The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
Wireless Transmits News Fresh
From Berlin.
Contradicts Most Everything
From Anywhere Else.
IS IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD
Berlin Sends Reports on Many
Topics.
Says Russia Is Manufacturing
Fiat Money.

Berlin. Oct. 5-(By Wireless tt
Sayville) An official report from the
German army headquarters says thai
in the siege of Antwerp the forts OF
Lierre, Waetham and Koningshoyck1
and the intermediate redOubtS with 81
guns, have been taken.
THUS a breach has been made in
the outer circle of FORTS the report
adds, rendering an attack on the in
ner circle of forts and the town itself
possible.
Near Augustowo, the Third Siber-
ian and parts of the Twenty-second
Russian army corps. composing the
left wing of the Russian army, on
crossing the Niemen river, were de-
feated after a furious battle lasting
two days. More than 1000 unwound-
ed Russians were made prisoners and
a large. quantity of guns and machine
guns were captured"
Other press matter given out in Of
fetal quarters says: THE force OF
native troops from British India
which recently landed at Marseilles
has left that port for the northward.
British ships have arrived at Lisbon
and are probably designed to transport
Portuguese troops. POrtugaFs cooper
alton in the war is imminent, the mo-
bilization of the Portuguese forces, it
is believed having been ordered on the
England is sowing mines in parts Of
the North sea and warning to this
effect has been given to neutral ship
ping.
THE Eumanian crown prince has
been strongly rebuked for his Russo
Phile agitation. The leaders Of the Rou-
manian parties have declared them
selves in favor of continuing the neu-
trail policy of the Roumanian govern
ment
"A manifesto issued by the Ruman-
ian Socialists assumes neutrality of the
country will be preserved. condemns the
Russo-Phile propaganda in certain
newspapers and emphasizes the dam
gerous position of Russia.
1.-THE government of the Neither
lands has strengthened the Dutch
force along the frontier districts to
disarm the Belgian troops when the
latter cross the frontier from Ant
werp.
- according to a statement made by
his eminence, Cardinal Bettinger, the
highest Roman Catholic authority in
Bavaria, the statement appearing in
English and American newspapers
that priests have been shot and bayo-
netted by German soldiers while at
tending the wounded in Belgium are
to be considered as absolutely without
foundation. 1t is also declared that
the English newspaper correspondents
overlook the fact that a large portion
of the German army is Roman CathO-
lic..
"A manifesto signed by Harnack.
Bode, Behring, Hauptemann. klinger,
Sudermann. ROentgen, F'ulda, Deiss-
mann. HumCerdinck, Lieoermann.
Manuel, List, ThOma and Wundt, and
other prominent savants and artists,
Indignantly protest against what is
termed unceasing lies about the pre-
tended barbarOuS warfare of the Ger
mans.
The leader of the American COM
mission sent to Germany on the cruis-
er Tennessee, to prepare for the re-
turn of American tourists, has ad-
dressed a letter to Franz Won Men,
delsohn and the German American
relief committee, highly praising the
German nation in arms and thanking
them for innumerable proofs of kind
ness"
Russia is issuing $375.OOO,OOO I'M
secured notes.
The return of the German imperial
bank last week showed 1929, 100000 in
specie which is $1O,25O,OOO more than
in the previous return