The state herald., 1914-08-14
THE WAR DAY BY DAY.

Aug. 5.-Germany sent ultlmatum 10
Italy. Thousands of Germans reported
killed and wounded when repulsed by
Belgians at Liege. Field Marshal
Kitchener appointed war secretary In
British Cabinet. French troops. join
Belgians in opposing progress of Ger
many through Belgium. President VIII
son profferod services as mediator to
European nations at war. At st. Pc.
tersburg and Berlin tfa German and
Russian embassies were attacked By
mobs. The capture of number Of
German steamers by the British is re q.
ported and the British cruiser Amphion
mas sunk the Hamburg American line
steamer Koenigen Louise. recently con-
verted into a mine-layer. Russian From
tier patrols have penetrated ten miles
into Germany.
Aug. 6.-British cruiser Amphion
sunk by contact with mine, with
loss of over 100 men. Emperor will
liam calls all Germans capable of bear
Germans and Belgians fight around
Liege. Thousands reported killed and
wounded. Austria Hungary declares
war on Russia, and Russian ambassa-
British Prime Minister gets additional
war appropriation OF $500, ,000. 600 and
an army increase of 100000 men. Rus
sian cavalry endeavoring to enter East
Prussia driven back by German from
tier guards. \ TienTsin dispatch
says the Russian cruiser Askol and the
German cruiser Emden. In an engage
ment off Wei-Hai-Wei. were both
sunk.
Aug. THE siege of Liegc Is the
outstanding feature of the European
war, The latest advices. received by
dispatches. say that Liege still holds
out against the attacks of the Germans
army OF the Meuse The Germans
asked for 2i-hour armIstice to bury
German casualties reported at $4,000
German diplomats try to win Italy,
without success. Winston Spencer
Churchill denied that there had been
and British fleets in the North Sea.
The Montenegrin government has in
formed the Austrian minister that
Montenegro considers itself In state
minister has left Cettinje.
Aug. s.-Germans smash Liegc de-
fenses and city falls in night attack.
Thousands killed and wounded as
pllng bodies of slain comrades in the
bitches. Rain browns wounded. Four
British ships reported sunk and thir-
Eans a by si
British troops land to he'll, Belgium.
Italy refuses to break her promise OF
neutrality, over 5000 American tour
French defeat Germans In Alsace. Aus
tria refused aid to German ships
Aug. s.-confirmation of the reports
mat Lege had been taken by the
patches received from Berlin Saturday
although advices coming from Belgian
French and British sources maintained
hands of King Alberts men. II was
asserted In these dispatches that all
though the city was invested. There
mas has been no serious oeenpation Of the
patch issued by the Belgian general
staff said tho advanced German troops
were being pushed back. and that the
ceased Turkish troops concentrating
on Bulgarian territory. Cholera said
TO have broken out among Austrian
and servian troops Germans plan
thousand fall in battles as French take
Alsaee Emperor William takes per
sonal charge OF his army. First big
battle OF German and French armies
expected between Aug. IL and IS.
Aug. 1c.--France breaks with Aus.
trlans; diplomats leave capital and all
befmhns ana Austrians must declare
themselves or be arrested ms spies
ffonch government forbidH publication
OF casualty list More than 1000 Ger
mans reported arrested as spies and
loN shot The German minister, Baron
Won Griesinger. has left Nish. scrvia,
hiter cntrusting the affairs OF the
bcrnhn legation TO the American min
isicr. Charles J. Nopicka, The Japan
ohe government has roquisitioncd Hcv.
crhl additional Transports II In re-
ported that cholera has broken out
among both the Austrian and Servian
troops. The French are advancing In
Alsaeo but against what opposition Is
not known. The Germans occupy the
city of llege while the Bnlginn troops
htln hold the forts Tho Auatrinna hes
fore Scrvin are stiil bombarding Bell
grade, while part Of the Servlan army