Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-22
Germans Steadily
Moving Forward
Across Belgium
BELGIAN GOVERNMENT
MOVED TO ANTWERP
Japan Gives Kaiser a Week to Leave
the Orieht-France, Germany and
Belgian Soldiers ActiVe-Summsry
of What Has Happened at the Front
70 Date.
News From the Front to Date.


the Brussels report that German
cavalry is approaching the Belgian
capital; that measures for the defense
OF Brussels are being FASTENED, and
that the seat of government has been
removed to Antwerp.
The British official press bureau an
nounces that any action which Japan
may take against Germany will not
extend beyond the China seas, except
for the protection of Japanese ship
ping.
The British war council has decided
to exclude correspondents from the
forces in the field and 1t is announced
the French war department intends to
take the same action and that prob
ably war correspondents in Belgium
will be ordered out of the state.
The German emperor, the crown
prince and two other imperial princes
now are at the great fortress of Mainz
The emperor's departure from Berlin
for the front has evoked enthusiasm
in the German capital.
The Brazilian government has in
structed its minister at Berlin to ask
for explanations and the punishment
of those guilty of the alleged attack
by German soldiers on Bernardino
Campos, former president of the state
Of Sac Paulo, and his wife, who are
reported to have been beaten and
forced to cross the Swiss frontier.
Several Austrian army corps, &C
cording to advices from Vienna, have
invaded Russia and the Russian ad-
vance in Galicia has been checked.
Brussels admits that the French cas-
ualties in the fighting between Ma
muir and Dinant were heavy, as the
Germans were strongly intrenched
and their artillery caused great havoc.
The British official news bureau
says that the French fleet in the Medi-
terranean has made sweep upon the
Adriatic as far as Cattaro. Four Aus
TRAN warships are reported to have
been sunk.
Montenegro troops have crossed
the Bosnia frontier and occupied the
town of Tchaintza after fierce bat
tie. They also are credited with cap
turing eight Austrian blockhouses and
several villages.
The British military and naval
movements still are shrouded in mys-
terry
The wars effect upon immigration
in the United States was indicated by
official figures showing a decrease of
more than so per cent in the number
OF aliens coming in during the first
half OF August. compared with the
same days last year.
A Paris dispatch says: at is re-
ported here that an engagement be-
tween a British and Garman warship
has occurred off the Canary Islands"
The British cruiser Glasgow has
captured the Hamburg American
steamer Santa Catharina, which sail |
ed from New York July 20 for South !
American ports, says a dispatch from |
Rio Janeiro.
st. Petersburg reports successes by |
the Russian troops over the AustriaIs |
on the frontier, where an Austrian |
drGgoon regiment is said to have suf- |
fered severely in a saber engagement |
A German dreadnought is reported |
by the captain Of Dutch steamer as |
having been put out of action. He |
asserted. on arriving in Holland Mon
day. that she was lying in harbor at |
Trondjheim, seriously damaged No
confirmation has been received in Of |
ficial quarters.
Dispatches saying Greece had re-
ceived information of the passage |
through Bulgarian territory of Turkish
troops going toward Greece are pub
lished in Copenhagen. 1t is said |
Greece has threatened to take similar
measures.
The standard OF the famous Deaths
Head Hussars, the German crown
princes regiment. is said to have been
captured by the Belgians.
Germany has followed England's ex-
ample and that of other countries in
acknowledging receipt OF President
wilson's proffer of good offices. Rus
STA has not yet replied
]. p. Morgan & Co. have abandoned
a proposed loan to France owing to
attitude on the subject.
This is expected to affect other SINH
lar financial transactions which were
under negotiation.
Blamont. IL miles east Of Luneville: |
Circey. still further east. and Avri-
court, occupied by a Bavarian army
corps, were stormed by French troops.
The Germans are in full retreat. hav-
Ing left many dead. wounded and pris-
oners. The French continue to ad-
vance to Upper vosges, the Germans
giving way before them.
In Upper Alsace the French have
retaken Thanh.
Prisoners affirm that General Won
Deimling. commanding the Fifteenth
army corps at Thanh. was wounded.
At St Blais, in the valley Of Bruche.
German flag was taken.