Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-25
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
News Paragraphs Cleaned From Dis
matches From the Front.

The Chinese government has repneo
to the protest Of Germany against the
landing of Japanese troops in Chlnese
territory, to the effect that she can not
defend her neutrality.
Nine cases of Asiatic cholera nave
been discovered among wounded SOL
diers in Hungary, according to an of1-
cial announcement from Hungary
Three British cruisers, the Abouklr,
Hogue and Cressy were sunk by Ger
man submarines, Tuesday. The nrst
named vessel sank in three minutes,
the second in eight, and the third as
quickly as the first. So far as ascer-
tanned 1867 out Of 2,200 officers and
men constituting the crews Of the three
cruisers, were rescued.
British airships have invaded Ger
many and dropped bombs on Zeppelin
airship hangar at Dusseldorf. The
damage.
A dispatch from Paris says a Rus
sian battleship has captured an Aus
trian cruiser and a submarine in the
Baltic sea, this week.
The German press, Wednesday, en-
phasized the loyal American attitude
in refusing a loan to France. AT the
same time they say that Germany mas
had no necessity for obtaining loans
abroad.
An official report Of the German art
commission for Belgium, states that all
the art works and monumental build
ings in Louvain and Liege were saved.
1t is said that 5000 wounded German
soldiers passed through Liege, Belgium
from France on Wednesday.
Count Won BernStorff, German am
bassador to the United States, on We'd
nesday received the following from
Berlin, by wireless: "The German gov
ernment states officially, in contradic-
tion of the Havas agency report that
the German artillery purposely de-
stroyed important public buildings in
Rheims, that orders were given to
spare the Cathedral by all means"
The battle Of Aisne is still in pro-
gress. The opposing forces continue
to hammer away at each other from
their we'll entrenched and strongly
fortified positions with the greatest
stubborness, but without decision.
A dispatch from Calcutta, yester-
day, says that the German cruiser
Emden. which is reported to have
recently captured six British steam
ers, fired a few shells into the city of
Madras, India. When the guns of
the fortress replied, the cruiser dis
appeared. Only three natives were
killed.
A report states that the Russians
have surrounded PrZemysl. and are
between that fortress and Cracow.
Gen. Won Deimling, commanding the
German army in Alsace, has been
dismissed according to dispatch
from London.
An English report says that Ger
mans recently captured appreciate
the fact that the march on Paris had
failed and that their forces are re-
treating. but state that the object OF
this movement is explained by the Of
ficers as being to withdraw into
closer touch with supports which
have stayed too far in the rear.
German howitzer shells are from
eight to nine inches in caliber, says
q London report. On impact they
send up columns of black and greasy
smoke On account Of this, they are
dubbed "coal boxes" 'black marias,
and Jack Johnson" by the SOL
diers.
A Kensington, Pa, factory has a
contract to supply 1000 cases or
sacks, 80 dozen to the case, for the
armies of the allies in France.
A Midvale, Pa, steel plant last
week, received rush order from the
British government, for $4,000 gun
shovels," to be used as trenching
tools. The ''shovels' are to be ship
ped this week.