The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-02
GERMAN REPORT.

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the truth" n
GERMAN REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-"German
and Austrian troops occupy LODI, the
largest manufacturing city in Rus
sian Poland" the Berlin foreign OF,
flee informed the German embassy In
wireless dispatch this afternoon.
The dispatch reported also the
abduction and attacks upon women
by French and Russian soldiers.
The message follows:
German and Austrian troops oc-
eupy Lodz, the largest manufacturing
center In Russian Poland. Battle
nortfward Of Lemberg continuing.
REPORTS confirmed that French
abducted fourteen women, twenty-five
children from the German front
Places Faales," (this part Of the dis
patch was not clear and the embassy
believes some words were lost in
transmission). The dispatch then
continues:
"HospitaI doctors and assistants
from Lorchingen fate unknown.
"Papers full Of Russian horrors in
east Prussia. Russians cut off breast
Of mother, impaIed five children on
fence. cossacks ravished woman
handeuffed. Husband forced to wit
ness.''
JAPs IN GERMANY.
TOXIC, Sept. 2.-Fifty japanese In
Berlin were arrested and imprisoned
by the German authorities when the
Japanese uItimatum to the kaiser ex-
pired, according to a statement 10
sued by the foreign office today. The
statement declares the Germans said
they were imprisonins the Japenese
for their own protection, but the mill
tary authorities refused to permit
! the Japanese charge to see them
Crowds stoned the train on which the
| japanese ambassador left Vienna, the
statement alleged.
CALLS THEM LIARS.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2-Declaring
that London 10 Gle factory the
Berlin Foreign office notified the Ger
man embassy this afternoon that Ger
man Officers are still conducting the
business Of Brussels and denied e
ports that Russians completely In
vested konigsberg.
"The news that German troops have
left Brussels on account OF the situa
4 ton in east Prussia 10 wrong" the
i Berlin foreign ONCE said. "Germar
administration in Brussels 10 very
active every day. Civil servants ar
rive for newly organized OFFICES. The
;. French officiai communication thai
Russians completely Invested koniss
bero 10 also q lie. Russians never
, covered half the distance between ths
J front and konissbers and are nov
, retreatina eastward after annihilatio'
Of their Narenn army. That dull Popu
, laro respectable paper, calls London
lie factory comparable with shans
. hal during the Russo-Japanese war.
, "churchiIrs declaration that victor
ious Germany would seek expansion
. In South America appears the ciina'
; Of ridiculous caIumny and unserupu
, ious attack to ineite friendly nation
, Of North and South America agains
3 German people while the Gerna'
, press here on the contrary hearth
, welcomes progress and prosperity an
8 free American nations
y ENORMOUS excitement IL caused b
= ReIeium's attempt to include tn
world with London and Paris who ar
J. endless liars az accompiices In tn
e belief that German soldiers are auth
y ors Of atrocities.
T. THE sociaIistie German paper Vo
II waerts gives shocking descriptions
wholesale assassination Of Germans q
a Louvain. The simpiieissinus, anothe
II publication, says that the name c
= Belgium 10 the worst Insult that ca
j. be Inflicted upon civilized men,"
ID VIII Listen to No Protests.
8. United Press Leased Wire Service.
n WASHINGTON, Sept. "A di
ID patch was received by the state d.
Ie partment today from Ambassador He
g. rick telling Of the dropping Of bomb
n on Paris by German aviators It wa
N denied by state department official
u. however, that Herrick had made an
protest against this method OF wa
fare.
President Wilson probably will NJ