The chronicle=news., 1914-09-08

three of its fortresses.
In the eastern war theatre General
!Rusky's Stonewall Jackson tactics
have been checked by the strong for.
tress of Przemysl, but this delay will
not prevent the general. forward
movement of the Russian forces
along the border from Tilsit to LEM
berg. The Russians consider II
necessary. however. to capture Prze-
mysl so that the Austrians may mol
have signal stronghold left in Ga.
licia.
A Russian army, said to number
100000 men, is, according to tn,
Rome Trubuna, in France. The
Trubuna usually is considered well
informed regarding Russian move
ments. Official confirmation Of the
report IL refused at the press bureau
Experts here are of the opinion
that Germans, who heretofore have
been tlankers. are in danger of be.
ing outflanked and OF being COM
PEELED to accept frontal attack from
the allies who now are on the Of
'fensive. This titanic struggle In
which the combatants are totaled in
millions. is likely to ebb and flow
for q week before aidecisive battle is
reported. i,9lii .uf so.i .2uaT
q, Strategic in1ortaace Is attached to
the, Russian capture of the fortress
of NRolieff In Austrian Galicia. II
Is, situa4sd at, a 5pnction Of railroads
and has .Atrong .bow-shaped fortifi-
cations /. and egtrepchments on both
banks of'tlie river Dniester to pro-.
itfft the railroad bridges. The popu-
lation Of this place is largely Polish.
II includes 1000 Jews and a garrison
of approximately 10000 men.
The news has been received that
the king of the Tonga islands in the
southern Pacific ocean has declared
himself neutral. The. Tonga islands
were in daaEer OF starvation as their
food supply from New Zealand was
cut off until ship was sent to tlfe
relief of the natives The ship gave
the king the first news of the war
and the monarch promptly pro-
claimed his neutrality. peg
There are at the present time
about 5000 German SUSPECTS and
prisoners of war In the concentra.
tion of the British. These camps are
located at Aldershot, New Bury, Dor
chester, Queensberry, Lancaster, Dy,
frim Hall and Edenberg. Aldershot
camp is at FIRTH Hall. r. 'i.
The !Afdefshot camp, like Others In
the open. Il surrounded by a barbed
wire fence ten feet high, around
which at distance of about 90 feet
is ring Of wire entanglements five
feet broad The prisoners here are
all men who would be serving in the
German army. 81 ttN
In a despatch from Cheat, Bel
GUM. correspondent of the Ex-
change Telegraph Company says that
the Burgonaster has effected an
'aeteement with the commander of
the German TROOPS before the town
the purpose of which is to avoid the
entrance of German soldiers.
pr A despatchfto Reuters Telegram
company from Client says that on
receipt of a communication from the
German commander outside of Ghent
threatening bombardment il the least
resistance was offered to the Ger
mans. Burgomaster Braun proceeded
alone to the German lines and nego-
tfated terms. 1t was agreed that the
Germans would not enter the city
and would not impose money fine
provided the requirements of the Ger
mans In the matter of food were COM
piled with. 'p-s'I w
One of the conditions of the agree
ment was that the civic guard now
at Waeregheri should return to-
Ghent and disarm. The Communal
has undertaken to
furnish the advance troops with pro-
visions. The quantity and details of
which will be fixed later.
1t is confirmed that the Germans
are endeavoring to occupy the Felm-
ISL provinces with the object of Sc
curing fresh food supplies. !
Paris, Sept. S.-Violent encoun-,
ters have occurred in the French CEN
ter, between Fere Chambeno and