The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-08-27
THE WAR DAY BY DAY

Aug. 23.-Japanese Ambassador chin
tion of war against Germany had been ,el1
issued. Great Britain and FRANCE VIII
share equally sat In lean at
Toxic were held in the streets, follow
ing announcement that Japan had de-
clared war on Germany. u, $. Ambas-
sador at Berlin asked to take over ar
fairs of Japanese government; me
frontier, the German army extending
from Mons to LuNemburg, ana the
At Shanghai it was stated the Mia
dos fleet was on the way TO TsinS Iau
and early bombardment expected: Re
warships had been sunk in the Adrl-
attic Steamer Vaterland leaves Rotter-
Germany when war broke out
Aug. 22.-Kaiser ignores Japan's
ultimatum. Envoy quits Berlin post.
A London dispatch says Germany cap,
tured Ghent, Bruges and ostend. and
German fire. French forces reported at
Lille and Verdun to protect frontier.
an overwhelming attack. Nish dis,
patch says the Servians killed ana
wounded $4,000 Austrians in the battle
along the Drina, and took 10000 more
prisoners. English and German forces
clash at Waterloo
muir Bursting shells spread death
and ruin in Belgian fortress. Germans
Austrian soldiers after four-day battle
near Losnitza. French win clash along
the Swiss frontier; and then turn south
United States outlines to Japan its po-
sition on ultimatum to Germany. hold
ing Toxic ruler to pledges. War tax
an additional SO, 600, 600 demanded by
Germans on province of Liege.
Aug. 2o.-Germans occupy Brussels
as the Kaiser's army marches on Ant
cesses over Germans in Alsace. Ger
mans whip Belgians at Aerschot. after
hundreds lost in allies ranks. Rus
sia and Austria struggling in evenly
matched contest on the frontier. Kali
ditch in effort to hold place in Orient.
Japanese ultimatum to Germany eN,
piained in off, official message ,r, TO- unltea nina
steamers to bring Americans home
from Europe.
Aug. 1s.-German battle line sweep
ing toward French frontier. Formula
BILE Liege forts have fallen. is report.
Paris trembles before Kaiser's victori..
GUS march. Fighting In progress All
along the entire front. Japans embas-
der seems near. French drag cannon
to dSors the to ssr
crosses. 5000 Austrians fall in battle.
demolished the l-iege forts AID gen
eral advance has begun which nai KS
worlds history. with the fighting linS
zoo miles long. British land 100000
men in France French Ss eommander n,,i,dr
has been frightful German crown
prince is seriously wounded at Aix,la-
Chapelle. Wilson'S plea for neutrality
arouses Americans to critical status of
nation. Fifteen Thousand Austrians re-
ported killed near Sabac.
Aug. l7.-State of siege proclaimed
in Bulgaria. French lose heavily in
sasn me1ea to
werp. fearing capture. London astounu-
ed by, attack of one million Germans
Fl ench continue advance into Alsace
Lorraine. Gear promises Jews equal
political rights with other citizens
French in Adriatic Sea, Turkey ad-
vances toward Crock border. Japan
reassures United states interests ,iir NJ.
Of mediation acknowledged by kalser-
Italian troops mobilize along Austrian
frontier.
The Germans declare the Cossacks
were shattered and routed in great
disorder and that 5000 of them and
eight guns were captured.
An official statement from the
French war office says:
ne loIt which soih'huS INC
road to AiX-la-Chapelle by Nerviers
and the tunnel to Chaudefontaine. was
subjected to a continuous and extreme
ly violent bombardment. When it was
reduced to a mere heap of ruins, and
Major Nameche, the commanding Off
GER, judged that further resistance was
impossible, he blocked up the tunnel
by running several locomotives into
each other, and set fire to the fuses
leading to the mines surrounding the
fort His mission then accomplished,
Major Nameche determined that the
German flag should not fly over even
the ruins of his fort, blew up the pow
der magazine and perished."
1000 Pythians Crowd Pueblo.