Connecticut western news., 1914-08-27
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

'Belaian losses up 10 date are about t6,- 900 killed and 5o.ooo wounded, accord Ing to dispatches from The Hague. Germany sacrificed one of her latest type of Zeppelin diriaibiss la . vain Attempt Co destroy the royai palace in A Antwerp with high explosisess Austria formally declared war against Japan. The Japanewe ambassador received his passports. cstrnans hsvs captured the strong Belgian fortress Of Nsusur, according to the British official. war informa- ton bureau. A wireless dispatch from Berlin says the city and five forts had been captured when the dispatch was sent and that the fall Of the remaining four was Imminent. The Qualifications Of Csttaro on the Adrfstio have been destroyed by the allied French and British fleets be. fore the Austrians could stnsw the gulf with mines.
 The prime minister of Italy asserts that Italy will remain neutral, even if mobilization. takes place. Austrian forces are reported as nobilizina on the Italian frontier.
 St. Petersburg advioes tell of the strength of the German lines of de- fense In East Prussia, both natural and fortified.
 Battles are proceeding at several points In Belgium. charleroi has been bombarded twice, once by the Germans, and, after their occupation. by the French. large German force is attacking Malines In the neighborhood of Antvserp. A Zeppelin airship which flew over ? Antwerp was brought down by Bel. aiRn artillery fire six miles outside of thegeity and It's crew of fifteen men captured. One account from Ant werp says 1t dropped bombs In the city, killing several persons and do. ing damage to buildings. The following official announcement was made in Paris. "The great bat. tie between the greater parts of the forces of England and France aaainat the bulk of the German army con. tinues. The mission of the English and French is to hold virtually ths entire German army in Belgium. while our Russian allies push their success in the east. The Russians occupy territory fifty miles wide on the German frontier.
 After a great victory the Servians are now ready to invade Austrian terri tory to the north of the river Save. The Russian line on the German iron. tier extends from Tilsit to lnvsrburs and Arys.
 It Is rumored In Paris that Nancy. capital of the department of Meurths and MoselIe, has been occupied by tho 9 Germans. Nancy Is an unfortifed town of eo,ooo population. {. History's greatest battle is In progress on a vast line extending more than 100 miles from Mons, Belgium, to Nancy, France. More than 100000 soldiers are in the army of the allies attacking the invading Germans. whose forces are estimated at 1,20o,- ooo.f 1
 Admiral Dewa, commanding the Jap anese fleet, began bombarding Tsina- tau, the port of kiauehau, Germany's territory tn China. An espeditionary army is reported landing in Kiauehau under protection of Japanese war ships, s..t. . #..... With Brussels In possession of the Germans and the main Belgian army driven back into Antwerp, Germany is in position to assail the allies in full force. Antwerp, iA state of siege.
 
 all eastern Belgium. German troops have destroyed all telegraph and telephone wires.
 Austria summoned the final line of her reserves to the oolors. The imperial decree calls for every male between the ages of nineteen and sixty to en. ter the army immediately. British and French warships bombafd- ed the Austrian Qualifications at Cat. taro, inflioting great damage. Mon. tenegrin artillery on Mount Lovehco joined in the attack. Montenegro re-. ports victory over the Austrlans n Bosnia, with an Austrian loss of 200. France is undsmayed by the German successes in northern and eastern Belgium. French troops drove back the Germans between Metz and strsssburg. French advance col. ums are now forty miles inside Ger. man territory. France admits a check in Lorraine, where the Ger mans have reeaptured Vile.