Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-01
,na Division Of Kaisers Forces Reported to BE only
S;x+v Miles From French Capital While Others
A. No+ Much Greater Distance From Goal
pAR1sIANs WORKING DAY AND NIGHT TO
GET CITY READY FOR EXPECTED SIEGE
d;ars Re;nc Rushed to Man the Fortifcatons in ana
Ahout Town: Additional Troops Are Summoned
- ro,ors to Staye off Advance of Enemy

passing by rail around the city to the
locations in the encircling fortiflca-
tions to which they have been as
signed.
There is great activity on the part
of the municipal military administra-
uon in completing the details of the
plans for the defense Of Paris.
No Official information regarding
the military situation on the frontiers
has been made public up to noon to-
day. The unusual animation to be
seen on the streets Of Paris today was
caused chiefly by the thousands Of
persons who, are preparing to leave
the capital and taking their families
with them as matter of preference.
Many People Leaving.
Lines OF people stretched for blocks
from the railway station, today. The
lines we're OF those so anxious to leave
the city that they thus early took
their positions waiting for the ticket
offices to be opened at six o'clock to-
morrow morning. All places on trains
departing today have been sold. Whole
families with their hand baggage camp
ed In the line where they ate their
meals and slept as best they could.
The Quay D'Orsay station was clos
ed at noon. The crowd Of perhaps 3
thousand persons then in line there
were told that no more tickets would
be sold today. Only a few left their
places The others resigned themselves
to wait of eighteen hours.
President Poincare, who has been
seen but rarely in public since the war
began, being overburdened with work,
today visited the military hospital and
spoke to many of the wounded. An
immense crowd outside the place re-
spectfully saluted the chief executive
as he arrived and departed
Brussels 10 Qieut.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 31.-Ameri-
cans and all other foreigners are safe
in Brussels. according to message re-
ceived today from American Minister
Whitlock
Minister Whitlock's message was re-
layed from Berlin by which route he
reports he is now able to communicate
with the state department, special
military wire from Brussels to Berlin
having been placed at the disposal OF
the American and Spanish legations.
Mr.. Whitlock reported that the Ger
man occupation of Brussels was CON-
pleted by General Won Luettwitz, that
a civil government was being estab-
lished and that excellent order pre-
vailed.
North Belgium Cleared.
London, Aug, 31.-A Havas agency
dispatch from Ghent reports that that
district is now clear of Germans and
that railway and telegraphic com.
munication has been resumed with
Gramont The military authorities
have ordered the railroad to limit the
issue of tickets for Antwerp to the
strictest minimum. The object is to
prevent provisions being taken from
Client to friends in the fortress and
to prevent spies taking advantage OF
a crowd to obtain information re-
garding the Belgian forces at differ
ent points.
Britons Are Praised.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 31.-Seven-
ty thousand British troops, for the
last three days held in check two hun
dred thousand German troops until re-
lieved by French reinforcements, ac-
cording to information here today
through neutral diplomats. The ad-
vices did not give the place OF the
battle.
Although the German forces broke
through the British lines in many
places the English held their own until
French reinforcements arrived and
then retired in good order. Military
experts of the allied forces were re-
ported to have been greatly encourag-
ed by the manner in which the Brit
ish forces withstood the superior
forces of the enemy. The information
came from Paris through diplomatic
sources.