Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-28
Kaiser's Army Drawing Nearer
To Paris Daily; Allies Prepar-
ing to Make Last Desperate
Stand Against Invaders
ENEMY TAKES LONGWY
WILL SEND CRUISER TO TURKEY.

WILL SEND CRUISER TO TURKEY.
!. %an g. 4q 3ns, United IN ssns s,:
cruiser North Carolina to Turkey to gold for the
lief Of Americans While the cruiser goes its mission
financial relief presence in Turkish waters intended
have suary effect with respect to christians and foreign
ers generally, resident in the Ottoman empire
Diplomats and officials generally expecting declara
and Roumana viii align themselves with Turkey against
Greece and the rest Of the Balkan states
London Aug -rhe conflict Of millions appears at last to
be progressing The allies fighting to block the roads to
Paris with the Germans hardly farther than New York is
Philadelphia. Meanwhile the Russian host drawing nearer
Berlin and battles being fought in mpenetrable
silence as far as the outside world is concerned
BRITISH OCCUPY osTEND
It stated that British occupied Ostend to prevent
The British Press Bureau this morning issued the following:
1.-THE French operations Of Of over distance Of some
troops who are occupying strong line the German
advance supported by the French army on both fanks
The morale Of both armies excellent and there
lin the positions they hold.'f a#
BRITISH DRIVEN BACK q sI
north British attacked forces greatly superior in
number and Obliged after brilliant resistance, to with
draw little in the their right
Our armies maintained their position Belgium The army
Of Antwerp drawn off, hal before several German dvs
'Ons' GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY,
In the region between Vosges Nancy defensive
have been considerable hundred bodies were
found the 'front.' three kilometres in the region OF
LoNawY IS ABANDONED
"Longwy very fortress and garrison which consisted Of
only battalion which has been bombarded since Aug cap
ulated today after holding for twenty days Over
half garrison killed and wounded Lieutenant Colonel Oar
ch Of ongw has been nominated an officer OF legion
of honor for heroic conduct in the defense Of Longwy
On the Meuse troops repued with great vgor several
German attacks German flag was taken !" ~; ,.;s
'The Belgian field attacked Namur and french regl
ment which supported it, joined our lines
HOW RELATIONS WERE SEVERED.
The British foreign Office issued tonight in the form Of
white paper report the rupture OF diplomatic relations wlt
secretary Of sa Won agow and inquired whether Ger
many would refrain from violating the Belgian neutrality,
Jagow said No" Goschen, then under instruction from
Ibis Rome his passports When the I'm
pera Chancellor Won visited by Goscne
very excited and the reports the Chancellor
said What have done is mthinkabe and ne hed Great
Britain responsible for all the terrible events that might happen
St. Petersburg Aug 2twas officially announced that the
Russians occupied T sixty miles northeast OF
Koenigsberg Prussia is said all Germans are re-
treating toward Koenigsberg and Allensen !.
says the spacand approaching the city quickly Our cav
pursued enemy everywhere line, our advance ire
quenty engaging the Austrans who each time were beaten
|V RUSSIAN ADVANCE UNRETARDED
Paris Aug 27-An official announcement Says
German troops returned from the region Of Mazen IN
Prussia after Russian victory Ihe aasan advans
is unetarded country, which presents difficulties OF out
let from the territory the west which occupied
1t confirmed that 100 taken from tne enemy
PREPARING PARIS FOR SIEGE
Paris Aug. 27-The cabnetand officials discussed pre-
pairing Paris possible siege The government taking pre-
cautions to send the wounded southern and western
France and Refugees from Belgium and north
ern permitted to remain here he city SIMPLY
wav station towards southwestern Americans ana
other foreigners capital beginning understand that
their presence here is not desirable.
| The war office issued the folowing
the Vosges district troops today resumed the onen
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