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GERMAN VICTORY WILL MEAN ADVANCE u ON PARIS BY VICTORIOUS ARMIES Berlin Reports That Five French Army Corps Have Been De feated and Retreat on Verdun Cut Off Terrific Slaughter Marks Engagement. ' (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) All Fiimno trembled today from tho shock of the greatest battle In the world's history, " Germany's legions, pushing southward through Belgium, engaged the red and olive drab armies of the French and English in an ever lengthening line until the smoke and roar of conflict extended almost the en tire length of the France-Belgian frontier, From Mons Eastward to Luxemburg came reports of torri- Brlef censored messages from tho Allies' front indicated that the Germans are making progress, To tho southward tho retreat of tho Southern French wing on Verdum is cut off by the victory of the Germans at Dledenhosen over the fivo French f.rmy corps, according to Borlin reports, which adds that the French were completely routed across tho river Mouse, Wheth er the Allies will bo able to check this first main onslaught of the Germans which got under way soverals days' ago, and make them pause before hurling themselves again toward Paris remains to be determined, RUSSIANS CLAIM BIG VICTORY. (Bv Associated Press to Tho Coos Bay Timw,) PARIS, A dispatch from Vllnai Russia, says tho Russians, al ter a victory at Gumbinne, successfully pursued tho Germans and occupied Insterberg, Germany, thirty miles from tho Rus sian frontier, REPORT NANCY CAPTURED. , . n PARIS, Aug, 24, A rumor is in circulation that the Germans have occupied Nancy, The report, howover, lacks confirma tion, French Version of Battle. PARIS, Aug, 24, An official announcement says: "a groat battle on n vast lino extending from Mons, Belgium, to the frontier of Luxemburg, Is raging, Tho French everywhere are taking the offensive, Action is being carried on with regular ity in conjunction with tho British army, The allied forces have tanged against them nearly tho entire German army, active and reserve," IS 1R WREN ORES LI I GERMANS ANN0U1 fi C E DEFEAT OF ENGLISH FORCES (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) TOKIO, Aug, 24, The Emperor of Japan Sunday declared Yar against Germany, WASHINGTON, Aug, 24, The Japanese Ambassador here announced that a state of war lias existed between Japan and Gormany since noon Sunday, Japanese time, and that the dec laration of war was issued at 6 p, m, The time limit'of the Japanese ultimatum to Germany (re manding tho surrender of Kiou .Chau expired at ten .o'clock Sat urday night without an answer having been made by the Ger man government through the U, S, State Department here, AUSTRIA EVADES WAR WITH JAPAN. ' (Bv Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) WASHINGTON', D, C Aug, 24, The danger of war be tween Japan and Austria was removed today through the agreement of Austria to dismantle her cruiser Kalsorin Eliza beth, now at Tsing Tau, The Austrian Ambassador was preparing to leave Tokio when the Japanese government indicated its approval of the suggestion for dismantling tho cruiser, Austria accepted the proposal and instructed its officers to interne it at Shanghai, The Austrian Ambassador then lot it be known that he saw no occasion to leave Japan, Germany Did Not Waver at Jap's Ultimatum. BERLIN, Aug, 24, The rupture of relations between Japan and Germany was affected in a simple manner, The rcprcson latives of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs proceeded Sunday morning to the Japanese Embassy and handed tho Japanese Charge his passports with a verbal remark that Gor many had no response to make to Japan's ultimatum, The Japanese representative turned his embassy and its archives over to the American Ambassador, CHINA - JAPAN GABLE GUI: MHO 1 T GE I AMBASSADOR RETURNS TO WED STATES; CLAIMS V CTDRY COUNT VON BERNITORFF REACHES WASHINGTON FROM BERLIN AND SAYS THAT AMERICA HAS BEEN GIVJEN DISTORTED REPORTS OF STRUGGLE SAYS THAT ENGLAND CALLED JAPAN INTO WAR BECAUSE SHE FEARED LOSING. , (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) , NEW YORK, Aug, 24, Count Von Bernitorff, German Am bassador to the United States, returned to his post today on the steamer Noordam, and gave out one of the most author itative interviews yet expressed here on Germany's attitude to ward war, r "From the emperor to the lowest unskilled workman in the Fatherland, Germany is united to defend herself against the un warranted attack of the Jealous powers," he said, "The Ger man people will fight to a finish and will be victorious m the end, At the outbreak of the war England cut the cable to this neutral country for the sole purpose of preventing the truth tym coming here, There was no excuse except a desire to de ceive the people of the United States as to the true conditions of the war, . , "The calling of the Japanese into the war shows that Eng land does not feel very safe, The Japanese will doubtless take Kiao Chow and by the end of the war will have the supremacy of the Pacific, . , ,, A , 'When the true story of the assault on Liege is told, Amer icans will have a far different opinion than they have gained from the colored accounts from the Belgian, French and Eng lish sources, As a matter of fact, the troops under Von; Em mick numbered only five or six thousand, The taking of Liege was one of the greatest military feats in modern times, What was expected to take weeks was accomplished in days by two brigades, Von Emmich was slightly wounded in the leg dur ing the attack, but did not relinquish command," n The Ambassador denied the reports that the German Crown Prince was wounded.by an assassin in Berlin, Moreover, he spaed, the Crown Prince was not wounded at Liege, for the simple reason that he was not there, (By Associated Press to Tho Coos Bay Times,) TOK 0, Aug, 24 Communication between Japan and China :has been severed for twenty-four hours, Except for meagre, news that reached here trom New York, tho entire country has been kept in the dark regarding tho progress of the war in Eu rope, Before communication with China ceased, It was report ed that the bombardment of Tsing Tau by the Japanese had commenced, It is believed that tho cable between Shanghai and Nagasaki was cut, Officers of the army and navy are si lent regarding the passago of events in the China Sea, Every thing is quiet here, the attitude of the public appearing almost indifferent, SAYS RUSSIA HAS POLAND AS IE GIVEN UP (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) NEW YORK, Aug, 24, German Ambassador Voii Bornis torff announced on his arrival here today from Rotterdam that his government has been informed that the Russian civil and military authorities had withdrawn from Poland and Poles had set up an independent government with Warsaw as their cap ital, War Developments Today (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) A great battle between the allied forces of England and France and the bulk of the German forces, continued today with no word as to the decisive result, "The general engage ment continues today with desperation," say official commun ications of the French War Office this afternoon, "Already both sides have suffered serious losses," In the vicinity of Neufchateau, the French army was defeat ed by the Germans, according to the Berlin report, The bombardment of Tsing Tau by a Japanese fleet has be gun, The Russians, according to Pans reports, now occupy terri tory fifty miles wide on the German frontier, The Austrians, defeated by Servians on the river Drina, have decided to abandon the Servian campaign in order to concen trate on the Russian frontier, , Fishermen in the Adriatic report that the entire Austrian fleet of about 40 units is preceding southward from Pola, the Austrian naval base, The objective is thought to be Cattare, in Dalmatia, Berlin Official Statement That Kaiser's Forces Have Captured Large Number of French Prisoners and Routed English Cavalry Brigade. GRAND DUKE ALBRECHT AND CROWN PRINCE WILHELM LEADING VICTORIOUS Rotterdam Dispatch Says That Over Half a Million German Soldiers are Slowly Advancing on Allies Three Campaigns Being Waged by Them. si (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) BERLIN, Aug, 24, (Wireless to Assoclatod Press from Nauen, Germany via Sayville, L, I,) Official announcement was made here today that tho German army, commanded .by Grand Duke Albrecht, of Wuertemberg, defeated the French army at Noifchateau, Thoy captured many guns, flags and prisoners, including several generals, The German armies undor General Rupprecht, Crown Prince Wilhelm and Grand Duko Albrecht, are vigorously pursuing the French, The army undor Rupprecht captured 1 50 guns at Lunvlllo, Blamont and Circy, (in the French department ofi Meurthe and Mosselle.) The army commanded by Crown Prince Wilhelm pursued the Froncli boyond Longwy, Tho Germans are west of the rivor Meuse and advancing against Maubeuge, They nave dofoated tho English brigado of cavalry, , 0 , ;f German Armies Total Over 550,000. ' ' - V ROTTERDAM, Ayg, 24, According to tho best information obtainable, tho disposition of tho German forces in Belgium is broadly as follows: v : ' , " " "Right flank, occupying the entire I territory 'immediately south of Antwerp, is moving southwest' jjulhe- direction of Wi le, The second forco is moving on Maiibeugo, fifty . miles southeast of Lille, and the third is occupied in reducing Jho Na mur forts, which consist of nine defenses of steel and concrete, surrounding tho city, It Is estimated that those three columns together comprise a quarter of a million mon, The main northern Germany army advance is. slow, with, a front extending from Givet, France, to Diedenhofer In Loraino. Tho French defenses from LaFore to Rheims are thought to bo tho objective points of this army, which is believed to numbcii 300,000 mon, Tho main body to tho south is directing Its efforts on tho Vordunb-Nancy lino of dofonsos and now occupies Strassburg. REPORT ITALY HAS ARMY OF 800,000 ON AUSTRIAN! FRONTIER (By Associated Press to Tho Coos Bay Times!) GENEVA, Italy, Aug, 24. Italian troopsj according to thor-. oughly reliable information, are concentrating on the Austrian i rentier, According to reports, the Italian army has been rais ed to 800,000 men, GERMANS WAGE LORAINE CAMPAIGN ' (Bv Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) 1 BASEL, Switzerland, Aug, 24, According to reports receiv ed here, different points In Upper Alsace, tho German troops are making another offensive movement against the French army occupying Mulhausn and its environs, Germans Storm Namur. ' (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) PARIS, Aug, 24, According to official announcements German forces are making a tremendous assault against Na mur, which is being resisted vigorously, GERMANS OCCUPY THREE CITIES. r3" (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) PARIS, Aug, 24, An official announcement this afternoon says Luneville, Amance and Dieuloard have been occupied by Germans, The French position has otherwise not been modi fied, EARLY REPORTS OF BATTLE. I (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) LONDON, Aug, 24, The official Bureau of Information gave out the following: "The British forces were engaged all day Sunday and until after dark with the enemy In the neighborhood of Mons, Bel gium, They held their ground," PARIS, Aug, 24, The following announcement was made today: "A great battle between the greater part of tho forces of England and France against the bulk of the German army continues today, The mission of the English and French fe to hold virtually the entire German army in Belgium while lite Russians pursue their successes in the East, GeMainis Gaining in World's Greatest Battle Occurring Today '1 L !' i t;i rmmmrwwrwai