The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-27
THE WAR DAY BY OAYI'

Aug 2i.-Freuch war office issues
s,atement admitting heavy losses. and
iortifications reported captured \
st Pete rsburg dispatch says that
in line of battle extending II"m tnr
Poland border to the Baltic sea. the
hordes of Russia are au EanrlnS int .
Germany. sweeping the halsrrs re
histance before them ike chair before
the wind" Pekins dispatch says Eng
lish. French, japanese and Russian
ships attacking Germany In Orient.
Aug. 23-Japanese Ambassador chin
da notified u : that formal declara-
ton Of war against Germany had been
issued Great Britain and France Will
share equally In a loan OF 500. oco.OOo
To Belgium. Great demonstrations at
Toxic were held In the streets, follow
Ing announcement that Japan had de-
clared war on Germany. L. ), Ambas-
sador at Berlin asked to take over af-
fairs or Japanese government The
great BATH. opened along the French
Frontier. the German army extending
from Mons to Luhemburg. and the
British forces from Lille to Verdan
A shanghai II was stated the Mika-
dos fleet was on the way to Using Tau
and early bonn bardment expected. Re
ported at Rome that several Austrian
Sarships had been sunk in the Adri-
attic Steamer Naterland leaves Rotter-
dam with 5000 Americans caught in
Germany when war broke out.
Aug 22-K a ser ignores Japan's
uItlHldtunl- Envoy QullS btTllil post.
A London dispatch says Germany cap
tured Ghent Bruges and ostend. and
that CharleroI rs crumblinG before the
German fire. French forces report ed at
Lille ana Nerdun to protect frontier.
AT Namur small garrison is resisting
an overwhelming attack. a Nish dis
patch says the Servians killed and
wounded $4,000 Austrians in the battle
along the Drina. and took 10000 more
prisoners. English and German forces
clash AT Waterloo.
Aug. 2l-Germans lombard Ma
mur. Bursting shells spread death
and ruin in Belgian fortress. Germans
occupy Brussels. Serbs rout 10000
Austrian soldiers after fuur-day battle
near LosnitZa. French win clash alons :
the Swiss frontier, and then turn south.
United States outlines to Japan its po-
sition on ultilnatum to Germany, hold
ing Toxic ruler to pledges. War tax
Of s40,O00.00O levied on Brussels and
an additional $10,O0O.0oO demanded by
Aug. 20.-Germans occupy Brussels
As the Kaiser $ army marches on Ant
"erp French claim series of sue
ccsses over Germans in Alsace. Ger
mans whip Belsians at Aerschot, after
hundreds are lost in allies ranks. Rus
sia and Austria struggling in evenly
matched contest on the frontier. kai-
ser says he viii fight Japan to las,
ditch in effort to hold place in orient
Japanese ultimatum to Germany ex-
plained In official message to United
States. United States charters nine
steamers to bring Americans home
from Europe.
Aug. l9.-German battle line sweep
Ing toward French frontier. Formida-
BILE Liege forts have fallen. is report
Belgian capital the stepping stone to
Paris. trembles before kaiser's victori-
Gus march. Fighting in progress all
along the entire front. Japan's embas-
sy in Berlin under guard as war or
der seems near. French drag cannon
70 Strassburg doors. expected to prove
"l-iege of the South" Along the Ser
Wan frontier, where the Save river
crosses. 1000 Austrians fall in battle
Aug, 1S.-Germany reported to have
demolished the liege forts ard ger,
eral advance has begun which MAI ks
the opening Of greatest battle i:
worlds history. with the fighting line
zoo miles long. British land 100. .0Ot
men in France. French commander
says the execution by French artillery
mas been frightful. German crown
prince is seriously wounded at Aix-la
thapclle. Wilson's plea for neutrality
arouses Americans to critical status OF
nation Fifteen thousand Austrians re.
ported Killed near Sabac.