The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-10-23
GENERAL NEWS OF THE WAR
During the Month-German
Fleet 10 Strike.

London, Oct 19.-An official report
by General French, commanding the
British expeditionary force, gives the
total of killed, wounded, and missing
from September IL to October 8 at
SIG officers and 1880 men.
The war Office issued tonight anoLh-
er casualty list received from head
quarters under date of September 16.
1t give 81 noncommissioned officers
aud men as having been killed, 149
men wounded, and 555 men missing.
Those of the killed belonged entire
ly to the Royal Scots, the Royal Irish,
and the East Surrey regiments. The
East Surveys, the kings own Scottish
borderers, and the Somerset light in
fantry figure largely in the missing
list.
OF commissioned officers the list
gives four killed and five wounded.
To Strike Britain From Antwerp.
London, Oct. 18.-The Amsterdam
correspondent of Reuters Telegram
company says it is reported from Sluis
that Admiral Won Tirpitz, German min
lister of the navy, is at Antwerp, where
it is assumed he arrived soon after the
fall of the fortress.
A dispatch from Rome on October 8
said that, according to German news
papers received at the Italian capital,
the war against Great Britain would
begin late in October, after the fall of
Antwerp, when Belgium would become
/ the base of operations against Eng
land.
The correspondent also credited the
German press with the announcement
that Admiral Won Tirpitz had stated
that he would go abroad the flagship
of the German fleet and direct the op-
erations of the navy.
Much Cholera in Gaiicia.
Rome, via Havre, Oct. 19.-The Ital-
ian government has received official
notice that there were two thousand
cases of Asiatic cholera in Galicia yes
terday For this reason the govern
ment has countermanded it's order for
a large consignment of timber which
had already been shipped from Galicia
for this city, where it was intended to
be used in the wainscoting of the new
parliament house.
Italy to Remain Neutral?
Rome, Oct. 17.-At a cabinet coun.
Gil this evening Premier Salandra as
sumed the foreign Office portfolio, for
merly held by the late Marquis di San
Giuliano, and will retain it throughout
the war. Hence the foreign policy
of Italy will not be altered as result
of the Marquis di San Giuliano's
death.
Roumanans Out for Allies.
Bucharest, via Paris, Oct 18.-One
hundred thousand Roumanians, who
are members of the League of Roman
Culture, met at Galatz in Moldavia and
adopted resolutions declaring that the
Roumanians desire national policy
with the triple entente and that their
ideal is the reconquest Of Transylva-
mia and Bukovina.
British Seize U. S. Ship.
Halifax, N. s., Oct 20.-The Brit.
ish auxiliary Caronia arrived in port
with the American oil tank steam.
er Brindilla, formerly the German
steamship Washington, as prize of
war. 1t is claimed the Brindilla car
ried cargo of contraband. A prize
crew had boarded her. The capture
was made by a British cruiser off the
port of New York. The commander
of the cruiser designated the Caronia
to bring the ship to Halifax. The
Brindilla is now at anchor in the har-
Dor, flying the American flag.
May Surrender Using Tao.
Washington, Oct. 19.-Reports have
been received here from semiorficial
sources that the kaiser has ordered
the surrender of Using Tao, the Ger
man city in Kaiuchau, China.
According to these reports, Using
Tao is being battered from land and
sea by the Japanese forces, and there
is absolutely no hope that it can hold
ont much longer. The surrender was
ordered. according to the advices re-
ceived here. to save the German
forces and civilians from certain an
nihilation if a defense by the gar
r;son to the were to be at
tempted.