The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-28


rorary. Thus dctachmenis ~ German
cavalry belonging to an unattached III.
=, ision operating on the extreme riUht
have penetrated to RouhiaN, six miles
north of Lille. and tne Tonrcolng dis
,tI,t, which are defended only by ter
riiorial reservisis.
Pierced Allies Defense.
London. AUG. 25.-The official press
bureau issued statement announcing
hat the first line Of the allied defense
had been broken by the Germans.
ncrossitatlnr q withdrawal 81 a part
VI the allied forces TO the original 20.
siiion Nh the French frontier II was
EXPLAINED that this withdrawal was IN
accordance With the ORIGINAL plans and
was "pnrely for strategic reasons.
Russia Pushes On.
London, Aug. 25.--A dispatch 10 the
Morning Pos, from 81 Petersburg. re-
viewing the operations of the Rus
SLAMS. says:
Russia's two great armies mr." now
advancing over front oN'on'linG sew
.n,v miles to u great pitched battle
surroSs IN which even the aistei"
Grand Duke Mich
o,as. probably will deicn to call We
tory-a word hitherto scrupulously
avoided
In the opinion Of military experts.
the battle will develop within three or
four DAYS. ana will 20 nearly coincide
with the connic, On the French front
az TO make II impossible for Germany
TO detach assistance from anywhere.
Says Namur Has Fallen.
New York. Aug ga copyrlgh,
cable by Perci,al Phillip TO the New
York Herald announced that Namnr
Las fallen.
Namur IL y strongly fortified city ~
the junrture Of the sambre and Meuse
It's ca"nre would he o severe blow To
the al'oi defense.
Sine forts surrounded the town, u
was believed that the Germans would
have more trouble reducing II than
they did icre.
Few Troors Lett In Brussels.
London. Anv. - -Tslefraphing from
Royendnal. Holland. the correspondent
NJ the central News saws
There IL no doubt iha; big hii'lr
II now IN progress In the neigh ~
hood ~ Charle'oi, Belgium. The Ger
mans are rusNi"r troops IN ihn'
rectIon Only 5000 troops are lcfi "
prussals. WHIT * NOR" rompl"'"''
Isolated than i"c"
I'll" Go"mlns haN" or"uNi"l al 'h'
VILLAGES between l.nuyaln gnd Alos' ~
order thai VI" nnssag" ~ their ma
army across H"'p'un may not v" W
t'rrupird T"r" r'" M 'i"rmnns, ~
rrm scouting pnirrl' around Client
The enormous event al me non
and Nh" great nuin'"r 81 forces W
VOWED makes u imnossi'l' w l"'i"N
stem lN stem the movements "i 'd'O
0f unr armies
Jspan Declares War,
Toxic. hug - -Th" Emperor q
lpunn has declared VA upon Ger
many, the time limit Of Japnns MI
ma'um drwnndlng the surrender a
Klao chow hiving expired
The Japanese government las or
d.rrI operations begun on land ant
yea.
The government banded Ia the Ger
man ambassador. count Won Rex, hi
uassports and notified the powers tina
n state of war had existed since noon
Couu, Won Rex probably will loay'
, here for America, either on the Mime
sofa. sailing August ~, or the Man
| churia two DAYS later. George W
Guthrie. the American ambassador
will represen, Germany.
The DIet has been conyoked IN sp,
cIol session for September 2.
c.rm.n. \, lu,.vlii..
par,s Auy oI-Germnn ,roops hav
ooonn,od IunovI,,e accordIng IN an q
sota, hu,,e,,n NJ tho FRENCH war ofI,c,
Tho Co,man amy ina, has poure
,,,o pr,roe from Iorraine now nun
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