The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18

ing fought between NAiiiy and vitry
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/. keeni2sbers in Fiamea
London--A dispatch TO the Pos.
from CopeahAsen states that reports
have been received there from Siettin
that the Russians are honbardins
koenisseers. the strong German tort
resx In East Prussia. and that part
OF the city Is in flames
Austria Hard Pressed.
I A dispatch to the Chrooicie from
Pesrograd says: In Russian and for
eixn diplomatic circles II b eelieved
that Austria ~iIi sue for peace within
fortnight Is the only means of avoid
ing . complete breakup Of the en-
pire. ovinx to rapidly growing inter
nal troubles
0ssaians Assume ofgeasive-
Londou--An Ostend dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company says
that according to Information from
4 reliable source. the Belxian army At
Antwerp has assumed friu--A--t
offensive movement. driving the Ger
man right back to the environs os
Louvain-
The country south OF Antwerp In.
been flooded by the BeistaAs to pre-
vent the Germans marching in.o the
town The area covered by the food
is seventy miles square The water
varies in depth at different places
from q few inches to several feet.
Maubeuse ssilI Rssists-
London.-A dispatch to the Daily
Chrooicle says: The remarkable re
sistanee Of the fortress At Naubeuse
to the invading Germans is one Of the
most Interesting features Of the cam
paign- Because OF Its stubborn stand
h undoubtedly has embarrassed the
Germans seriously In bringing up neld
guns against Paris and maintaining
their communications.
Allies Lines Hold.
London.-German reinforcements es-
timated at eo. 1000 men are advancing
into France in three columns. accord
ing to an Ostend dispatch to the Reu-
ter Telegram Company
The dispatch says = German army
corps seems to be marching to the
south. passing between Oudenarde.
East Flanders and Grammort- 1t
probably is intended to reinforce the
German right wing. which has suffered
q check in France.
Since Monday. adds the dispatch,
numerous German fuxitives from the
battle in France hare been seeking
refuge in Dottisnies forest. between
Courtral and Herseaux
Th~ ~lrf~<1 x..,~ssu,s
the advantage. according 70 French OF.
neial reports. in what can be only the
preiiminaries of great battle extend
ing from Neaux. northeast OF Paris.
to the fortress OF verdun. about 10
miles further East
The Germans. who have brought mp
reinforcements. are striking at the
aliiess left and cedief between Noat-
.miran and .vhYy-le-Ffancci9fa = fsuat
Of from fifty to sixty miles. but each
time they have been driven back.
Germans Fall Back.
Bordesux--The following official
announcement has been Issued:
On the len wing all the German
attempts to break the French lines on
the right bank of the Ourcq river have
failed We have taken two standards.
The British army has crossed The
-.arne and the enemy has fallen back
about forty kilometers (twenty.five
maes). On the center and right wing
there ID no notable change"
Germans Claim Maubsuae.
Washington.-TheG German embassy
received wireless from Berlin, say.
ing:
General headquarters reports that
MaubeuEe has fallen: 400 guns, four
generals and 10000 prisoners cap
ltured.'
| The message to the embassy adds
that Ludwig Frank. the most promi-
nent Socialist Of the reichstax. fell
while storming the charges near Lune-
Vile on September 5. and Prince
Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse was wounl-
ed
Another dispatch from the same
source says the Breslau Silesian land
wehr captured seventeep officers,
4 thousand men. all Russian imperial
guard. The place of the encounter
was not given
Austriaas Thrown Back.
| Paris.-A dispatch to the Haraa
agency from Nish. Servia. says that
the Serrisns are continuing their of
fensire movements against the Aus
TRANS in the direction OF vishegrad.
They crossed the frontier September
is and continued to advance success
FULLY. Everywhere the Aus.rians
were thrown back to the left bank Of
the River Drina
News has reached here that the
Montenesrin troops commanded by
General Nucotich have occupied im-
portant points in Bosnia south Of Sara
, yeyo, the capital The situation in
North Albania continues serious.
! Battling in Gaiieia.
\ London--The Austrians and Rus