The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-08
Italy 0lusV Austria.

iccepteu as tne uret step ie441Dg to
an outbreak with Austria. The italian
ambassador at Vienna has beea In
structed to protest vigorously the
strewing Of mines by Austria in the
Adriatic sea- Since these mines are
the only protection Of the Austrian
feet which remains near the forts o.
pola. it is not likely the AustI ANS
will remove the mines. 1t will be I'd
to Italy TO enforce the protest With
army and navy
Austria Offsrs inds~saity.
Rome.-The Austrian government
has replied to the Italian protest
against the floating mines In the Adri-
attic sea Austria deplores the shaking
of Italian vessels and promises to
take measures to remove the menace
TO shipping and 10 fully indemnify the
families of the victims. II 10 reported
that Italy demands an indemnity from
Austria of 81 100000
Dispatches from Rome state that
Italy will have l.3S0.000 men equipped
and in the field by the middle of Oc-
tober, when the oldest classos Of &C
tive reserves dating back to 1850
will join the colofs. Every able
bodied man under 80 years old IL now
under arms The Austrians are throw.
ing up defense works all along the
Italian frontier. the report continues,
and the lines are being manned by
the landwehr. or oldest reserves Fac.
tories making big guns are working
night and day TO finish the supply OF
modern cannon which has been or
dered by the Italian army.
Battle at Using rau.
The Japanese are reported 20 have
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-
lions near Using Tau, east of the gov
ent of kiao Chow, the German
.Esed territory in China. Two Off
GERS were killed. German aeroplanes
assisted the warships.
The Japanese war office announces
that an artillery duel at Using Tau
continues. German torpedo boat
destroyer sunk in the harbor Wednes-
day. Apparently this ship was not in
action. From other sources 1t IL said
that the German destroyer was sunk
by Japanese siege guns
Kaiser Warns Greece.
London.-A dispatch to the Express
from Rome states that 1t is reported
there that Emperor William OF Ger
many has sent a telegram to the king
of Greece warning him that II Greece
enters into war against Turkey. Ger
many will not guarantee the future
existence OF Greece. King Constan-
tine replied, the dispatch declares.
that If any OF the Balkan states took
up arms on either side. Greece would
declare for the trinle en;c-'c
Germans Less Territory.
Germany has lost terrl,u. greater
than the size of the empires area In
Europe since the war began, by the
capture of her colonies totaling 3l5 $50
square miles. The European area OF
Germany is 20S.7S0 square miles
Naval Move Planned.
Rotterdam More than a5,sOO men,
German naval reserves, have been
brought from the North sea towns OF
kiel and Hamburg to Brussels and
arc being held in readiness to serve
on an tmprovised German feet should
Antwerp and Ostend be taken.
As direct result of this move the
Dutch authorities along the Scheldt
have increased their watchfulness for,
during q siege of Antwerp. England
might like to send reinforcements
through the Dutch Scheldt, which
would be breach of neutrality. while
on the other hand a German victory
would bring danger of an attempt on
the part OF Germany to use the mouth
OF the Scheldt as a base from which
to attack the British naval forces In
the North sea.
Kaiser and King Threaten.
London.-The mysterious prisoner
held by the Belgians. to whom the
other German prisoners pay extraor.
dinary respect, has been identified ~
the Duke of Mecklenburg- -Schwer,n.
Two letters of surprising interest
have passed recently between the
kaiser and King Albert of BelEium.
In the first letter the gaiser, in his
own handwriting. informed the Bel
gian king that if hair of the head Of
the captured Duke Of Mecklenbure-
Schwerin were hurt he (the kaiser)
would destroy Brussels
/ The reply to this ultimatum was la
comic. but to the point King Albert.
also in his own handwriting. assured
the emperor that Immediately the
| forces commenced their work of de-
structton. he> tking Albert) would
shoot the Duke OF Mecklenburg-Sch-
werin with his own hand.
Charge French crueities
I Washington. - An official report
from the foreign office at Berlin has