Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-28
BELGIAN CONGO ATTACKED
BY GERMANS; BRITISH AID
IN RESISTING INVADERS
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PARIS, France, Aug fisherman troops attacking Bel
gan Congo according to reports received BEL
gian troops are jointly resisting them.
RUSSIAN ADVANCE GETS HARDER
LONDON Eng Aug 2The ST. Petersburg correspondent Of
the London Post says enormously multiplied
the natural difficulties against the Russian advance further
East West Prussia.
The many marshes inside the thick
with rife pits from which marksmen shoot soldiers
Frequent edoubts of fed timber Everywhere
there formidable wire entanglements
No definite information is obtainable many army
Germany has assigned defending
the east Perhaps there perhaps ve Of these three
retreang the stronghold of Koenigburg full fight
toward oerode and all four declared have flung
ammunition and food in the retreat.
All of East Prussia said be by the Russian
successes.
lAsoUITH TELLS OF BRITISH BRAVERY
LONDON Eng, Aug 28-Premer Asquth announced in the
House of today that five German Wednesday
attacked British Belgium but lost heavily The British be-
haved admirably the face of the said the premier
LONDON Eng Avg 2sThe correspondent Of the Central
destroyer Austrian destroyer after engagement that
lasted but ten minutes st Ssfsi
GERMAN MINES AGAIN DISASTROUS .A..-v1s.-... n
LONDON Eng, Aug. ga small Scotch boat engaged IN
trawl fishing German mine 80 miles Of Blythe Ncrthu
berand and sunk by the explosion Only FIVE fishermen
yived to reach land.
TURKEY AND BALKAN STATES RESTLESS
WASHINGTON d. c.. Aug. 28.-That Turkey, Greece;
the of Europe regarded here by diplomats and Off
cials a certainty.
Turkey Bulgaria and Rouania will declare upon the
French Russians and British and to the aid OF Austria
and Germany
Greece will throw her lot with Servia and Montenegro
and the Balkans will be abaze with hosttes
Linman Pascha who had been loaned to Turkey by Ger
many train and lead the Turkish troops has been put IN
command of the entire Turkish army.
u s. Will Send Cruiser to Dardane1es
The United States will send the cruiser North Dakota into
Turkish waters and the state department has already noed
the powers of her intention The North Carolina will carry
gold for the relief of Americans stranded in the Near East and
be the prime object of her cruise but 1T Is beleyed
that will be we'll have American warshp near the
Dardanees in the of hoses when the Christian and
foreign residents of the Ottoman empire be endangered
GERMANS LOSE CRUISER IN BALTIC
BERLIN Germany, Aug. 28-In naval engagement be-
tween Russian cruisers the Gulf of Finland and portion OF
the German bockadng squadron the German cruiser Magde
berg was lost The Magdeberg 1850 TONS mounting i FL
inch guns was cruising fog when she ashore on the
island of Odenburg Her plight became known to the nus
sians who despatched their cruisers to destroy her
In the meantime the wireless of the Madgeberg had
moned portion of the German squadron to her assistance
and the two squadrons into fight Under heavy fire.
the German torpedo boat V6 took off the OF the strand
cruiser after which she topedoed by the Germans to
prevent her falling into Russian hands
Of the 300 and officers which made up the Magdeberg
crew. II killed. % taken off wounded and So IN
Guiding her captain missing.
This information given out officially.
VICTORIOUS GERMANS LEVY TRIBUTE
LONDON, Eng Aug Pursuing their usual tactics the
Germans yesterday compelled the of Tourna capital OF
the department of Hainaut Belgium to more than $4oo
300 within hour after the demand The hurgouaser WAS
held hostage until the money paid according TO de
spatches from the Boulogne yesterday.
Other advices from Belgium state that fine of 100000
was imposed Chaero which fell into the hands OF the
Germans last week -