The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-29
The WAR DAY BY DAY

Aug 2s-French form new War
Cabinet. with Rene VIVIAN as Prysl-
secretary a London dispatch to the
Daily Mall SAYS after ten days of hand
zion OF East Prussia Japan fans IN
.ortie on Tort at Using Tau and set
Hes down to siege. German possession
uf ToHolaud IN West Africa surrenders
Internationally 10 the British A Wen
"a dispatch says Austria gained decis-
Eussian roland. Ten sailors killed on
British torpedo boat in a fight with
German cruiser In oriental waters
verses on border of Belgium but claims
victories in the south, Belsians drive
tack fourth German division advancing
on Antwerp.
Aug. 25.-French war office issues
abatement saving Mulhausen has again
teen abandoned. and that fight is IA
progress between Maubeuge. depart
nent Of the Nord, and Donon. in cen
on which hangs the fate Of France.
Mulhausen has again been evacuated.
In Lorraine the two armies besan .,,a "a
gives casualties 1000, charleroi
taken and retsken twelve times In
three DAYS Refugees al ostend.
killed during hand-to-hand hsht In
Belgium. Austria formally declared
eph in critical condition. Austrian
minister leaves Toxic. A Nish bulletin
kaN% b'lAbhluNlell Oh istl X h'lt PS =
trians has destroyed every house in the
city
Aug 24-French war office issues
statement admitting heavy losses, and
depIoring lJss OF Lorraine. Namur
fortifications reported captured \
81 Petersburg dispatch says that
in line of battle extending from the
Poland border to the Baltic sea, the
hordes Of hussia are ad dyansinE ,ldt.a into re1
distance before them like chaff before
tn" wind" FeklnE dispatch SAYS Eng
Ilsh French. japanese and RusslaH
ships attacking Germany in Orient.
- Aug 23-Japanese Ambassador Chin
-aa notified L. ;. that formal declara-
Issued Great Britain and France VIII
share equally in loan Of slovo0o.o09
TO Belgium. Great demonstratlons al
Toxic were held in the streets, follow
ing announcement that Japan had de-
clared war on Germany. L. ;. AmDas-
.ador at Berlin asked to take over af-
fairs of japanese government The
frontier the German army extending
from Mons to LuNcmburg, and the
BRUSH forces from Lille to Nerdan.
At Shanghai 1t was stated the Mlkd-
dos fleet was on the way to Using Tau
and early bombardment expected Re
ported at Rome that several Austrian
warships had been sunk in the Adri-
attic. steamer Nateriand leaves Rotter-
dam with 5000 Americans caught IN
Germany when war broke out.
Aug .2--k ser ignores Japan's
ulttmatum- Envoy quits Berlin post.
\ London dispatch says Germany cap.
tUrcd Ghent. Bruges and oStend, and
that Charleroi is Crumhling before the
German fire French forces reported at
Lille and Nerdun TO protect frontier
At Namur small garrison is resisting
am overw helmins attack a Nish dis p,
pstch says the Servians killed and
wounded 25. GEO Austrians in the battle
along the Driua. and took 10000 more
. prisoners. English and German forces
' clash at Waterloo.
AUG. 2l.-Germsns lombard Ma
mur. Bursting shells spread death
ana ruin in Belgian fortress. Germans
occupy Brussels Serbs rout l5o,ouo
Austrian soldiers after four-day battle
near Losnitza French win clash along
the Swiss frontier and then turn south
United States outlines to Japan its po-
sitlou on ultimatum to Germany. hold
ing Toki ruler to pledges, War tax
Of $4,000. 600 levied on Brussels and
, an additional In0GO 600 demanded by
Germans on province of Lfege.
Aug. 20-Germsus occupy Brussels
II. EaIscr-s army marches on Ant
Werp. French claim series Of sue
tsss"s over Germans in AlsaCe. Ger
mans whip Belgiaus at Aerschot. after
hundreds are lost in allies ranks. Rus
tla and Austria struggling in evenly
matched contest on the frontier. Kali
ser says he viii fight Japan to last
Japanese ultimatum to Germany cN-
planned In official message to United
States United states charters nine
steamers bring Americans home