Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-09-23

II was officially announced in Berlin
September IL that General Won Hin
denberg had telegraphed Emperor Will
lam that the Russian army Of wilma,
composed of the Second, Third.
Fourth and Twentieth army corps, two
reserve divisions, and FIVE divisions of
cavalry, has been completely defeated
by the Germans. The Russian casu-
alties were heavy.
The number OF Russian prisoners is
increasing. General Won Hindenberg
goes on, and the destruction OF the
Russian army continues. There have
been spells OF war in enormous guam.
titles.
The Russian army OF Grodno has
been defeated at Lyck. 1t comprised
In addition to the Twenty-second
corps the remnant of the Sixth corps
and a part OF the Third Siberian corps.
Germans Assert Lines Are Holding.
A dispatch TO the Reuter- Telegram
company OF London from Berlin, com
ing by way Of Amsterdam, gives the
following statement of the German
headquarters STAFF, timed 3 p. m,
Wednesday evening:
The battle which has been con-
tinuing for the last two days on the
right wing of our western army ex.
tends to the eastern armies in the
neighborhood of Verdun
Until now the Germans have been
partly successful in some parts OF the
extended battlefield. A general battle
is still continuing"
French official Statement.
The official information given out
by the ministry of war, September IL,
said:
ION our left wing our armies are In
close contact with the enemy on the
whole front from the heights north oil
the River Aisne, west and south OF
| Reims.
"On the center our forward move
ment between the Argonne district and
| the Mouse continues.
1T is absolutely untrue, as has been
published time and again by the of
fetal WOlff agency, that the army Of
the q oN n prince is besieging and bonn
barding Verdun. This city has never
been attacked. Only the fort of Tro
yon, which is not part OF the de
lenses of Verdun, but protects the
heights OF Mouse. has been bombardet
on several occasions, II is known tina
the violent attacks of which IL ha:
been the object have not succeeded
and that since yesterday 1t has beef
| relieved,
There Ia nothing to report concern
ing the right wihg
In the Vosges and in Alssce the sit
uaticn is unchanged.
In Belgium the Belgian army 1
continuing to operate around Antwerp
causing serious losses to the enemy
Britain Out $t6s. $780, 600.
Calculations based on Official re
turns show that the cost to Britain @
43 days of war, continuing from Angus
| /. when disbursements began, has bee
about $166,500, 900. or at the rate c
$S.S70.ooO per day.
Germans Encounter Japs.
The first encounter between Ge
man and Japanese forces on land o,
CURED September II. when there wer
number OF sharp skirmishes b,
tween patrols Of the contesting force
at point near Chino.
France TO Aid Homeless.
, President Poincare has signed a d
cree authorizing Alexander Rihot. tn
minister OF finance. TO advance s6OC
eco to the inhabitants of the depar
ment of Marine rendered homeless an
destitute by the German invasion.
Germany Warns China
The German charsS de shairss
+. Picking. Baron Won Msltss2. has not
I. fed the foreign Office that his COVER
ment reserves the right to deal Wit