Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-01
KAISER TOLAUNCH
BLOW At RUSSIANS
MENAC|NG berlin
Great Alarm Reported in Ger
man Capital at Advance
of Cars Troops.
GEN. Won BUELOW DEAD,
SAYS AMSTERDAM STORY
Refugees Flock to Prussian Rail-
roads, Fleeing From Terror
of the Cossacks.
BERNSTORFF SEES VICTORY
German Ambassador to United
States Confident of Ultimate
Triumph for His Embattled
- Countrymen.
ZEN. Won BUEL0W DEAD,
SAYS AMSTERDAM STORY
BERNST0RFF SEES VICTORY


LONDON, September 1.-The
correspondent of the Express at
The Hague wires his paper that
Emperor William has gone to the
Russian front.
The same correspondent con-
tinues:
There is the greatest alarm in
Berlin over the advance of the
Russian troops. The news that
the emperor has left the western
headquarters and moved to the
Russian front has shown the resi-
dents of the capital where the i'm
mediate peril to their safety lies.
FEAR FATE OF LOUVAIN.
"A story has been circulated
that the Russians are preparing
to avenge Louvain by treating
the city of Berlin in the same way
as the Germans treated that city.
Many of the populace who can
get away are going to Norway,
Denmark and Switzerland.
in connection with the siege
of Liege, it is told here that the
German artillery experts, after
vainly trying every type of field
gun at their command against the
forts, sent to the Krupp factory
for new 14-inch naval gun,
which was set down four miles
from the nearest Liege fort. The
first shot fired from it hit the Of
hcers' mess house inside the Bel
gian Notifications, killing 125
men"
Won Buelow Reported Dead.
In dispatch from Amsterdam a COR
e German general. Prince Won Guelow.
sho was wounded In the battle of Haze
N. has since died. Various places in
;elgiurn now occupied by the Germans,
according to this same authority, have
oeen posted with placardS announcing
that the Germans consider Belgium a
German province.
NJ Prussian Refugees in Terror.
GENEVA. Switzerland. via Paris, Sep
ember News received here from Ber-
IN and Frankfort. where refugees con-
,inue to arrive from East Prussia, is to
The effect that the terror of the refugees
is spreading to the towns along the rail-
road line and that great exodus from
them is expected shortly.
Refugees arriving here from DanziS
eastern Prussia, say the advance guard
Of the Russian cossacks has been seen
in that neighborhood
The destruction of Louvain, Belgium,
has created much Indignation among
the Americans in Switzerland many of
whom know the city well 1t is report
icans as well as English and Swiss vic
tins In Louyain.
Ambassador Predicts Victory.
NEW YORK, September Count
Johann Won Bernstorff, German ambas-
sador to the United States, received
from Berlin two more messages which
he made public here last night. One OF
them told of the capture of about
10000 Russian soldiers and many high
officers. as previously announced by
the German embassy at Washington
The other message read:
Rotterdam newspaper correspondent,
was eyewitness of perfdious attack OF
population at Louvain on German
troops. Franc Tiereurs shot with mi
tralleuse. Officers of general staff
found with throat cut In Longwy ma
chimes for the fabrication of dum-dun
cartridges were found
Here the text of message became SC
garbled as to be unintellfgible. The
words evacuated, French garrison
and 10000" appeared.
Discussing the conflict the ambas-
sador said it was the war of the
German nation. man for man.
Germany did not begin the war;" he
said.
"she did not want war; she is ant
always has been willing to have
peace"
Foes Defeated on Land.
France and Great Britain are de-
featedN on land, the ambassador de
clared. and have only recruits or vol
unteers to send against the Germans.
I'VE cannot be beaten" he said. 'Tha
is why we have taken about 10000
men from the western border to tn.
eastern border to precipitate agains
the Russians"
Count Won Bernstorfr said that Ger.
many has more than enough vel
trained and thoroughly eauipped mer
still on the western boundaries TO cop.
with the combined attacks of the al
lies, even with their replenishment o.
reserves. He said that the winning
of the war land was the all-impor
, tant thing, since the defeat of the Ger
man navy by a greater navy was no
unexpected, the German navy being in.
tended simply as coast defense ratk
r than al invading power.