The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-25

continue to cross the Mouse between
Lege and Namur.
The British embassy announced that
the German navy is either In the Bal
tic sea or in various ports of safety.
Emperor William has ordered that
resistance be made to the last to-
Japan's attempt to GUST Germany from
Kiaochow.
Austrian troops have occupied the
town of Miechow, in Russian Poland.
They surprised 1000 Cossacks while
the Russians slept and killed or
wounded 400 of them.
1t is officially announced that the
French have occupied Muelhausen aft
er a severe battle, in which French
troops captured one of the suburbs at
the point of the bayonet-
The Belgians assert that 5000 Ger
mans were killed near Charleroi.
The Germans made new attack on
Diest and bombarded the town. Their
artillery also appears to be lombard
ing Tirlemont.
Gumbinnen, a German town 20 miles
occupied by the cars forces, which
captured IL field guns and took many
prisoners.
Two sons of Emperor William,
Princes Eitel Friedrich and August
William, are said to have passed
through Liege on their way to the
front
An official communication from Par
is to London confirms the defeat of
$4,000 Austrians by Servians at Sha-
bats. 40 miles west of Belgrade. The
Austrian losses were 5000 killed and
5000 wounded.
Berlin says a German force defeated
the Russians near Stallupohnen, East
Prussia. Monday, when 1000 prison
,ers were taken.
Two hundred and one men persisted
when the Austrian cruiser Zenta was
sunk by French warships OF Antivari
on Sunday, it was stated officially at
Paris. The ship carried II officers and
a crew of 2S5. Only 101 were saved
A Rome dispatch to the London Star
says that travellers arriving from
Magdeburg report that 5000 Italians
were arrested there by German troops
and that when some of the prisoners
shouted Long live Italyi" their guards
fred upon them, killing seven and
wounding 16.
A Central News dispatch from st.
Petersburg to London reports that a
fire has broken out on the government
docks at Odessa and that a Russian
warship there was struck by mine
and sunk
Several Austrian army corps have
invaded Russian territory. The Rus
sian advance in Galicia, near the Rus
sian frontier and northeast of Lem
berg, also has been checked.
A communication to London from
st. Petersburg says the Russian mob
ilization is completed and the car left
for Moscow to make his headquarters
with the army Eleven members of
the imperial family are at the front
A telegram to the Servian legation
in London says $1,000 Austrians were
killed and Francis Joseph's army rout-
ed by the Serbs near Sabac.
Two German cruisers which were
disabled have been taken into Hong
kong harbor Their names are not
known. The deck works and turrets
were demolished and their sides
stained with blood.
An official communication from Brus
sells says the Germans have gained
ground on banks of the Mouse and are
in contact with the allies. The kaiser's
forces discovered an opening to the
north which may change the strategy
on both sides.
China inquired of the United States
what it's attitude would be toward the
cession by Germany to the United
States of the territory of Kiaochow fol-
immediate cession thereafter back tt
China. No reply has been received
from Washington.
The British troops at Tientsin
China, received marching orders.
German troops have advanced prac
tically to the suburbs of Antwerp and
also are said to have made a surprise
advance near Brussels.
Italian emigrants returning at Rome
confirm the report that they were
fired on by German soldiers at Msgde
burg and one of their number killed
and so wounded when theys criec
Viva LItalia-" German officials den,
the charge
General Stein of the German arm,
declares the Liege forts shelled by
German siege guns are In ruins and
that those still standing are in the
hands of the imperial forces. French
officers, he says. trained the garri
eonO before the declaration of war