Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-20
GERMANY FACES
WAR WITH JAPAN
Japanese send Ultimatun Demanding The
Withdrawal Of War Vessels
From Chinese Waters
FRENCE WIN NAVAL BATTLE
Defeat Austrian Fleet of Coast of
5udua, Austria-German Advance
Blocked

Tokio.-Japan has sent an ultima
tum to Germany demanding that she
withdraw her warships and evacuate
Kiau-Chau. Unless Germany uncon-
ditionally accepts by August %. ia
pan will take action This is official
: Believed War Will Follow.
The general expectation here is that
the ultimatum will be followed by war
Takaaki Kato, Japanese foreign min
lister, simultaneously with the dispatch
Of the ultimatum conferred with
George w Guthrie, American ambas-
sadOr and made to him a broad state
ment calculated to assure the United
States that the American interests in
the Far East would be safeguarded
and the integrity of China upheld
Neutrality-suspicious. ultimatum to
Germany was received by American
officials as one of the gravest devel-
opments in the war situation, bring
ing for the first time the great mill
tary power of the Far East into
range of conflict heretofore confined
within Europe.
french ana RuStridnS CiaSn
London.-A dispatch to Reuters
Telegram company from Nish, Servia,
says: "A naval battle between Aus
TRAN and French warships was fought
off Budua, in the Adriatie The
French squadron, coming from the |
southwest. attacked the Austrian war
ships. Two Austrian ironclads were |
sunk, one was set ON Ere, and fourth |
fed northward toward Cattaro. The |
fight lasted over an hour"
SerVians Again Repulse Austrians
London-A Reuter- dispatch from
High says that the Austrians tried to
pass the Save river under protection
of their artillery. The Servian artil-
cry opened well sustained fire, which
had a disastrous effect ON the Aus.
TRANS and compelled them to retire
in disorder. MANY of the Austrians
who were unable to recross the river
we're taken prisoners. The Servian
guns sank near Belgrade, the dispatch
states, two boatloads of Austrian sol
Tiers. All attempts of the Austrians
o disembark on the Danube in the di.
ection of Tekia completely failed. The
Austrians continue the bombardment
# Belgrade nightly.
French Force Germans to Retreat
London-The Paris Temps, accord
ng to Reuter- dispatch, thus summa-
ICES the military situation: The !.
iermana forces stretch from Liege to
ne}Mug hansen district, with marked :
ensity Snorth. Their front seems to
blow the course of the Orthe river, :
hen the frontier, which is crossed at
ongwy and Grey. A larfe' part of
lis front has been brilliantly carried !
v the French and the German col
INNS are falling back. They left be-
ind many dead and wounded in addi-
on to prisoners. In upper Vosges, 7
lie French troops also continue to n
AXE progress, and the Germans are !
v
Marine War Insurance Bill Drafted q
Washington.-Info conferences 9
,garding the proposal for government r
ar risks insurance for American mer- =
lant ships occupied conference COM J,
ittee members who remained in :,
'ashington after the big conference 4
bankers and shipping men. A ten -
tive bill was drafted putting into =,
clinical shape the recommendations
the conference for a government
arine insurance fund, for war risks in
ly. This bill, when finally agreed al
/, will be introduced in congress. az
Austrans Routed by Russians tr
st. Petersburg, via London.-The tr
lstrian troops evacuated the towns il
Kielce and Chencin, in Russian fir
land, after an attack by Russian tn
valry, which dispersed a body of 500 sa
ech inhabitants of Sokal, in Austri- kr
Galicia, who were supported by ST
: Tenth regiment of Austrian dra- ar
ons. jul
National Flag for Iceland ag
Copenhagen.-A band of Icelandic br
triots have designated national 4.
g with the purpose to fly, not SC;
" over Iceland, but on all vessels Ba
,istarad I'm that country ~,