The Elbert County tribune., 1914-08-14
The WAR DAY BY DAY.


Italy. Thousands OF Germans reported
killed and wounded when repulsed by
Kitehaner appointed war ese secrefary Ear s"i, in
British Cabinet. French troops join
Belsians IN opposinR progress OF Ger
many through Belgium President VIII
son proffcrcd services as mediator TO
European nations ut war. At st. Pc
tersbirrg and Berlin the German and
Russian embassies were attacked by
mobs The capture OF a number OF
German steamers by the British Is re
mas sunk the Hamburg American linc
steamer Koenigen Louise. recently con
tier patrols have penetrated ten miles
into Germany
Aug. s.-Brltish cruiser Amphio,n
loss of over 100 men. Emperor VIII
liam calls all Germans capable of bear
Germans and Beigians fight around
Liege. Thousands reported killed and
wounded: Austria Hungary declares
war on Russia. and Russian ambnssa-
dor at Vienna given his passports;
British Prime Minister gets additional
an an army Increase of 300 900 men. Rus
Sian cavalry eudeavoring to enter East
Prussia driven back by & German from
says the Russian cruiser Askoi and the
German cruiser Emden. In an engage
ment off Wei-Hai-Wei. were both
sunk.
Aug. 7:-The siege OF Liege is the
outstanding. feature OF the European
way OF London in the form Of official
dispatches. say that Liege stlll holds
oq Ssa9st % the the sSss q ss sse
asked Tor sa-hosr armistice to bury
their dead. which was denied. The dao
German dipiomats try to win Italy.
without success. Winston Spencer
Churchill denied that there had been
and British fleets in the North Sea.
The Montcnegrin government has in
Montenegro considers itself in a state
of war with Austria. The Austrian
minister has left Cettinje.
Aug. s.-Germans smash Licge de-
lenses and city falls IN night attack.
pling bodies Of slain 'ose Comrades rad in ra the
bitches. Rain browns wounded. Four
British ships reported sunk and thir-
British troops land to heln Belgium.
neutrality over 5000 American tour
!sts board steamers for United States.
French defeat Germans in Alsace. Aus
tria refused aid to German ships.
Aug. 9.-Confirmation of the reports
that Liegc had been taken by the
patches received from Berlin Saturday.
although advices coming from Belgian,
French and British sources maintained
that. the. forts there still were in the
asserted 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
patch issued by the Belgian general
staff said tho advanced German troops
were being pushed back. and that the
German offensive movement had
ceased. Turkish troops concentrating
on Bulgarian territory. Cholera said
to have broken out among Austrian
and Servian troops. Germans plan
thousand fail in battles as French take
Alsacc. Emperor William takes per
sonal charge of his army. First big
battle OF German and French armies
expected between Aug. IL and 10.
Aug. 10.-France breaks with Aus
trians; diplomats leave capital and all
Germans and Austrians must declare
themselves or be arrested as spies.
French government forbids publication
of casualty list. More than 1000 Ger
mans reported arrested as spics and
100 shot. The German minister Baron
Won Griesinger. has left Nish. Servia,
after entrusting the affairs of the
German legation to the American min
lister. Charles J. .Vopicha. The Japan
eral additional Transports. 1t is re-
ported that cholera has broken out
among both the Austrian and Servian
troops. The French are advancing in
Alsacc but against what opposition is
not known. The Germans occupy the
still hold the forts. The Austrians he
fore Servia are still bombardiug Bel
grade. while part of the Servian army
is taking the offensive in Bosnia.