The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-01


The Guerre Sociale, describing the
military situation, says;
THE Germans enveloping move
ment on the French left continues.
The enemy is no longer on the
Somme. He is now on the Disc and.
advancing from the La Fere side, is
boldly trying 10 slip between the
French left and Paris" The paper con-
siders the German position as danger
Gus for the Germans.
Will Wear Germans Out.
Humanite sums up the situation in
this way:
1T il incontestable that we have
been repulsed from the frontiers. 1t is
true that our line OF defense approach
es Paris. II is undenable that the in
vcstment Of Paris has become a possi
bility and even "a probability. Even so,
the struggle will continue more i'm
placable and more violent than ever
During these episodes England con-
tinues to send troops, and Russia draws
nearer and nearer to Berlin. The enc
my diminishes under actions and by
fatigue, and Germany suffers famine
I'VE must inevitably conquer IL we
hold fast"
Great Battle at Croisilles.
London. Sept. 1.-The Times cores
pendent at Dieppa telegraphs;
81 have just returned from the AM
lens district to send this dispatch. A
great battle has been fought at Croi-
stiles. and probably is still in progress.
The French claim success at Quiz. but
south of it all Saturday, there was
heavy fighting. on the left, cannonad-
ing was still going on at noon Sunday
and at o'clock Sunday afternoon
there were no Germans in Amiens."
A Times dispatch from Paris, speak
ing of the recent lighting in the north
says:
Throughout the fighting swarms of
aeroplanes circled in the sky.
"The enemy's supply arrangement is
reported to have broken down, and
their men in some cases are subsist-
ing on the flesh of horses. The Brit
ish transports are working admir-
ably"
French Begin an Advance.
Washington, Sept. 1.-The French
ambassador received the following Of
fetal dispatch from Paris: I'm Vos
ges and Lorraine our troops began to
advance again yesterday. At Sassy
on the Meuse a regiment of German
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our left wing, German progress was
! made. The Russian offensive is pro-
crossing"
Germans Taken From Ships.
| Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. THE Am
erican liners Manchuria and China, OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship company.
oriental fleet, were halted by British
warships off Hong Kong and forced t.
surrender TO the British authorities
sixty German and Austrian reservist'
bound for the European war from thu
Philippines, where they had been liv'
ing.
This was the news brought by Cap
tain Thompson and Purser Landers o
the China, which arrived here today
bound for San Francisco.
After first inquiring of Washington
If they were safe in an American reg
istered vessel according TO officers o
the China, and having received assur
ances that they could not me molested
the Germans and Austrians took pass
age for san Francisco, via Hong Kong
Shanghai, NagasaN and Honolulu
This round -about route was necessar.
because they knew they could no
reach home via the Sucz canal ant
neither the China nor the Manchurii
was scheduled to call at Manila OIL
the return trip.
British Within Their Rights.
Washington, Sept. 1.-State depart
ment officials did not regard as un
usual the reported removal Of German
and Austrian reservists from Ameri
can ships off Hong Kong Is unde
British Jurisdiction, her warships coul,
arrest the nationals of any belligeren
within her territorial waters.
What might be the attitude of tn
American government II the reservist
were taken from American vessels OF
the high seas no official of the depart
ment cared to say.
German Samoa Surrenders.
London Sept. 1.-The official infor
nation bureau announces that Apii
"a seaport of Upolu. Samoan Island
and capital of the German position o
the. group surrendered on the morninI
Of August 20 to n British force of New
Zealand.
Germanys Samoan territory has beef
considered her most strategic posses
sion In the Pacific. Following the dis
solution of the agreement OF 1889, b.
which the United States, Germany AM
Great Britain Joined in guaranteeing
the neutrality and independence Of TN
Samoan Islands, a treaty OF partition
was signed In Washington in 1899. Il.
this treaty all three powers continued
: to enjoy equal commerce. But Grea
Britain's territorial claims were extin
guished and the islands were divide,
between the United States and Ger
many. Meridian III degrees west wa
recognized as the dividing line.
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Seattle for July recorded 75 per cen