Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-08-20

fought are made the subject of an of.
fetal communication issued by the
French minister of war today. BY its
development and the nature of the
ground over which the battle will be
waSed the communication says this
vast engagement will differ profound
" from battles of other times.
Two French aeroplanes flew from
Vcrdun. in the department Of Meuse.
to Metz. where two bombs were drop
ped on the building in which Zeppe-
lin airshipS were housed.
Tie Central News correspondent at
Brussels who has returned from the
front, estimates that the German
losses in killed throughout the fight
ing against the Belgians so far
amounts to $1,000.
Official dispatches announce that
the French offensive movement be-
gan in great force along the line from
SarreOurg. on the FranCoGerman
frontier. to Luneville. in the depart.
ment of Huerthe ct Moselle, last even
ing. 1t continued throughout the night
with full success and this morning
German standard was captured.
August 16 - While the German
forces are pushing forward through
the valley of the Meuse and still more
extensive operations are in progress
along the Alsace-Lorraine frontier
where the French and German armiesi
are in contact, Japan has sent an ulti
nahum to Germany demanding thdk
withdrawal of German warships from
the Orient and the evacuation at Kiau-i
Chau. a German protectorate I'M
China.
This territory comprises an area of
900 square miles, with 200 squar9
miles additional in the bay. Tsing
Tan. the seat Of the governor of teri
ritory is the port where the German
warships mobilized at the outbreak OF
hostilities.
Japan's ultimatum gives Germany
until August % to comply with the
demands. Owing to cable interrupt
tions. however. Japan has not been
able to deliver the ultimatum to Ger
many. and it is announced from
Washington that the United State;
will undertake this task.
Peking reports that three British
regiments have been ordered to ho!d
themselves in readiness to go aboa:a
transports and it is presumed they
will cooperate with the JapaneH
land forces if force of arms is resort
ed to.
In Toxic the Japanese ultimatun
has created deep impression and
/ the Japanese premier and foreign mi1-
lister have counseled the Japanese 10
maintain a calm attitude.
/ Late dispatches report an offensive
movement by the French from "a
venvile to Sarroburg but this }.
sidered as merely an outpost
The United States cruisers
see and North Carolina bearil
@amaEiasA - -EuSSRs, ha
| IlNeu at II A "
August 1.-THE Belgian seat bf
government was transferred from
Brus els to Antwerp. which indicates
that the Germans are dangerously
nprr and the fall of the city may be
expected soon.
Like the evil looking clouds that
no
event of a western tornado, dealing
death and destruction in its wake. 50
the armies of the embattled powers
are lined up on the plains of Belgium
} eady for the titanic conflict, the iney-
rtahIe battle. the sound of which Will
be heard around the world. Nations
are waiting in brcathleSs suspense
for word of the great naval engage
ment which is bound TO occur between
the warning powers in a very short
while. The battles fought so far haze
been mere skirmishes and will not De
/ thought of when the real battle &C.
ours.
A report from Berlin states that
Emperor William and three of his
sons have gone to the front which
has orcasionrd great outbursts of "a
triOtism in the German capital. -
The Germans have inflicted Crent
loss on the French in the fighting near
Namur and Dinant.
a report Of the naval fight in the
Adratic coming from Rome, states
that the French sunk three warshfps
of the Austrian navy.
The seat of the Belgian govern.
3 ment has been moved from Brussels
to Antwerp.
( No reply has yet been received by
Japan to her ultimatum to Germany
and the sudden entry of the Island
Kingdom into the European war stu.
alton is a factor which may increase
the rang" of the conflict. The Amer.
can government will observe n policy
of non-nt"rfrrcnce as to conditions
prevailing in the Far East.
The Russian army is invading Aus.
tria and fierce fighting has been re-.
ported between the two armies.
Official dispatches say Greece has
received information that Turkish
troops are crossing Bulgarian tctri.
tory and marching in the direction iot
( Greece
The following statement was issned
by the British official press bureau
Any action Japan takes against Coz
many will not extend beyond the
China "ras except isofar as may be
n"c"ssary to protect Japan shipping
lines"