The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-11
GERMANS REPORTED



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Aisace. from which province the
oermans appear TO have drawn
away part Of their army and the
french are taking advantage Of
this opening.
The great battle may continue,
TOR days, when Il 10 remembered
that smaller operations IN. Man
enuria. IN which hundreds Of
thousands only were concerned.
lasted a fortnight
The German western arr,ie.
have been fighting almost continu-
eusiy for - days and until the
last phase o. the campaign on the
view that they are becoming es-
hausted finds ready credence
among the military experts here.
German Official wireless dis
patch tonight says that no report
has been made public In Berlin OF
the events In France for the past
three days.
Reinforcements Enroute.
From Holland comes the news
that $4,000 German reinforce
nents are marching south. These
troops may have an effect upon
the tide Of battle, but there 10 rea-
son TO believe the allied armies
also are receiving a counter bal
aneino accession Of strength.
That the German navy has not
been without enterprise Is reveal
ed In the admiralty announcement
today that the British cruiser
Pathfinder was destroyed by a
Serman submarine not by a mine
as was at first supposed. The Ger
man craft which ventured so far
from its base Is given credit for
its enterprise.
Another mine disaster, the vic
tim OF which was the tramp
steamer Ottawa, has been added
to the list, and the advlsabiiity Of
closing the North sea TO merchant
shipping Is being discussed.
Both England and Germany
would suffer through stranouIa-
ton OF their trade, England los
ing food supplies from Scandin-
avian countries, while Holland
promised TO be Germany's prin-
spar avenue OF commerce with
the outer world"
Concentrating Strength.
nat the Germans are concentratinl
all their strength in the eastern fielS
OF warfare against the main French
'front.' appears TO be confirmed by re
ports which have arrived through
Holland. Most of the troops left N
Belgium are said to be men past tn,
prime OF life. of the landsturm. Will,
10000 to 10000 naval reserves ar,
marching In to replace the depleted
garrisons.
An Ostend message says the Bel
gan army at Antwerp has taken tn,
aggressive and driven the German
BACK TO the environs of Louvain. An
ather message says the Belgians hav,
defeated the Germans garrison com
nOEnd n ha n.
snort distance from Louvain.
The House OF Commons voted 10
day unanimously for a half million
more recruits. The country was sur
prised by the announcement that 43O
600 men already had been enliste,
since the beginning OF the war.
When the governments plans ar,
complete the British army for th,
continent and for home service viii
consist roughly of the following.
Regular army. 1000 900: territorial,
SOO,OOO; reservtsts, PA 900: Indiar
contingent. 10000; Canadian first anC
second contingent, 10000; Australian,
zO,OOO, and New zealand l0.0OO-mak
ing total OF 1854. 900 men
This tremendous enrolment for ,
country which normally has only !
small professional army. has throw
lsht upon the governments views re
garding the duration OF the war. or
AZ least, upon its determination Il
meet all possibilities.
Losses $4,000
casualty list published to-nigh'
brings the army's losses TO nearly 10
GOO men. exclusive Of the past thre.
days lighting. Yet this big toll from
the army seems In Eowise TO depres,
the country. eS'
The news from the western theatr,
OF war to-day was very scant. IN,
German and Austrian reports rninmiz,
the Importance OF the occupation o
Eemberg. A Vienna dispatch saw
the opinion OF the city was part OF ,
strategic campaign to draw the Rus
slams into Galicia. Petrograd report
claim that Archduke Frederick's arm
lost 1900 men. that the evacuation !.
Cracow has commenced and that IN,
fall OF both Cracow and Prezemysl /,
imment. "
The British navy has accomplishe,
daring. although unproductive az
tempt TO draw the German battle fee
into action. A great array of SQUAD
rons and hotillas made a sweep int,
the North sea for two DAYS. penetrat
ing into the Blight OF Helgoiand. bu
failed TO discover any German craft.
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