The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-21
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patch from Namur, Belgium, to
The Times, says that a German
.aeroplane flew over that city last
night and dropped several bombs.
Five men we're wounded, one Of
them being terribly mansIed by
an explosion Of missiles. Much
property was also destroyed.
Liverpool, August 15.-The
sailing from this port Of the
Liners st. Louis, campania and
M~innewaska for New York and.
the Mesantie for Montreal, re-
dueed the number Of Americans
who have been stranded in Eps,
land by $500. Sac .es IL
New York, August f5.-The
Hamburg-American Steamship
line has issued a statement say-
ing that II had under considera-
ton offers to purchase some Of
its steamships in American waters
valued at $40, 1000. .-.r.
London, August t5.-The Ger
mans have taken entrenehed po-
sitions west Of liese In a country
we'll adapted for defense. The
infantry Is advancing In the d.
reetion Of Tonsres and ST.
Thrond.
st. Petersburg, August 15.-
With the mobilization Of the
first line Of the Russian army
complete, 100000 men will be
thrown into Austria in a few
days and another great force will
advance into Germany.
London, August 15.-German ad.
vance westward through Belgium
continues and a battle against the
enemy is expected hourly near Water
loo.
Rome. August 15.-Reports of the
re-establishment of the Balkan
league to take the offensive, II Tur
key moves against Russia.
London, August IA, $3.50 p. m.-Ac
cording to a dispatch from Hartepool
the captain of a Danish steamer
"Huldamaersk," claims to have
passed fifteen miles off Spurn Head
on the northeast entrance to the
Humber, seven sunken warships, Of
which only the masts projected
above the water. The captain does
not know whether they we're German
or English battleships.
New York. August 14.-Yesterday
the umo circulated on the exchange
destroyed an entire English feet Of
dreadnoughts. The New York Her
aid issued IN extra edition concern
ing this news. According to thi!
special, the battle took place las
week.
The Herald remarks at this sensa
tional news that the mysterious 81
lence in which England has envel
oped itself in regard to the move
ments of its feet on the North sea
that a German torpedo boat fiotilli
has explained itself on the exchange
in a remarkable manner. 1t ha'
been proven that German torpedo
boats in a night attack sank seven
English dreadnoughts, among then
the prince of the English feet, his
majesty's ship, The Iron Duke" Only
one German torpedo boat was de
stroyed. This report is based upor
a private telegram received by tn,
banking firm of August Belmont.
st. Petersburg, via London, August
15.-The Russian general staff an
that the Russian troops have
destroyed the local railroad and tele
graph lines i'm the Province of East
Prussia at eleven points between
Schmalleningkan on the Russian from
tier. and Tilsit. The German
troops also damaged some Of the
frontier roads. On Wednesday the
Twelfth German Uplands and the
Ninth German Rifle regiment, accom-
panied by artillery, we're discovered
on the German frontier i'm the neigh
borhood of Kalisc, by Russian troops
The Germans avoided coming into
contract. retiring to the northwest.
London. August IA dispatch
from Brussels to the Exchange Tele
graph company says the death o.
General Won Emmich, German com
mander at Liege, is confirmed. III,
Is to be succeeded by General Vol
Der Marwitz. General Won En-
mich was sixty-six years old ant
Joined the army as a volunteer In
1866. He reported two years late
for a lieutenancy and took a gal
liant part in the Franco russian wal
In 1901. Afterward he was pro
NOTED through all the grades ant
became major general. In 1901 he
was appointed to the command o
the Tenth Army corps and he was
made general.
Panama, August 15.-The can
al zone today celebrated the
opening of the canal. The fes-
tivities, however, were but local
and suggested little of the in
ternational significance of the
event with the official Panama
celebration set for next spring,
when the United States will take
part. The United States was
not officially represented today
except by the men who have
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