Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-09-02
SALISBURY WEDNESDAY,, 2ND

merchantmen as pr;zas. German
reservists are said to be- pouring
into TsiLg- Tau from various part
If China to aid the defense Of thl
Garman station,
London, Aug. 30. 11:l0 p. M
The Franch aud Butish are gash
eting every man id gun avail
able in northwest ,rn France il
attempt to stop the German sd-
vance on ths road TO Pars.
It IS also said General J fire
oommander-ln-chief of tho Frencf
army, will endravor to strike a,
the German rigbs d, d bring relief
to British and French for3es
which have been placed in a crlti
ca situation by tt German out
Hanklng movement.
How far the allies have succeed
cd in getting across the German
pash is not disclosed, for the out.
sde world ls lgno1ant tonight of
what is happening on the battle
field.
A rrport comes both from Ant
warp and Copen nagsn that the
Germans have commenced a move
meIt pack from the west to meet
! the Russians davance through
East Prussia. But it is hardly
Iisety they will make ANY great
demands on the Western army un
tl4 the zig battle in which thel 9
SEEMS t.. have been a lnll has beeu
a~haite y d scided.
Field Marshall Sir John French
TIE British commander, whose
army has been hard pressed. was
III communication with British
war office late today, which dis
p owed the German official report
fhas the British had been encir.
cled by the Germans
Todsy's report from the Ger
man general staff are not more
Illuminating, shau merely to sa.
shat the Crown Princes Army,
whicn occupied L@ngwy, now is I'D
v,ncing toward the Meuse; tnat
i French advance from Nancy
a. d repulsed, .aLd that a third
army is advancidg ehfough the
V sges. This is probably tho
my which was said to be max.
iug Beifois objective.
fhe Russians continue their
march through East Prussia. and
Confirmation comes tonight of the
ssatsp,sn& that they had inverted
Kosulgsbsfg AID hadttaken Allen.
ssslns 1t vii be g long !; time,
ehcwever, before they can~ directly
threaten Berlin. or indeed, before
thelr millions Of men can reach
the scene of the Austrian frontier
where troops of the Russian EN-
paror are engaged III general
battle cn a front of 1856 miles be.
tween the V!stnla and Lembsrg,
capital Of Gallcla.
There is considerable uneasi-
t. ess over the attitude of Turkey.
Athens tonight repeated the re-
port that German naval officers
aud sailors are on the way TO Con.
stantlnople,
There has been strong denunci-
alton Of tho continuance of foot.
bail, cricket aud other games
while the British army is fighting
and more men ara required to re-
intorce them, and particularly of
young men watching matches
while Secretary for War Kitchner
is calling TO: recruits.
Field Marshall Lord Roberts
referred to this today in speech
to new battalion of royal Fnsi,
liers lecruised from business and
professional men of London. He
expressed his intense admiration
for these men, saying:
How different is your action
to that of the men who still can
20 Oh with their cricket and foot.
bail as if the very existence of the
country were NOS at stake. This
Is not the time to play games,
wholesome as they are in times of
piping peace. We are engaged
III life and death struggle.
Most significant is the official
announcements by the French War
Oai,e that the Military Governor
of Paris mas ordered all residents
within the zone of action of the
fofss around Paris to evacuate and
razs their houses withia four days.
Another significant official an.
nouncement from Paris is that
the German forces are advancing
Ia direction of La Eere, about 80
miles northeast of Paris. Tn.
right wing Of the French troops
operating in this region has driven
back the Germans on the town of
Gnlss, but the left wing was un.
able to hold the advance of the
German troops.
b 9TH French and the British are
calling Oh all their men to join in
the defense of the French liues
which apparently are dropping
back gradually A campaign has
b 81, started III London and othe,
Fog llsh centers to induce all Enp.
lisamen of proper age to join the
co!ors
Field Mar hal Lord Roberts il
q stirring address declared tha,