South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28
Ambassador Won BernStorff
Tells SeCy. Bryan Kaiser
Wants no More Delay on In
quirieS Regarding Wireless.
DISCOUNTS VICTORIES
OF CAR IN PRUSSIA
German Diplomat Declares
Russian Advance From North
and East is Unimportant and
no Forts Have Fallen.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-AI
protest against the delay of the
United States in replying to the
German Inquiries concerning the
wireless censorship was filed with
Secy. of State Bryan today by
Count Won Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador. The ambaSSa-
dor told Secy. Bryan that the Ger
man government at Berlin desires
immediate action in this matter by
the United States. He also stated
that he had received large num-
Der Of requests from American
buSireSS houses to do everything
possible to secure the reopening
of communication between the
United States and Germany.
Secy. Bryan replied that he would
do all possible TO facilitate final de-
cision of the question.
Upon leaving the state department
Count Bernstorff commented on the
Belgian protest concerning the bomb
ardment of Antwerp by a Zeppelin
airship, By stating that on the first
day of the war, before the Germans
had even requested permission TO
cross neutral Belgium, four French
aeroplanes sailed over Belgium and
bombarded Coblenz.
Thus establishing a precedent for
any German aerial manuevers which
might follow.
Discounts Russian Victories.
Referring to the operations OF the
German army on the French frontier,
he said:
The German advance appears to
be unchecked and all my news indi-
Gates that no serious opposition has
been encountered.
1.-THE Russian advance from the
north and east should not be taken
too seriously. There is only one Ger
man army corps in this section and
no armed or fortified towns have been
captured This Is a low fat section
of the country and the Russians are
| welcome to as much of it as they can
| take. The German army will have
| little trouble in recovering il when
the time comes 10 turn attention from
| the allies on the west I feel sure
|
| be discovered that the anti German
news that has already been printed
is in the main without foundation"
IL the - & ssAG announcement of
| the German war office is correct. il
would mean that the English force
near Maubeuge, which was defeated
! by Germans under Gen. Won Buelo
| and Gen. Won KluE, has been driven
/ for a distance Of nearly so miles in
a southeasterly direction. According
to the announceme ut made in Berlin
' the English were driven across the
| Semois river. Tn Semois rises on
the northwestern I rder Of the Grand
Duchy Of Luxembu z and flows west
| ward about 100 n les to the Meuse
| which II joins about nine miles north
| Of Mezieres. France. Unless the Ger
/ man general STAFF erred or a mistake
was made in the geographical names
| IN transmission. the British were
driven through the southern part of
the department OF Nord. the north
| eastern part Of the department OF
Aisne and through the department OF
Ardennes TO point on the Belgium
| border.
This body OF troops is only a sec
| ton OF the entire expeditionary force
but its dislodgement would help
greatly 10 open the way for a direct
| advance on Paris by the German
army.
No NEWS OF CALAIS FALL.
No confirmation OF rumors that
German cavalry had taken Calais. and
| thereby cut of the English line of
| communication with the allied armies
| in France has been received at the
| German embassy up TO 1905 O'Clock
! today.
We have had no word other than
that given out in the arlier dispatches
| today" said Ambassador Won Bern
| storff. Whether IL is likely that
| Calais is fallen into German hands 4
would not care 20 say. / prefer 20
state the actual facts as they come 20
ms from my goYernmenLs