Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-09
AeropIanes Drop Bombs.

There appears. to have been more
aircraft activity during the last seven
days than ever before ins a conflict
While Sunday crowds filled the
streets of Paris, on the afternoon of
September 27, German aeroplane
dropped four bombs upon the city. A
man was killed and his little daugh-
ter crippled. Many houses were dam
aged One of the bombs fell near the
American embassy.
Russian aerocannon brought down
German dirigible balloon near War
saw, Russia, the same day, after the
airship had dropped bombs which
killed three soldiers.
Another German dirisible dropped
bombs on the Belgian cities of Alost.
| Ghent, Dynze, Minolboke and Rolleg-
hem, the night of the 26th, killing one
man and setting fire to many build
ings.
Battle at Using Tau.
The Japanese are reported to have
reduced two of the forts guarding the
German colony and naval base at
Using Tao. in the Chinese leased
province OF sKaio Chow.
Tokio.-A severe engagement has
been opened by the German warships.
which cannonaded the japanese posi-
tions near Using Tau, east of the gov
ernment of Kaio Chow, the German
leased territory in China. Two Off
GERS were killed. German aeroplanes
assisted the warships.
that an artillery duel at Using Tau
continues. A German torpedo boat
destroyer was sunk in the harbor
Wednesday Apparently this ship was
not in action From other sources it
is said that the German destroyer was
sunk by Japanese siege guns.
Austrians Out of eaiicia.
London.-The Russian armies con
tinue to sweep through Galicia and,
according to a report from Rome, that
province of The Austrian empire is
clear of Austrian troops. What is
meant is that the field armies of Aus
tria have either gone into the fort
resses of Przemysl and Cracow. or
have retreated to the south and west.
austrian lioOPs GcdsC fTaHCG.
London-A message from Niue
stricht. according to a Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam, says that
1000 Austrian troops have arrived at
AiN-la-Chappelle from France on the
way to the Austro-Russian front.
German-Austrian Merge
London.-It is officially announced
at Vienna. according to a Rome dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, that a junction has been ef-
fected between the new German army
and the remnants of the Austrian
army which fought in the Galician bat
tie. The new combined army is tax.
ing up position and already has been
In contact with the Russians along the
Carpathian-Tarnow-C front.
Big Army at cracow.
London.-It is officially announced
at Vienna. according to Rome dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, that the Austro-uerman
army concentrated at Cracow numbers
2iA million.
Naval Move Planned.
Rotterdam.-More than 10000 men.
German naval reserve, have been
brought from the North sea towns of
Kiel and Hamburg to Brussels and are
being held in readiness to serve on an
improvised German fleet should Ant
werp and Ostend be taken.
AS direct result of this move the
Dutch authorities along the Scheldt
have increased their watchfulness for.
during siege of Antwerp. England
might like to send reinforcements
through the Dutch Scheldt. which
would be breach of neutrality while
on the. other hand a German victory
would bring danger OF an attempt on
the part Of Germany to use the megth
of the Scheldt as a base from With
to attack the British naval forces in
the North sea.