Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-27
Roumanians CO. Ter Allies.

Roumanians Oct Ter Allies.
Bucharest, via Paris, Oct. 1S.-One
hundred thousand Roumanians, who
are members of the League of Roman
Culture, met at Galatz in MoldaVia and
adopted resolutions declaring that the
Roumanians desire national policy
with the triple entente and that their
ideal is the reconquest of Transylya-
MIA and Bukovina.
British Seize U. S. Ship.
Halifax, N. S., Oct 20-The Brit
ish auxiliary Caronia arrived in por.
with the American oil tank steam
er Brindilla, formerly the German
steamship Washington, as a prize Of
war. 1t is claimed the Brindilla car
ried a cargo of contraband. A prize
crew had boarded her. The capture
was made by a British cruiser OF the
port of New York The commander
of the cruiser designated the Caronia
to bring the ship to Halifax. The
Brindilla is now at anchor in the har-
Dor, flying the American flag.
May Surrender Using Tao.
Washington, Oct. 19.-Reportg have
Deen received here from semiofficial
sources that the kaiser has ordered
the surrender of Using Tao. the Ger
man city in Kaiuchau, China.
According to these reports, Using
Tao is being battered from land and
sea by the Japanese forces, and there
is absolutely no hope that it can hold
out much longer. The surrender was
ordered, according to the advices re-
ceived here, to save the German
forces and civilians from certain an
Inhalation If a defense by the gar
rison were to be attempted.
Jap Cruiser Blown Up; 272 Die.
Tokyo, Oct 20.--Only IL of the
crew of 2S4 men aboard the Japanese
light cruiser Takachiho were rescued
after she struck a German floating
mine in Kiauchau bay at night, it was
officially announced here. The Taxa
chino was doing patrol duty outside
Using Tao when she fouled the mine.
Japanese destroyers heard the explo-
sion and saw the flames that resulted.
They hurried to assist the cruiser,
but she disappeared quickly. Twenty
eight officers, 81 on-commissioned Of
ficers and 1S9 seamen persisted.
The German embassy at Washing
ton received from a reliable source
in San Francisco the news that the
British battleship Triumph had been
so heavily damaged by the fire from
howitzers in the Using Tao forts that
it had to withdraw Immediately dur
ing a bombardment it was conducting
with the aid of Japanese ships.
Claim Russ Lost 10000 in Fight.
Vienna, Oct. 20, via Berlin and Ans
terdam.-An official statement issued
here estimates the Russian losses at
Przemysl at 100000 The statement
follows:
Our attack in the battle on both
TANKS of the Stryj river, south of
Przemysl, was continued, and our
troops succeeded in getting close to
the enemy. At several points our
troops were advancing as against
fortress. Several night attacks of the
Russians were repulsed with heavy
losses for the enemy"
ostend Reported Taken by AIlies.
London, Oct. 20.-The Morning Post
published a report that Ostend has
been recaptured by the allies. TIE
news was received in London with
great rejoicing, and while it has not
been confirmed, great crowds have &C
cepted it as true, and are parading the
city, singing and cheering.
London, Oct. ia casualty list
dated October Is ard made public
here tonight gives II officers as hav-
ing been killed and 40 wounded in
the recent fighting.
Austria Gives Out Losses.
Rome. Oct 19.-Austrian losses in
the actions against Russia, Servia and
Montenegro until October are ap-
proximately estimated as follows
Officers killed, 435; wounded, 1889;
men killed, 1884; wounded, 23,272.
Total 4,769 killed and 24.S11 wounded
Only eight officers and 1872 men are
state to be missing. The numbers
who have been taken prisoners are
not given.
These figures are official but are de-
clared TO be approximate and are re-
garded as underestimate.
May Ship Food to Belgium.
Washington, Oct. 21-Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin notified the state de-
partment that the German foreign Of
fee has given its consent for the
transmission of the American food
supplies to Brussels. The food viii
be sent by way of London and will
be distributed all over Belgium under
the direction of Minister Whitlock