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A Consolidation of TIiiich, Coast Mall and Coos Hay AdvcitUvr No. 3 THE FALL OF NAMLJ AT THE E00T1 ! lau m ifilL I Wii 1U li I ALLIED NATIONS ARE WORRIEDBY GERMANS CAPTURE FORI OF GREAT, STRENGTH IN T10 DAYS FIGHTING Enqlish Newspapers View with Pessimism Fall of Namur If Entente's Losses Have Been Heavy and Their Rout Complete, Germans May March on Paris. THINK CAPTURE OF FORTRESS WAS ' NOT POSSIBLE BY SUDDEN RUSH Believe That a Breach Was Made in Ranks of Allies' Forces and German Troops Secured Advantage by Reason of Strategy Rather Than Strength. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times.) BERLIN (WIRELESS TO ASSOCIATED PRESS BY WAY OF NAUEN, GERMANY, AND SAYVILLE, L. I.), AUG. 25. AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MADE PUBLIC HERE SAYS THE CITY OF NAMUR AND FIVE OR ITS FORTS HAVE BEEN CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS. THE BOMBARDMENT OF FOUR OTHER FORTS CONTINUES AND THEIR FALL SEEMS IMMINENT. LONDON, Aug. -"). (.'onimc-iit.ing on the loss of Xiiimir, the Chronicle says: "Tin news is decidedly had. H'tlie Allies' Josses have been heavy we may yet see before long the (iermans marching in earnest on Pans. iNaniur tan ftirtrvH of great strength which possibly could have boon hold ofr sev eral month. Wo do not Imagine It wiih taken by a niHli. Mora probably n breach was nuido olhowliom In thu AlllmT IIiioh, Imposing on them tho alternative of leaving n largo Torce to bo Invested In Nniuur or withdrawal from It altogether. Tho wlunt fact rcmnliiK Hint In reality tho first elnsH Frcmh troops occupying u secluded position of Klngiilur Htrengtli woro drhen out by tho Germans after not mora than two days' fighting. This tpeaks volumes Tor tho povwr of tho German attack." Development Of The Day Reported By Associated Press Dispatches To Coos Bay Times (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times) A reverse lo the forces of the Allies is generally ad mitted by the English and French newspapers. It is pssunied that the Allies are falling back on their first line of defensive works running from Maubeuge in a south easterly direction by way of lllrson, Mezlers, Montmcdy, Verdun. St. Mlhlel, Llanvlllo. Glronvlllc nnd .Tony Sous Los Cotes. Behind these lies nnother strong lino of fortifications from St. Qucutlu In tho north through Lnon end HhoIniB to tho grcnt entrenched enmp at Crnlons. Tho English news papers doclnro that both tho English nnd tho Russians are dotormlned to fight to a finish, whatever tho outlook may bo at present. They sny tho possession of Namur was vital for (lermnny and "It was a fine stroke for the (lormauR to have rushed tho place right under tho eyes of the Allies." Fighting Is reported along tho const of Ilclglum and the (Ioniums It'ive attacked M nil nog, lit miles from Antwerp. Chnrlerol also has been tho scene of hot fighting, this tlmo between tho French nnd Uormun troops, nnd n fresh encounter Is believed to liavo begun thero today. Twenty-five- thousand Germans hnvo boon surrounded between Courtrnl nnd Ansoghem, according to tin Ostcnd dispatch. Brussels has been left by tho main body of German troops, who have proceeded on their way to tho front. Tho Russians relate tho advance of tho Russian armies In eastern Prussia mid tho surprisingly rapid movement of troops. Russian officials, however, cnutlou against feeling too much elation over preliminary i successes. j Swiss business men teport tho garrison of StrnRsburg to have sustained i appalling casualties at Schlrmeek, where fiiiOO Germnns went Into nn en gagement nnd only 1800 returned. GERMAN EMPEROR'S NEPHEW BELIEVE EUROPEAN WAR IS DESTINED 10 8E A LONG ONE Bad News of Yesterday Thought to Be Forerunner of More Disasters to Allied Forces in Fight on Boundary Between Germany and France. GERMANS APPEAR TO HAVE WON GROUND IN FIRST PHASE OF BATTLE TAKEN RISONER BY FRENCH GERMANS MEETING M T (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) PA1MS, Aug. 23. A dispatch to Eclair from Court rai ."ays the Emperor's nephew, Count von Schwerin, has been taken prisoner. Ho was In command of a detachment or I'hlnns who n ached llnrlebeke, whore they were ovorpoworod by French Chasbeurs. OPPOSITION IS THEIR ADVANCE ASIERTGAB VOLUNTEERS EltlST ! TO TAKE SIDE OF ALLIES (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. A concentric advance of all the (Ionium armies toward Paris is probable, the Seniois Pivcr, Longwye and the greater part of the Pel- giiui-Fronch frontier being in German hands, according to wireless dispatch from tho Oerman oinbnwy from its foreign office, received today via Sayxlllo, R. 1. It adds: "Tho Oerman troops facing the French defeated them In battlo from Augiiht 1.' to 21. Numerous onslgnB, moro than 1.10 guns and 10,000 prisoners hnvo been nipt tired, l.unovlllo hna Icea taken and tho army or General Joffro Is broken up and no longer capable of action. Tho German Crown Prlneo'tt army has chased tho French vest of l.ougwy. Tho army of tho Duke of Wurtomburg. marching through llelBlum, hns crossed tho River Semols, completely crushing tho advance French army. Numerous guns, ensigns, prisoners and several generals v.ero laptured. Tho German trqpps advancing weal of tho Mouse toward, Jlaubeugo donated the English cavalry brigade THREE ARMIES JOIN AGAINST GERMANS. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) PA HIS- Aug. 25 The following official announce ment is made: "The Oerman offensive, movement in the r-orth, which was btopped yesterday, appears today to have been resumed. Tho enemy, however, Is being hold back by tho Fronch army, acting In con Junction with tho English nnd Belgian armies. Tho nnules or tho Allies surprised ,tho onomy nnd drovo back tholr ndvanco detachments. Tho Allies have gone boyond Mnllnes. Tho llolglnn army came up rrom Antwerp," FIERCE FIGHTING NEAR 0STEND. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) LONDON, Aug. 25. A dispatch from Ostend to the Evening News says there is fierce fighting in progress between Belgian Gendarmerie and German cavalry in tho outskirts or the c")'- Tho wounded are being brought In. The dispatch adds that tho encounter was botween a detachment or German cavalry and 300 gendarmes. After a fierce fight the Germans were driven back with tho loss or several men and oKlcers wounded, while the Gendarmes lost three dead and sevral wounded. AUSTRIAN SEAPORT FALLS. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) KOME, Aug. 25. A dispatch from Antivari says the fortifications of Cattaro, the Austrian seaport in Dalmatia on tho Adriatic, has been completely destroyed and tho Austrian comman der Is now parleying for terms or surrender. The bombardment or Cattaro as conducted by a fleet of tho Allies. INDEPENDENT DIVISION OPERATING. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) LONDON, Aug. 25. A dispatch from Paris says an official communication declares that German cavalry be longing to an independent division is operating on tho extreme loft and tho extreme right of the position of the Allies. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) PARIS, Aug. 25. The Stars and Stripes were seen on the streets of Paris today alongside of the French Tri color, when a corps of 200 American volunteers marched to the railroad station to take a train for Pouen. The llttlo band was given a rousing sond-ofr. Tho American troops will bo drilled at Uouon uiulor French officers. Among tho American volunteers aio many young men who hnvo been studying In Paris. American girls waved handkorehlofs and clapped their hands as tho slender column en tored tho station, while tho crowd filled tho squnro with cltoors. Three troop trains will tako tho Amorlcans, togothor with somo othor forolgnors, to tho north. ZEPPELIN SHIPS TAKE IMPORTANT PART IN WAR ALLIES INT M ES Indiana Firm Sells 15,000 Ani mals to Armies in ' France. lj Auorlalrt I'm, la Coot Bar Tlmn.J LAFAYETTE, Intl.. Aug. 25. Members of a local stock buying firm began today buying horses which aro to bo shipped to Franco for tho use of tho allied armies. The Lafayette firm received tho order for IB, 000 horses from the French government. AMERICANS IN GERMANY AIDED (B7 AM'oclitfd PifM 10 Coot D TlraM.J BERLIN. Aug. 25. Assistant Sec retary of War Breckenrldge and ten officers from the American cruiser Tennessee arrived hero Sunday on a ppeclal train from Holland. They brought gold coin sent by tho Ameri can government for tho succor of Americans in Germany. 22 SOLDIERS ABE ACQUITTED Findinns in Ludlow Strike Hor ror maue ruunc loaay i All Exonerated. (Ujr AnocUteJ I'reti lo Com iJajr Time ) DENVER, Aug. 25. The findings of tho court martial which tried 22 otflcors and men of tho Colo i ado National Guard on charges growing out of tho Ludlow battlo on April 20, were made public today. All thd defendants were acquitted. JAP VESSEL TO D FRANK GRANT and wifo aro in to Hnv frnm hn Smith-Powers cam I) south or Myrtle Point, where Mr.. Grant is roreman. Cruiser Idzumo Entered Straits of Juan de Fuca Early i Today. It? Awoi UteJ Trria lo Com Day TIinM SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. Tho marine correspondent at Tattoosh, Washington, or tho San Francisco! chamber or commerce telegraphs that tho; Japanese cruiser Idzumo, which left here last Saturday, passed into the straits or Juan do Fuca early to day, apparently bound tor the Canad ian naval base at Esqulmault. Arrested In Itamloii. J. S. Ward,) a sign painter who recently left, Mnrshfleld with his family, going from hero to Handon, was arrosted In tho city about noon today. Suit was brought against Ward In Justice Peunock's court this morning by R. A. Copple for tho payment of a bill., Tho Pioneer I lard ware Comoany and' George Raines woro also parties to tho suit. A writ of arrest wag Issuod and Ward was arrested by Constablo Hlackerby. Upon arrest ho promised to pay tho three bills immediately, totalling about $24. Costs to tho extent of $11,20 wore also charged to Ward. Allied Forces Were Prepared for Ebb and Flow in Conflict Bui Did Not Expect So Disastrous a Blow as Fall of Namur. I (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) LONDON, Aug. 25. "Yesterday was a day of bad news and we fear more must follow" the London Times says in an editorial on the fall of Namur. "hi the first phase of the great battle the (Iermans appear to have won ground all along tho Hue save In tho nrcn hold by tho Engllidi. Wo wero prepared for tho ebb and flow of tho conflict, but not for the fall of Namur. Wo have to face this situation with unshaken confidence. Wo hnvo to remember thnt tho battle Is not yet over. Tho Germans have not yet bunt tholr way through Franco. Wo have to remember thnt this Is only tho first great encounter of the war, which Is plainly destined to bo u long one." HEAVY BRITISH CASUALTIES. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) LONDON, Aug. 2.. Tho Ilrltlsh casualties In llclgluin, according to an announcement made this evening, uro estimated to number 2000, AUSTRIANS BEATEN OUT OF SERVIA. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) NISI I, Aug. 25. Servian troops rcoccupied Sabnc fShabats) yesterday afternoon, according to an official statement. Tho Austrlans hnvo beon thrown back on tho othor bunk at tho river Save and every bit of Sorvlnn territory is now cleared nt the onomy, RUSSIANS PRESSING THEIR ADVANTAGE. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times, PA PIS, Aug. 25. A dispatch from St. Petersburg sets forth that the Pussians, following up their advan tages In Gallcln, have captured several pasties south or Tamopnl on the Heroth River. Tamopol Is eighty miles to tho enst of Llmburg. A division of Austrian cavalry has been routed In (lallcla close to tho frontlor. Tho Itiisslnus captured two batteries or artillery. BELGIANS DRIVE OUT GERMANS. (By Associated Press to Tho Coos Bay Times,) LONDON, Aug. 25. A dispatch from Antwerp saya the fiernmns this morning attacked Valines and after a right which lasted four hours woio driven out by tho Belgians. Tho Bel gians pursued tho Germans in tho direction or Vllvorde. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) LONDON, Aug. 25. An Antwerp correspondent telo graphs that a Zeppelin airship which flow over Antwerp last night was brought down by Ilolglan artillery flro six miles outside or Antwerp. Tho crow of rirtoon ineu woro taken prisoners. Another dlspntch from Antwerp suyu thnt tho Zeppelin, beforo it was brought to earth, succeedod In dropping sovon n- eight bombs Into Antwerp. One of tho houses wrecked by theso missiles wau situated only II 00 yard rrom tho pnlaco of King Albert. Seven persons woro killed nnd six sorlou lv injured by tho explosion. Somo other houses woro demolished. Bonibc partly wrecked tho hospital ot St. Elizabeth. AUSTRIAN TROOPS MOVING ON ITALY. (By Associated Press jo The Coos Bay Times,) vOiMIJ, Aug. 25. Secolo says that notwithstanding the denial of the Austrian government, Austrian troops aro marching on tho Italian frontier. Tholr movements woro discreet but orders from Vicuna In tho last forty-eight hours compelled precipitate action, JAPAN PROCEEDING CAREFULLY. (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,) TOKJO, Aug. 25. There are many indications in Tokio that Japan is conducting hostilities against Kaio Chow with tho greatest circumspection. Sho desires to nvold any nccdlea sacrifice or lire and will not risk her warships unnecessarily. NEUTRAL IN JAPANESE'GERMAN-WAR. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. President Wilson today Issued a proclam. t on declaring tho Fnlted States noutral In tho war botween Gormany ana Japan. MRS. W. J. HILL was down fnm Goodwill's today on a shopping trlpr MR. AND MRS. R. M. JENNINGS and their guests, Mr. and Mr. Martin of lJugene, loft this atter noon for the Goodwill place ok South Coos River, whoro they will enjoy a fow dnyt.' outing. Mr. Jen nings was lured back thoro with; tho hopo or landing a big salmon which took his hook and part or the lino tho othor day and which Is said to bo so largo by this time thiit It Is fcrlously 'Impeding the progress of the Rnlnbow. I! HI I JLWiJ