Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS BOILED DOWN
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Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest to
All the People.
European, War News

European War News
1t is reported in London that Ant
werp, after a terrific 4S-hour lombard
ment by the Germans, has fallen. The
Morning Post, announces that it has
the Information on good authority"
King ALDER. of Belgium was re-
ported wounded while leading his
army in fight against the Germans
outside of Antwerp.
Petrograd claims Przemysl was cap
tured by Russians. Commander sur
rendered after several forts were de-
molished. Russians also occupy Lyck
in East Prussia.
Desperate attacks by the combined
forces of Generals Won Kluck and Won
Boehm to pierce angle of French left
and center in region OF Roye and
Lassigny resulted in a signal defeat
for Germans, who have lost 1900 men
in prisoners taken in the two days
fighting, according to the French Off
cial communique. Losses in killed and
wounded on both sides were heavy.
The war against Great Britain, ac-
cording to German newspapers re-
ceived in Rome, will commence at the
end of OCTOBER after Antwerp has
fallen.
Two French Torpedo boats sank in
Mediterranean sea following collision.
Crews rescued.
The Belgian minister filed with the
state department at Washington pro-
test from his government against the
threatened famine In Brussels. He
laid the blame on the Germans who
occupy the city.
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
says that 1t is stated at headquarters
In Berlin that the situation in the
western theater of war Is unchanged
and that the Russians Have been re-
pulsed at Suwalki.
1t is announced officially from
Huszt. Marmoros county, Hungary,
that Austrian forces have been en-
gagged heavily with Russians near
Kielce. The Russians retreated. The
battle came to an end near Korossalva
with complete victory for the Aus
TRANS.
Attaches OF the war office estimated
that the losses of all the armies en-
gagged in the European war have
reached the enormous total OF 1,150,-
600 killed, wounded and missing. The
German losses total 100000. The
British, French and Belgian losses are
estimated at $4,000. Russia's losses
are 100000 men. Austria's losses are
estimated at $4,000.
The French ministry OF marine Is
sued statement at Bordeaux that
owing to Austrian navy's action in lay
ing mines In Adriatic. French fleet
would be obliged to do likewise.
The sixty-third day Of the great Eu-
ropean war saw a repetition of what
the people OF all the countries con-
cerned have forced themselves to ex.
pect, perhaps for months to come-no
decisive conflict on land or sea. From.
Berlin to London came nothing In the
way of German claims to progress or
reverses,
News has been received at Bor-
deaux that King Albert OF Belgium
marched out of Antwerp at the head
OF portion OF his army. The Ger
mans are bombarding Antwerp furi-
ously. Added to the terror caused by
the heavy bombardment is the fear
OF Zeppelin raids. Six of the craft
dropped bombs, which killed 20 per-
sons and destroyed seven houses.
Maj. Gen. Augustus lehman was
killed In action, says the forty-third
German casualty list. issued in Berlin,
which contains 10000 names In dead,
wounded and missing and is headed by
the name of Major General Won Wal
ter, who was wounded at Tarnovka,
Russian Poland.
An indictment alleging high-treason
and covering 81 pages has been read
to 25 prisoners charged with having
been concerned in the murder of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand. heir-ap-
parent to the Austrian throne. at Sara.
ievo
The correspondent of the London
Daily Express in a message dated ION
the battle front In Belgium" estimates