New Britain herald., 1914-09-01
Four Richest Men of Belgium Guarantee Payment to German of War Tax of $40 000000O Levied Against Brusses
 Censorship on European War News Frightened
People of Berlin Alarmed at Russian Advance, Leave German Capital;
 Turkish Army is Mobl .;ing


 ne absence ot news concerning the progress of the European war is today marked Not since the early days of August when military operations first took serious form has there been such dearh of intelligence official or otherwise It evident that there concerted effort on the part of both the English and the French authorities to keep the world at large in absolute ignorance of what transpirng in northern France
 No official statements have been issued in either Lon- oon' Paris or Berlin and such has to hand IS decidedly ragmentary unsubsantated of minor import ance, and without real significance
 This veil Of secrecy drawn tighter today than at any time in the last 30 days may be taken indication that events o importance transprng northern France similar silence observed during the fighting last week around Mons Cambrai and Lecateau
 The latest official report on the situation north of Paris was issued last night It said that the French left owing to the o the German right wing had been forced to mark new retirement. Explaining this announce ment the French embassy in London today said The Ango-French army corps have had to give ground but nowhere have they been broken through"
 The fighting today in which the allies are believed to be opposing the German advance thought be cenered around La Fere strongly fortified French position on the River Oze and seventyfve miles northeast of Paris The fate of the French capital may hang the outcome of these operations
 It is not definitely known whether the British troops in France have been engaged again not.
 news despatch from Dieppe says great battle has been fought at Crosles and is probably still in progress No details given has this report been received from other Crosles miles southeast of Aires, in the Department of Pas De Calais and is about n11een miles rom CamDra.
 Persons reaching Paris from the north describe the preparations of the allies for defensive fight French who reached the capital today says there are no Ger in Lille Roubaix Tourcoing group of towns near the Belgian frontier which occupied by th Germans last week
 Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Sedan which fought with disastrous results the French Sept l. 187O This coincidence draws paticuar attention to the outcome of the present operations concerning which such impenetrable silence is being maintained in London Paris and Berlin.
 Rome has received report from Roumania that the Russians have inflicted crushing defeat the Austrans in Gaicia the troops of Emperor Francis Joseph suffering losses declared to amount to twenty thousand news despatch from St. Petersburg makes similar claim say ing the Austrans in Poland have lost tens of thousands of men.
 Nevertheless reports from the theater of war continue to be conflicting
 Both St. Petersburg and Berlin claim important vc- tories.
 By imperial order the city of St Petersburg will hence forth be known Petrograd the change eliminating the Teutotn construction in the of the chief city of Russia
 An official communication given out at Antwerp says the situation throughout Belgium is satisfactory The Germans declared have evacuated Aercho and rail- road communication has been restored in the campne country
 Refugees from Brussels say food there getting and declare the German garrison today numbers not more public buildings Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and her children, who
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