The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-15
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{ is sasscrted. on tho other hand, that
aS5ators with French cavalry inflicted
heavy losses on the German cavalry
u is declared also that the Germans
haAo not come into touch with the fort
rcss OF Ncrdun and that attempts to
ydo.so have failed, while In their effort
to.cross the Mouse at ST. Mihiel they
s2wGre outnankcd.
REAL STRUGGLE beginning,
$500 ACCORDING TO GERMANS
Scrman reports. coming through
Rdlne, say that tho real struggle is
Just beginning. and that, If necessary.
5.eoo.oee men can be called upon for
2 compulsory service, while many volun-
tcSrs also arc available
5 Vienna makes the claim that the
RUSSIANS have evacuated Lcmberg.
Willie the Russians yesterday denied II
siirilar report that they had given up
the, siege OF Przcmysl
would not surprise military men
II Abe Russians withdrew from Galicia
to.concentratc all their forces for the
! supreme struggle which, with the adj
SNaIice OF the AuStro- hungarian armies
into Poland. is now upon them along
INC NiStuia from south of Warsaw TO
their southern boundary
Nothing has come through concern
ing the battle on tho East Prussian
frontier, but III" activity of the Ger
man ileet in the baltic and Gulf of
tiDiand may prcsage the arrival of
tclih;li reinforccmcnts, which. it was
rcporte" some DAYS ago. were being
"nanarkcd at German Baltic ports
. herman squadron. the flagship OF
WITCH is flying the flag of the Prince
lienry OF Prussia, has been cruising i'm
INC vicinity OF Aland Island, and ONLY
( gay or two ago the Russian cruiser
taliau; was torDcdocd by German sub
ltiii'eS. TWO OF which were lost. The
presence of the German ships prob
sably would prevent the Russian war
SHIPS from Coming out to Interfere
about.
There was every Indication to-day
WIt turkey and Portugal would be
drawii into the war. Portugal has not
"eSiarcd war on Germany. rs was re-
poetod earlier in the day, but partial
9piiiIation of her forces will be
: oIeerea tomorrow, and martial law has
Dcen declared in Portuguese Congo.
ALLIANCE WITH PORTUGAL.
IL PURELY DEFENSIVE
rortuSai has an alliance with Great
Britain, but this is purely a defensive
one ana was negotiated for the pur-
pose OF defense of Portugal. and not
WIN the idca that Portugal should
eyer bc.called TO come TO the assistance
otsGreat Britain However, the sym-
palnF or that country is known to be
with the allies, and she has had some
small difficulties with the Germans in
aftica.
a Short time ago, German officer
suspcctinS that the Portuguese we're
/ instigatinS unrest amon; the German
natives of East Africa. crossed into
PGtuEucSc-Ny Land and killed a
iHtugucsc sergeant and four natives.
The former German cruisers Goebeu
aiut Brcslau. which sought refuge i'm
J,E,kish waters when driven out Of
The Mediterranean by the British and
French warships. may he responsible
Tor the Involvement of Turkey
although these ships ostensibly-
w9rc sold 20 Turkey. they still are
ofHcered and manned by Germans and
haze been cruising off the Roumanian
aud bulgarian coasts of the Black
SOP, where the Russian Black Sea
ildGt has been for some days. should
Ing Russian warships sight the Goe-
b'S and Brcslau an engagement would
bcsspossibIc
General Botha, premier or the Union
OTIS south Africa. has sent force to
deal with Colonel Afarltzf and the
rcpcls under his command. Accortlinr.
tosan official telegram from the South
ASican government. the rebellion is
n0t so serious as WAS feared. 1t is
sitSd that the men under Maritz do not
exceed 500 including Germans, and that
ass tho Dutch farmers are flocking 20
General Both;l's standardlMaritz is not
like To receive any large acquisitions.