The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-14
GERMANS CLAIM
ALSACE VICTORY
FRENCH ARMY REPUlSED AFTER
1T HAD TAKEN CITY OF
MUELHAUSEN.
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| INSNspdpST mon news service.
| Berlin, via Copenhagen to london
tWednesday)-The Lokal Anzeiger,
dealing with one German victory at
| Muelhausen, Alsace, says:
The silence of the western from
tier, following the brief hut swifs
entry of small forces of French into
/ Aitkirch, has been broken by the bril-
| lant news of our first battle az Muel-
| hansen, the Weissenburg of 1914. But
| TINS fight was much more important
| than was that of Weissenburg in 1870
| when the Germans won their first
important battle of the Frenco-Prus.
sian war;, considering the number of
combatants engaged.
I'VE understood the French had
three divisions of about $4,000 men,
Two divisions belonged to the Seventh
Army Corps and also contained a por-
| ton of the Bensacon corps, whose
| members are among the elite OF the
French army. We do not know the
extent of the artillery and cavalry en-
gagement, but we believe that the
French in Muelhausen have seen
new idea of the value of Krupp guns.
Naturally the French would have
fortified the positions at Muelhausen
with earthworks, but an army like the
German army. which takes fortresses
by assault, would find themselves lit
tie troubled by such obstacles"
Emperor William Tuesday received
James w. Gerard, the American am
bassador, in the palace garden and
conferred at length with him. The en-
peror appeared to be in serious
mood, but confident. He spoke of
the capture of Liege, where he said
the German and Belgian troops were
about equal. The Belgians, he added
were behind Notifications, but the
Germans charged with bayonets and
destroyed everything. The Belgians
were put to flight, abandoning arms
in great numbers, he declared The
German and British governments have
requested the American embassy to
intervene. with the purpose of fixing
time for merchantmen of the two
countries to quit the ports Of hostile
countries
Tuesday morning all Americans de-
string to depart for the United States
were called to the embassy to be en-
rolled.
The first list of losses in the fight
ing was published Tuesday. 1t con-
tanned only GA names.
Many rumors are in circulation here.
Among them are statements that Ma
muir, Belgium, and Belforte. France.
have been captured. There is no con-
firmation, but the reports are believed
here to be true.
The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine lei
tung declares Germany has success
fully conquered the financial difficulty
that followed mobilization.
The Reichsbank, the newspaper
adds, came up to expectation and all
the great banking institutions in Ber-
lin and the provinces followed it. In
the public interest motarium is de-
saving of 30, 600. 100000 marks (about !
S7,500.00O 000) will be taken first All
fears are unfounded that the mobiliza- !
ton will interfere with the harvest |
London.-Germany and Russia each |
launched an army across the border |
Saturday.
A full army corps of 10000 of the |
kaisers fighting army invaded Finland
landing at Ekena s. and is marching |
toward Helsingfols. 100 miles away.
Helsingfors, on the Gulf OF Finland, !
was reported shelled and captured by !
the German fleet
From Helsingfors il is but $50 miles |
to st. Petersburg, and there is direct |
railway line.
Russia's blow at Germany, If the re-
port be true, is one of vastly greater
weight. The st. Petersburg CORE
spondent of the London Standard ca
bles his paper that 100000 Russian sol
diers with roo heavy guns crossed the |
border Friday at some point unnamed,
and are now marching into the kaisers
domains.
To back up this great array. the mob. |
ilization orders of Russia include |
pretty nearly every fighting man in
the empire and six million are called |
to arms. The war is intensely popular
with all classes
BY ignoring the neutrality of Bel |
GUM he meant to swing an immense |
force into unprotected France, crush /
the troops thrown ont to oppose him, |
march into Paris and dictate the terms |
of peace before Russia could get under
way
The suggestion that comes from Co |
penhagen with the dispatch telling OF /
the German invasion Of Finland is that |
the Germans are actually setting out |
for st. Petersburg.
Russians Are Enthusiastic.
st. Petersburg.-A wave of patriot |