The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-10-08

Austria of 100000.
Germans Lose Territory.
Germany has lost territory greater
than the size of the empires area in
Europe since the war began, by the
capture of her colonies totaling $50
square miles. The European area of
Germany is 20S,7S0 square miles.
The scarcity of food in Brussels has
raised grave problem, and 100000
persons are applying for rations,
which the German administration is
finding it difficult to supply.
Aeroplanes Drop Bombs.
There appears to have been more
aircraft activity during the last seven
days than ever before in a conflict.
While Sunday crowds filled the
streets of Paris, on the afternoon
of September 81, German aeroplane
dropped four bombs upon the city. A
man was killed and his little daugh-
ter crippled. Many houses were dam
aged. One of the bombs fell near the
American embassy.
| Russian aero-cannon brought down
a German dirigible balloon near War
saw, Russia, the same day, after the
airship had dropped bombs which
Killed three soldiers.
Another German dirigible dropped
bombs on the Belgian cities of Alost.
Ghent, Dynze. Minolboke and Rolleg-
hem. the night of the Goth. killing one
| ings.
Battle at Using Tau.
| The Japanese are reported to have
reduced two of the forts guarding the
German colony and naval base at
Using Tao. in the Chinese leased
province OF Kaio Chow.
Tokio-A severe engagement has
been opened by the German warships,
which cannonaded the Japanese posi-
tjons near Using Tau, east of the gov
eminent of Kiao Chow. the German
leased territory in China. Two Off
GERS were killed. German aeroplanes
assisted the warships.
The Japanese war office announces
that an artillery duel at Using Tau
continues. A German torpedo boat
destroyer sunk in the harbor Wednes-
day. Apparently this ship was not in
action. From other sources 1t is said
that the German destroyer was sunk
by Japanese siege guns.
German-AustrIan Merge.
London.-It is officially announced
at Vienna, according to a Rome dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, that junction has been ef-
fected between the new German army
and the remnants of the Austrian
army which fought in the Galician bat
tie. The new combined army is TAX
ing up a position and already has been
in contact with the Russians along the
Carpathian nTarnowCracow front.
Big Army at Cracow.
London.-It is officially announced
at Vienna, according to Rome dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, that the Austro- German
army concentrated at Cracow numbers
21A million.
London-The Russian armies con-
tinue to sweep through Galicia and,
according to report from Rome,
that province of the Austrian empire
is clear of Austrian troops. What is
meant is that the field armies OF
Austria have either gone into the
fortresses of Przemysl and Cracow.
or have retreated to the south and
west.
London-A message from Nue.
stricht, according to Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam, says that
| 5000 Austrian troops have arrived at
Aix-la- Chappelle from France on the
way to the Austro-Russian front.
Russians Repulse Germans.
London.-The fighting along the
East Prussian frontier, in which the
Russians have been successful in ex-
tending their front ninety-nine miles,
has resulted in the repulse OF all the
Germans attempts to force passage
of the River Niemen. This statement
is contained in dispatch from the
Petrograd correspondent OF the Reu.
ter Telegram Company.
Naval Move Planned.
Rotterdam-More than $4,000 men,
German naval reserves, have been
brought from the North sea towns OF
Kiel and Hamburg to Brussels and
are being held in readiness to serve
on an improvised German fleet should
Antwerp and Ostend be taken.
AS direct result of this move the
Dutch authorities along the Scheld'
have increased their watchfulness for
during siege Of Antwerp, England
might like to send reinforcements
through the Dutch Scheldt, which
would be a breach of neutrality, while
on the other hand a German victory
would bring danger OF an attempt OF
the part of Germany to use the moutf
of the Scheldt as base from which
to attack the British naval forces II
the North sea.