Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-08-29
Map Will Change AS Tide of
Battles Flows From or
To kaiSermen.
UNITED STATES TO AID CHINA
Will Preserve Neutrality and Guard
Foreigners-Note to BeIIigerents
War Tax Cominq-Sharp
Eye on Shipping.
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The Germans have penetrated
France and Belgium The French
have penetrated Alsace. Belgian
French British allies have checked
the German advance toward
France through Belgium. German
and Austrian armies have pene-
trated Russia. The Servians and
Montenegrins have halted the adj
vance of Austria into the Balkans.
This summarizes the progress of
the general European conflict
since August 4, when England and
Germany simultaneously declared
war on one another. There has
been considerable severe fighting
between opposing forces of $4,000
to 100000 on all the borders of
Germany.
Estimates based On reports from
Brussels, London, Paris, St. Pc
tersburg and Berlin, indicate that
already 100000 soldiers have been
killed or wounded. Yet the mill
tary experts assert these fights
are mere skirmishes History will
not be made until armies of mil
lion on a side do battle.
Two such battles are impending,
but they will not take place before
August Is, according to word from
the theater of war. One of them will
be staged along the French frontier;
the other along the Russian-German
border. Lesser engagements, but i'm
portant ones, will take place near the
juncture of the ss-German-French
borders in the Ural mountains, be-
tween the French and the German-Aus-
trian allies
Little Naval News
important naval engagements be-
tween the British and the German
first fleets in the North sea have been
reported and denied repeatedly. News
dispatches have been so severely cen
sored it is impossible to learn just
what has occurred.
After ordering all peaceful shipping
off the North sea and out of the Eng
fish channel, the British admiralty,
four days later, issued notice that
the channel once more is safe for mer-
chant vessels. This may indicate that
the German feet has been bottled up
or crippled.
The French and British navies I'M
doubtedly command the Mediterranean
at this time Not much has been heard
from the Russian fleet. 1t is said tc
be waiting in the Baltic sea to pro-
tect Russian seaports from. German
naval attacks.
While the United States is strictly
neutral, and is guarding the interests
Of -, u
Russia, and those of France and Eng
land in Germany, the European war is
having a marked effect in this coun-
try. Export trade has been crippled,
imports have been cut off and it will
be necessary to impose a war tax on
liquors. tea and coffee to raise one
hundred million dollars to offset the
loss of import duties.
Must Spare China
Wireless and cable communication
from the United States is being strict
ly censorized by the United States
navy. Warships and revenue cutters
are patrolling oIr coast and watching
foreign merchant ships tied up In our
harbors to guard against violations of
our neutrality.
Secretary Bryan has sent word to all
the fighting nations giving notice that
the neutrality of China must be re-
spected and that this country will take
steps to see that China is protected
It may be necessary for the United
States to send a strong force to China
to guard the lives and property of all
foreigners, since England, France,
Germany and Russia have withdrawn
their troops Japan cannot be depend
ed on to aid the United States in this
work because Japan may at any time
Join England against German.