Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-02
DECLARE FRENCH
ABDUCTED WOMEN
Germans Accuse Foes of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Have
Occupied LODI, Is Report.

| Tales of abduction. attributed to the
French and Russian forces, are contained
| in official dispatches given out by the
German embassy today.
| The wireless message announces that
German and Austrian troops have occu-
| pied LODI. the largest manufacturing
center in Russian Poland. and that the
battle northward from Lemberg is con-
| tnuing.
The report is confirmed that the
French abducted fourteen women and
twenty-five children from q Gern'an 'rr''-
tier place; also a hospital doctor and as
sstant from Lorchingen; fate unknown"
Lord Churchills declar....u.. .-- 4.
victorious Germany would seek ex-
pansion in South America appears to
be the climax of ridiculous calumny
and an INSCRIPTIONS attempt to incite
the friendly relation of both North and
South America against the German
people while the German press here,
on the contrary, heartily welcomes the
progress and prosperity of free Ameri-
can nations.
German soldiers returning from Bel
GUM, cruelty mutilated. increase the
German peoples exaggeration against
the revolving atrocities created by Bel
gian civilians.
Enormous excitement has been caus-
ed by the Belgians' attempt to induce
the world, with London and Paris, who
are endless liars. as accomplices in the
belief that German soldiers are authors
of atrocities.
Later the Germany embassy received
the following additional wireless mes
sage from Berlin:
The news that German troops have
left Brussels on account of the situa
ton in East Prussia is wrong. The
German administration in Brussels is
very active, civil servants arriving
every day for newly organized offices.
the Russians have completely invested
koenigsberg is also lie. The Rus
slams never covered half the distance
between the frontier and koenigsberg
the humiliation of their Narew army.
The Gazette del Popolare. a respec-
table paper. calls London a lie factory,
comparable with Shanghai during the
Russo Japanese war.
German Report of Big Victory.
The official statement yesterday of the
big German victory against the Russians
attracted wide attention. Military OBJ
servers pointed out that if the number
of Russians taken prisoner had been
correctly estimated at 10000 there must
have been great casualties no mention
of which was made.
The text of the German dispatch fol-
lows:
Official report of the victory at Allen
stein shows that it was even greater than
known before Three Russian army corps
were annihilated. Seventy thousand pris-
| oners were taken, including two COM
handing generals 800 officers and the
complete artillery of the Russian army.
I'm the west Gen. Won Kluk, it is re-
| ported, against the French fianking at
tempt. advanced to Comhles." CHere a
part of the message could not be clearly
ldeciphered) Gen. Won Buelow COM
pletely defeated a superior French force
near st. Quentin after having captured
an English infantry battalion.
Gen. Won Hansen forced back the
French upon the river at Rethel.
THE Duke of Muertemburg crossed the
Mouse river, advancing upon Aisne. The
crown prince advanced beyond the Meuse
after capturing the entire garrison of
Montmedy, which tried to sortie. The
fortress also was captured. The Crown
Prince of Bavaria and Gen. Won Heerin-
gen have been in continuous battle in
French Lorraine.