Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-17

that the German army, which had ad
vanced across the Marine to the east
of Paris, was heavily attacked by the
enemy between Paris, Meaux and
Montmirail. The fighting lasted two
days. The enemy won the battle, com
polling the German troops to retire.
Fifty guns were captured by the allies
oners.
Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia
cousin of the emperor, was wounded
by a shrapnel bullet, according to an
official Berlin dispatch, which has been
spondent of the Reuter- Telegram COM
pany. The bullet penetrated the thigH
but is not believed to have injured the
bone.
Russian arms continue victorious in
Austria. Each succeeding battle brings
fresh disaster to the dual monarchy.
according to reports received at Lon
don.
Austrians evacuated Cracow. Rus
sian troops have invaded Silesia and
the capture Of Breslau is imminent.
Dispatches from Vienna state that the
advance guards Of the Russian center
are marching toward Berlin Admis-
sion that Archduke Frederick lost
100000 men in the recent battles in
Galicia is said to have been made in
Vienna.
Russians are bombarding Koenigs-
berg, the strong German fortress in
East Prussia. and part of the city was
burned.
Prince Baudouin de Ligne OF Bel
GUM died in Antwerp as a result of
wounds received in fighting. He was
only eighteen years old. Prince
Friedrich of Hesse, eldest son Of
Prince Carl of Hesse, and an officer
in the Hanau uhlans, has been seri-
'ously wounded while in France, and
Col. Ernss Moritz Won Arendt was
killed.
A Newcastle dispatch to the London
Star states that the tramp steamer
Ottawa, bound from Norway to Eng
land, with a crew of rs, has been
sur by a mine in the North sea, all
on board perishing.
Kaiser Wilhelm Of Germany In a
letter to President Wilson at Wash
ington said that he deeply regretted
that 1t was necessary to destroy
'Louvain. He said his commanders
were forced to take drastic measures
following the attack by citizens upon
his troops.
Allied armies in France continue to
force Germans to retreat. British
troops pushed for FIVE miles across
the Marne river
Berlin asserts Maubeuge has been
captured by Germans and 10000
French troops are held prisoners.
-Four generals and 200 guns were also
captured.
Germans have evacuated Luneville
land French troops now occupy the
town.
Kaiser Wilhelm sent a cablegram to
president Wilson at Washington pro-
Testing against the use of dum-dum
bullets by the English and French
troops and the participation Of the
lgium in the war.
The great battle at Rawaruska be.
tween Russian and Austrian troops is
lover after four days of terrific fight
ling, and 1t resulted in complete vic.
tory for Russia.
The official press bureau at London
lsays the Oceanic, the White Star liner
which is now in British service as a
converted cruiser, is total wreck on
the north coast OF Scotlan,. The of.
Ulcers and crew were saved
According to Munich report re-
ceived at Paris the Berlin garrison
alone has lost $4,000 men killed or
wounded in the war thus far. The
Munich report evidently refers to men
OF the Berlin garrison who went to the
front at the outbreak Of the war.
In reply to a request by the Ger
mans for an armistice of "a hours to
bury the dead and care for the
wounded, the French authorities are
reported to have sent this message:
I'VE grant you that time to get out
of France"
That a British cruiser, after a bat
tie Of 40 minutes, had sunk a German
war vessel IS miles of Standrews,
which is about sixty-five miles east of
Pensacola. Fla, is contained In re-
port received at Mobile, Ala.
A British warship has captured a
German collier In the Atlantic ocean.
This announcement was made by the
government press bureau at London.
II stated that the collier had 5000 tons
OF coal aboard.
The Belgian troops are reported to
have repulsed a large German force
which made an advance on Antwerp.
The Germans loss is said to have
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