Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-24

Russian troops have captured Kre-
ziczyn, the chief defense of Przemysl
on the southwest.
On the front in East Prussia, Cen
eral Rennenkampf has definitely ar
rested the German offensive at several
points. The Germans are falling back
all along the Austrian front. Pursuit
of the enemy continues.
The newspaper Tribuna of Rome re-
ports that the Russians have 100000
men in the field and that they are hold
ing 100000 more in reserve.
The allied forces and the German
armies are engaged in great battle,
which In the opinion of military OBJ
servers may last several days. The
Germans occupy favorable country
and are well intrenched. The allies
as well as the Germans are receiving
re-enforcements.
An official account Of the operations
Of the British army during the period
from September 10 to 13 has been is.
sued by the official press bureau, show
ing that though the British troops had
hard fighting, they made a steady ad-
vance, In cooperation with the French,
through a territory which was crossed
by numerous rivers and offered many
obstacles to forward movement.
According to announcement from
Washington, Germany has suggested
Informally that the United States
should undertake to elicit from Great
Britain, France and Russia state
ment of the terms under which the
allies would make peace. The sugges-
ton came through the American am
bassador at Berlin and was made by
the German imperial chancellor in
reply to the inquiry Of the American
government.
Information reached Petrograd that
a numerous German fiotilla. attended
by cruisers, while engaged in hunting
down steamers, mistook their own for
the enemy's ships and engaged in a
lively battle. Several cruisers en-
tered Kiel badly riddled and carrying
many wounded.
Ceylon will send troops to the front
in France. The British government
has accepted an offer of assistance.
Ceylon will pay the expenses.
The recall for stragetic reasons OF
the Servian army which invaded Aus
tria is announced in London In a dis
patch received by the Servian legation
from Nish.
Replying to Emperor Williams ca
blegram charging that the French are
using dumdum bullets and defending
the destruction Of Louvain, President
Wilson explained that true American
neutrality precludes an expression Of
opinion on the acts Of the belligerents
by either himself or the people of the
United States. Mr.. Wilson replied In
practically identical language to the
representations by the commission of
Belgian officials that atrocities were
committed by the German army during
the march through their country.
DIR. j. Ahrends, German consular sec
rotary at Shanghai, who arrived at San
Francisco, declares that four days be-
fore the expiration Of Japan's ultima.
tum to Germany, the Congo, the larg-
est ,dreadnaught of the Japanese feet,
struck a mine at the entrance to Using
Tao bay and was blown up.
Reuters Antwerp correspondent
says: "The Germans completed the
destruction Of Termonde (Dender-
monde), 1s miles southeast OF Client.
The communal Offices were bombarded
and are In ruins. All public buildings
and houses we're destroyed"
A Tokyo report says the German
cruiser Emden has sunk FIVE British
steamers of the coast Of India.
II Is stated from Russian official
sources that the rout Of the Austrian
army In Galicia Is complete.
Eight army corps $4,000 mem that
Germany sent east to repel the Rus.
sian attack in East Prussia and to
strengthen the Austrian army in Ca
licia have been withdrawn and are
being rushed to the western theater Of
war.
The railway station at Kiauchau,
FIVE miles from the bay OF that name
and opposite Using Tao, the German
fortified port, was occupied Septem-
Der IS by Japanese scouts, according
to an Official announcement made
here.
All the foreign diplomats In Ant
werp visited Malines to see fort hem
selves the condition of that city after
the German occupation. They will
make reports to their respective gov
srnments.