The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-09-03
9 Z
WAR SEEN IN BRIEF.

A German aviator appeared Sun
' day over Paris and engaged in
: dropping bombs in 5a popuious see
' tion of the city. Several OF the
: TO and only two persons
!" were injured.
" Paris preparing for ~ siege
: should the lines opposing the Ger
mans Ee broken. Enormous stocks
, Of food have been placed ia the
' state and sheep and
: cattle In vast numbers have been
. herded In the Bois De BouIogne.
. Terrible fighting Is reported 10
' have been In France. The
: allies are strengthened and ready
.. even to take he offensive.
: The Germans press along with
: the kaiser say their army VIII he
: In Paris by sept. =, according to
. he prearranged plans of the gem
. eral staff.
: The British army in rance has
been rested. retitted and rein
: forced for the next great battle
against the Germans, according TO
' Il statement issued by Lord kitch-
: ener ut London last night. The
British losses, Lord itchcH says,
In the recent four days conflict,
. were between 5000 and 5000 men.
Russians declared 10 have recess
tablishcd their lines of communi-
cntion I'm East Prussia.
The victory of the Russians over
Prussian army ut GuInbinnen ~
described by IA st. Petersburg war
; correspondent.
A desperate battle IL raging
' along the Austrian frontier. Sew
cral Hungarian regiments surren-
: der to the Russian army under
|. crane Duke Nicholas.
y London authorities believe that
; declaration of war al an
ally of German and Austria-Hun-
gary Is but the question of hours.
, All efforts OF the triple entente 10
; pnssify the sultan have failed, says
a London dispatch.
Official announcement comes from
London that the Germans, on Aug.
20 surrendered to Great Brttnfn the
port of Apia. the commercial me-
trOpOlis In the Samou sIands said
to be the most strategic of Ger
many's possessions In the Pacific
ocean.
On % of the North Sen ma
val battle in which II GerIUun
warships are reported sunk. was
the result of II bold plan of the Bri-
fish feet. cieveriy executed. The
British loss was small.
The Cunard liner. Franc0nia.
with 100 Americans aboard, ar
rived at Boston.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
paIatial liner, converted into a
cruiser, is sunk by n British war
ship of the West African coast.
Crew OF sinkin. vessel saved; cas-
ualties on British ship, one killed
and five wounded.
The first real naval battle Of the
war occurred I'm the North sea near
the island of H0Ig0Innd yesterday.
The British fleet attacked five Ger
man warships and after "a fierce
contest four Of the German ships
were sunk. two cruisers and two
torpedo boat d~estrOyers, and the
fire and fed In a sinking condition.
The British losses were n "smnit
umber of lives lost and damages
TO two vessels.
The of Berlin and
Vienna Mt nil hazards Is the order
Issued by the ear. who further de-
clares that II. upon reaching Her
lin. the situation In France In acute
the Gerrian capital will be Invest
ed and n large force driven on
against the rear of the German
forces now striving to reach Paris.
Japanese warshlps. lying beyond
the range of the guns of the forts,
are declared to be bOnbardfng
; Tsing-Tau, the chief port of kino-
; Chow; the German possession In
; China. Great damage IL being In
|. iictcd, IL IL claimed.
'
; Belgian officials claim that Ger
> man soldiers fred on their own
: countrymen ut LOuvnin. Belgium.
; by mistake. According to the re-
> port the Germans then reduced the
, entire town to ashes.
. The United states government
has announced it's intention of
= sending the armOred cruiser North
, Carolina TO Turkish waters. The
. warship will carry gold for the re-
> lief of Americans I'm the
. Ottoman empire. Washington OFF,
. cials also txpect that the ships
: presence will also have a s%alufary
> effect with respect to the treat
> mcnt OF Christian and foreigners
. generally In that country.