The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-09-01
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LISHERS OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL PUBLISH
ED THE FOLLOWING ITEM ON THEIR NEWS TICK
ERs: "LoNDoN-CENsoRsHIP WAS SUDDENLY
TIGHTENED AT NOON, WITHOUT WARNING. NUMER-
GUS DISPATCHES RELATING TO OPERATIONS IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM WERE HELD UP BY THE GOV
ERNMENTS ORDERS"
THE FOREGOING DISPATCH rs HIGHLY sIGNIFL
CANT. THE OPERATIONS IN BELGIUM MAY RELATE
TO A REAR ATTACK ON THE GERMANS BY BRITISH
TROOPS REPORTED TO HAVE LANDED AT oSTEND.
London England, Sept. 1.-The Anglo French army
corps have had to give ground but nowhere have they been
broken through
This statement given French embassy here
This announcement summary of that part of the official
communication the office referring to the Ger
man attack on the French left wing s...-
Paris, Sept IAN official announcement states that the
minister of has decided to call Immediately all
lists in the country who not previously summoned to the
colors. II.
London Sept To-day on the eve of the anniversary
of the captuaton of Sedan three million troops battling
the French frontier-the Germans in headong effort
celebrate the day with dramatic success the French back
ed by their British allies to avenge their defeat of foour
years ago.
That the Germans have gained ground is admitted but
asserted that after three days fighting the allies are
still holding their lines intact.
Absence of concerning the progress of the Euro
most marked today Not since the early days of
August when the military operations first took serious
form has there ben such dearh of intelligence official
otherwise 1t is evident that there concerted effort
part of both the English and French authorities to keep the
world at large in absolute ignorance of what happening in
northern France.
No official statements have been issued in London
or Berlin and such has to hand decidedly
tragmentary unsubsantaed of minor Importance with
This veil of secrecy may be taken as an indication that
events of Importance tranpng northern France The
latest official report the situation north of Paris is
sued last night
Today the anniversary of the battle of Sedan which
was fought with disastrous results to the French in 1870
This coincidence particular attention to the outcoe
of the present operations.
Reports of activities along Russian line continue con-
fcting Both St. Petersburg and Berlin claim important
victories.
Fighting today which the allies are believed to be op
posing the German advance thought centered around
Laferre strongly fortified French position the River
use sevenyve miles northeast of Paris The fate of the
french capital may hang the outcome of these operations
1t is not definitely known whether British troops in
France have been engaged again or not
news dispatch from Dieppe says great battle has been
IougnG at Croses and probably still in progress No
tails are given Croles is ten miles southeast of Arras i'm
Cambria.
Persons reaching Paris from the North told Of the prep
araons OF the allies for defensive fight Frenchman who
reached hospital today said there Germans Lille
Koubax or Tourcoing group of towns the Belgian
frontier which were occupied by the Germans last
Rome received report from Roumana that the Russians
had inflicted crushing defeat the Ausan in Gac the
troops OF emperor Franz Josef suffering declared to
amount to 10000 A dispatch from st. Petersburg
makes similar claim saying the Austrians in Poland have
lost tens of thousands of men.
BY imperial order the city of st. Petersburg viii hence
forth be known at Petrograd the change eliminating the
Ieon construction in the of the chief city of Russia
An official communication given out at Antwerp says
the situation throughout Belgium satisfactory The Ger
mans are declared to have evacuated Aerchot and railroad
communication has been restored in the Campne country
Refugees from Brussels say food getting and
declare the German garrison numbers than 10000 Ger
man sentinels are posted at all public buildings.
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and her children arrived az
London during the night and the guests of Lord Curzon
dispatch from the Hague says four Of the richest
men in Belgium have the tax of $400O000c
levied against the Belgian capital.
News dispatches published in London say the people Or
Berlin alarmed at the Russian advance beginning to
leave the capital for neutral provinces.