South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28

being made there TO move the French
government 10 Bordeaux. This letter
comes to an army official whose name
Is withheld and fellows yesterdays
dispatch that Paris was preparing for
a siege.
ST. PETERSBURG.@So confident
are the Russian people thGt the troops
viii soon enter Berlin that a fund
of 100000 has been raised to re-
ward the first soldier who enters the
German capital
LONDON.-The German forces are
today approximately So miles from
Paris, while the Russians are about
800 miles from Berlin. The Germans
have appeared at Arras, France, 10
miles south of Lille, the latter place
not having been occupied, although
the Germans hold the key. The cen
sorShip grows more rigid as to the
actual news of the fighting and the
English government is accused by the
newspapers of cOncealing the facts.
The invaders are believed to be as
saulting the allies along the left wing
and trying to batter their way through
there and also on the center near
Maubeuge. The report comes from
Berlin that the Germans have sur
rounded the allies armies on all
sides in the north of France after
more than a week of fighting. The
Times correspondent at Boulogne says
the French have the situation well in
hand at Arras and with the landing of
the British at Ostend it is believed
the Calais gateway will be saved TO
the English.
The Daily Express, however, dis
plays dispatch which says there is no
evidence that the on-rush floor of
Germans is being stemmed anywhere.
AS far as known there Is ne fortifica-
ton of any pretense between Arras
and Paris. Premier Asquith admitted
in the house Of commons today that
a terrific battle had occurred 1T
Cambria Wednesday and that the
losses had been heavy on both sides
PARIS.-The Germans have cap
tured Longwy and are pouring 2,000,-
900 men into France through that
gateway. The armies of the crown
prince OF Bavaria and the crown
prince are reported to have joined near
Verdun, France. and TO be driving
back the French defense. All towns
in that region are held by the Ger
mans. The French war office main
tains that the French have been sue
cessful IN the VosgeS campaign and
make IT, statement that the bodies
of 1000 Germans were found in one
district alone. The fall Of Longwy
was attended with terrific slaughter.
BERLIN-The war office an
nounces the defeat of the allies at
all points after nine days of fighting
and the steady advance of the Ger
mans on Paris. The defeat OF the
English at Maubeuge and OF the
FrancO-Belgian forces near Namur
yesterday is announced. The war Of
fee says the aruny led by the crown
| prince is advancing toward the
Meuse. The crown prince Of Bavaria
reports the French attacking him
from the direction cf Nancy and the
south. The defeat Of the Belgians
in a sortie from Antwerp is also an
nounced. A crisis in France is be-
lieved imminent.
ST. PETERSBURG. - A Russian
army is attacking I.emburg, the cap
ital of Galicia, in Austria. (Russis4n
war office announcement Lemburg
| is 20 miles over the frontier in Aus
| tria. This indicates that the czar's
| advance westward from Koenigsberg
| in Prussia TO Bemburg covers a line
| approximately 400 miles in line, prob
ably the greatest battle front in the
history of the world. The number Of
4
placed at 2S0,000 men.
ST. PETERSBURG.-T German
cruiser Magdeburg was sunk in the
I Gulf OF Finland by two other Ger
man cruisers to prevent its falling in
10 the hands OF the Russians The
dagdeburg lost 1O2 men and officers.
Ambassador Won BernstoFf yester-
day gave out the statement in Wash
ington that the Magdeburg had fought
| a superior force of Russians and had
been beached without loss Of life.)
i LONDON-German soldiers reach
ing Courtrai declare that 10. 600 Brit
ish were killed in the fighting in Bel
gium. It may be recalled that the
announcement was made in the house
of commons several days ago that the
British had lost 10000 men in Bel
giuIn.
| PARIS.-COwardice Of a division of
the 18th army corps was RESPONSE
ble for a big setback in Lorraine.
(The Paris Matin.)
| ROME.-The MeSsagero saws an
entire cbech regiment which revolted
was annihilated by six Austrian regi-
ments. (Reports Of mutiny IN the
Austrian regiments were heard a
week ago.