The Colorado statesman., 1914-09-05
THE WAR DAY BY DAY

Sept French move capital to Bor-
deaux as troops of Kaiser near Paris
gates. PetroErad (formerly st. Peters,
burg) reports that fatal blow to Aus
trian hopes in East was delivered by
Czan in Galcia and that Lemberg is
in Russian hands. Loss of two army
corps 10000 men, including three gen
erals. admitted. Germany reports vic
tories in East and West Washington
diplomatic circles told that Turkey has
declared war on Russia. France and
England aud that Sultan has modified
100000 men. French again masters of
AIsace. Thousands watch air battle
over Paris ia which three German aero
planes are routed by two French fiji
ers who used rapid-fire guns. British
Fighting on Disc river.
Sept. 1-Bucharest, Roumania, tele-
Grams. received in Rome. declare Aus
trian defeat in Galicia was colossal;
Trains transporting tens of thousands
OF wounded. and many regiments de-
stroyed. Vienna report states that g.
100000 men are engaged along the
Austrian -PruSsian-R Russian frontier lin
greatest battle In the history of the
world" German victories at Allenstein
man embassy at Washington from
Berlin: in one battle three Russian
nrmy em SorpS @gProGTim9tely
10000 Russian soldiers taken prison
ers. Paris correspondent to London
News declares British have gained a
decided success in France. north of
Sompe,ene' and asked armistiGe to
curry their dead; Rome reports Turk
Aug. 31.-An Antwerp dispatch re-
ports that General Pau has won over
10000 Germans near Peronnes in the
department of Somme. London advices
say that the resistless advance of the
iiussian armies has caused the Kaiser
10 take personal charge of his troops
against the Muscovites. Thousands of
s@oep @rs RsSpG sSw tS ety SBBanS BomS
was dropped. but 1t fell outside the
city walls. An aeroplane gun opened
Faal. Il
every part Of France. troops are being
rushed to Paris to man defenses
against threatened German attack. At
Ter a, week OF terrific fighting. the
Austrian army OF 1.000,000 men. sufo
fcred hopeless defeat at Zamoso. SO
POLAND. Japs occupy Taliekao and
Tekurg- Tao islands. Berlin publishes
twelfth list of German losses. giving
100 dead. S.S26 wounded and 1851
missing.
French. commander Of the British
forces. estimates British casualties
from Aug. 23 to 26 between 5000 and
5000 and says German losses in battle
for same time We're out of all proper
tion to British losses. owing to Ger
man attack being made in dense form
ation-between 500 and 300 dead or
wounded Germans being counted in one
street, Germans win battle at ST
quentin. sixty miles from Paris. An
Amiens. France. report. says German
advance for a week has been one OF
giving the British a moments rest
dispatches from Austrian headquar-
terS say million men are engaged in
battle on Austro Russian frontier ex-
tending 100 miles. from Vistula river
10 Dniester river. Russian war office
says 5000 taken prisoners in operations
east of Lemburs and same number near
todorz. Five bombs of aviator peril
Paris. Japs land near Kiao-Chow.
Aug. 29,-Paris dispatch says mill
tary governor has ordered all resi-
lac N nf h..
city's defending forts to evacuate and
destroy their houses within four days
ish are gathering every gun and man
possible to check German advance on
were sunk in Fridays engagement off
Heligoland, and many men drowned
According to London advices, from all
sides comes the news that Konigsberg,
the great German seaport on the Bal
tic, Is falling before the big guns of
states that Emperor Francis Joseph
has been quite well since war began
Report from Amsterdam says Germans
have blown up railway bridges be-
tween Holland and SIunchen- Gladbecll
khenish Prussia. Powers worry over
attitude of Turkey.
center of allies. Four German ships
sunk and fifth is wrecked by British
squadron in North Sea. Ten million
Russians rally to flag as Slav force
beats It's way to Berlin. French and
Britons driven from border and forced
TO abandon position from Lille to Mau-
beuge. according to Berlin report. jap
ships flee as shells rain. is statement
from Tslng-Tau. Canada brigade sails
for war. Because of the non payment
cf $4O.OO0,000 war levy. Germans have
threatened to seize all the famous
paintings in Brussels. Advices from
CHINA report the sinking of n German
torpedo boat DESTROYER and many Ger
man merchantmen; German reservists
are pouring into Tsing-Ta to aid in
defense of German station.
Mar Declared hu Iurkeu