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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION '
WEATHER
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Korty-foiirtli Yrsr,
Dully Nltllh Yrttr.
MT3DFORD, OKMIOK, TUESDAY, AlWST 25, lf)M
NO. 133
NAMUR CAPTURED BY GERMAN TROOPS
.
ALLIES FORCED
BACK IN FIRST
GREAT BATTLE
ncurse Admitted liy Allies, Who Say
News Is Decidedly Ba'tl Retro
nradif Movement to First Line of
Defenses Carried Out in Good Or
tier Russian Advancfc Most Rapid.
Nntnur, tlm lloltslnn rnrtress, lm
fiillen lulu Herman hands, according
In nn niiiinuncQiiK'iit mndo liy Out of
rirn press bureau In London. Do
IiiIIn of tint flxlitlnK nroiiml tho for
Irons wero mil Riven, hut tint KiikHsIi
newspapers rctiard (ho (nil nn Inexpli
cable. llerlln dispatches says llvti of tho
torts of Namur ntul tho city llsolf havo
lnlli'ii nml (ho capluro of thn remain
Inn four forth n Inimlnont.
A rcvcrso to Hot torres of llm nltUin"
In generally admitted by tho I.iikIImIi
mill French newspapers, which in)
tnduy's now In "decidedly bail.'
While plainly nxprcliin disappoint
ment at Urn fnlluro of their forces,
they doclaro tlio relroKrado movement
toward thij lino of strong dofenslvo
work near thn frontier hrni been car
ried out In Reed order.
Allies .'nlllng Itnrk
It In assumed Hint lln allies aro
(uIIIiik back on their firm lino of do
riinlvo work running from Man
bongo. In n southeasterly ill rod Inn by
wuy of lllrMtn, MuiTiii, Mnutnieily,
Verdun. HI. Mlhlcl, Ton I nml Uplnal,
oil of which aro strong fortresses and
nrn Interspersed with smaller work
mii'li nn Ayvello, (ionlronrt, Trooii,
l.e Parodies, l.lauvllo, (llronvlllo
nml ouy-Hous-I.c'Cotes. Ilchlnd thoso
Hon nnolhcr strong lluo nf fortlflrn
HoiiH, from 8t. Qiicntln In tlio north
through l.non nnit Holms to tlio groat
entrenched camp at Chnlon.
Tlio KiirIIiIi newspapers dcclarn
Hint hoth the l.nglUh unit Itusslan
nro determined to "flKht to n flnUh."
whatever tlio outlook niny ho at pre,
out. They say tho possession of Na
lour wan vital for Herman)' nml that
It wan n "(Inn stroko for tho Hermans
to havo nulled tho plnro under tho
e)iM of tho allied nrmloH."
righting In Helllllll
In other parts of llelKluiu flKhtlnr.
In Milt In program nml a report from
Oiiteml say 30,000 Hermann hnvo at
tucked .Valines, 13 inllnn from An'
worp.
Chnrlorol hnH aim boon thn scene
of lioHlKlillnKt this tlmo between thn
French nml (Ionium troop, nml n
freHli encounter In believed to(hnvo
lieRjin thcro todny.
Twoiilyflvo thousand dormant
hnvo been surrounded between Cour
(nil ami AiiM'Khoin, according to nu
ONteml donpntcli to tho London Dally
Hxpress.
Hrusscls has been loft by tho main
body of Hormun troops, who have.
( Continued on I'pgo 6)
10,000 MINERS
TO
10 THEIR DEATH
I'AUIH, Auk. 33, 8S.10 n. in. A
despatch to tho lliivas A coney -from
Ostond, IIoIkIuiu, imyn thut nt Char
lerol, tho Herman troopH obliged 10,.
000 IIoIkIuu iiiliiorH, who had Junt
rouin out or u inlno with Innipn In
their linndH, to iiiiiitIi at Iho bead or
tlinlr uilvuiii'9, All tho inlnorH worn
hilled, Mlmllur lurtlcn, umirihiK to
thin nmno milhnrlly, wom oinployml
ut Mont Kur Murrhl'Mim'. In Hi" lr
Vlni'o or llulliliillt, Wlini'ii 'J Hi) (limiinii
IrmipH lokl I heir wuy mid not lulu
thn ruiiKo of tlio 1'ieiicli ijiiiim,
Tho HeriimiiK iilleiiiileil Id Imin
hmd lliu Chuilnrol rullioiid klullmi
ftrtin Ji'iimoiit HI. Anloliiu. KiilllnT'
liioiii, (hey MM MMMillt'd H liuvhiK
(lied mi Din CliHilitiul piIkoii, Hi
lllNMKtl U'U hlllMlHU MAM fDJutf ll-1'!
FORCED
M
ONTO AS
MAN
KAN
AFTER VICTORY
Concentric Advance of All Forces
Toward French Capital Protiahle
Defeat of Allies All Alonu. Line
Claimed by German Bulletin
Luneville Taken, Frontier Crossed.
WAHIIINflTON, Auk. 25. A con
centric odvnnrn of nil lln Ceruiaii
nrinlen toward I'nrln Ih (irohnhlo; tho
KeinoU rlvor, I.on;wy nml tho Knuit
er pnrl of tho IJiilnlaifFretieh front
'ler Im-Iiir In Herman hnndn, nrrord
Ipr to n wlrelrnH dcHpntch to tho
(lermnn eiubnhny from It forelmi of
fice, lerulU'd today via Hnyvllle, I,.
I. It nnyn:
"Tho Herman troopn fncliiR tho
rreiich troopn defeated them In hut
He from AiiKUxt 17 to 21. Nuiiieroiin
eimluiiH, moro than 1&0 Kiinn nml
10,00(1 prlKonern hnvo been raptured.
I.iinovlllo hnn been taken nml the
nrmy of (lenernl Jofrro U broken up
nml no moro cnpnldo or ncllon.
Tho (lermnn crown tirlnco'n nrmy
hn rbnued tho i'rench wont of Lone
wy. TJio nrmy of tho Duko of Wiior
tembers', mnrchliiK throiiRh llctclum,
hnn croHtcd tho ltlver Keinoli, com
pletly cnmhlng Iho ndvnncliiK I'rench
nrmy. Niimeroim i:uim, chhIkh.,
prlnouem nml eerul Koneralt were
raptured.
Tho Herman troopn ndvaticltiK went
of the ltlver Meimo toward Muulx-urso
defeated nn KiikIIhIi cavalry hrlKndo.
Tho ltlver HemnU, f.onKwy nml t li-
Krenter part of tho IlclKlan-Krench
frontier, nro In Herman hnmlH. A
concentric ndvnnco of all tho (lermnn
nrmy toward I'arln In probable."
IRON HAIL FAILED
TO STOP GERMANS
I'AUIH, Auk. 25, 4 20 a. in A
traveller who hai cumo to I'nrln from
C'harlcrol wan n wltncn of pnrt of
tho flKhtlnR nt that place. Ho hnn
related hi experience to n reporter
of the l'etlt l'nrlslen nn follew:
"I vvnn nt Toroux, 15 mllcn from
ICniullIno". l'rom whoro I was sta
tioned 1 could tho paimlnu for bourn
Of column after column of Herman
Infantry. They wcro subjected to a
vorltnblo hurrlcana of Iron from tho
Kronch nrtlllcry, nml they wont down
by tho dozen. Nevertheless, more
cnino forward to tuka tho places of
thn slain.
"At Solvro I.o Chateau 1 saw a
Herman noroplann brought down by
u shot, and I was told that another
audi machine had mot tho snmo fato
at Norlos."
BAR
RH
FROM
Nolwitbslamliii(- promises mndo
lusl year liy Superintendent Henry
O'Mailov of Hi" United States bureau
of butcheries to Iho contrary, raeks
nro bciiiK inslulled ut (bo Anient dum
to prevent tlio uso of tho fisbways
mill hold tlio salmon for cgK-tiikbK
purposes. Tho Hleelbead nro also
lield, ns well us ohiiinnk nnd silver
sidn subnoii. Ah a result, no salmon
or trout can hereufler el ubovo (bo
dum, which menus nu end In fishing
for tho Hi'iisou for Jackson county.
Tim cgi;liikluK operations are In
ohiirgc. of tbo new superintendent of
Hiulo butubeiles, 0, V. Ileukel, wlio
stales Unit us a newcomer bo is I'ol-Inwliii-
tbo I'ciiommemlalions of Mr,
O'Mulley, Kid llowolt who bus sev
era I limes been oonvleled for violu
t Ion of Iho 1'UIiIhk laws ns u imlor
Inns puiielier, bus been placed In
I'liuiHii ns fnrciiiiiu,
Tim ni'llini of lliu biiii'iui has
Ill'llllhCll lll'HIIIUIl illlllKlllltlHII
iiiuoiig .Ineltmiii ((unity lUlininii'll,
vilioHii i'iiiisIiiiiH H(4ilnllou fat ceil Ilia
ImllilliiK n' llm iMtwuytt Ml Hid iliini
m Unit (Ml roiilil ii'urb llm HM'i'
llttTi A I'K'll'l liHK bi'I'H VV)wl
Hi'iuili))1 fbHW'ilsln, vU U wi lb"
bl'IIHlp 'ii)VlN t'WWJlWy MI44 u d-
KITCHENER SAYS
WAR TO STRAIN
EMPIRE'SFORCES
British Casualties Number 2000
War Secretary Serves as Non-Par-tisan
for Duration of War Troops
So Far Have Sustained Best Tra
ditions of British Soldier.
LONDON, Auk. 25. The llrttlsh
casualties In llelKlum, ncrordlnR to
nu announcement mado this evenlnc,
nru estlmnted to iiiiiiiIht two thous
and. ..O.N'nON. Auk. 25, 5:22 p. in.
Lord Kltrhftier mado hln first speech
today as minister of war In trie House
of Lord.
Ho told hi hearer thai this war
undoubtedly would strain tho forccn
of tho cniplro and entail big sacri
fices. Ho laid cmjilmidfl on tho fact
that his position In tho cabinet In
volved ndhcrenco to neither party.
Ho said:
Krrvr n". a Soldier
"Tho terms on which I am servln.t
nro tho same ns thoso under which
sonio of tho finest portions of our
manhood, now so wlllliiRly nteppln
Jorwnnl to Join tho colors, nro on
KOKlnc. Thut Is to rny. my term of
nfllro I for tho duration of tho war.
or or Jhreo earn ir tho war should
last longer than Hint It has lxon
nsked why this period hn been lim
ited. It Is IiecniiKo If thl disastrous
war bo proluiiKed, nml no one ran
foretell for n rertuluty its duration,
Hint nftcr thrco jenrs of wnr, other
will tnko our plnces and seo this
matter through.
"Thcro will ho serious conflicts
which undoubtedly will strain tho
forces of our empire, and undoubted
ly consldcrnhlo sacrifices to our peo
plo will ho entailed. Thoso will ho
wlllliiKly horno for our honor nnd
for tho preservation of our position
In tho world, nnd tboy will bo shnrod
by our dominions, who aro now
sending contingents nnd kIvIiir ns-
slstauco of every kind to tho mother
country.
Mnlntalu Tradition
"Our expeditionary forco has taken
tho Hold on tho French northwest
frontier and advanced In tho neigh
borhood or Mon (In JIoIrIuih.) Our
troops already hnvo been for 3G hour
In contact with tho superior forces ot
tho German Invaders. During that
they maintained tho best traditions
of tho llrltlsh soldier nnd behaved
with tho utmost gallantry. Tho
movements they havo been called on
to oxecuta havo been thoso which do
mandod tho greatest steadiness of n
soldier and n1lll In tho commaudors."
lennined oampaign buiiicbeil to stop
milking on tbo lower river oneo for
all.
Allliougb ef foils to tnko obinool;
snhuoii egirs on the lower river liavo
proved failures for ninny yeurs, tho
bureau renews its efforts qvery yen..
Lust year tlio raeks nt Woodvillo
gavo way and tbo work was lost.
However, nllversides wero taken nt
Anient dum nml not u sil vol side
reneheil Jneksou county.
Two yeurs ngo Iho ohinookH weio
bebl at Anient dum. Tbo lower river
water In ho warm that Icaebes ami
other imniMlcs Killed the fisli by
Ibousaiids beforo himwning time,
Thrco years ago it freshet carried
away thn racks mid nyery year ban
iccoiilcil a failure in recent bcnsons,
Fl-.li culluristM, fiiimi'ily in (bo
employ of jmlli goveniiiieiit nml slate,
iisM'it Hull ninpbi siiliinui I'KKH can
hit lalcii nl KM; i' i cek, If tlio illi art
peiiullli'il o aseenil, The) lissoit
llm Hiini Miller lii'luw Ilia Amen!
iluin, imillmiliiily In a .war ul' law
walrr llliu lliu piociil, will unva fa
tal la lliu Jmlilliitf ut n-b ami Hull
I lW Willi, 1 4 (IS IIIIIIITI'rftelll)' dm II
Uv)m4T H WHsli) ut WIUHi'V HIlJ M
i'hIwwJI ju iHiiva i'vuNly hhkIvi
JACKSON
COUNTY
IN
FOUR DAY FIGHT
ROUTING ENEMY!
Rapid Prorjress ef Invaders Battles
Marked by Great Stubbornness
German Artltkry Captured and
Forces Flee In Disorder Au&trl
ans In Galkla Routed.
NP.W YOltK, A us. 25. Tho mlll
lary attache of tho Hussion embassy
today Issued from the Kim-Ian coniu
lato hero the foflowlnR account of tho
operation of thn Ilusslan nrmy:
"llattlen In eastern Prussia On tho
17th to 2 1st of Auglut wero marked
by Rreat stubbornness At I.yk, tho
retreat of tho twentieth Herman artnv
corps assumed an oxtremcly hurried
character. In thin locality tho Rus
sian troops took possession of a great
number of rolling stock, nUo of larp?
stores of forage and fuel, and confis
cated tho local treasury contnliilng
50,000 uinrks. August 20th at Ouiii
hlnncn, tho enemy brought Into battle
no less than three army corps, trying
to turn thn right flrink ot tho Hus
slans. hut was repulsed
Artillery Captured
"Meanwhile a counter attack wna
delivered by tho'Kusslans against tho
enemy'n renter, which led to tho cap.
tore of n conslderablo amount of Her
man artlllerr. Hy tho Ilusslan left
flank, towards Iho -wnliiK. tho ene
my was also defeated nnd requested
nn nniilMliv, which was refused.
Further to tho south, August 21, tho
! Hussions took Roldnp and Arls.
"August 22 our succcsrfe were de
veloped, tho enomy in complete dis
order retreated behind tho river An
geropp, hut the hrldgo over that river
nt Darkehmen was sclxod by tho Rus
sians To the south of tho river An
gerapp, tho Russians nro In posses
sion ot Johannlsburg, OrtclsburK and
Vllllnborg August 23 tho Russians
tool; Soldeau nnd No I pen burg, from
which locality conslderablo forces of
tho Hermans retreated to tho north.
Austrian's Surrender
"In Galncln at Novostnv, our
cnvnlry drovo tho squadron of tho
Ninth Austrian regiment Into a
swamp, whero two officers and 105
hussars surrendered.
"August 23, in a big cavalry en
gagemont between Zeloczow and
7. bo row, against an enomy in super
ior forces, the Russian cavalry took
from tho Austrlans two batteries of
horso artillery and 100 prisoners,
llrldges of tho river Sere aro in tho
hands of tho Russians,''
ilNE
PtAY MODS 10
I'AKIS, Aug. 2.", 4:2." n. in. A
dispatch from Iluurges gives tbo re
eilnl of a French officer wounded in
Lorraine. It sets forth' bow tho Cler
inuiis wero aided by tlio local inbabi
(tints, who bad prepared for every
oventuulity.
Tho offieiuls of villnges in Lor
raiuo fell on (bo necks of tbo French
troops when tboy came into town nnd
greeted tbcm ns saviors. No sooner
bad they dona this than (bey would
go to tbo edge of (bo village and bang
out French flags, big while sheets,
etc, to iudiealo In tho enemy Iho ox
net position of tbo French soldiers.
The mayor of nun vitiligo tupped u
French Held telephone wire for llm
beitefil of the enemy nl'lor having of
IVitiI a room in bis boiiso for lliu in
sliillaliiiii nt lliu Hliitlon. A hicdl
hi'himliiiiiidcr ini reeled llm inline of
Ilia (Jci'imiiiit' gnus bv iiunlng Ihe
hands ut Hut church clock,
At Mciise, Hid Fiviii'b wero jut
nihiiIi'iI lliut (buy wimbl wed no c"
tmsllloH, )ciJlii llii'tu Hmmw,
iiiiu'iyi lliey iwiiiiu tm vmtiu
Ilw4isii M ullb lhmH litwjw
tt4 SWHH I')' a,nclHJH4rK IWH
RUSSIANS
W
H
in
FRENCH
CAUSE
BELGIAN FORT
FALLSTO ENEMY
2 DAYS' BATTLE
Official German Statement Claims
That City of Namur and Five cf Its
Nine Forts Captured Bombard
ment of Four Other Forts Continue
Stunning Blow to Allied Forces.
nrci.MN. An?. 2.'. H.v wireless to
! Hie Af"oeinleiI I'retn liv ny of
Kiiiipii. fltVinnny, nml Hnyville, h. I )
An offieinl nnnouneeinent nihil;
I'ltlilit here today nays Hint the rily
of Xtunur nml five of its foils hive
been rjiplured liy tlio (lermnn-:. Tin'
hoinhurilment of the four oilier fort
continues nml llieir full m-imiis immi
nent. .ftXDON', MX. 'J I. :i6-i2 p. m.
The itfllciiil war iiifnimiition lutreaii
Hiiys;
"It is nuuouneeil Hint N'nmur lini
fallen."
LONDON', Auk- -'.', 7t"0 n. in. He
yomt the bare statement made lato
yesterday thnt it was announced that
Nnmiir liml fallen, the offieinl war
information Inirenu hus i-ucil noth
ing on tho subject. It is not yet
known definitely hero whether Iho
fall refers to ihe town or to the forts
or to both.
Tlio fortifications of Namur ami
,.iej;e formed the finest examples of
Ihe work of the famous Iteluinu mili
tary engineer, (leuenil Henri Alexis
Itriulmoul, uIm.m' uiutatiou wns
worldwide.
The defensive works of Namur
were not so streni: ns thoe of Liejte,
hut the position of the city was mueii
better for militnrv purposes.
Thn forts nre nine in number, tho
four mot important beinc St. Heri
berl, Audoye, Suarleo nnd Cogneleo,
while the conneetin forts of less
strength nre Dave, Maizcret, Ma
loiine, Mnrehevoletlo nml Kmines.
All nro proteeted hy hardened
steel domes, genemlly eight of tbcm
in each fort, and tho nrtillery, con
sisting of modern heavy disappearing
pins, is very powerful.
Tl)
Deputy Gamo Warden Sam L, San
dry has been empowered hy tho stato
gamo and fish commission to tnko
chargo ot the work or Installing fish
screens In Irrigation and mtulnc
ditches throughout tho state, He
will begin tho work In Jackson coun
ty. Threo varlotles of screen have hceu
adopted, that Invented by Jack Alt
ken, that patented by Allen Forward
and tho ono Invented by D. Scheubel,
Tho threo will bo installed and tho
ditch owner allowed to take his pick,
The screens will bo manufactured
locally.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-i, 3:20 p, in.
Tbo following nnnouneeinent was
given out today by (ho official infor
mation bureau:
"Tho Ilelgian niinisler in London
has mado tbo following statement:
'"lit spite of solemn iiKsurniiccs of
treaty obligations of long htiiiiding,
(leruiaiiy ban iiimlo a savago ami. ut
icily iinwiirrauleil ultaek on Del
glum. IIdhovit sore pressed wo limy
bo, llelgluiii never will figbt iiiifulrly;
slio never will sloop (o liil'iiiiue the
laws and oiislonnt of legllliimlu war
fit in, Hlie s pulling in a brine,
fight agalnot overt helming odiU, Hlie
may be beatei(. she tuny bu cni-licd
bill, ( OMiilo Hie wiihU nf our linbl)
lilnif, la nevrr ulll be ciiIhv'iI(
" 'Wbi'a (Icfwnii Iioojn luMile) war
I'ounliy tbft JHnlu KovriHWWl I
nw4 u fwWbi i si I v-b'b w
(bH'tJ4 h vsvry Ivm,, ttk tw-l
MAN
SAVAGRY
BELGIANS SALLY
I FROM ANTWERP
TO 1 ALLIES
Germans Surprised and Driven Back,
Says French Report Losses Are
Heavy en Bath Sides 25,000 Ger
mans Surrounded Between Ceurtral
and Angeffbem, Near Oudendarde.
I'AIMS, Auz. 'J.'.. :i:W.i p. m.-Thc
follewing: nft it-iii 1 announcement wns
made here teday: m
"The normnn offensive movement
in the north, which wns slopped yes
terday, nppenrs today to have been
resumed.
"The enemy, however, is being held
back by a French nrmy noting in
conjunction with nn Knglib nrmy nnd
n ISelginn nrmy."
"The armies of the allies surpris
ed Ihe enemy nnd drove back thr
advance detachments. Tbo nllits
hnvo gone beyond Muline.
"The Ik'lgian nrmy eanu'
from
Anlwerp."
Fighting In Alvnro
"In Iirraine, nfter tbo counter nt
(aeks of yesterday, Iho right of the
French forces withdrew to the river
Mnrlngne, which is n continuation of
the Mcurtho, from Luneville lo Nun
cy. "In Alsace French troops repulsed
a number of German attacks direct
ed against Column
"The report ot the rapture of Muel
ImiiM'ii liy (be Ocnuaus is without
fopudation. Moreover the theater of
oHralions in Alsace is becoming of
secondary iuixr!anee."
LONDON, Aug. 2o, 4M n. m. A
disputch to tho Times from Ostend
today says that .10,000 Germniu sre
nttaeking Mnlines, n Ilelgian city
thirteen miles southeast of Anlwerp.
Skinnishes nre general in northwest
Flanders.
25,04)0 Germans Surrounded
"DesHT.ite fighting between out
posts took place ut Oudennrde and
Iteuaix. Tho losses were heavy on
both sides Monday. Twenty-five
tbousund (lenunns hnvo been sur
rounded between Courtrai and Anseg
liem, six miles west of Oudendarde.
Fighting wns progressing Sunday .it
Teronnes, between Jfons and Finebe,
and between Wateghem and Oudeu
nrde. "The ITnndelsblnnd saj-s that simo
Monday no Germans havo been in
Hrussels
T
LONDON. Amr. 2.'.. (5:10 n. in. In
a dispatch from Antwerp the corre
spondent of the Kxchango Telegraph
company says that Gerumn troops
this mornhiL' nt tacked Muliues and
nfter a fight which Insted four hours
were driven out hy the Itelgiuns.
Tho Reluiuns mirsued the Germuns
in tho direction of Vilvordo.
IS
Iininlet. wnrning all civilians lo nh
stain scrupulously from hostile nets
against (bo troops of (bo enemy, and
tbo ilelgian press has daily published
similar notices broadcast through Ihe
land.
" 'Noverlbeless, (bo Ooinuin nu
tborities havo issued htalemcnls late
ly, eoiilaiiilug gravo iui)iilalions
against Iho allitudu of (bo lU-inn
tiUiliaa popubilioii nml Ihrealeiiliig
iik at Iho viiiiih lime wild iliru repris
als. Them Imputations urn eonlrary
In (lit real I'ni'ls, ami us (o (bleats
of fiiluio vengeance, no iiiuiihcu of
imIIiiiu. cpiir.uU on I bo psit of tbo
fleiiHWi himpi u deter Ibu Hi'IkIhii
XOU'iuhiciiI fiuui pri'lesliiK bvfarv
Him nlllled woibl hkiiIhM bu Var
lul i'iIhick tuiMaillleil HJIfully vmA ib
IkW'ialily by tbaattft) kv hM
LiJiJrtt ri --"--"-- I m ui w J.I yx
PROTESTED
Li
ADRIATIC PORT
TO ALLIES' FtEET
Catiara Destroyed by BiurMftt
Servian Tresis ItMceupy taHte
and Ail Servian Territory C(mtmI
of AHstrians War ef Nt Omttt
Is Be Waged.
HOME, Aug. 2. via London, 3:10
p. in. A dispatch (o the Corrieiu
D'ltalia from AntlvarS, Montenegro,
says the fortifications of Call aro,
the Austrian seaport in Dabnalia, on
the Adriatic, have been completely
destroyed, nnd that (he Austrian com
mander is now parleying for terms of.
surrender.
Thn bombardnicnt ot Caltaro vas
conducted by a fleet ot the allies.
Kervlaas lteoccupy Khc
NISH, Scrvin, Aug. 25, via Lomlop,
2i10 p. m. Servian troops reoeca
pied Sabnc (Hliahats) nt 4 o'clock in
the nfternoou of Monday, August 21,
according to nn official announce
ment today.
Tho Austrians have been thrown
back on the other bank" of the river
Save nml every bit of Servian terri
tory, has now been cleared of the
enemy.
Dispatches from Nish, dated Aug
ust in, said Austrian troops had si;
reeded in forcing- an entrance into
Sabac nfler heavy fighting nil along
the Hue.
Tbo announcement adds that tl
retreating Austrians devasnted Ser
vian villages and massacred the in
habitants. Sabac is on (be river Saw, 2"
miles west of Belgrade.
Wnr of No Quarter
PARIS, Aug. 21 via London, l.lf
p. m. Thnt Servia is preparing to
wage n war of no quarter to her en
emies is indicated in n note sent by
Servin to (he French government
protesting against tbo alleged order
front tbo headquarters of the Aus
trian army to burn Servinn crops
nnd to fire Servian villages all along
the Austrian line of march.
This note says further (hat in view
of Austrian cruelties to Servian
troops it will bo difficult to restrain
(be Servians from measures of re
venge, nnd (bnt the Servian govern
ment finds itself constrained to take
all measures of reprisal compatihlo
with international law. ,,
AS UNNECESSARY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Score
inry MoAdoo emphatically disap
proved proposals for valorization of
orops hecauso of tho F.uiopean wnr
nt today's conference of cotton and
tobacco growers. Ho. appealed vto
the conference to "get down to a
practical Imsis."
"Any issuo of currency, by stu(a
banks is surely unnecessary," said
Secretary MoAdoo, "and it is a waste
of timu (o talk about it. Kuoiigh na
tional bank currency is autboriwj by
piescut law to bnndlu Iho'cotlon anil1
all the other crops in dm country,
There is utithorixntioii In law fr
euoiigb ciiriemty (a wreck be "bob?
country, Tbo seuretHry of Iho treas
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