The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10
ALSACE VAS|ON
WORK OF REVENGE:
France Overjoyed by News Of
Victories in Territory Which
Germans Seized From Her.
HAS GREAT MORAL EFFECT
Austria Hungary. Threatening, Is
Asked to Explain Intentions
Toward French Republic.


PARIS August o-Tr. invasion OF
Iowa, Als.c. a., , t-,.,,,+ ar,,, ,,,,t.-
'ehcTai Joseph Jonfe' 'He fitHch
commander chief, has awakened
great enthusiasm throughout France.
French military authorities while rec
orni8ing that the occupation of Alt
krch and Muelhausen by French
troops IL not OF nigh strateEical I'M
portencc. believe the successfui ad-
vance OF tho French army fer across
the German frontier viii nav" consid-
erah!y moral effect
IL IS reported uuomcially that hol-
mar. farther TO the north. has fallen
into the hands Of the French Noilc
Of these three places was strongly
fortified. and all lie outside the lin"
of real German defense. being guard
ed as outposts OF the strongly forii-
fed cities The German Enrrisons nv
me;;cally were fairly strong. ont It
was understood that in case of at
tack they merely would "ndeavor to
hinder the French advance before
falling back
Neu hrcsach. where thcy are said
to have retired. is east OF KolInar. and
IS strongly fortified while strassburg,
some distance 10 the north. tho cen
trc OF II great aggregatlon OF German
troops. is strongly fortified ana sup
posed to be prepared for 4 long siege
fHENCi LOSSES An:
NOT In CESSINi."
thlcial reports 81 nghting between
the French and German troops state
that tho French Losses were mot eX
ressiNc, while those OF the Germans
are declared 10y the French 10 have
been very serious.
tn" Alsntian inhabitants arc sail
10 nave been so over'oycd at the ~.
pear"nce OF The French army that they
iorc up the frontier posts, Report Of
ne AiFl'al ol an Austrian army corps
on the Swiss frontier near Basic ware
'HI object OF close attention oy French
h''ii'a,H au,hofi'ies' ~ vac said that
9eNc'ai more austrian army corps were
nemS orfahiZed IN the Tyrol whence
."tt' "ou'" oe sent toward IN"
cISh t'"'t'eF IN 'le" OF these re-
tto ''i'.h government today
"Sh'n 'hv Nusl'o- ~ uNH'flah amhas-
'"'o' I" fIahcc' Wh" ienaiNs 2t mis-
'os'' 10 eNpialh '"e intentions OF AUS
issra-l -. 's@'i |" .'nce,
-. .e.'' '"s rom H4ue'ha ausen.
.,a, '',,"n 'i"oiS ~ s"lu 20 nave set hre
,o,a,." % or" D.'..'.TS ., r, w'e'e !oon ''nG
sT".1 ,,i, 1'Its's "i
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Is,,no 49,, ~ ',o'' - N"iiHnt" IN
,,mo,,r.a,; 49,. - H"'N '"c mans
of symrn,h;1,,',. ,i,i ~, '.-I', 80.
h, cxerutcd '' ''' ''''N' "'"'"
n.,atI,, ~,
1-.f ln
IL effected hv m. 0rn ~ ,i'. ,,7
,n,,n si,.,. ,.i,,s M, .t1, -
1rea there sine. y.storda,, ,,,,,.t.
,ccordinr To o;iiciul rcrorts a,G 1,',
ins the two DAYS cessation of ,,rhr-
lnc NOR, han IA n01 ri,.,Ii,,'.
been enpIcved in throwing ma I,
trenchinenis between tn. rtnp. of rori.
which are said to have rendered tbc
city almost ilnDregnablc.
Detailed orders yero issrnf .od,,.
~ both the French ana Reiglan uov.
"rnments making tho Industrial Re-
sources OF the two countries corn,non
property while tho arms factories in
France and Belgium ar. co-opera;i,ia.
In supplying military material coal
and grain viii be utilIyad IN ro,rT,,',,
by tho two countries. ana ,hcre viii
be com plete coordination of mili,ar,
resources.
GERMAN COLONIES
IN AFRICA nrCI,ptI,n
-rbn f:nverro,-,..,,',n, So,
West Africa tclesraphed L. The
Colonial Onice today thar The i,ronrh
forces there. co-opcratinc with nm rnr-
lish wnrshtr have ocr,,niad ~. .:,r,,,s
colony OF Togoland. At the same tim
the British warship Apridom. Port
Leone, and tho French garrison n.
Grand Popo. in Dahoncv. crossed INC
frontier and occupied tho eastern u,r,
Of tile German colony All wlreless
stations in Alslers we're suppresyaI
to-day, except in eases where special
authorization had oecn given or whc~c
'hey were used for military purposes.
'oScph CaiIihnN former llcinler. mas