Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22

driven into the war and since such
Is the case, peace overtures are not
welcome at the present time.
According to an Austrian dis
patch of Sunday, after the capture
of Charleroi, Belgium, Germans ar
rested the Argentine vice consul at
his home and shot him, although the
Argentine flag and shield was plain
| ly displayed.
An official announcement from
Petrograd, Sunday, says that Rus
sian troops have captured Seniava
and Sombor, in Galacia, and that the
Austrian rear guard has been forced
to fall back. Another dispatch says
the Austrians have burned and
abandoned the great fortress at
Jaroslany, in Galacia.
Austrians have prepared for a
long siege at Prezemple. 1t Is re-
ported they have enough provisions
there to last the garrison of $4,000
men, two years.
A dispatch says the sultan Of Turk
ey reviewed the Turkish fleet off the
island of Halki, last Thursday.
Jules Vedrines, the noted French
aviator, brought down German
aeroplane and killed the bird-man
near the battle lines Saturday. Ac-
cording to reports, this Is the second
German airman Vedrines has killed.
The warning forces are encounter
ing terrible weather along the bat
tie front. Heavy gales are being en-
countered and also hailstorms.
The Germans are making desper-
ate attempts to capture the city Of
| Rheims. The old and historic Notre
Dame cathedral, containing anti
| ques of priceless value has been des-
troyed by the fire from their guns.
German cavalry is showing much
daring and has practically cut off the
allies communication between the
Disc river and the coast.
The allies appear to have learned
lesson from the japanese attacks
on Port Arthur in the Russo-Japan-
ese war. They make a rush for
ward and when the German fire be-
comes too heavy for them to advance
further, they again dig trenches for
themselves and remain there until
another opportunity offers for them
to gain q few more yards.
Emperor William Of Germany, has
taken up his headquarters in Luxem-
berg. Thousands Of troops are sta
toned around his headquarters.
According to yesterdays dispatch
es, the right wing of the German
army has been greatly reinforced,
and the Germans are taking the Of
| fensive.
The battle now in progress along
the Aisne river Is more Of seige
than anything else. Both the Ger
mans and allies, strongly entrenched,
are carrying on an artillery duel. Oc-
casionally one or the other of the
armies gains little ground, but 1t is
very little.
THE Temps" a French newspa-
per prints the following from a SOL
der: I'VE are holding our own, but
at what a cost! All the horizon is in
| flames; all the villages within 20 miles
are burning and the night sky seems
glittering with sparks"
PrZemysl. the Austrian position be-
tween Lemberg and Cracow, in Ga
lacia, Is engaging the Russians. A
strong force is at the fortress.
The correspondent Of the London
] Telegraph, stationed at Emeville.
south Of the Aisne river, says: "All
the while the battle has proceeded, a
| small army of curbans has been out
burying the dead. French and Brit
ish soldiers are being buried togeth-
er. nearly always close to where they
| fell. Their graves mark the course Of
battle. The German dead are burn
ed"