The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-09-17
GERMANY OFFERS
PEACE TO BELGIUM
King Alfred Refuses to Consider
Proposals Of kaiser's
Governor.
SERB OFFENSIVE SUCCESSFUL
Austrians Leave Valuable Equipment
and Supplies in Flight From Sem
lin-Affairs at a standstiii
Along Lower Drina.

Along Lower Drina.
London, Sept. ia dispatch from
Paris to Reuters Telegram Company
says:
THE Figaro announces that General
Won Goltz, governor Of occupied Bel.
gian districts, visited Antwerp, pro
vided with safe conduct, and made
proposals to the Belgian government
with a view to reaching an agreement
The Belgian government refused. tt
consider these proposals."
Dispatches from Antwerp relate
that the fighting by the Belgian force
which went out from Antwerp lasl
Friday lasted for three days, day and
night. There was a heavy engage
ment along the ruins of Louvain, the
Belgians penetrating twice to the cen.
ter Of the city. Yesterday the Bel.
gians delivered fierce cavalry attack
on the Germans at Louvain.
An Antwerp dispatch to the Central
News, dated Sunday, says that the
German force, against which the Bel
CLANS have been operating, has been
heavily reinforced, particularly with
guns. 1t is believed the reinforce
ments came from Liege where 1000
German marines are reported to have
arrived.
The Belgian retirement is said to
be due to the fear that the Germans
would burn Brussels.
Serbs Push Forward.
Nish, Servia, Sept. 15.-The Servian
offensive movement continues sue
cessfully on the left bank Of the
Save. No important developments
along the Lower Drina have been re-
ported since the Servian victory on
September 8. The following official
statement was issued today:
ION our northern front, after TAX
ing Semlin, our troops still continue
successfully to pursue the offensive.
The hurried nature of the flight of
the enemy at Semlin can be estimated
by the quantity of provisions, equip
ment, arms and ammunition and other
war material found IN the town. Our
troops were received with indescrib'
able enthusiasm in Semlin. A, te
deum was sung for the victory OF
the Servian army. The railroad as
far as the station in Belgrade has
been repaired and is ready for use
in the transportation of troops. A
continuous artillery duel is taking
place on the northern 'front.'
Servians Cross Frontier.
London, Sept. 14.-A-dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Athens says that
with Semlin occupied, the Servians'
next objective is Peterwardein, the
capture of which will open the plain
of Hungary to them. The Servian
forces having crossed the Novibazar
frontier are advancing on Kalenovitch,
forty miles south of Sarajevo.
Near End Of 17.Day Battle.
The battle of. Galicia, which lasted
seventeen days, is drawing to a close
and general pursuit of the Austrlans
is being carried out.
The feeling is said to be growing at
the Austrian capital that continuance
by Austria of the present war depends
on the outcome of the operations in
Galicia, which are drawing to climax
with a battle at Rawaruska, west OF
Lemberg. The Austria crown prince,
General Conrade and Archduke Fred
erick are on the ground directing the
engagement.
Beaten Along Entire Front.
Paris, Sept. IA dispatch from
Petrograd to the Matin says:
THE first Austrian army has been
destr, yed. Over the entire front 1t
has been beaten or surrendered.
"rhe first army, commanded by
General Nuremberg, lost 300 officers
and $4,000 men and 400 cannon. while
the second army lost in prisoners
alone 500 officers and 10000 soldiers"
Germans Move Troops Again.
A dispatch to Lloyd's News from
Petrograd, dated September 10, says:
THE Austrian armies are surround
ed and 10000 prisoners have been
taken, including 500 officers from one
army and 600 from another. The sur
render Of both armies Is impending.
The Germans are again moving troops
from the east to the west"
Tell Of Austrian Rout.
London, Sept l2-Telegraphing from
Petrograd the correspondent of the
Morning Post says:
The Austrian retirement on the Wis
tula is being conducted with q SEM
blance Of order, but the case is very
different with the right wing operat-
ing near Tomaszow. The Austrians
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