Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-09-02
ToQay's War News
Claims TO Have Captured 10. 600 Russians.
King Albert Says The Allies Will Succeed.


King Albert Says The Allies Will Succeed.
London, Sept. ii p. m.-The
Belgian commission on its way to
the United States to protest
against alleged German afro cities
in the war zone read an address
to King George at Buckingham
Palace today setting forth some of
the happenings in the present
campaign.
King George replied that Great
Britain would support Belgium
and that he was grateful for the
gallant Belgian resistance. He
added that he was shocked at the
reports of German brutality.
"King Albert babe ne tell all
the world that Belgium is not
crushed ard never will Q Crushed.
Such q spirit as we have never can
be downed. We will fight Oh and
on, and success finally will crown
the efforts of the Allies"
Paris. Sept. 1.-11:45 p. M
The following official statement
was issued by the War Office to.
night:
ION our left wing, as a result
of the turning movement of the
German army and in order not to
accept battle under unfavorable
conditions, our troops retired to-
ward the South and Southwest.
In the region of Rethel our forces
have arrested the enemy momen.
tarily. In the center and on the
right the situation remains I'M
changed"
Honolulu, Sept. 1.-The Ger
man cruiser Nurnberg will leave
this port tomorrow, cleared for
action, to meet thu Australian
~arships Australia and Warrego.
The British men.of.war today
accompanied the British collier
Strathdsle to the three.Mile limit
here and are reported waiting out
side. Captain Schoenburg of thu
Nurnberg said today that the
Nurnberg would not surrender
and that he expected the ship to
be the coffin for himself and bis
crew.
Washington, Sept. L. Official
advices received through diploma.
tic channels today reported two of
the most Important developments
of the present war.
The German Embassy gave out
a message from Berlin, received
by wireless. claiming that German
forces near Allenstein had cap.
sured 10000 Russian prisoners,
including two commanding gener-
ais, 300 ofic,r IFS and the entire
equipment of Russian artilI sry.
Great Britain asked the United
States to be prepared to care for
British diplomatic interests in
Turkey, indicating that the Allies
had lost hope persuading the
Ottoman Empire to remain neu-
tral. Dispatches received at the
British Embassy referred to the
incorporation in the Turkish army
of several German officers, which
was regarded as the forerunner of
Turkeys intervention in behalf
of Germany.
Diplomats here believe that
Turkeys entry into the conflict
would mean the Immediate align
ment of italy, as we'll as Greece,
On the side CT Great Britain,
France, Russia, Servla and Mon.
tenegro. just what the attitude
of Bulgaria will be is a matter of
uncertainty, though the Turkish
Ambassador here gave out q state.
ment today speaking of the COM
munity of interest of Bulgaria
and Turkey. The Turkish situa.
ton was watched with deepest
concern by diplomats because of
the imminence of a general war in
the Balkans and extension of the
war drama to all of Eastern Eu.
rope.
The official statement of the big
German victory against the Rus
slams attracted wide attention.
Military observers pointed out
that if the number of Russians
taken prisoners had been correct
ly estimated at 70, 600, there must
have been great casualties, no
mention of which is made,