The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-14
War News in Brief

SOUTH AFRICA--A despatch from
broken out in the northwest of the Cape
provinces and that Lord Buxton. Gov
ernor- General of the Union, has pr
claimed marital law throughout the
Union II South Africa. Col. Solomon q
Maritz who fought In the Boer VIZ
and VINO has been military commander
OF the northwest cape province, is the
leader Of the rebels D.saff, ctior, II
y said, has been marked In that dis
trict for some time. IL Is expected thar
the premier OF the union, Gen. Louis
TIL. will take drastic measures to
suppress the rebellion.
FRANCE-The ofiic al communique Is
sued In Paris last night says that there
Is thing new to report except the
advance In the district OF Berry Au Bac.
The afternoon communlque says that
the French forces on the left wing
have taken the offensive in the region
OF Hazebrouck and Bethune against the
German forces. composed for the M st
part OF cavalry drawn from their right
wing Lille which has been held ny
one OF the French territorial detach-
ments has been occupied by German
army corps. The French report prog
gross between Arras and Albert, slgA'
advance TO the west Of the Argonne.
ON tn. right flank of the Meusc the
French hold the heights to the east OF
Verduu and Gave advanced 10 the
south Of the road leading from Nerdun
60 Metz
RBL GIUM-The Belgian Government has
been removed 10 Hayre, on French ter
ritory Several Belgian officials and
Ministers have already reached that
city from Ostend. King Albert remains
in Belgium to lead his army. The Ger
mans have swiftly advanced toward Os-
tend after the capture of Client and
have reached EecloO. which In twenty
eight miles from Osterd Os,end Is
preparing for an attack by German
forces Heavy fighting Is reported on
the Dutch frontier In which the Ger
mans were victorious.
According to despatch from Ant
werp. the municipal employees OF Ant
wcrp were compelled TO swear allegiance
! to the German empire when the Ger
mans took control OF the city. The
! policemen. who are allowed to retain
their arms. were ordered to remove al
/ belgian flags.
| RUSSIA.-The American Consul at War
saw has notified the State Department
that he has been asked by the British
Consul 10 take over his Office In cast
Warsaw falls into the hands OF the Ger
mans. lie says that there are severa
/ other cities In that region In whici
similar requests have been made q
American Consuls This has been takeT
20 Indicate that the Germans arr
rapidly advancing upon Warsaw anC
that the capture of the city Is impend
ing.
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that the Austro-Hungarian army ga
zette has announced the retirement OF nv
prominent Generals. Among them ar
Gen. Baron Geisl Won Gelslingen, who de
llvered the ultimatum 10 Servia Whole
sale d!smissals In the army are follow
ing troubles over Gen Conrad Vol
Hoetzendorf, chile: OF the headquarter
staff and Gen Won Auffenberg. VIII
were recalled from the front. Ambas
Hador Dumba reports that the Austria
forces have reached the San River an
that they have succeeded in raising tn
siege OF Przemysl,
GERMANY. -Adviccs from Berlin re
ceived In London say that the centr
OF the German military operations
now In Poland and that the whole {
Poland west OF the Vstula is In Gel
man possession. the Russians occupy
! ing only warsaw. Inc nNe Kllometei
lost by the Germans in Russian terri
tory near the East Prussian frontit
were according 10 this report, Of litt
Importance and II was not intende
that the Germans should deflnitel
occupy or govern Suwalh. They den
, also that the siege OF Ossowetz has bee
abandoned and claim that the fortre'
! has never been besleged. The German
claim that during their retreat 10 n
East Prussian frontier their troops wei
nowhere defeated, but on the contrar
repulsed many attacks of the Russians