The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-06
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European War" News

Within q few hours after declaring
war on Austria Hungary, Roumania
hurled an army across the border of
Hungary for IN invasion of TranSyl-
vania. The Roumanian troops attacked
the Austrians III the passes Of the
Pennsylvania Alps. Rounania's dec
laration of war was followed within Il
few hours by retaliatory declaration
on the part Of Germany.
Contrary to the Bulgarian COM
munication of the Goth. Serbian
troops, far from having suffered Il de-
feat in the region of Kukuruz, have
made an important advance and re-
pcatedly have defeated the. enemy,
says the official report from Paris.
The rumor that Emperor Williams
son, Oscar, was seriously wounded by
a bomb early in the year is declared
to be true by citizen of Wilma, who
escaped and made his way into the
Russian lines in the region Of Pinsk,
says a dispatch from Petrograd.
Anglo-French troops are evacuating
all northwestern Macedonia before the
Bulgarian advance, according to Sofia
dispatches to Berlin. A Bulgarian
force which reached the Aegean sea
is driving the British back on their
base at the head of the gulf of Or
fanO.
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Charges that the French have intro
duced a new body Of men whose sole
duty is to assassinate all living Ger
man soldiers in conquered trenches
were made in staten sat given out
by the semiofficial news agency at
Berlin.
An official announcement issued at
Berlin says: "The Italian govern
ment has declared, through the Swiss
government, that from August % Italy
considers herself at war with Ger
many The declaration has been ac-
EnoWledged formally by the German
government.
A five-days' leave of absence has
been given to General Dousmania,
chief Of the general staff of the Greek
army, says a dispatch from Athens.
Gen. Constantine Moschopoulos has
ben appointed acting chief of staff.
He is friendly toward the allies.
All but one Of the forts about the
Greek port Of Kavala, on the Aegean
sea, have been occupied by the Bull
gurians. Two British monitors and
Il cruiser bombarded these posi-
ticns, according to a dispatch from
Paris.
Petrograd announced that the Rus
slams have resumed their advance
along the entire Asiatic front. The
Turks have evacuated Bitlis, in south
ern Turkish Armenia near Lake Van.
Eight persons were killed and SO in
jured in Zeppelin raid on England at
night, it was announced officially. One
hundred bombs were dropped. One
Zeppelin reached the outskirts of Lon
don.
The Bulgarians have attacked the
Greek port OF Kavala and the impor-
tant Greek town of Drama, both held
by Greek garrisons, says Paris war
Office statement
The capturev Of the German steam
ship Desterro, with cargo Of iron
ore. was made by a Russian subna-
rine flying the Swedish flag, says the
Oversee News agency at Berlin.
Domestic
A city Of red, white and blue greet
ed the opening of the golden jubilee
cncampment Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic at Kansas City, Mo.
Curt Gosncll, Muncie, Ind, grand