The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-09-04
DESPERATE BATTLING ALI
ALONG THE Line BRITISH
CASUALTY LIST IS POSTED
Russians Admit Defeat at Osterode,
But Announce Victory at Koenlgs-
berg, Where Sortie Was Repulsed
Official News of Fall of Lemberg.

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LONDON September by wreless
bureau night Of the situation
the Germans and the Allies Today the British cavalry brushed back
the German cavalry, capturing ten guns.
French continues to take the offensive and has gained
The Russians are investing Koeng sbeg and their victory
the Auans Lembug has been announced at ST. Petersburg and
acknowledged at Vienna. = @ II v<l"+ --l -
RUSSIANS LOSE At osTERoDE
Reuter- despatch ST. Petersburg says battle
been fought at oterOds the soldu Nedonbe and osterode
line in which it admitted that che Russians defeated This
st. Petersburg the natare OF temporary check
KoENIGsBERG soRTIE UNSUCCESSFUL.
garrison Of the Koengbefg forts made sc yesterday and
failure and Germans with heavy
FAMOUS NAMES IN LIST OF KILLED
Yesterday British killed
familiar throughout Great Britain socially Among the killed are
Reginald Brooks military secretary vceroy India Among
Boyer and Coils c. F. Steven and H M Thompson 'H '
FRAGMENTARY REPORTS OF FIGHTING
Only agmnary from the front being given out to
the public although that battle which has been
ing days still undecided The general situation given
officially in Paris that the French right wing has gained rev
left has been forced to retire making its stand compgne
within fifty miles of Paris .,.... ,.5..f ..s,r t-'
The German right being made face of
desperate resistance the Ace contestng every inch Of ground
The German right 70 be attempting smother thanking move
cavalry outpos having appeared yesterday evening
scissors twenty-five miles east Of copiegne and thirty miles
south Of St Quentin Ftt@# f.; 1.'-a ....@.@
SOME DISTRICTS CLEAR .@..
country Lille Douan and Lens reported free
Germans either the main right wing
have been withdrawn for at home Several Germans are
moving from Belgium into Germany evidently for
reinforcing German army of defense in West Prussia
An official made yesterday Paris that the
German advance Cpegne met by British force and driven
back with loss of ten guns. h' f":< g." -
SOME BRITISH LOSSES ,.:.. 49,.
The following British officially admitted from
airy brigade and three infantry divisions less brigade
Killed Sc officers and 1877 Wounded 81 officers and 629
Missing ABB The list admittedly partial
BRITISH PRESS COMMENTS "
correspondent that the small British show
excellent 7#1H sGtat.'
Chronicles correspondent 'front.' describing
Mons August 26 that the Germans ounumered the
British They delivered the ferces frontal attack the
history Of modern warfare apparently believing that such odds must
crush the British utterly. 3.@.a. ~" E.: ' " 40
excellent
fire superior British The German infantry
manhp described bad Only the splendid British rifle fire
pulsed the tremendous successive the Kaiser on and
the frontal robbed
cool certainty of the British remen firing the onushng enemy
In this battle the Germans lost enormously and the British heavily
the latter losses being due to the shells. =
The British wounded reported that the Germans killed their
seriously wounded well all British wounded they could dis
cover with their bayonets and rifle butts. ~ q
GERMAN ORGANIZATION PERFECT. e. .. ..
correspondent Telegraph reports
that the perfection German organization and discipline ube
ievabe Troops that have Of the exaustng
fighting still marching perfect alignment and singing they
march ~: ~ 5..~. t...-.E
Aeropane ahead of the soldiers are directing the general
movements by flags and bombs. ... ....t.,. . II
At Mons the troops steamed uniepedy through the city
after taken for three nights and three days Some of the
asleep they They thirty
miles day for six successive days and still keeping their
magnificent spirit Sh ~ t$at ". = ~ %.- - z 7
Field kitchens wheels along marching
troops with fires always burning and the sode
Officers but CALAMITY leading their priCked kick
ed the sleepers awake and administered coffee to them
China Claims Japan Has