The chronicle=news., 1914-09-25

than usual. It said that the battle
was developing on the left wing of
the allies. that there was a lull In
the center and that the attacks on
the allies right had been repulsed.
Petrograle reports that Russian
troops in pursuit of the Austrians are
now within one march OF the river
Vistula and the city of Tarnow.
which is only two marches from Cra-
COW and connected by rail with Bu-
dajest and Vienna.
Copenhagen reports a great battle
in East Prussia. the dispatches de-
|claring also that a Russian army is
marching on Breslau.
Cabling from Amsterdam. the cor
respondent of the Central News says
a telegram received there from Macs
tricht conveys the news that arrivals
from Licge are declaring that the
Germans are blowing up all the
bridges In the vicinity of that city
that might be os strategic value to
the enemies
A despatch from Queenstown to
the Pail Mall Gazette says that the
which sailed from Philadelphia Sep
tember 10, with a cargo for Rotter-
dam. was captured by British cruis-
er and taken to Queenstown. After
a number of German reservists had
been removed from the Amsteldyke
the vessel proceeded to her destina-
tiOn.
A Central News despatch from
Rome says that the Austrian sea port
OF Lisa In Dalmatia was bombarded
by French fleet on September 10.
Later troops were landed from the
French warships and Eent into gar
rison. British and French flags
were hoisted over tEe semaphore
station at LISA.
Berlin, Sept. I5.-vIa London
The following official announcement
dated September "a has been given
out at army headquarters:
In the western. theatre of the war
today there have been some minor
engagements, but nothing Of import
ance has TRANSFERRED
There is no news from Belgium
or the eastern war arena
Paris. Sept. 23.-.-he following
official communication was given
out In Paris this afternoon:
First. on our left wing there has
begun general action OF great vio-
lence between those detachments OF
our forces that are operating on the
the river Somme and the river Disc
and the army corps which the enemy
has grouped in the region around
Tergnier and st. Quentin. 4.
These army corps have come,
some from the center of the enemy's
line and others from Lorraine and
the Yosssz These last named corps
were tranabertetf by, rail to Cambria,
by way OF Eieke and valenciennes.
To the north Of the Aisne as far as
Berry au Bac. there has been no
change of importance.
Second. on the center We have
made progress to the east Of Rheims
in the direction of Berry and Morron-
villers.
Further east, as far as the Ar
gonne region, the situation shows no
change. To the east of Argone the
enemy has not been able to move out
of Varennes. On the right bank of
the river Meuse the enemy succeeded
in getting footing on the heights of
the Meuse in the region OF the Pro-
monotory OF Hatton Chattell. and
forced In the direction OF st. Michel.
lie bombarded the forts of Paroches
and of Camp Desromains. To offset
to the south of Verdun we remain
masters of the heights OF the Meuse
and our troops, moving out Of Toul,
advanced until they reached the re-
gion of Beaumont.
Third on our right wing, Lor-
iaine and Vosges. we have repulsed
attacks of miner Importance on Mon
eny. To the east of Luneville the
enemy has made some demonstration
along the lines of the river Viogeses
and the river Blette'
Bordeaux, Sept. 25.-It was an
nounoed officially in Bordeaux this
afternoon that the Germans last
night resumed bombarding the
Rheims cathedral.
Berlin, Sept. 25.-(via wireless to
Sayville. l.. 1.-THE German govern
ment has ordered that an exhaustive
judicial inquiry be made at once by
a lawyer into the destruction of the
Belgian town OF Louvain. An inquiry
already made proved that on signal
given near the Louvain station by
red and green rockets. the civilian
population began firing at the Ger
man troops.
The German press formally pro-
tests against the bombardment of the
open town Of San Els Salam. German
East Africa by British cruiser.
The Petit Parisenne says that the
French mmander-in-chief has been
|rompelled to Apnd hack the African