Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-11
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
News Paragraphs Cleaned From Dis
patches from the Front.

patches from the Front.
British officers who arrived in
Paris, Wednesday, reported that a
furious battle is still raging east of the
city.
Russia continues to assume the Of
fensive in east Prussia and all eyes
are now turned eastward, where the
importance of administering a check
to the invading Russians is as great
as the vigorous pursuit Of the French
campaign.
Advices from The Hague are tha
state of seige has been proclaimed
in a great number Of the towns on
the coast of Holland.
The tide Of battle seems to have
turned against the hitherto victorious
Germans. In the last two or three
days the allies have forced the Ger
mans back at various points in the
battle line near Paris. These lines
extend from Paris to Verdun, a dis
tance Of about 200 miles.
According to dispatches, the Ger
man army is short of ammunition
and the commissary is running low.
L
es that Ion the whole the Germans
appear to be beginning a movement
of retreat"
Maubeuge. a strong French fortress
six miles from the Belgian frontier,
has been captured by the Germans.
Forty thousand persons, including
four generals and 400 guns were cap
tured, it is said.
1t is indicated that Roumania will
soon throw her 10000 troops into the
conflict.
President Poincare has signed a de-
cree calling all Frenchmen, previously
exempted from service because of de-
fective health, to undergo medical
drafted into the French army.
The British official press bureau
has announced the wreck off the coast
of Scotland Of the White Star liner
Oceanic. Officers and crew were
saved.
Pierre Mali, the Belgian counsel at
New York, has announced that Is
cents a day will be paid by the Bel
gian government to every Belgian
woman in America whose husband is
with the Belgian army. If she has
children, she will also receive five
cents a day for each child, and this
will be increased to 10 cents per day
in case the husband is killed.
In England, recruiting continues
rapidly. Men are joining the colors
by thousands, and it is expected that
Lord Kitchiner's half million men
will be obtained by tomorrow. India
is sending 10000 troops and the In
dian princes are also sending large
sums of money.
President Wilson has received a
personal cablegram from Emperor
William of Germany, protesting
against the use by allies of dunn dunn
bullets and the participation in the
war by Belgium civilians.
Three columns Of Montenegrin
troops have occupied an important
position at Foca, in Austrian terri
tory, state Of Bosnia. The object of
the Montenegrin troops is to arrive at
the centre of Bosnia in order to raise
the Servian population in "Haskin"
bands so as to molest the Austrian
troops.
According to Count Won Bernstroff,
German minister to the United States,
the outcome Of the war Is more
hopeful for Germany than ever"
A Russian dispatch Of Wednesday,
says that Russian troops have cap
tured German aeroplane, in east
Prussia and that small skirmiShes
continue.
A Paris dispatch of Tuesday, says
that the allied army of Paris, includ-
ing more than 250,000 fresh troops,
have gone TO the front to aid in the
fight against Germany. The dispatch
also says that the forces of the allies
now in the field in France outnumbers
the invaders.
A Rome dispatch says that Imperial
Chancellor Bethman Hollweg and
Minister Of Foreign Affairs Won
Jagow, are blamed by Emperor Will
lam for England's participation in
the war Both men are said to have
rendered their designations from the
German imperial cabinet.
Prince Ernest, the third of the
reigning house of Lippe to die in bat
tie, was killed on August 2S.
General Joffre, commander chief
of the allies, is reported to have said
that the time has now come for the
allies to take the offensive and drive
the invaders out of France.
The Tribuna, a leading newspaper
of Rome, says that there are now
25O,00O Russian troops in France.
London paper says that it has re-
liable information from Austrian
died twelve days ago. a Paris paper
on the same date, says the emperor
has had a paralytic stroke and his
condition is serious.
4 Rotterdam dispatch says it is
stated there on good authority that
the supplies of German arms are
exhausted and many of the rifles car
ried by the Landsturn, the last re-
serves are of an old type. Many of
the newest troops are not uniformed.
a Rotterdam dispatch says that
during nineteen days the German au-
thoritieS have transferred 2,OOOOOO
men from the western theatre of
war to the eastern border. The tran
fer required $500 trains.
\ Dieppe correspondent says that
%. 600 persons have been made home
less in the suburbs Of Paris by the
destruction of their homes by the
military authorities.
Reports arriving at Rome are to
the effect that many of Austria's s sol
diers are deserting the army and
making their way to Switzerland.
The japanese envoy at Stockholm
says the reports that Japan will send
troops to France. are absurd.
The British cruiser Pathfinder was
sunk Saturday afternoon in the North
SEA Dy Il mine. len olii'eiS WI
killed, twenty men were wounded and
furty-SiX are missing. The cruiser
was literally blown to atoms.
\ London cable is to the effect that
the Germans were expecting the Beers
of South Africa to help them in their
fight and with this end in view had
shipped thousands of rifles and other
war materials to German southwest
Africa. so as to be ready to equip the
RoerS at the right time. The Beers
are loyal to England.
Prince LaZarOvich, former Serv-
ian military expert, former officer in
the Austrian army, and now Il resi-
dent of New York. predicts that the
Russians will enter Vienna and Berlin
before Emperor Williams forces enter
Paris.