The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-31

London it Is announced that the British troops did not suffer much 1 in the big fight and that the dead and wounded totaled only about l 2,O0O.
 ] According to dispatch from Par 1 is. the Belgian people feel that they ] have unjustly been forced to suffer the greatest burden of the war n the loss of both property and men and that they are deserving of some remuneration from the big powers with whom they are allied, The ] loss of the Belgians for the two days fight is placed at 16,00O dead and 50.0OO wounded. The French losses are reported to have been eN cessive but figures are not obtain able
 The dispatch from The Hague ] telling of the way the news of the German victories was received in 1 Berlin. states that the war cry now | is. On to Paris" ! From Paris has come a report that the Germans in Northern Belgium have renewed their attack upon the 1 towns surrounding Antwerp. How ever. it is reported that the Germans were forced to retreat for 13 miles near Vilyoride. when pressed by the allied forces
 According to an article published in the London Times, the war tax demanded by Germany from Brus- sels is being paid. The demand made by Germany is for $400000O and of this about S14,000,oo0 has been paid.
 GERMANY Advices received in Washington l. n C. state that the Germans cap tured 10000 French prisoners when the former took Luneville, France, on the frontier near Lorraine, Ger many.
 According to a report given out in London. the German troops un- der the command of the Duke of Wurtemburg, distinguished them selves at Givet. on the French iron tier. when they routed French in fantry and British cavalry.
 RUSSIA
 Reports have reached New York from St Petersburg that the Rus sian troops are making rapid ad- yances across the German and Aus trian frontiers, and several victories are reported. though details are lack ing
 Another report received at New York is to the effect that the Rus sian government has granted Poland an independent provincial govern ment
 UNITED STATES. The Japanese cruiser idZumo was sighted off Tatoosh, Washington, go- ing northward and it is presumed that she is going to British Col umbia port
 by Japan against Germany, President Wilson issued a proclamation de- claring the United States neutral. This means that the Japanese cruis- CTS will not have the right hereafter to enter an American port more than once, and will be permitted to re- main only few hours when there. German Americans arriving in New York express the belief that Japan hopes, as result of the war with Germany, ultimately to con- trol the shipping on the Pacific Asiatic waters.
 SERVIA.
 Servia has appealed to the allied forces that are with her in the pres ent war. 10 aid her in preventing Austrian troops from killing non combatants. which she charges them with having done.
 CHINA
 Adyices received in London from kiau Chau are to the effect that two German cruisers were seriously damaged in trying to run the block ade of Japanese ships at that place
 FRANCE.
 Fearing a bombardment of Paris, the art treasures of that city are being put in places of safety, ac- cordng to a report reaching Lon don.
 The French government is report ed to be negotiating with firms in Lafayette, Indiana, for the pur- chase of 14.OO0 head of horses to be shipped to that country.
 ITALY.
 Rome dispatches state that strong pressure is being brought to bear