The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

that italy demands an indemnity fr0LH
Austria of $1,000 ,OOO
Germans Lose Territory
| Germany has lost territory greater
than the size of the empires area in
| Europe since the war began, by the
capture of her colonies totaIing 315, $50
square miles. The European area of
J Germany is 2OS, $50 square miles.
! The scarcity of food in Brussels has
raised a grave problem, and 10000
persons are applying for rations,
which the German administration is
finding it difficult to supply.
AeroPIanes Drop Bombs.
There appears to have been more
aircraft activity during the last seven
days than ever before in conflict
! While Sunday crowds filled the
streets Of Paris, on the afternoon
OF September 81, a German aeroplane
dropped four bombs upon the city. A
man was killed and his little daugh-
ter crippled. Many houses were dam
aged. One of the bombs fell near the
American embassy.
Russian aero-cannon brought down
a German dfrigible balloon near War
saw, Russia, the same day, after the
airship had dropped bombs which
killed three soldiers.
Another German dirigible dropped
bombs on the Belgian cities of Alost,
Client, Dynze, Minolboke and Rolieg-
hem, the night of the 10Th, killing one
man and setting fire to many build
ings.
Battle at Using Tau.
To
reduced two of the forts guarding the
German colony and naval base at
Using Tao, in the Chinese leased
province Of Kaio Chow
Tokio.-A severe engagement has
/ been opened by the German warships,
which cannonaded the Japanese posi-
tions near Using Tau, east of the gov
eminent of Kiao Chow, the German
leased territory in China. Two Off
lcers were killed. German aeroplanes
assisted the warships.
The japanese war office announces
that an artillery duel at Using Tau
continues. A German torpedo boat
destroyer sunk in the harbor Wednes-
day Apparently this ship was not in
action. From other sources it is said
that the German destroyer was sunk
by Japanese siege guns.
German-Austrian Merge.
London.-It is officially announced
at Vienna. according to Rome dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, that junction has been eff
fected between the new German army
and the remnants of the Austrian
ARMY which fought in the Galician bat
tie. The new combined army is TAX.
ing up position and already has been
in contact with the Russians along the
Carpathian-Tarn front
Big Army at Cracow.
! London.-It is officially announced
at Vienna, according to a Rome dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, that the Austro-German
army concentrated at Cracow numbers
21a million.
London.-The Russian armies con-
tinue to sweep through Galicia and,
according to a report from Rome,
that province of the Austrian empire
is clear of Austrian troops. What is
meant is that the field armies of
Austria have either gone into the
fortresses of PrzemysI and Cracow,
or have retreated to the south and
west.
London.-A message from Nue.
stricht, according to Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam, says that
5000 Austrian troops have arrived at
tAix-la-ChappeIle from France on the
way to the Austro-Russian front.
Russians Repulse Germans.
London.-The fighting along the
East Prussian frontier, in which the
Russians have been successful in ex-
tending their front ninety-nine miles,
has resulted in the repulse of all the
Germans attempts to force a passage
of the River Niemen. This statement
is contained in a dispatch from the
Petrograd correspondent of the Reu-
ter Telegram Company.
Naval Move Planned
Rotterdam.-More than $4,000 men,
! German naval reserves, have been
, brought from the North sea towns Of
: KieI and Hamburg to Brussels and
are being held in readiness to servo
; on an improvised German fleet should
Antwerp and Ostend be taken.
: AS a direct result of this move the
Dutch authorities along the Scheldt
: have increased their watchfulness for,
} during a siege of Antwerp, England
l might like to send reinforcements
through the Dutch Scheldt, which
2 would be a breach of neutrality, while
: on the other hand a German victory
2 would bring danger of an attempt on
/ the part of Germany to use the mouth
f Of the Scheldt as a base from which
S to attack the British naval forces in
p the North sea.
Was Crown Prince Wounded?
London.-It is believed here that
the journey of the German crown
[ princess to France, ostensibly to be-
t stow decorations upon the officers
/ of the dragon regiment that bears
g her name, is being undertaken, in
0 reality, because the crown prince has
e been severely wounded
s saw trainload of prisoners. The Ger
c mans allowed the people to give food
e and tobacco to the French prisoners