The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-23
REAL BATTLE NOW BEING FOUGHT
DIARY OF
THE WAR
SUNDAY, AUGUST is.

SUNDAY, AUGUST IS.
Japan sent uItimatum to Germany
demanding evacuation OF kiao Chau
within seven days.
Fighting renewed in southern Al.
SAGE with attempt by French to re-
occupy Mulhausen.
French resume offensive movement
into Lorraine toward Strassourg.
Engagement fought near Dinant,
where French claim victory.
MONDAY, AUGUST II.
BeIeians remove their capital from
Brussels to Antwerp.
Austrian battieship Zrinyi reported
sunk in a naval engagement giving
French fleet mastery Of the Adrlatic.
Montenegrlns capture eight Bosnian
stroneholds.
German cavalry advance toward
Wavre, fifteen miles from Brussels.
French report capture Of many
ouns in southern Alsaeo.
TUESDAY,, NO1OSl 10.
General Jofsre, commander-in-chief
Of the French army teIe9raphs steady
victories are being won in Alsace and
Lorraine. H..
saarburs, a strong German garrison
center between Metz and Strassburg,
taken by French.
German attempt to cross Meuse at
Dadant repuIscd with heavy loss.
Landing Of Ensland's expeditlonary
force on the continent announced as
completed.
japan promises to confine her mill
tarv operations to the China sea.
President Wilson issues proelama-
ton urging Americans not to engage
In acrlminous debates about the war,
but to remain strictly neutral.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10.
French advance into Lorraine be,
tween Metz and strassburo is pushed
and several villages are captured.
German reports Indicate Lle1e forts
have fallen. Tho Belgian ssuthcrities
deny Il.
Contact between Russian advance
yards and Austrian and German
forces reported from many places on
both sides Of frontier.
French report says Serv'ans were
victorious at Shabath.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20.
German cavalry enter Brussels and
OCCUPY city. Strong columns Of In"
fzntry follows cavalry into the city.
Germans cross Oyie river near Ma
lines and drive BeIgians toward Ant
werp.
French reeapture Muihausen.
Germans begin working, their way
Into Belgium from Luxembourg and
reach Neufehateau.
China tries to obtain Americas
sanction for return Of kiao Chao to
her.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 81.
German army corps, estimated So
600 strong. reported to have passed
throuqh Brussels towards Ghent.
Germany imposes war tax Of $780,
ooo, 600 on Brussels, which ee'9ians
say they won't pay.
French advance into Lorraine ter
minated, French are driven back BY
superior force across border.
Namur is partially invested and
Germans are crossing Mouse in force
at Huy. .. .... aE
France reports capture Of 81 field
guns, 10 automo biIes and four flags.
Austria calls every man from 10 to
60 to join the army at once.
Germans overrunning northern Bel
eium and have sent their skirmishers
to Audenarde.
SATURDAY, AUGUST %.
German cavalry reached Ostend,
ReIaium's famous summer resort on
the coast, four hours boat journey
from England. Belgian army success.
fully concentrates In Antwerp.
Germany assuming offensive In A.
SAGE and Lorraine.
Germans subjectls5 Nan,ur forts to
heavy bombardment with siege guns.
Russia officially announces her on
tire field army Is now assuming otfen-
sive.
Germans destroyed Lonares because
civilian inhabitants fired on them.
CITIZENS DlSARMED.
LONDON, Aug. PA despatch
from Ostend via Paris to the Ex-
change Telegraph company, untimed
but dated today, received tonight
says: