The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-09-03
The War In Brief
SUMMARY OF THE
EUROPEAN WAR T..
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In the vossss district the French
troops today resumed the offensive
and drove back the Germans who yes
terday had forced them to retire on
the Saint Die side. The Germans yes
terday bombarded Saint Die, an un-
fortified town.
In the region between the Vosges
and Nancy French offensive movement
has continued uninterrurtedly for nVe
days. The German losses have been
considerable, $500 bodies were found
on a front Of three kilometres south
east of Nancy, and 4,500 bodies on
front of four kilometres in the region
Of Vitrimont.
Longwy, an old fortress, the garri-
son of which consisted Of only one
battalion, which had been bombarded
August Sd, capitulated today after
holding out for more than twenty-rour
days. More than half the garrison
was killed or wounded. Lieutenant
Colonel Darche, governor OF Lonswy'
was nominated an officer Of the Legion
of Honor fer Heroic conduct In the
defense of Longwy.
1t is officially announced that the
Russians have captured Tilsit, town
sixty miles northeast Of Koenigsbers,
East Prussia.
A dispatch received here from Os-
tend, said the Germans have occupied
Lille, Roubaix, and Valencienes, all IN
France.
1t is stated that British marines
have occupied Ostend to prevsSfns>,
Germans from getting a fost;hold on
the English Channel.
August 2S.-The British torpedo
boat destroyer Welland has engaged
ard sunk the German torpedo boat
destroyer $50.
1t is announced that the British
fleet has sunk two German cruisers
and two German torpedo destroyers
off Heligoland. A third German cruis-
er was set afre and was left sinking.
No British ships were lost In the bat
tie, it was added, and the British loss
of life was not heavy. In addition to
the two torpedo boat destroyers and
three cruisers many others from the
German torpedo boat destroyers were
damaged.
An official communication issued oy
the War Department tonight said:
The situation on our front from the
Department Of Zomme, (Northwest
France) to the Vosges remains the
same today as yesterday. The Ger.
man forces appear to have slackened
their march.
Antoine De Zwan, the Polish author,
has sent this telegram to the Spec
tator: The mobilization was carried
out in Warsaw with indescribable en-
thusiasm. For the first time since the
partation OF Poland our peasants took
an active part In national movement.
There are more than 100000 Poles In
the Russian army.
Military men at Pekin said that the
warships Of the allies, including the
Australian ldreadnaught expected IN
China waters soon, will be able to
lombard Using Tau with safety, owing
to the range OF their large guns, which
is greater than that Of the guns with.
in the German Notifications.
The Belgian Foreign Minister re-
ports that the Belgian city of Louvain.
in the province Of Brabant, has bean
burned by the Germans. Louvain.
which lies in the famous province OF
Brabant, Of which it was the capital
in the fourteenth century, was the
seat of the Duke Of Brabant In the
eleventh century. The University wac
founded by Duke John " Of Branbant
in 1923. Experts called the church OF
st. Paierre "the richest and most or.
nate example of pointed gothic archi.
lecture in the country.
August 29-This has been long
and anxious day In Paris. AS far as
can be learned the French massed
troops appear to be intact, except for
those losses which were inevitable In
weeks heavy fighting over vast
front.
One hundred and sixty trains load
ed with German troops passed through
Belgium from the Southwest toward
the Northwest, according to an Ant
werp dispatch to the Reuter- Teae
graph Company. This, it is added, In
dicates that the Germans are sending
troops back on account Of the Russian
advance. The German force at Brua
sells has been reduced to minimum.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tel
graph Company from Antwerp said
that the Belgian government declares
officially that several of the forts at
Liege are still resisting.
News Of the defeat Of fve Russian
army corps to the South OF Allen
stein is made public here today. Il
is regarded as encouraging and as
greatly relieving the situation in East
Prussia. It is said to insure the flank
Of the German position.
Reuter- dispatch from st. Petersburg
says q Zeppelin dirigible which. com
barded the railway station at MlaWa
just ove3 the border Of Russian 70
land, was brought down by Russian
fire. The car carried eight soldiers
and quick Arers and explosives.
August so.-A Ges1sn avtatoyaesas
appeared over Paris and was engaged
today In dropping bombs in a hopnlous
part Of the city. Several bombs failed
to explode, according to the accounts
and the only two persons injured were
women.