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Show LATE BULLETINS FM SEAT OF GERMANS CLAIM VICTORv m,-RUSSIANS, m,-RUSSIANS, WHILE RUSSIANS Rc PORT DEFEAT OF AUSTRANs German Aeroplane Has Been Dr ping Bor.bs in Paris, Which Caused American Embassador to Entej Formal Protest. While Berlin claims a German v' tory over the Russians in east Pruj. sia in the capture of 70,000 men the Russians claim an important victory over the Austrians on the Galician side, with 30,000 prisoners. Another German aeroplane has been dropping hombs into Paris and according to the French official state! ment, the American ambassador has organized a committee and has sent a protest against this method of war. fare to the government at Washing, ton. The Belgian special commission, on Its way to the United States to pro-test pro-test against alleged atrocities, wa$ given an audience by King George and listened to a speeech telling ol some of the happenings in Belgium (luring the present campaign, and warmly thanked Great Britain for its participation. An unconfirmed news dispatch from Dieppe says a great (battle has been fought at Croisilles and probably prob-ably is still in progress. Croisilles is ten miles southeast of Arras in the department of Pas de Calais, and is about fifteen miles from Cambrai. While the whole world is awaiting definite news from the battle line the French war office contents itsell with the simiple statement that, as a result of the turning-movement of the German army, and in order not ti accept battle under unfavorable conditions, con-ditions, the French troops again have retired. From the British capital no word is forthcoming regarding what art considered the most momentous operations oper-ations of the war. Refugees from Brussels say food there is getting scarce, and declare the German garrison numbers not more than 10,000. A news dispatch from The Hague says the four richest men of Belgium have guaranteed the payment to Germany Ger-many of the war tax of ?40,OOO.OOC levied against the Belgian capital. The Prince of Wlales relief fund is approaching the $10,000,000 mark. ff. W. Astor has contributed $125,000. A dispatch from Paris published in the London Star says that the censorship cen-sorship of all news of the military operations in northern France is exceedingly ex-ceedingly strict. Afternoon papers of Paris came out Tuesday with all reference to the progress of military events blocked out. There is much excitement in the French capital, but the people have faith in the ability of the allied armies to see the country safely through the present crisis, according accord-ing to the Star correspondent, and ol the Russian troops to reach Berlin. |