The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
German-AustrIan Merge.

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way to the Austro-Russian front
German-AustrIan Merge.
London.-It is officially announced
at Vienna, according to Rome dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, that junction has been ef-
fected between the new German army
and the remnants of the Austrian
army which fought in the Galician bat
tie. The new combined army is TAX
ing Up position and already has been
in contact with the Russians along the
neutrality-suspicious. front.
Big Army at Cracow.
London.-It is officially announced
at Vienna, according to a Rome dis
patch TO the Exchange Telegraph
Company, that the Austro-German
army concentrated at Cracow numbers
| 21a million.
Austria Offers Indemnity.
Rome-The Austrian government
has replied to the Italian protest
against the floating mines in the Adri-
attic sea. Austria deplores the sinking
of Italian vessels and promises to
take measures to remove the menace
to shipping and to fully indemnify the
| families of the victims 1t is reported
that Italy demands an indemnity from
Austria of Sl,000,000
Dispatches from Rome state that
Italy will have 1,39O,00 men equipped
and in the field by the middle of Oc-
tober, when the Oldest classes of ac-
tive reserves dating back to 1850
will join the colors. Every able
bodied man under 80 years old is now
under arms. The Austrians are throw
Ling up defense works all along the
Italian frontier, the report continues,
and the lines are being manned by
the landwehr, or oldest reserves. Fac
tories making big guns are working
night and day to finish the supply Of
modern cannon which has been or
dered by the Italian army.
Rumana to Stay Neutral?
London.-The Rome correspondent
of the Exchange Telegraph Company
has sent the following dispatch: "a
message from Bucharest, Rumania,
announces that the president of the
and Democratic leaders have decided
to ask King Charles not to hold the
council meeting fixed for this week,
saying there is no need for Rumania
to change her policy of neutrality"
Portugal is Ready to Join.
Washington.-Whi no confirma-
tion of the report from Berlin that
Portugal was preparing to join forces
with the Allies against Germany had
been received by the Portuguese lega-
| tion here, the minister, Viscount De
Alte, said his country was prepared
to take that step whenever Great Brit.
ain should call on it to 40 So
Battle at Using Tau.
The Japanese are reported to have
reduced two of the forts guarding The
German colony and naval base at
Using Tao, in the Chinese leased
province of Kaio Chow.
Tokio.-A severe engagement has
been opened by the German warships,
which cannonaded the Japanese posi-
tions near Using Tau, east of the gov
ent of Kiao Chow, the German
-Pased territory in China. Two Off
GERS were killed. German aeroplanes
assisted the warshfps.
The Japanese war office announces
that an artillery duel at Using Tau
continues. A German torpedo boat
destroyer sunk in the harbor Wednes-
day. Apparently this ship was not in
action. From other sources it is said
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by Japanese siege guns.
"Ths Japanese squadron delegated
to destroy the German fleet in the
South seas has landed bluejackets on
Jaluit Island, the seat of government
in the Marshall Archipelago, which
was annexed by Germany in 1886
Kaiser Warns Greece.
London.-A dispatch to the Express
from Rome states that it is reported
there that Emperor William of Ger
many has sent telegram to the king
of Greece warning him that if Greece
enters into war against Turkey, Ger
many will not guarantee the future
existence of Greece. King Constan-
tine replied, the dispatch declares,
that if any of the Balkan states took
up arms on either side, Greece would
declare for the triple entente.
Kaiser and King Threaten.
London.-The mysterious prisoner
held by the Belgians, to whom the
other German prisoners pay extraor-
dinary respect, has been identified as
the Duke Of Mecklenburg-Schwe
Two letters of SURPRISING interest
have passed recently between the
kaiser and King Albert of Belgium.
In the first letter the gaiser, in his
own handwriting, informed the Bel
gian king that if hair OF the head of
the captured Duke of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin were hurt he (the kaiser)
would destroy Brussels.
The renlY 10 this nltimatmm was Ia.