body with lts
right wing in Belgium and its left wing
in the duchy Of Luxembourg. The Ger.
. man staff is said to have gathered 20
D army corps along the eastern frontler
facing Belgium and France Many oI
these troops probably are stationed in
the great fortresses in Alsace-L Lorraine
and along the Rhine. One dispatch
asserts the defense Of Germany's Rus
sian frontier has been left to armies
4 made up Of reserves. Although all oI
these are trained soldiers 1t would seem
natural TO leave as a nucleus Tor tnelr
organization a considerable force from
the active army.
The dispositions and strength OF the
French invaders in Alsace where they
are said to hold long line within the
German border, are being kept rlgldly
secret.
on the sea the reported safe arrival
IN the Dardanelles Of the German
Cruisers Goeben and Breslau has LED
Wo rumors Of their probable dismantl-
ing until the end Of the war
In the north Atlantic, although Rear
Admiral Craddock has declared II
:, clear Of German cruisers as far south
as Trinidad" the French liner Ro-
chambeau, which was to leave yester-
day with French reservists was held
in New York by orders from France.
In the North sea, which the British
government says may be strewn with
mines the squadrons OF BRUSH pat
tleships are still cruising, but their
position is not publicly known. Neith-
er is the location Of the main German
fleet.
Reports from Dover at the eastern
entrance to the English channel say
heavy cannonading, lasting an hour,
was heard this morning coming from
, the direction of the North sea.
The Austro- Hungarian fleet, owing
to the declaration of war by Great
Britain, together with that OF Ger
many, is said to be in the Adrlatlc,
where it was recently occupied In
blockading the Montenegrin coast.
The British squadron in the Medi-
J terranean is strong and has the sup
port there of almost the entire French
fleet.
Belgian reports assert that a strong
force of German cavalry supported by
infantry and artillery, after severe
fghting around Haelen, was thrown
back toward Liege, by division OF
Belgian cavalry with infantry and ar
- tillery. The German killed and wound
y ed are said to have numbered three
those of the Belgians are reported
relatively light"
The French foreign minister denies
a German report of the capture oy
Germans of a French infantry regi-
ment at Parloy, Meurthe-et Moseile.
swiss reports assert the Franco
German battle before Muelhausen 10
to have been so severe that the neigh
boring hospital accommodations prov
ed absolutely inadequate.
1t was officially announced yester-
day that a state Of war had existed
between Great Britain and Austria
Hungary since midnight.
Earl Kitchener, British secretary OF
state for war, has warned the BRUSH
press against the publication OF news,
other than official, relating to naval
and military movements. Infringe
ment of the order will mean suspen-
sion.
Italy is reported to have modified
250,O00 troops on the Swiss and Aus
trian frontiers as a precautionary
measure All passes over the Alps are
strongly held. At the same time the
Italian foreign office has summoned
home for conference on the war sit
uation its ambassadors at Paris, 81.
Petersburg, London and Berlin.
The government of Holland has OF
ficially given the French government
renewed assurances of neutrality and
its intention to make this neutrality
= respected. Sixty thousand Dutch troops
are on the line of the frontier and
large areas of land have been Hooded.
A number of wounded soldiers have
arrived at Southampton from Belgium
and although their nationality has not
been made known, it is supposed that
they are British.
The Austrian troops nave entered
Russian Poland. where Germans also
have been engaged, and Russian forces
have captured the Austrian town OF
Sokal in Galicia by assault.
The American ambassador will take
over the Austrian embassy in Lon
don. the Austrian ambassador having
departed.