The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-10-02
GENERAL NEWS OF THE WAR


Canadian Troops on the Nay.
The major part Of Canada's latest
contingent OF 32 900 men for service
la Europe is already on its way to the
front in 20 transports heavily armed
and guarded by British men-of-war in
sufficient force to prevent any attack
by German cruisers.
German Captive List Cut
The Central News Agency at Lon
don has received the following dis
patch from Rome: A message from
Berlin says the general staff. having
agreed to the complete official lists Of
prisoners. has found ii necessary TO
admit that the total already an
nounced was erroneous. The aggre
gate number OF prisoners in German
hands is now reduced from 100000
to $4,000. Of whom 10000 are Rus
slams"
6eleians Capture Germans.
The Rotterdam Courant says that
Belgian troops are showing at many
places from which they have long
been absent. Two thousand Germans
were captured. il says. on September
% between Malines and Aershot. Two
hundred officers among them will be
kept at Antwerp. The remainder OF
the prisoners will 20 TO England
Italy already has nearly five hun
dred thousand men under arms The
majority are camped in Lombardy.
U. S. Envoy Escapes Bombs
The latest exploit Of the German air
forces nearly created vacancies in the
United states diplomatic service.
A Taube aeroplane. profting by the
autumnal haze. few unperceived over
Paris Sunday morning until 1t was
nearly above Eifel tower As IL
reached this point il dropped a bomb
which fell in the Avenue du Troca.
dero. making a hole in the macadam
roadway In exploding ii killed an
aged solicitor and severely wounded
his granddaughter walking home with
him from church.
The spot where the bomb exploded
was 200 yards from the chancellery OF
the American embassy. Ambassador
Herrick and Arthur H. Frazier, the
second secretary OF the embassy.
walked over the spot where the bomb
exploded at 10: 20 on their way TO the
chancellery. and. returning i'm an open
motor car. passed over the same point
az 1910. thereby missing the bomb by
five minutes
Russians Occupy Przemysl.
The Russians are in Przemysl. &C
cording 10 a dispatch received at Lon
don from Petrosred. The Austrian
garrison has been obliged to concen-
trate exclusively in the eastern forts,
and. with the triumphant entrance OF
the Russians into the city itself great
numbers OF inhabitants followed the
Austrian soldiers and took refuge in
the forts For the garrison 10 hold for
many days is considered almost a
military impossibility.
The Russians have captured the
city OF Rzezsow
The line from Przemysl 10 Cracow
is now believed 10 be almost. II not
quite undefended and the Russian
problem for the present is merely a
problem Of rapid marching and main
tanning a constant following Of supply
trains from the northeast.
Tells Of German Casualties.
An oncial report. issued at Berlin.
gives the total German casualties
killed. wounded and missing-to dato
as 1O4. $50. a list Just issued an
nounces 10.527 casualties in addition
20 those previously reported.
The tabulation OF the figures covers
nearly four columns In the Berliner
Tageblatt The total casualties In
ciude: Killed. 15.sTf; wounded. 65.-
eos, missing. 2sO07.