Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-26
City to be Used in Fu-
ture Operations Against
England.
LITTLE BERLIN NEWS
French Abandon AIsace and
Other Occupied Territory to
Meet a Fresh Crisis.

News dispatches from Ostend con-
yey the belief there that Germany will
occupy Ostend for use later as a base
for naval operations against England.
The Belgian royal family will abandon
their residence in Antwerp, establish
ing themselves in a secret place in
the city. This step is taken because
Of the attack of Zeppelin airships di-
rected principally against King Albert
Reports made public at Vienna de-
claring a three days battle at Krasnik,
Russian Poland, ended yesterday in a
complete Austrian victory is the first
Indication of Austrian advance into
Russian territory. Krasnik is 20 miles
north of the Galician frontier.
Authorities at st. Petersburg issued
orders dismissing the German and
Austrian sovereigns and princes from
honorary colonelship in Russian regi-
ments and depriving them of Russian
decorations. This was never done be-
fore in any war.
Rome reports that General Conrad,
chief of the Austrian stan, character
Austria-Hungary was aggressive in
ueT luIGullOuS dSdlHSL lldig-
Member German Nobility Slain.
Berlin. Aug. Wireless to Asso-
ciated Press via Nauen and Sayville,
l.. L)-Oficial reports made public at
Vienna say a battle of three days
duration at Krasnik, Russian Poland.
ended yesterday in a complete Aus
trian victory. The Russians were re-
pulsed along the front AZ miles and
are now in full flight in the direction of
Lublin.
II was officially announced in Ber-
lin that Lieutenant General Prince
Frederick OF Save-Meiningen was kill
ed by a shell before Namur, Aug. %.
No news from the eastern or west
ern fronts was given out today by
Germany.
The aforementioned dispatch evident
Iy clears reports published that the
uncle OF Emperor William had been
killed in battle. \ Paris report pre-
sumed Prince Albert Of Schleswig-H Hol-
stein had been killed. Prince Fred
eric married Adelaide. princess of
Lippe and had six children.
Paris. Aug. 26-It is officially an
nounced that German prince believed
to be Prince Albert of Schleswig-Hol-
stein, Sonderburg Glucksburg, was kill
ed in battle. An earlier announcement
had given the name as General Prince
AdeIbert, described as the emperor's
uncle. This is obviously an error
New Battle in Meuse Valley.
London. Aug. ga new battle is
raging in the valley of the Meuse and
on its result hangs the fate of France.
This is announced in a statement
issued by the war Office in Paris last
night.
Paris, Aug. 26.-The war Office has
issued the following official state
ment:
The commander-in-chief, requiring
all available forces on the Meuse, has
ordered the progressive abandonment
of occupied territory. Muelhausen has
again been evacuated.
a new battle is in progress between
Maubeuge, department of the Nord, J
and Donon, in central Vosges. On it
depends the fate of France. Opera
tions in Alsace along the Rhine would
take away troops upon which might
depend its victory. II is necessary
that all withdraw from Alsace temper
arily in order to assure its final deliv- /
erance. 1t is q matter of hard neces- /
sity.
West of the Meuse. as a result of
orders issued on Sunday by the COM |
manding chief, the troops which are 70 |
remain on the covering lines, TO take |
up the defensive. are massed as fol |
lows: The French and British troops /
occupy a front passing near Givet. |
which they gained by hard fighting
They are holding their adversaries and |
sharply checking their attacks.
East OF the Meuse our troops have
regained their original positions COM
manding the roads out OF the great |
forest Of Ardennes.
"To the right we assumed the or
driving back the enemy by a /
vigorous onslaught, but General Jonre