Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-08-17
2 AUSTRIAN WARSH|PS :
SUNK IN BIG BATTLE
ON ADR|AT|C SEA
Especial by United Press Wire.)


PARIS Aug 17:-The French army invading Germany
reported slowly but surely advancing in the face of the most
determined opposition. All along the line of Asace Lorraine
the forces have caShed The dead and wounded run into
thousands but the French war office, in series of official bull
etns, insists that the French continued. While the
fighting far has been between the advance guards OF the
main army, it has been most desperate in character The
French cavalry with mounted artillery declared to dominate
the upper passes of the VoSges mountains In addition the Of
ensve movement against Scaarbruck being pushed One
column the war office says, is at Abesqeer six miles south
east of SCaabrCk while other columns closing in on the
city from the west and north There is also heavy fighting in
upper AIsaCe
The French attacking columns are reported as taking
the German advance space south of Mhausen According
TO brief official bulletin posted by the war office the French
army operating south of Mulhausen after sheng the German
soS 1ad a sa ad do Ssa when sm Se G ssyonets
used but the superior strength OF the attacking column tod
and the Germans were routed Their trenches reported as
abandon several rapid fire guns to the French During the
fighting the French aaorS dropped many bombs into the
mos s o dg % an o d s b
seized and later abandoned when the Austrian and German
troops effected junction near the Swiss border
LONDON, Aug. 17:-Reports Of the first naval engage
ment in the Adriac between French and Austrian fleets
reached here from Nsh According to the story which said
to be semoca the French squadron which has been IN
pursuit of the Goeben and BesIau encountered the Austrian
fleet off Bavda and after fight lasting an hour, two of the
Austrian iron cads sunk, third was set on fire and
fourth fled toward Cattafs pursued by the French. J.
No details of the identity of the WaspS engaged have as
yet been received, nor is the loss OF lite known.
ROME, Aug. 17-Word reached here today that Emper-
l0r Wilhelm, of Germany accompanied by the entire German
IgeneraF staff, reached Manz today. From that point the
Kaiser expects to direct the entire campaign against the
French and Belgian lines.
BRUSSELS, Aug I7:-There was halt in the forward
movement of the German army today Its infantry remained
lin position along irregular line that covered the entire east
ern Belgian frontier its calvary scouts were active but only
lin attempt to develop the lines of the allies The admission
however, that the German lines have pushed forward to D
nant feeNnes south of Namu is accepted as significant
The Germano about to strike and to strike hard in an
eo to clear the way for advance into France at lee, at
kMaubeuge and at NetereS.
The offensive movement may come at any moment Un
unt nodA the war office insisted there had been no genera
aack and the scouts reported the enemy maintaining its adj
Vance position.
LONDON, Aug 17:-AnnounCement was made today
THAT Bulgaria has been declared state of SIEGE With this
IaCon taken by the Bulgarian government and steps being
taken by other Balkan states it is generally believed that the
purchase of the German cruisers BreSau and Goeben by u
key regarded with suspicion and may be followed by add
ltional complications.
TOXIC, Aug. 17-The government is preparing for war.
THE fleet manned ready for action. The army ready and
several corps ready to board transports which fully
vsoned and have steam up There doubt here that the
timatm delivered to Germany will be denied and that inn
mediate hostiities must follow
LONDON Aug 1.-THE Official war bureau in a state &
ment issued late this afternoon confirms the fact that the
French fleet has been in action the Adrac The bureau
|SayS
The French fleet has swept the Adratc far north as
1.-The Gulf of Cataro the best habor in the Adratc, which the
French fleet dominates The fleet has sunk small AUS
tian cruiser of the Aspen type"
ROME Aug 17:-The British Mediterranean fleet is Off
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