Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
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artillery.
"In the provinces of Piotrkoff and
Kielce the Austrian cavalry occupied
a front OF over fifty miles In length,
Iextending along line from TchenstO-
chova through Andrejew to Sandomic.
| The cavalry was supported by infantry
and by artillery"
con August IA. Austrian advance
guards penetrated a short distance
into Russian territory. II Is reported
! checked by the Russian troops. An
Austrian attempt to advance from
Andrejew toward Kielce failed on
/ by series of brilliant cavalry attacks
Z, from Kielce and also occupied town
in the Tomaschoff district.
/, THE Russian cavalry cut up the
Austrian advance guards and invaded
the frontiers of Austrian Galicia, pen
Near Tomaschoff Russia cavalry
inflicted serious losses on the eleventh
J Austrian dragon regiment in brill
liant sabre engagement. Russian
cavalry Is in close contact with the
/ enemy everywhere"
| Assault 10 Stopped.
Paris. Aug. 17.--After remaining vir-
tually Inactive for two days certain
troops of German cavalry who were
recently repulsed by the Belgians. up-
dertook new offensive operations
against the Belgian front.
1t was evident that the Germans
were awaiting reinforcements. When
these arrived they proceeded In the
direction of Wavre, town fifteen
miles southeast OF Brussels. During
i this advance the Germans encountered
the fire Of the Belgian outposts, and
after a number of skirmishes the Ger
man offensive movement was stonped.
/ This information was obtained from
official sources in Paris TODAY.
Many Prisoners Captured.
I London, Aug. 1.-THE ofncfat prers
bureau Of the war Office and admiralty
/ has issued a statement saying that
French troops, In the co-r.r -
rapid advance along the valley OF the
/, Schirmech have taken a thousand
prisoners.
The scene OF the fighting OF the last
few days in upper A'sace, tho officss"l
! announcement continues, shows the
great destructive effects Of the fire OF
the allied artillery Trenches aband.
oned by the enemy are flled with dead
and wounded.
French Navy Wins.
Confirmation OF the naval fight In
the Adriatic sea is given In dispatch
from Cettinie to the Corriere d Italia
today which says that the Austrian
battleship Zrinyi and three other
ships whose names could not bc eccar.
tanned were sunk bv thr Frenr', Arntss
A great number OF French and 4-nrlisht
warships are said to be patroliing ne
coast. s.s
French Lose Heavily. a-
A Brussels dispatch to the EXCHANGE
| Telegraph Co. says the French casual
ties in the fighting between Namur
and Dinant were heavy as the Ger
mans were strongly entrenched aAd
] their artillery at the outset played.
I great havoc with the French. 81
Steamer Captured. ",
! New York, Aug. ia message
] from Santos. Brazil posted today at,
the Maritime exchange, Announces
that the Hamburg-American steam.
! ship Santa Catharina, OF that COM;
ranv's South American service, has
been captured by British cruiser. THE
message did not give the name OF the
cruiser. or mention to what port the
prize was being taken.
Mualc Saves the Day
! London. Aug. 1.-THE French WING
at Dnant had been badly cut up and
nearly routed when suddenly tha
strains of the Marseillaise reeonnded
lin the French lines and the men raj.
lied and reformed With sr1endid Eal-
lantry. they charged hrrling them
selves on the German troons, break
\ ing thropeh their lines and putting
them to fight.
! Austria is invaded.
| A dispatch from Rome to the FIX
change Telegram Co.. saws tho Non.
tenegrin troops have crossed the Pos.
nian frontier and occuDied thu tnwn
of Techainitza after fierce battle.
The Rome dispatch 10 the w.
change Telegram Co, adds that the
] Montenegrins have captured eisht
Austrian hlockhouses In Herzegovina
| between Bilek and Trehinie. They
have also occupied seven VILLAGES near
! Trebinie and have taken twelve Aus.
Itrian officers prisoners.