The Colorado statesman., 1914-08-29
The WAR DAY BY DAY

Cabinet, with Rene Viviani as Presi-
dent of the Council and Millerand War
secretary. "A London dispatch to the
Daily Mail says after ten days of hand
to-hand fighting Russia is in possess
sort sortie 81 on dsS fort s at rsingTau T and set
ties down to siege. German possession
of Togoland in West Africa surrenders
lnconditionally to the British. Wen
na dispatch says Austria gained decis-
i've victory over Russian division in
Russian Poland Ten sailors killed on
German cruiser in Oriental waters.
French official statement confesses re-
victories in the south: Belgians drive
hack fourth German division advancing
on Antwerp.
statement saying Mulhausen has again
been abandoned, and that fight is IN
ment of the Nord. and Donon, in CEN
tral Vasges, with a front of 200 miles,
on which hangs the fate of France.
Mulhausen has again been evacuated.
In Lorraine the two armies began a
combined attack. British statement
gives casualties ss tiles as 200 1000, GharlertGi tn
Prince Adalbert, uncle of Emperor,
killed during hand-to-hand fight III, in
war on Japan. Emperor Francis JOS
eph in critical condition. Austrian
minister leaves Toxic. A Nish bulletin
trians has destroyed every house in the
city.
Aug. 24.-French war office issues
statement admitting heavy losses. and
deploring loss of lorraine. Namur
s says
lin a line of battle extending from the
Poland border to the Baltic sea. the
Germany, sweeping the Kaiser,s re
sistance before them like chaff before
the wind" Peking dispatch says Eng
lish. French. japanese and Russian
ships attacking Germany in Orient.
Aug. 23.-Japanese Ambassador Chin
da notified u. S. that a formal declara-
tion of war against Germany had been
issued. Great Britain and France Will
share equally in loan of s100;000.o0o
to Belgium. Great demonstrations at
Toxic were held in the streets. follow
ing announcement that Japan had de-
sador at Berlin asked to take over af
fairs of Japanese government: The
great battle opened along the French
from Mons to Luxembourg, and the
British forces from Lille to Verdan.
dos fleet was on the way to TsingTa
and early bombardment expected. Re
ported at Rome that several Austrian
attic. steamer Vaterland leaves Rotter-
dam with 5000 Americans caught in
Germany when war broke out.
Aug. 22.-Kaiser Ignores .Japan's
ultmatum Envoy quits Berlin post.
A London dispatch says Germany cap
tured Ghent Bruges and Ostend, and
that Charleroi is crumbling before the
German fire. French forces reported at
Lille and Nerdun to protect frontier.
AT Namur a small garrison is resisting
an overwhelming attack. A Nish dis
patch says the Servians killed and
wounded $4,000 Austrians in the battle
along the Drina, and took 10000 more
prisoners. English and German forces
clash at Waterloo.
Aug. 21-Germans lombard Ma
muir Bursting shells spread death
occupy Brussels Serbs rout 100000
Austrian soldiers after four-day battle
near LosnitZa. French win clash along
the Swiss frontier and then turn south.
United States outlines to Japan its po-
sition on ultimatum to Germany, hold
OF S40,00O,000 levied on Brussels and
an additional $10.000,000 demanded by
Germans on province of Liege.
Aug. 20.-Germans occupy Brussels
as the kaiser's army marches on Ant
werp French claim series of sue
cesses over Germans in Alsace. Ger
mans whip Belgians at Aerschot. after
hundreds are lost in allies ranks. Rus
matched contest on the frontier. Kali
ser says he will fight Japan to last
ditch in effort to hold place in Orient
Japanese ultimatum to Germany eX-
plained in official message to United
States. United States charters nine
from Europe.