The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-09-05
A GENERAL SURVEY or
THE WAR.

Friday, Aug. PA serious reverse
TO British arms on the French frontier
is officially announced in Berlin. After
nine days of fighting the Germans put
the western line OF the allies to flight.
The English were defeated at Man
teuge, France and the Franco-Belgian
forces were driven back toward Mau-
beuge.
Field Marshal Sir John Frenoh's
troops were attacked by five German
army corps and cavalry in the neigh
borhood Of Cambria and LeCateau ana
their casualties were heavy.
The Germans broke through the
French lines near Arras, in the pro
vince OF Pas de Calais.
A British destroyed has sunk an
Austrian destroyer off Corfu.
The largest Japanese warships have
bombarded Tsingtao and inflicted
heavy damage. Kiaochow is under
martial law.
Saturday, Aug. 29.-Berlin has re-
ceiyed reports OF the defeat or the
British at St Quentin, France.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts declared
that Great Britain would require hun
dreds of thousands of men for the pres
ent conflict.
Train service between Paris and
Boulogne has been suspendde.
The Princess Patricia Canadian
light infantry, 900 strong, sailed from
Montreal.
Sunday, Aug. 3o.-The Russians IN
Austria Galacia defeated the Aus.
TRANS, killing 5000 and capturing
mPny prisoners.
German troops have been forced
to abandon the Vistula river at sew
eral points and are being driven back
rapidly all along the line OF this river,
which is Of great strategic import.
ance.
The British forces after retreating
from Aug % to % have reformed
their lines and resumed the offensive
The British loss is reported to have
been 5000, but 10000 men have
been sent to take their places.
Germany is reported TO have offer
ei 10 allow Luxembourg to enter the
German Empire on condition OF Civ
ing up her neutrality in the war.
An aeroplane few over Paris and
dropped three bombs. tearing up the
streets and damaging houses and
causing intense terror among the un-
armed and unprotected populace, but
not killing anyone,
Monday, Aug. 3t.--With the German
invaders within sixty miles Paris is
preparing for a siege Outgoing trains
are filled with non-combatants while
troops from the south and west are
arriving to REINFORCE the garrisons
Terrific fighting continues on the
Austro-Russian frontier Both the
combined Austrian and German forces
claim an advantage.
From Austrian sources II Is report
ed that the Russians are being pur-
sued in the direction OF Lubin, Rus.
Fresh forces OF Germans have ap.
peared on the Prussian front This
bears out recent statements from Bel.
GUM that the Germans were with.
drawing troops from their western
front TO reinforce the Austro-German
lines in the east.
Tuesday, Sept. t.-Reports from
Paris say the French left wing north
OF Paris have been forced TO mark
new retirement" but nowhere have
they been broken through.
A dispatch from Dieppe says a great
battle has been fought at Croisilles.
No details are given.
A Frenchman who arrived at Parig
from the north says there are no Ger.
mans in Lille. Roubaix or Tourcolng,
group OF towns near the Belgian
frontier.
A Roumania report says that the
Russians have inflicted a crushing lie.
feat on the Austrians in Galicia.