The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-08-20

visible ABOVE tno water, nut the cap
taiu believes they we're German men
of-war.
| Paris, Aug. 1.-THE Hayas agency
announces that Field Marshall Sir
John French, the eommardsr.in.
chief Of the English field army ..jolned
Gen, Joseph Joiire, the French COM
mander. .in.chief, at headquarters
today. The locality IL not men toned.
San Francisoo, Aug. II. The Ger.
man consul here has received the fol-
lowing telegram from the German
Ambassador Al washinRton,
POLAND has been evacuated by .the
Russ Ian troops, which are now mass.
Ing their forces farther back. The
German nortn army, after having
taken possesson OF the greater part
Of Leige, advanced lts outposts ~
lar AS Tirlemont and Namur where
4 decisive battle IL expeeted. II Ia
only a question Of a shUrt time before
the forts will fall. The outer forts
OF Lo"gwy are silenced.
The French army corps At Hell
fort, which pressed our advanced
guards, was thrown back To the
Vosges mountains with heavy losses
by tile Fourtesnth Baden corps,
whose left wing assisted b. the Four.
teenth Austrian Tyrol corps, has TAX
en- up the offensive. -
Seattle, Wash, Aug. A.-Thers
10 intense excitement 10 shipping
circles hare over the report that two
German cruisers are reported steam.
ing north at full speed toward Vic.
toria and Vancouver. IL il feared
the Germans may make . raid upon
shipping out Of Vancouver hsrbor.
Washington, II. O., Aug. l4--Cable
reports received here today from
agents OF the United State govern
nlent In Toxic state that a declarA'
tion Of war by Japan against Ger
many IL expected, possibly within
the nsHt ~ hours. The exact nature
OF these reports cannot bs learned
but they receive general credspos IN
official crcles here.
IL IL reported that Japan hAs pre-
parsd her feet and concentrated a.
sxpeditionary force OF 5000 met
for this ssryics. From this inform
alton IL is assumed that the Jspanes'
contemplate an ASA ult upon the Ger
man nAval base At Tsing Tau.
Unqusstionably the participation
OF Japan Ia the var will complicats
the situation for the United States
American interests in Cbina ar.
Important, and the United States car
hardly afford 10 let Japan play duckl
and brakes with Cbina without pro
test.
There II question according, u
military experts here, of Japan
ABILITY 10 ssiAe the German Chimes,
possessions. Further complication
nAy arise for tile United States 4
japan ssines German samoa And Tn,
LAdrDe islands, near Guam, since a.
sariy American nava base IL sItua
ted Hearly uext door.
Whether the United Stat.s woulS
/, take vigorous measures u prevent I
change In the o~Bsrship Of tbos'
ocsaBic possessions cannot now b
learned, but sowe diplomats vieS
~iIb alarm this possible sncroAch
ment Of Japan 80 close 10 the n
sAstegn possessions Of the Units'
States.
b. The following Speeal dispatch frou
{ v. J. Hammer Of Butte gives tn
latest war news obtAinabie.
= The graVsst development 10 tn
4 wa' situation during the past tu'
days is the japanese ultiDAtuw q
d Germany In uhich latter 10 EiseI
= until Aog . to ~ithdrAs ~arship
D frou the Orient. Another eoBdifioI
o Of the ultImAtum "a that German.
4 deliver 10 JApAn-ss without coaditiol
4 of oompsnsation entire leased terri