The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-09-18
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Wednesday, Sept. 9.-The fall OF
Maubeuge, a strong French fortress
six miles from the Belgian frontier,
is announced at the German army
headquarters. Forty thousand pris-
oIers, including four generals, and 400
guns were taken, it is said.
A dispatch from Paris indicates
belief that the German offensive
against the city has been definitely
checked.
Austria is reported as bankrupt and
its people in panic. Bosnia is reported
in omen revolt The situation is due
to the failure of the Austrian arms
against Russia.
Thursday, Sept. 1o.-The Russians
are said to be driving the Germans
before them on the west bank of the
Vistula
Servians have crossed the River
Save and are invading Hungary.
Vienna admits that Archduke Fred
erick lost 10000 men in the recent
fighting in Galicia.
The Germans near Paris are re-en-
forcing their center, which is bear
ing the brunt of the allies onslaught,
and are making desperate efforts to
regain lost ground
Friday, Sept 1.-THE Germans held
their own in two days fighting east Of
Paris, capturing fifty guns and sew
eral thousand prisoners, but retired
the flank upon the advance Of strong
hostile forces.
Tt is announced in Paris that the
Germans have retired in some places
forty. or fifty miles.
The French are reported to have
recaptured Muelhausen.
The Russians are bombarding Koe-
nigsberg German re-enforcements
are reported moving toward Koenigs-
berg.
Nish reports that Servian forces
have occupied Semlin, town in Aus
tTia-Hungary.
Saturday, Sept. 12-The French
war office announces that the Ger
mans in France are retreating general
ly and offering only feeble resist
ance.
A British official announcement says
British troops have crossed the River
Ourcq and are pursuing the German
right wing, whose retreat is rapid.
The latest official German report
said that the kaisers forces had cap
tured a fortress southwest of Verdun.
Fresh and stubborn fighting in that
Austrian province is reported, and
this had given rise to the theory that
the German corps brought from the
west may have been thrown into Aus
tria to support the Austrians instead
of proceeding to East Prussia to re-
enforce the Germans already there.
A news dispatch from PetrOgrad
says that the Servians are continuing
successfully their offensive operations
against Austria.
Sunday, Sept. 13.-The allied armies
are advancing along the whole front
with contact maintained with the
enemy. Inc I6lC Wig CTOSS0U Tie
Aisne river.
The Belgian army drove the Ger
mans from Louvain and have resumed
a strong offensive before Antwerp.
Passengers from Flushing bring the
rumor that the Anglo-Belgian army
has re-occupied Brussels, the Germans
having previously evacuated the city.
A Petrograd dispatch says that two
! Austrian armies have been surrounded
| and $4,000 prisoners taken, including
j 500 officers of one army and 900 of bhe
| other
! The Germans in East Prussia have
| been defeated with heavy losses near
| Muichent, but are still bringing up re-
endorsements, says dispatch from
| Petrograd.
Servian troops are advancing rapid
| ly through Austria to form junction
with Russians.
The Russians have won a great VIC
/ tory in the capture of Tomaszow in
South Poland The Cars men are
= as.7,~tss EIssva taken 10000 prison
ers.