The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-09-23
Allies Are Turning German
Right Wing---Jaroslau Has
Fallen Before the Russians
WarNotes

Rome, via Paris, Sept. 23.-Dispatch-
es from Vienna says that the Austrian
capital is crowded with wounded and
soldiers returning from the war with
infectious diseases. This has rendered
necessary the construction of large
camp hospitals outside the city.
A Vienna dispatch to the Giornale
dItalia says that according to the Zelt,
Prince William of Wied Is about to alb
| dicate the Albanian throne and is pre-
pairing a proclamation to the Albanian
nation. Later, says the Zeit, he will
enter the German army.
Rome, via Paris, Sept. 23.-The bonn
bardment of Cattaro, the Austrian
seaport at the southeast extremity Of
the Gulf of Cattaro, in Dalmatia, by
French ships, is reported in a dis
patch from Patras, Greece, to the Mes
sagero.
Oficial news from Petrograd says
that the Russians are gradually sur
rounding Koenigsberg and expect re-
| Inducements at an early date for an
attack on that city.
|; A Cettinje dispatch says that the
| Servian and Montenegrin armies which
! have crossed the Drina river are meet
| ing with little opposition from the
| Austrians.
Reports from Servian headquarters
at Vishegrad declare the Austrians
have court t-martialed many Slavs,
some of whom have been shot. Large
numbers of Slav women and children
are employed by the Austrians digging
entrenchments and Transporting sup
plies.
London, Sept. 23.-Belts and socks
are the prime need Of the British ex-
| peditionary army and every woman In
the empire was asked to do her share
to supply this demand.
| With the approach of winter, 3OO,-
600 pairs of socks and an equal num-
ber of belts, knitted or woven, should
be supplied. according to the war office
! estimate, to supplement the regular
provisions Of the government. queen
| Mary was notified Of this situation
| and promised to do her part. She then
appealed to British women to aid her.
Housewives throughout the land there
fore will be busy knitting from now to
November.
Nish. Servia, Sept. 23.-Prince George
of Servia, has again been wounded,
this time while leading a charge of a
\ Servian battalion. A rife bullet pene-
4 trated the trunk of his body. 1t 10 the
|. opinion Of his physicians that his life
4 is not in danger. ~.
II Prince Caorge was first wounded at
Il Belgrade in the early part OF august
81 by fragment of shell when that city
was being bombarded by the Austrians.
Nairobi, British East Africa, via
London, Sept. 3D. A German force,
the strength Of which is not known, at
tackled q fort twenty miles from the
border in the Vol district Sept. ID.
After an hours sharp fighting the Ger
mans retired, leaving eight dead:
Geneva, Switzerland, via Bordeaux,
Sept. 23..-The office opened by the
Red Cross to exchange information
concerning prisoners of war is now In
full operation. The letters received
which average about 1900 daily, are
being handled by polyglot secretaries
who understand all tongues.
Berlin, via London. Sept. 23.-Every
member of the crew of the German
dirfgible balloon Schuettelanz II. has
been decorated with the Iron Cross for
a brilliant reconnaissance.
II London, Sept. 23.-Earl Kitchener,
secretary of war, has approved Chan
Icellor Lloyd Georges proposal for the
| formation of Welsh army corps.
Plans are now being prepared for re-
cruiting throughout all Wales and
} Monmouthshire.
} Bodreaux, Sept. 23.-Bordeaux Is
overcrowded aspect it has had since
the seat of the French government
was brought here from Paris.
| Many persons not directly connected
with the government are going on to
Biarritz. Pau and other resorts, while
still others, in spite of the long and
uncertain railroad journey back to
Paris, have decided to return to the
capital. They are encouraged by the
continued good reports of the progress
of the war.
The Temps which was transferred
here several weeks ago from the capi-
tai, announced last night that it will
return to Paris.
. The government, however. will not
, it is understood, consider going back
, Ito the capital until the enemy has
been definitely driven from French
territory.
London, Sept. 23.-The official press
3 bureau last night issued a casualty
. list under date of Sept. IL, which
!, shows twenty -eight officers killed, for
D lty-six wounded and fourteen missing
{ Three officers previously reported as
missing have returned to their com
, lmands.
Of other ranks $50 wounded and 20z
missing are reported.
London, Sept. 23.-Because the Brit
lish board of trade has been appraised
J THAT German merchants still are dis
posing of sugar through Holland not
lwithsanding the prohibition Of its ex-
Iport by the government of the Meth
on hoe