Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-08-27
EUROPEAN WAR FEATUREDtBY
HEAVY LOSSES no WARRIORs.
Japan Declares War on Germany,
Which with British, FnencAf and !
Belgiums Sustain Heavy. Losses IS


withdrawn his forces from the terri
tory recently occupied and is massinx
/ them along with their British allies
in strong line between Maubeuge,s on, On
the north, and Donon, on the soutk
distance of about 200 miles. -
j The allies, having abandoned the of
fensire, according to ofRcial. announce
paenf viii assume purely defensive
| attitude, in Che hope Of checking ths
advance of the vast masses Of German
troops endeatorang to break 9through 6
the line. s
Il Upon the ability of the allies DO hold,
'Ethe Germans, the French war once.
admitei depends the fate Of nee. -. s !.
"A British ofRcial staterhentF 81 Us
tounces thar the p6Bf Bftioa Of tRs british
tloopa 10 in every way satisfa Gtofy 3; !.
/ Announcements e made oWeyesrs, s
that British casualties In t6e recent
I flghtinf numbered 1000. : - -
An Official announcement made pub
lie here. says that the city Of Namurs
and i've of It's forts has been captured
by the Germans. - -
The borahardment of the four other.
forts continues and their fall seems
imminent.
London, Aug. 25,-A dispatch to the
Express from Ostend says:
Great battle has been in progress
in the province of Hainaut, on the
southern frontier Of Belgium since FRI
day evening. French and British
troops have been engaged in desperate
conflicts north of Charleroi and FIeu-
rus with Germans, who crossed the
Meuse at Huy.
Saturday French troops, which had
spread from Lille, met the German
right in Fest Flanders"
London, Aug. 24-The of1cial bu-
reau of Information today gave out the
following announcement:
British forces were engaged all das''
Sunday and until after dark with the
enemy in the neighborhood of Mons,
Belgium. They held the grounds"
Paris, Aug. PA rumor is in circu-
lstion in Paris this morning that the
4ans have occupied the unfortified
town of Nancy,
Undine, Italy, Aug. 24-Reports re-
ceived here from Vienna are to the eff
feet that the Austrians are about -
abandon their operations against the
Servians on the Drina river in order !
to concentrate their forces against the /
Russian advance.
The difficulties of the campaign |
against Servia has been redoubled by
the troubles in Bosnia. /
Berlin, Aug. 24-Oficial announce
ment was made here today that the
German army, commanded by Grand !
Duke AIbrecht, of Wuertemberg, has
defeated a French army at Neufcha-
telau
1t captured many guns, flags ana /
prisoners, including several generals.
The army under Rupprecht captured
80 guns at Luneville, Blamont and
Grey lin the French department of
Meurthe and Moselle.)
London, Aug. PA dispatch to the
Central News from Rome says fisher
men in the Adriatic report that the
entire Austrian fleet of about forty
units is proceeding southwark from
Fola, the Austrian naval base. Their
objective is thought to be Cattaro, in
Dalmatia.
London, Aug. 24.-The Montenegro
troops, with bayonet charge, repuls
ed fresh Austrian attack at RahoVo,
taking $50 prisoners and killing 800
Austrians, according to a Cettinje dis,
latch to the Exchange Telegraph COM
psny.
London, Aug. s5.-A Copenhagen i
Cispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company dated August "a says: t.t
.:The condition of Emperor Francis ]
Joseph of Austria, according to tele-'
grams received today, is much worse
His death is a question of hours"
Brussels.-Th Thousands of German
troops made smiling entry into Brus- |
sells at three O'Clock Thursday after I
roon,. continuing to pass through the !
heart of the city till sunset. Some are {
oew stationed on the heights west of !
he city. The, utmost decorum prevails
and the conduct of German troops is /
scrupulous in every respect. Ti-. J
amenities are observed, even in the E
matter of liberal tips German officers
ray at restaurants.
The French and British troops op- :
posing the invasion of the German t
army in Belgium have suffered seri- I
ous reverse, according to the official $