Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-09-16
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has been opened, so far as Austrian op-
position is concerned. The Austrian
armies are disheartened, demoralized,
sick and mutinous.
Big British Liner Sunk.
The British official press bureau is
sued the following announcement:
THE merchant cruiser Oceanic of the
White Star line was wrecked near the
north coast of Scotland and has be-
come a total loss. All the officers and
crew were saved"
Report LunevilIe Evacuated.
A Bordeaux correspondent reports
that Luneville, near the Lorraine
border, was evacuated September 6
by the Germans, who also abandoned
the surrounding heights.
Pope Appeals for Peace.
A Forthcoming papal encyclical. the
issue Of which has been purposely de-
layed until the result of the decisive
battle, will contain an appeal for
peace.
Pope Benedict approached Austria
and Germany through their ENJOYS,
and both informed the pontiff that
they are favorably disposed to second
his efforts for peace. The car is
understood to be prepared to submit
the pope's offer to the deferential con-
sideration of Great Britain and France.
Pope Benedict hopes that his appeal
may lead to an armistice, which
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Large Loans for Germany.
A wireless message to the German
embassy said that a German war loan
had been announced of 1,00O,OOO,O00 IN
treasury bills and that an unlimited
state loan at per cent was given out
at 97.5.
A dispatch to London from Arms
terdam quoted Berlin papers as say
ing that they learned from reliable
source that the directors of the I'M
perial bank soon will publish the
terms of the first German war loan
It is said that the loan will be $780,
0OG, 900, consisting of per cent treas
ury bonds and government notes.
Both will be issued at $3.50. The
amount of the first issue is not stated
The bonds and notes will be divided
into five sections of $50,000,0OO each.
redeemable at intervals of six years
beginning Oct. 1, 1918.
Will March to Berlin.
Emperor Nicholas II of Russia is re-
ported in a news dispatch from Rome
to London to have made the following
declaration:
81 am resolved to go to Berlin itself,
even if it causes me to lose my last
muzhik"
The dispatch is published in the
London Evening News. A muzhik is
Russian peasant.
The Japanese ambassador at Petro-
grad, the correspondent of the News
continues, having expressed to EN-
peror Nicholas wish to see the sol
diers of Japan fighting side by side
with those of Russia. the car replied:
81 shall do my best to realize your
wishes"
Orders italians Ready.
Telegraphing from Geneva, Switzer-
land, correspondent of the Central
News at London said that informa-
ton has reached him from Lugano,
near the italian frontier, to the eff
feet that all Italians belonging to the
1882 and 1888 classes of reservists
have been forbidden to leave the
country.
AS to German Movements.
Paris reported on the 9th that the
Germans have been forced back In
southwesterly direction by flank
movements of General Joffre on the
right and by General French on the
left wing. Now this is just the direc-
ton in which they swung from north
of Paris. and it appears by this report
that they have been pushed where
they intended to go. There is some
confusion here. as General French In
the same report is reported driving
the Germans from Lille. 1t seems to