Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-01
MILLIONS BATTLE
ON THREE FIELDS
European Nations Waging Death
Struggle on Austro-Russ Line
in Prussia and in France.
CONTRADICTORY NEWS OF EAST
Impossible 20 Tell by Reports from
Zone which side H. Winning
Germans Are Advancing
I'm the west.

LONDON, Aug. 31.--From all the
far-spread battle lines only bulle-
tons of Napoleonic brevity have
come in the last twenty-four hours
History is being made on three
great fields Of action--along 200
miles OF French frontier. on 200
miles of the Hungarian Dor
der and through wide area Of
eastern Prussia.
Silence has covered Austria's war
with servia for several days, but
that has become a minor detail OF
the death struggle OF the European
powers with millions of men en-
gagged.
The Russian front is the scene Of
events OF the greatest magnitude,
! but between the claims and counter
claims Of the belllgerents there is
such a vital difference that It is i'm
possible to form an estimate of
which way the balance swings.
News Delayed.
From northern France the news
appears to follow events by three or
| four days. The French embassy an
nounces that there has been hard
! fighting on the right wing Of its
northern army near Megieres since
| Friday, and also that the German
forces are making progress in the
La Fere district, which apparently
means that the French left wing has
retired somewhat further, but it is
not revealed how near the Germans
/ have approached TO the LeFere for
/ tress.
The British official reports, is
sued Sunday, show that the British
army no longer constitutes the left
wing OF the allied forces, but that the
French have reinforced them on the
west. 1t further says that the
French have been fighting both east
and west OF them and have brought
the German steamroller to a stand
still for a time.
Rich Region in Grasp.
The Germans are believed to be
forging another steam hammer for a
heavy blow and Great Britain anx-
iously awaits word of great battle
In which It's army may be focal
point. How far the Uhlans have
spread into French territory, 1t is
impossible to learn from the many
Wild reports fugitives have brought
into England, but a rich country
with important manufacturing cities
is evidently in their grasp.
From Holland and Belgium come
circumstantial reports that the Ger
mans are moving part OF their army
by trains back from Belgium. APP
parently these troops are destined to
meet the Russians, and, If the re-
ports are true, 1t may mean that the
Germans feel strong enough on the
French frontiers to spare part Of
their force OF that they consider the
repulse of the Russian invasion
more important than throwing a
great army into France.
| .s.,l Sea victory Cheers.
II British people find cheer in
the exploit OF their navy which sank
three, German cruisers and two de-
strcyers In a daring dash under
cover OF fog into the zone OF
fire OF the Helgoland forts, and in
flio'Cd a loss OF nearly 900 men on
the German fleet at a cost of twenty
nine lives and total OF thirty-eight
wounded. and damage to three Brit
ish warships which will be re-
paired within ten days.
Another raid by German aircraft
resulted in the dropping OF several
bombs into the city OF Paris, tc
which American women tourists
persist in going from London in the
face of official remonstrances.
Among the Germans prisoners o.
the naval action is the son OF Ad
mlral Won Tirpitz, the German min
lister OF marine. to when the frs
lord of the admiralty, Mr.. Church
i'll, has sent a message of his sons
safety, while Count Won Schwerin
nephew of the German emperor, is 1
prisoner in the hands OF the French
A British colony played its frs
part in the war when the German!
colony in Samoa surrendered to al
expedition from New Zealand,
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