The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-08-27
English and French Armies
Forced to Retire to Gov
ering Positions.
GERMANS CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE TOWARD FRANCE
Dispatch to New York Herald Says
Namur Has Faiier-Russii With ,
Two Great Armies. Continues
March Into Prussia.

Washington. Aug. 25-Tle gre.
German fighting machine which -
out for France three weeks ago att
various declarations, Of var. continue
to sweep everything before it, Stru;
Cling desperately. tie Belgians wcr
gradually swept out of the way an
pushed up INFO the eXtre NJ north all
northeast of Belgium. The french an
British allies were mostly hell in u
serve.
A different news, stor, nas eypecte
when the Germans came into collision
with the French British army, whicl
had been fortifyns It's 20 ,ition
while the Belgians held of the enemy
But the story is nothing mew-merel,
an elaboration of the narration Of Bel
gian stands and defeats.
Late reports from the seat Of war
British and French reports at that
say that the Germans continue theil
victorious procession throughout the
length of the 270,mle battle line which
extends from the point where Holland
and Belgium meet southwark to the
point where. Switzerland and France
meet. The Germans have captured
the fortified city of Namur and they
have practically driven the French
from Alsace and Lorraine.
Russian Troops Winning.
In the north and east. however, Ger
many is not faring we'll Russia is
pouring more than one million men
over the border into German Poland
and Prussia and into northern Aus
tria. The Slavs are sweeping every
thing before them. Austria's defense
is weak because she is harrassed by
Serbs and Montenesrins on her south
ern border.
Germany can put up only poor
defense against Japan in the Far East.
AS soon as Japan declared war on
Germany Sunday evening, August 90,
japanese warships and troops began
to move against the German naval sta
ton and colony in, the Chinese PROV
ince of Kaio Chow. They greatly out
number the Germans and will over
power the defense.
Even though she is victorious
against the French and English for
the present and gets well into France,
Germany cannot win finally, in the
opinion of unbiased military experts.
The kaiser has thrown an army of two
million men against France This
army has steadily. advanced. but it
has lost nearly sixty thousand in
killed. wounded and prisoners, accord
ing to the latest estimates. The al
lies have not lost nearly so heavily.
German Troubles Coming.
With Russian hordes pouring into
Germany from the northeast, it will
soon be necessary to recall part of
the army of French invasion to the
defense of Berlin. 1t is reported Of
ficially from London that Britain is
contemplating the invasion of Schles
wig -Holstein, the most northern Ger
man province, with an army of 150.-
600. Such a movement as this will
further reduce the strength of the
western German army.
Italy is mobilizing her war-strength
army of 100000 men. 1t has been re-
she will attack Austria.
The misery of war is beginning to
crush non in Europe. Not
a wheel has turned in Belgium or HoI |
land since the first week of August
and the poor are feeling hunger's
pinch. The Dutch haven't been fight
ing, but every able-bodied man is
guarding his country's border against |
German Invasion.
Allies Attack Fails.
Paris, Aug. 25.-The French war Of |
flee has issued the following announce
ment: -
The French and English, the plan |
of attack having failed owing to un-
foreseen difficulties, have retired on
a converging position. West Of the
Mouse the English army on our left
was attacked by the Germans. but be-
haved admirably, holding its ground
with traditional steadfastness.
African Brigade Charges. :.
The French assumed the offensive
with two army corps. An African brig
ede. In the front line. carried away by
their eagerness. were received by a
IRE. They did not give an
inch. but, counter attacked by the
PrussiaH guard, they were obliged to