Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-22

have been cut between Iyangorod and
Warsaw and that the Austro-G erman
forces are preparing TO cross the Wis
tula. It adds that the Germans have
repulsed the Russians south Of War
saw and hold all Of southern Poland
up to the Yistula.
The general staff at Berlin reports
that the battle east of Wirballen. in
the Suwalki district of Russian Po-
land, which has been raging for ten
days, is progressing fayorably for the
Germans.
The Russian official news bureau,
on the other hand, issued a statement
asserting that the conflict in Poland
was proceeding on ground selected by
the Russian general staff and that the
situation continued favorable to the
cars troops.
The Russian war office denied Aus
trian claims that the Russians had
been routed at Przemysl or that Lem
berg had been recaptu1ed and asserted
that the fall of Przemysl might be ex-
! pected at any time.
Dispatches from Vienna admit that
the siege of Przemysl has not been
entirely raised.
Portugal & Modifying Army.
Madrid, Oct, 1.-THE army of Portu-
gal has started to mobilize, according
to dispatches from London, which is
in close touch with the government at
Lisbon. This act bears out the in
creasing rumors during the last few
! days that the republic had decided to
enter the war at once on the side Of
the allies. The Portuguese army, in
GLIDING the ex~peditionary forces, num-
bers eight army corps in active serv-
ice. Calling out of the First and Sec
ond reserves would bring an army OF
half a million men into the field.
Austrian ~Dreadnaueht Burned.
Rome, Oct. ia new Austrian
dreadnaught was Quilted by fire in the
government shipbuilding yards near
Trieste and six new torpedo boat de-
stroyers were also damaged, accord
ing to a telegram received here. The
dr~eadnaught was to have been
launched this week.
British Sink German Ship.
London, Oct. 1.-THE admiralty an
nounces that the German liner Marko-
MAMMA has been sunk by the British
warship Yarmouth near Sumatra.
London, England, Oct. 16.-Virtually
all the members of the British royal
family departed from London for Sand
bingham for a stay, the duration of
which is not announced. Queen Mother
Alexandria and Princess Victoria left
the capital on a special train, followed
by another special bearing King
George and Queen Mary and Princess
Mary and the Princes Albert and
John. A great crowd assembled at
the station to give their majesties an
enthusiastic reception. The soldiers
guarding the station gave the royal
salute.
Germans Rout French Cavalry.
London, Oct. IA dispatch to
Reuters Telegraph company from Ber-
lin, by way Of Amsterdam, gives the
: following statement issued by the Ger
man general staff: Our cavalry COM
pletely routed a French cavalry divi-
sion west of Lille and neal Hazen-
r brouck we inflicted severe losses on
another French cavalry division. I'M
til now the engagements on the front
\ in the. western theater did not lead to
a decision.
About the booty at Antwerp no re-
e ports can be made"
,Boer Leaders Are Loyal.
e Cape Town, South Africa, Oct. 49,
0 The government is receiving numer-
GUS pledges of support from Boer
!. leaders in the crisis caused by the
rebellion of the troops commanded by
n Colonel Maritz, but it is learned that
many Beers whose loyalty to England
had been suspected in the past have
disappeared from their usual haunts,
n both here and in the other towns of
the Union.
Two French Generals Killed.
e Paris, Oct. 16.-GeneraI Rondony,
commander of the Third brigade OF
French colonial troops, and General
Marcot have been killed at the front.
Two nurses of the English Red Cross
corps were killed when a shell explod.
ed in a field hospital south Of Reims.
Belgians Reach Holland.
s The Hague, Oct. 14.--A dispatch tc
s. the Nieuwe Courant from Hulst, Hol
If land, quotes a BeiNan officer as say
l. ing that the total number Of Belgian
d and British soldiers who have crossed
from Belgium into Holland is about
IS $4,000.