Gilpin observer., 1914-08-13
THE WAR DAY BY DAY

Aug. ,SS;-Germany sent ultimatum to
killed and wounded when repulsed by
Beigians at Liege. Field Marshal
hlitl1e hitehener appointed % r war secretary IN
Bel8ians in opposing progress of Ger
many through Belg gium. President will
European nations at war.
Aug. s.-British cruiser Amphion
sunk by contact with mine. with
loss of over 100 men. Emperor Will
ing arms to fight. Upward of 100000
Germans and Belgians fight around
Liege Thousands reported killed and
dor at Vienna given his passports;
war appropriation of $500. 600. 900 and
an army increase of 100000 men. Rus
sian cavalry endeavoring to enter East
says the Russian cruiser Askol and the
ment e A" off Z We Wei rss Hai-Wei " we We're both
sunk
Aug. THE siege Of Liege is the
outstanding feature of the European
way of London in the form of official
dispatches. say that Liege, still holds
out against the attacks Of the Germans
asked for 24-hour armistice to bury
their dead Which asr,s was denied - The daS
without success. Winston Spencer
Churchill denied that there had been
and British fleets In the North Sea.
The Montenegrin government has in.
of war with Austria. The Austrian
minister has left Cettin1e.
Aug. s.-Germans smash Liege de-
Thousands killed and wounded as
TROOPERS fight at close range, tram
bitches. Rain browns wounded. Four
British ships reported sunk and thir-
tyfour steamships captured by Bel
British troops land to heio Belgium.
Italy refuses to break her promise of
French defeat Germans In Alsace. Aus
tria refused aid to German ships.
Aug. 9.-Confirmation of the reports
sai sss Pa@ efs" was tsfH gwen By BY ss
patches received from Berlin saturday.
although adyices coming from Belgian,
French and British sources Maintained
that the forts there still were in the
hands of King Alberts men. 1t was
asserted ss in these dispatches that al
though the city was invested, there
has been no serious occupation of the
town by the Germans" An official dis,
staff said the advanced German troops
were being pushed back. and that the
German offensive movement had
on bulgarian territory. Cholera said
to have broken out among Austrian
and and servian troops; Germans plan plan
thousand fan in battles as French take
Alsace. Emperor, William takes per
sonal charge of his army. First big
battle of German and French armies
expected between Aug. IL and IS
Aug. Torrance breaks with Aus
trians: diplomats leave capital and all
Germans and Austrians must declare
French government forbids publication
of casualty list, More than 1000 Ger
mans reported arrested as spies and
100 shot. The German minister. Baron
Won Griesinger. has left Nish. Servla,
after entrusting the affairs of the
German legation to the American min
lister. Charles j. Nopicka. Tho Japan
ese government has requisitioned sew
eral additional Transports. II Is re-
among both the Austrian and servian
troops The French are advancing in
Alsaee but against what opposition is
city Of LEGO while the Belgian troops
still hold the forts. The Austrians be
fore servia are still bombardlng Bel
grade, while part OF tho Servian army
Is taking the offensive In Bosnia
Aug. ii.-Kaiser massing army In
effort to rout onemy ut Muelhausen
and sweep to Paris from Liege. Teu-
tons repellod by soldiers of three ma
tons In attempt to gather legions In
Belgium for crucial battle OF war. EN-
peror denies serious defeats and de-
cleres actions so far have been mere
skirmishes Austria withdraws troops
from Servia. France fighting to hold
Alsace
Asks v. S. to Settle War Crisis.