The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21
Heavy Guns Trained
Against The Enemy
From Thursdays Daily.

rom Thursdays Daily.
Paris, August 13.-An official
declaration Of war by France
on Austria-Hunssry has been
made public here.
London, August t3.-The Bril-
fish foreign office today handed
the Austrian ambassador his
passports. This action follows
the declaration Of war and 10 ef.
fective against Austria from mid
night. Orders were at onee Is
sued TO the British fleet In the
Mediterranean TO strike at the
Austrian vessels In that vicinity.
Paris, August t3.-An official
communication published here
says: "A division Of Belgian cav
airy supported by q brigade Of In.
fantry and by artillery engaged
and defeated near the fortress Of
Diest, eighteen miles northeast Of
Louvain, q division Of German
cavalry supported by infantry and
artillery. The fighting was ex.
tremeIy fierce and resulted In the
Germans being thrown back to-
ward HasseIt and Strond.'
Brussels, August 13.-It was
Officially announced this after
noon that the German advance
toward Namur was checked by
the 6eIsian-Freneh forces. The
war office claims that the Ger
man losses are enormous The
BeIsians captured several Of the
latest model machine guns mount
ed on automobile trucks.
Brussels, August 13.-The fight
ing yesterday between the Bel
sian land German armies In the
vicinity Of Diest lasted the en-
tire uay and constituted the first
considerable battle Of the a
Il will be known as the battle
Of Haelen. Shells were still fall
ing at 7:3o o'clock In the even
ing and on tie road around Dlest.
London, August IA dispatch
from the French foreign minis
ter, issued by the French en-
bassy here, reiterates that the
French troops behind Muelhaus-
en-, AIsaee, shave not retired but
have vietoriously resisted an en-
tire German army corps"
Dover, via London, August 10.
Heavy eannonadins was heard
here this morning. The reports
came from the northeast. The
firing lasted an hour.
Shanghai, August 13.-The Dap
anese Steamer shikoku maru
was seriously damaged today and
n Of her crew killed by a can
non shot fired from the British
fort at Hong Kong while the YES
sci was entering the harbor. The
Shikoku Maru paid no heed to
the hsrbor regulations. Two warn
ing shots were fired over her
bows, but she did not stop and a
third shell then struck her amid
ships. A government tug after
ward assisted the steamer to her
berth.
New York, August i3.-Con-
firmation Of the report that the
German Tank Steamer Leda had
been captured by a British cut.
ter was brought here by the
Steamer 6ermudian from Bermu-
da. Officers Of the Bermudian
said that when they left Bermuda
the Leda was the only prize In
that port.
Brussels, August 13.-German
casualties In yesterdays fighting
at HaeIen totsIled 1000 killed
and wounded, according to Le-
soir.
Paris, August 13.-An official
communication states that the
forts al liese are still holding
out and that the Belgian troops
to the west Of the city resumed
the offensive and re~eaptured the
ground previously lost to the Ger
mans.
Brussels, August 13.-selaian
and French troops have effected
a junction south Of Brussels.
The German advance In the Bel
sian provlnees Of Limburq and
ersbant have been checked. The
Germans are bringing Up their
heavy artillery against Liese.
Brussels, August 13-Thouah
there 10 a general idea that a
big battle has begun, official
news early today gave no lndi.
cation where the fighting Is TAX.
Ing place. Narrowing stories con.
tinued to be told Of alleged GER
man brutality. They were ae-
eused Of burning and piIIasins
villages and shooting the villao-
ers without provoeation. The