Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-23

with Sho Auotrtane CohetAhtly 81.
Ina DAek, the Announcement 1of sue,
cess g Welcomed Il Bsrtin--Atties5
contlnus 10 Push Back Invading
I: Forcss----Gsrmany Has PartIal. sue
esssss-
It ;Was Officially announced In Berlin
September "a that General q Hin
adenberg had telegraphed Emperor
William that the Russian army Of
Wilma, composed OF the Second, Third,
Fourth and Twentieth army corps,
two reserve divisions, and Ave di-
visions OF scavalry, has been complete
Ily defeated by the Germans. The
h Russian casualties were heavy.
The numbers Of Russian prisoners Is
increasing, General 0 Hindenberg
goes on, and the destruction Of the
Russian army continues. There have
been spells Of war In enormous guam
titles. x
The Russian army OF Gordno has
been defeated ut Lyck. 1t comprised
IN addition to the Twenty-second
corps the remnant OF the Sixth corps
and 3 part OF the Third Siberian
corps. sa
Germans Assert Lines Ars Holding.
"A dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram
company Of London from Berlin, COM
ing by way of.Amsterdam, gives the
statement OF the German
headquarters stan, timed 8 p. M,
4Thursday eYeninR. SS q @
q 'The battle which has been con
tinuing for the last! two days on the
right wing Of our western armyaex-
tends to the eastern armies in the
neighborhood of 'Verdun.
): Until now the Germans have been
partly successful in some parts OF the
extended battlefield. A general battle
is still continuing"
French 0ficiai Statement.
The oncial information given out
BY the ministry Of war, September y.
said: B SS
ION our left wing our armies are in
close contact with the enemy on the
whole front from the heights north$of
the River :AAft ,1l. west and south Of
Reims. G
Son the center u forward move
ment between the Argonno district
and the Meuse continues.
1T Is absolutely untrue, as has been
published time and again by the Of
fetal Wolf agency, that the army Of
the crown prince is besieging and
4bombarding Verdun. This city has
never been attacked. Only the fort
of sTroyon, which is not a part Of the
Sdefenses Of Verdun, but protects the
heights of Mouse. has been bombarded
on several occasions. 1t is known that
the violent attacks Of which it has.
been the object have not succeeded
and that since Wednesday 1t has been
relieved. f&
There is nothing to report concern
dng the right wing.
I'm the Vosges and in Alsa4e the
situation Is unchanged.
I'm Belgium the Belgian army 10
continuing to operate around Antwerp,
causing serious losses to the enemy,
Britain Out $1ee, 10000.
Calculations based on official re-
turns show that the cost to Britain
OF 43 days OF war, continuing from
August 1, when disbursements began,
has been about 1885, 500. 900, or at the
rate Of $3,S70,000 per day. p.
Germany Warns China.
The German charge de affairs in
Peking, Baron Won Nathan, has noti-
fed the foreign ONCE that his govern
ment reserves the right to deal with
China, at the present time, and in
the future, as it sees fit, because Of
the alleged breach Of neutrality on
the part Of China in permitting the
landing On Chinese territory Of Jap
anese troops whose destination was
Kiauchau. The German government
further reserves the right to exact
compensation for the losses which It
and the German subjects may sustain
as a result Of this action.
Look for Austrian Surrender.
The British government on Septem-
Der IA announced that 1t was momen-