Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-02
GERMAN AVIATOR
THROWS 3 BOMBS
IN PARIS STREETS
Flies Over City And Demands
Its Surrender.
"ARMY is AT GATES OF CITY"
Residents Terrorrized by lombard.
ment Which Damaged Several
Houses-French SIaugh-
ter Foe.

Paris. Aug. 31.-The long-dreaded
German airship attack on the city of
Paris began on Sunday. An aeroplane
few over the city about three o'clock
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 any one.
One bomb narrowly missed military
hospital when it fell in front of the
Care FEST eastern Railway station).
Its horrible! rs frightful!" ex-
claimed United States Ambassador
Herrick when he learned what the
Germans were doing.
"Surrender!" Demands Aviator.
After hurting the bombs the Ger
man dropped a message into the city
which reads:
1.-The German army is at the gates
of Paris. There is nothing for you to
do but surrender.
"(Signed) Lieutenant Won Hidssen.
The war ministry's announcement
issued at midnight says:
The situation in it's entirety is the
same as this morning. After lull
the conflict has been resumed in tie
Voges and in Lorraine.
"On the Mouse near Verdun regi-
inert of German infantry which had
just crossed the river has been al
most entirely annihilated.
ION our left the progress of the
marching Germans has forced our SOL
diers to give ground"
(The fact that the Germans reached
La Fere, 65 miles from Paris, on Sat
urday, would indicate that the new
repulse mentioned by the war Office
took place in that vicinity and that
the Germans have accordingly ad-
vanced nearer Paris.)
After four days of fierce fighting
against the German advance, which
tried to turn their orderly retreat into
a rout, the allied armies are now in
trenched in their second line of de-
tense.
The first story Of the slaughter of
a German detachment in Sedan has
gust realized Paris. A refugee says:
when the Prussians approached
the town the French force concealed
itself on one of the heights overlook
ing Sedan. from which the Germans
had bombarded the town in 1870.
Dead Piled Six Feet High.
"The kaisers troops fell into the
trap and when they ensamped in the
ha cI11
denly opened murderous fire.
"The square became heaped six
feet high with the bodies of the dead.
What happened afterwards l don't
know, as l fled from the town."
The French right wing (of the
western army drove the German
Tenth crops and the guard back to
Guise after a fierce fight. The French
left, which was reported as Tess for
tunate," has apparently retrieved it's
reverses.
Austrians Win Over Russians.
Berlin, via wireless to London, Aug.
31.-The position of the Austrians in
the great battle that has been raging
on the Russian frontier since Friday
without any decisive result is favor
able. Following the Austrian victory
at Krasnik the troops of the German
allies defeated over ten Russian di-
visions on Thursday. A general, As
other officers and 1000 men were cap
tured. The German army is energetic
ally pursuing the Russians near Allen
stein. The Berlin press says the naval
engagement at Heligoland is without
significance and can have no effect on
the general situation.