The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-31

. bti uIdIi duNd4i't III ldlI't nun Dtl- gium has already been checked, and 1 that endorsements are being rush ed there in great numbers.
 Another London dispatch states that the fighting in Southern Bel gium for the day was far more severe than on previous days. it is declared that the right wing of the allied armies. composed largely of French troops, forced the Ger mans back some distance during the days fighting.
 In a dispatch received at Wash is stated that the British troops near Mons. Belgium. were routed by the German cavalry
 People of Antwerp, Belgium. which is in line of the near advance of the German troops. marching northward. are in terror, according Q dispatch from that city. It is feared that a night attack will be made. for several war balloons os the German army were seen flying at a great height above that city.
 It seems that some of the fiercest fighting during the two days battle near Namur, starting last Sunday. was at Charleroi 20 miles west of Namur That city was taken and retaken it is reported, no less than five different times before the Ger man troops succeeded in driving the allied forces from the place to some distance westward.
 From London comes the repor; | that in addition to the s50,000 900 penalty, Germany is demanding an additional $5O,0OO,OO0 from the Bel gian province of Brabant, in which | Brussels is located.
 GERMANY.
 By way of London comes the report that the Russian army is i invading Germany successfully The Russian line is reported to be ad- vancing through East Prussia with a line so miles in length. Reports have reached Washington. | D. C., that a naval battle is being wa2ed between Russian and Ger man fleets in the Baltic sea, near the Gulf of Finland. In order to get within striking distance of St. | Petersburg, the Germans would have i to gain control of the Gulf of Fin i land, so troops could be landed not far from the Russian capital. | In London it is said that recent editions of German newspapers an nounce that all boys over 16 years l of age must receive military in structions from retired army off cers.
 ENGLAND.
 That Great Britain is in need of 500 900 additional troops, is the an nouncement made in London by Premier AsQuith
 Advices have been received at Stockholm, Sweden. to the effect that British warships have arrived vicinity of Ostend preparatory to bombarding that city, in case it is taken by the German land troops. The place is now occupied by Brit ish troops.
 It is announced at the British war office in London that Togoland, the German colony in West Africa, has surrendered internationally to the British
 Reports have reached Paris that Prince Albert. cousin of Emperor William of Germany, has been kill ed in Belgium.
 Lord Kitchener, in a speech in the house of lords, announced that the war would be an enormous strain on the resources of the Brit ish empire if it should prove to be of long duration. He explained, however that the sacrifice would be willingly borne in order to main tain British eminence in the affairs of the world
 JAPAN.
 While being protected by British warships, 15,OOO Japanese soldiers were landed near Kiau Chau, the German possessions in China, ac- cording to dispatch from Pekin, China The German forts fired on the warships, seriously damaging one of them, it is reported. UNITED STATES. Reports from Marshfield, Oregon, tell of the sound of firing at sea near that place. This leads to the belief that an engagement is taking place there between German war ships, and British or Japanese yes sels.
 September l has been designated by the American Red Cross associa- tion as Red Cross day" and contri buttons will be received then for Red Cross purposes in the European war.