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Show :lluVv -3yiaIVJiLli Pilll &hh lij . &tkwlli BULLETIN. (fipeclnl CaM by ArrarKiement with tlie LoiuJon Daily Ttlefrrajih arid the International Hwii Bervlce.) LONDON, Aug. 25. A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam says it is reported there that the Germans have been beaten by the French near Charleroi and Courtroi, the latter being only eight miles from the French frontier, opposite Lille. LONDON, Aug. 26, 5 a. m.A dispatch to the Chronicle from Antwerp says that all the German troops are reported to have departed from Brussels and that the Belgians expect to reoccupy the city immediately. ROME, via Paris, Aug. 26, 5:20 a. m.A dispatch, dis-patch, from Vienna says that Austria has declared war on Japan. ALLIES jlTTRANCE STRUGGLE Id HOLD BUCK Gil MY British on the Extreme Left of Line; Retire to French Frontier, Near Ataubeuge; Their Losses Exceed 2000; French Troops Evacuate the Captured Zone in Alsace. , t -- - - - The French war office has announced that a new battle bat-tle is raging between Maubeuge (department of the Nord), and Donon, in central Vosges. It adds that the fate of France depends on this battle. The French commander in chief has withdrawn his forces from territory recently occupied and is massing them, along with their British allies, in a strong line between be-tween Maubeuge, on the north, and Donon, on the south, a 'distance of about 200 miles. The allies, having abandoned the offensive, will, according to official announcement, assume a purely defensive de-fensive attitude, in the hope of checking the advance of the vast masses of German troops endeavoring to break through the line. BRITISH LOSSES MORE THAN 2,000 A combined French and British force is holding the front near Givet, along the river Meuse, about thirty miles below Namur, while French troops command the roads out of the great forest of Ardennes. A British official statement announces that the position po-sition of the British troops is in every way satisfactory. Announcement is made, however, that the British casualties cas-ualties in the recent fighting numbered more than 2000. Field Marshal Sir John French, commander of the British Brit-ish forces on the continent, reports that the withdrawal of his troops to their new position was successfully effected. MULHAUSEN EVACUATED BY FRENCH Earl Kitchener, secretary of state for war, announces that the 100,000 men asked for in the first instance have joined the colors and declares that the reinforcements to the British army will surely and steadily increase, until there will be an army in the field which "in numbers will not be less than in quality and not be unworthy of the power and responsibility of the British empire." Reports from The Hague say that the Germans who have been massed in large numbers along the Dutch frontier have disappeared and that the mobilization of the Dutch army has ceased. Mulhausen has again been evacuated by the French. FRENCH RETREATING FROM ALSACE. PARIS, Aug. 26, 12:10 a. m. The war office has issued the following official announcement : "The commander in chief, requiring all available forces on the Bleuse, has ordered the progressive abandonment of occupied territory. terri-tory. Mulhausen has again been evacuated." "A new battle is in progress between Maubenge (department of the Nord) and Donon (in central Vosges). On 'it hangs the fate (Continued on Page four.). 1 iii-jlroii Puiu ilNVjiiin fivJblJ uliiViil 4 u Duh ALLIES RESUME FIGHT WITH SPLENDID SPIRIT (Continued from Pago One.) of France. Operations in Alsace along the Rhine would take away troops upon which might depend victory. It Is necessary that they all withdraw from Alsace temporarily, in order to assure its final deliverance. It is a matter of hard necessity. "West of the Meuse, as a result of orders issued on Sunday by the commanding chief, the troops which are to remain on the covering cov-ering line, to take up the defensive, are massed as follows r The French and British troops occupy a front passing near Givet, which they gained by hard fighting. They are holding their adversaries and sharply checking their attacks. "East of the Meuse, our troops have regained their original positions po-sitions commanding the roads out of the great forest of Ardennes. "To the right we assumed the offensive, driving back the enemy by a vigorous onslaught, but General Joffre stopped pursuit so asi to re-establish his front along the line decided upon on Sunday.! On this attack our troops showed admirable dash. The Sixth corps notably inflicted punishment on the enemy close to Virton. "In Lorraine, the two armies have begun a combined attack, one starting from Grand Couronne de Nancy and the other from south of Luneville. The engagement which began yesterday (Monday), continues con-tinues at the time of writing. The sound of cannonading is not heard at Nancy, as it was yestreday." "The Fifteenth corps, which suffered heavily in the last fight, had the gaps in its ranks filled and formed part of one of the two armies. It executed a brilliant counter-attack in the valley of the Vezouze. The attitude of the troops was splendid, effacing all memories of their conduct on August 20. "Notwithstanding the fatigue of the three days' battle and the losses they have undergone, the morale of the troops is excellent and thy are anxious to resume the fighting. The outstanding incident inci-dent on Sunday was the fight between Algerian and Senegalese riflemen and the Prussian guard. Our African soldiers hurled themselves with unbridled fury on this solid body and the attack became a hand-to-hand combat, in which the guard suffered heavily. heav-ily. The German emperor's uncle, General Prince Adalbert, was killed, and his body taken to Charleroi. "Our arms will continue their magnificent effort, in the knowledge knowl-edge that they are fighting in the cause of civilization. All France follows the struggle calmly and with strong heart. The sons of France are supported by the heroic Belgians, who have recaptured Malines, and the courageous English army. Meanwhile the Rus-sinas Rus-sinas are matching' along he roads of west Russia and the invasion of Germany is progressing. "In the north, detachments of German .cavalry which appeared Sunday in the neighborhood of Lille, ' Roubaix and Tourcoing, were observed yesterday near Douai. This cavalry cannot advance much farther without the risk of falling into the English lines, which have been reinforced by the French troops." SEA FIGHT IMMINENT. MARSHFIELD, Ore.,. Aug. 25. Residents of Curry county and as far north as .Coos bay, are excited over the possibility of a naval engagement somewhere off the coast of southern Oregon. Their expectations are based on the knowledge that four warships are patrolling the sea in the vicinity of Cape Blanco. The- vessels are said to be the German cruiser Leipzig, the Japanese Jap-anese cruiser Idzumo, which left San Francisco a few days agoj the English vessel which was seen off Coos bay and Bandon last week, and another craft supposed to be the German cruiser Nuremburg. The news here is that a series of wireless dispatches have developed devel-oped that two British war vessels were off the coast somewhere between be-tween the Umpqua river and the Regue river. Information from Port Orford today is that the four ships have been off Cape Blanco for the last two days, Late today Port Orford said the boats are still in that vicinity. FRENCH WAR OFFICE HAPPIER. LONDON, Aug. 25, 11:40 p. m. The French embassy in London Lon-don tonight issued the following statement: "The movement which was begun yesterday by order' of the . commander in chief, was continued today without successful opposition oppo-sition by the enemy. It is confirmed that a Prussian corps of guards were roughly handled in the recent fighting. They were attacked by Algerian riflemen and in the hand-to-hand fighting which ensued, the Germans suffered heavily. "The attacks against Nancy have failed. "The Russians are resolutely pushing forward their offensive movement in Galicia and have routed two divisions of Austrian cavalry. ' ' EMBASSADOR GIVEN PASSPORTS. LONDON, Aug. 26, 2:33 a. m. A dispatch from Vienna to the Reuter Telegram company by way of Amsterdam, gives the official announcement that the Austrian government on Tuesday handed his passports to the Japanese embassador. The Austrian embassa-' dor at Tokio, it is also announced, has been recalled. FIERCE FIGHT NEAR OSTEND. LONDON. Aug. 2o. 3:25 p. 111. A dispatch from Ostend to the Evening News says there is fierce liRhtiug between the Belgian gendarmerie and the German cavalry in the outskirts of the city. Wounded are being brought in. The dispatch adds that the encounter was between a detachment of German cavalrymen cav-alrymen and 200 gendarmes. It appears that the Germans, early in the morning, morn-ing, while making their way from Snaeskerke to Ostend, came into contact with the guards in the vicinity of J-ieffinghae, some three miles from Ostend. After a fierce fight the Germans were driven back with the loss of several men and an officer wounded, while the gendarmes lost three killed and several wounded. ENGLISH CAPTURE 400 RESERVISTS. KALMOTTU; Kngland. Aug. 5, s-.U p. in. The Holland-American line i-toamer Potsdam from New York, August lf, arrived here this afternoon , with 4;0 Germans and somo Austrian reservists on board. The reservists ve'e immediately made prisoners of "war and are now in the hands of the miiitarv authorities. NEW YORK, Aug. Cn. The Potsdam rlcared from New York direct Tor Rotterdam and her ailii:r orders did not call for a stop at any port between be-tween New York and "Rnttercam. It is purniispd here t hn t she was spoken at sea by one of t lie British patrol ships and was convoyed into an English SERVIANS REOCCTJPY SHABATS. NISH, Servia (via London). August 25, 2:30 p. m. Servian troops reoccu-pied reoccu-pied Sabac (Shabats) at i o'clock in the afternoon of Monday, August 21, according to an official announcement made today. The Anstrians have been thrown back on the other bank of the river Save and every bit of Servian territory has now been cleared of the enemy. Tho announcement adds that the retreating Anstrians devastated Servian" villages and massacred the inhabitants. Sabac is on the river Save, twenty-seven twenty-seven miles west of Belgrade. Dispatches from Nish, dated August 18, said Austrian troops had succeeded in forcing an entry into Sabac after heavy fighting fight-ing ail along the line. FEAR ATTACK ON VIENNA. PARIS, Aug. 2o. 5:05 a. m. A Foumior's agency dispatch from Rome says that an official message from Vienna stites that Emperor Francis Joseph has signed a decree ordering the capital to be put in a state of defense. Travelers Trav-elers from Trieste state that the Anstrians are concentrating for the defense of tho Adriatic at Pola and Sevenico. The population of the latter have been sunt inland. All the Austrian fleet has been assembled in tho Fasaua canal at Poia. KAISER'S UNCLE REPORTED KILLED. FAKIS, Aug. 25. 5:20 p. m. The Journal this afternoon says it Vi9s ob-t.iined ob-t.iined from an authorized source the news that in a battle fought yesterday an uncle of Emperor "William, commanding the imperial guard, was killed. BELGRADE BADLY BATTERED. LONDON, Aug. 25, 1:25 a. m. A dispatch to the Keuter Telegram company com-pany from N'rJi, Servia. says: "The latest information received here is that the bombardment of Bel- grade is still most severe. Shells of large caliber are doing immense damage. Hardly one building remains undamaged. The palace has been partly burned down. Another large building in the city has been struck by thirty-five shells. ' AGED COUNT ZEPPELIN VOLUNTEERS. Special Cable by Arrangement with the Loudon Daily Telegraph and the International News Service.) " LONDON, Ang. 25. Despite his seventy years, Count Zeppelin lias volunteered volun-teered to take command of a dirigible and direct the great war machine, the product of his genius, In operations against the allies' forces, according to a dispatch from Friedrichshafen. GERMANS DEFEAT RUSSIANS. (Special Cable by Arrangement with the London Daily Telegraph and ( International News Service.) BERLIN, Aug. 25. The Lokal Anzeiger in a late edition tonight announces the defeat of the Russians by an inferior force of Germans at Stallupoehen, sixteen six-teen miles east of Gumbinnen. The Russian force consisted of three divisions of infantry supported by two divisions of cavalry. The fire of the Russians proved ineffective, many of their soldiers displaying display-ing surprising unfamiliarity with their rifles, some not even knowing how to sight them. 8000 GERMANS TAKEN PRISONERS. (Special Cable by Arrangement with the London Daily Telegraph and International News Service.) LONDON, Aug. 25. A dispatch from Amsterdam states that 8000 German prisoners have arrived at Gheluwe, nine miles southeast of Yipres, and have been handed over to the French, troops. Later they will be transfered by Dunkirk Dun-kirk to England. GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. , (Special Cable by Arrangement with the London Daily Telegraph and the International News Service.) PARIS, Aug. 25. An attack by the Germans on the retreating French army in Alsace directed from several points simultaneously was repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy, according to an official announcement from the war office today. MAY SURRENDER SEAPORT. FOME, Aug. 25 (via London), 3:10 p. m. A dispatch to the Corriere d'ltalia, from Antivari, Montenegro, says the fortifications of Cattaro. the Austrian seaport sea-port in Dalmatia on the Adriatic, have been completely destroyed and that the Austrian commander is now parleying for terms of surrender. The bombardment bom-bardment of Cattaro was conducted by a fleet of the allies. NO GENERAL BATTLE ON. LONDON, Aug. 25, 11:35 p. m. The British official news bureau issued the following announcement tonight: ' ' There ha,s been no further general engagement. The condition of the British troops is in every way satisfactory." , , KING ALBERT PROMOTES ARMY CHIEF. ANTWERP, Aug. 25, via London, 8:30 a. m. An official announcement today to-day sets forth that King Albert of Belgium has promoted Lieutenant General Bertrand to the rank of full general, as a reward for his excellent conduct before be-fore the enemy. AUSTRIA DEFIES JAPAN. LONDON, Aug. 26. 1:40 a. m. The Exchange Telegraph company's Rome correspondent says that as a result of the Austrian government having ordered the cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth to join tho German fleet at -Tsinstau. the Austrian Aus-trian government momentarily is expecting a declaration of war by Japan. |