The state herald., 1914-08-21
EMPERoR's DECISION AFFECTS
SUBJECTS ALL OVER
WORLD.
GERMANS RouT FOES
ARMY RUSHED FORWARD AND
ALARMS SPREAD AS CAPITAL
is MOVED TO ANTWERP,
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

London, Aug. 1S.-A Paris dispatch
received in London this morning de-
clares authentic information has been
obtained that the Gar will at an early
date sign Il proclamation granting 10
the Jews in Russia full civil and Do-
litical rights, placing them on the same
footing as the rest of his subjects
This information has excited as mucn
attention here and is regarded fully as
Important as the news from the Far
East telling of Japan's preparations 10
enter the war, The dispatch also an.
nounces that the Gar is making ar.
rangements to so to the front with his
Of Russian military operations In tao
tield.
The proclamation giving the Jews
unrestricted equality has been preced-
I'D by proclamation in which Russian
Poland is guaranteed complete auton-
Dmy and the right to large measure
Of representative government.
These two political reforms an
nounced by the Emperor are said TO
have aroused n tremendous national
spirit. Dispatches say that great out
bursts Of enthusiasm have greeted the
news that the Gar is going to the
front.
Huge parades have taken place in
st. Petersburg and in other large cit
les of the empire.
French Sweep on to Alsaee.
Paris. Aug lS.-Bayonet to bayonet,
the French have grimly forced their
way across the passes Of the 'Vosges
mountains into middle Alsace.
When the French troops occupied
the town of Schirmeck, twelve kilo
metres beyond Saales in Alsace, they
took twelve field guns, twelve Gals.
sons and eight rapid.fire guns. accord.
ing to official dispatches. The French
cavalry then pushed on to Mulbach
and Lutzelhausen.
The official press bureau OF the war
office has issued a statement saying
that French troops, In the course Of
rapid advance along the valley OF
the Schirmeck, have thousand nris-
oners. The scene OF the fightin kof
the last few days In upper Alsaoe
the official announcement continues
shows the great destructive effects Of
the fire OF the artillery. Trenches
abandoned by the enemy are filled
with dead and wounded.
Panic Reisns In Belgium.
London. Aug. is.-Fighting with ter
rifle fury, the advance guard OF the
German cavalry has broken through
the line of the allies In northern Bel
gium and is battering its way toward
Brussels. Panic reigns In the Belgian
capital and late yesterday the seat OF
government was hastily moved to
Antwerp, the northern port. and dofen.
slve measures rushed.
Correspondents describe the plains
OF Belgium as n veritable inferLo. a
scene OF horror ten times that offered
by the field OF Gettysburg Thousands
of dead and dying choke every road
Nowhere have the Germans halted
Reinforced constantly from the hosts
to the rear, they are sweeping toward
the French border. One detachment
of uhlans is declared to have got with
in ten miles OF the line TO the south
OF Brussels.
A military train from the fortress
OF Namur bound for Brussels was
forced TO detour because OF large
force OF Germans between the two
cities.
uhlans last night were on the Dor
ders OF Waterloo. The Kaiser. the
crown prince and two other Imperial
princes are reported 20 be en- route to
the front. Last night they were at
the great fortress OF Mninz.
The Empcror's departure wus made
III" occasion OF great outhurst OF pa
triotiHm IN Berlin.
To the south OF Namur and In the
vicinity OF Dlnant the Germans are re.
ported successful after severe rcpulscs
sunday In which the casualties were
friRhtiul
In the first attack, the Germans
from hhhtily thrown up field trenches
ripped open the advancing columns Of
French, hurling them back. shattered
and broken.
A Brussels dispatch. telling OF the
battle, declares that suddenly the
strains Of the MarsolllRise rosoundod
through the French ranks and with
splendid gallan,ry the soldiers OF tho
republic reformed and charged. carry.
ing the German works by storm
The Germans foll back for reinforce
monis and. with grim desperation. be
gnn their advance again. smashing
their way through all resistance A
large part ot the Germans last night
were boyond Dlnant and Ncmur and
marching TO form n junoture with tho
victorious uhlHns TO the north
Tho entire northern ba,tlo line has
advanced. The rapidlty OF tho German
movement and tn apparent success