The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-09-18
BRITISH WIN IN AFRICA
South African Senate and AS
sembly Approve of the Action
Taken By England-Japan In
Favor of Alliance With Russia.

"Tell Us the Truth" Cry the Germans
Geneva, SwitZerland.-News of the
German retreat despite every precau.
ton, has passed through Switzerland
to the north and caused profound de-
preston in Germany. According to
adv1ces received here people have
gathered in the streets in various Ger
man towns, shouting: Tell us the
truth! Give us the news"
Newspaper Offices at Munich have
been closed, as disorders are feared.
Along the Swiss-German frontier, the
full extent of the German retreat is
known. People are crying: IF the
French have beaten us, what will the
Russians do?"
Wilson Sends Peace Message
Washington.-The knowledge that
Emperor William for several days has
been considering q message from the
United States government inquiring,
in effect, if Germany desired to dis
cuss peace measures set official and
diplomatic Washington on the alert
for a possible exchange of peace
terms between the belligerents. No |
reply from the emperor had reached |
Washington.
1t had not been a matter of general |
knowledge that beginning with the
dinner in New York a week ago at
tended by Count Won Bernstein, the
German ambassador and Oscar
Strauss, American member of The
Hague peace tribunal, an informal
movement was under way to learn
Germanys attitude toward peace
British Winning in Africa
London-A Reuters dispatch from
Nairobi, British East Africa says a
strong force of Germans from German
East Africa crossed the border at Mo-
horu and occupied Karangu and are
advancing on Kisii.
British forces" the correspondent
says, have been dispatched from ks
ampu and from Port Florence, on the
northeastern shore of Lake Victoria,
Nyanza, to check them
THE German force on the Tsaio riv-
er is retreating and is in conflict
with troops sent from Bura and Mtoto
Andei. Full details of the fighting
are not obtainable, but the capture of ,
two German officers and some native ,
troops is confirmed. Another German
officer has surrendered.
Austrian Situation Grave
London.-A Reuter- dispatch from fl
Rome says: News from the Austrian b
frontier describes even in darker col. !
Ors the situation Of the Austrian army, .
since Germany has notified
her ally that she is unable to send
more reinforcements into Galicia, Ow- o.
ing to graver conditions on the west
ern front b
at even is asserted that the Ger u
nan contingents which reached Gro
lex to help the Austrians may be re-
called to Germany, as Germany wishes
o center all her efforts against the u
allies
Communication of Germans Cut
London.-A Bordeaux dispatch to $
4loyds Weekly News says the line of
used by the Germans v
las been cut and they cannot make t,
Use of the lines east of the Argonne o
crest, owing to the rapid advance of II
he allies on the center and right. d
They, therefore, must try the line p
through the Mouse valley and Luxem- Il
'urg. e.
South Africa Loyal to England u
Capetown, Union of South Africa
he senate and assembly of the Union :,
f South Africa have adopted an ad- :,
ress to King George in which the n,
xpress approval of the action taken -
y Great Britain "in defense of the :,
rinciples of liberty and justice and of IN
he integrity and sanctity of interna-
Ional obligations"
Japan Friendly to Russia
Petrograd.-Japanes officers have CT
Did a Russian journalist that the ol
hole of Japan is in favor of an ALI. ii
nee with Russia. Ia