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KOENIGSBERG ON GERMANONWARD
NORTH SEA IN
Russian HANDS
Fortified German City In East Prus
sia Completely Invested by ForHei
uf Car Streiiflth Overestimated
Teutons Continue to Retreat,
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Says Confirmed nenert.
MA
HR0U6H
T
FRANCE LULLS
Exhaustion and Fierce British Re
sistance Wednesday Cautes Halt
Silence Veils All French Opera
tions In North-Belief Great Bat
tle Ranlnu. and News Withheld.
LONDON, Am:. 21), 'Mia n. in. A
liiiilni id tli Times from St. Pet
orahutir 0h repiuls tiro circulating
I hero or IIik Cull of Koonlgsberg, llio
Ml totijclv fortified todirt or the
(leiuinns In Hunt Prussia.
The Kuhxliui advance in Knit
Prussia guo rie l three days of
prolonged mill Mnbboin rugiiuciuenti
In Hut vli'inltv of Snldiin, Alleitstciu
mill HlsehoflVbiirg, whom llnj eneinj
IihiI eoiiccntniled llin iiruiv corps
which ictrcutcd from Ouiubiniii'ii-nnd
mono fresh trooH, Alli'iiMi'lu tint
been successfully occupied by Hi
KusilllS,
'I'lir German losses wero purlieu
Intly lifuvy nt Mi'iiMi'ii, between Os
terodit ami Nonlrnliing, uml Ilia en
emv in in full retreat.
On tin.' (Itilli-iiin front the fighting
litiil on Wednesday assumed tlio
chnruclrr of general ciigngeuient
iluopiug in the southern district
of Lublin mill in cnwlcni Ouheiu on
I In1 roads of (.omherg. Tin front of
Him buttle v.slon.lisl fur 2(10 miles. At
first tlio fighting wn mom of tlio
oliuimilcr of nttiiol; and counter nt
look, lint gradually tlio Austrian
woiu compelled lo assume llui ilc
renxivi'. iiomi:, Aug. tin, vin J.OII.MUI, i:'ja
p. m. Thu Tillinnn publishes u dls.
p'lleh fioin SI.' Petersburg which con
ilin.H reporlM Dint tin Hussions have
iuvivlcd Hid fortress nt (mime delcl
i'il by censor) wheio Hut (Icimnns
mo shut In. There Is now no Ocrnnu
moiioH lo interfere with Hn lin!mi
opcrnlinui. in litis legion.
Previous iliip:ililir. would indicate
ilu.t Hie iKiiiin omitted Is proli.ilit.'
tin notices nl ICoenigshcrg in i'ns!
I'nivnin,
LONDON?. Anr. 2i, r,-.nr, n in. A
dispatch o the Itnitor 'ri'linim com
imny fioin I'lirin hiivh mi offleinl
coimnnnii'iilion iven out in tlio
IViirli ciipilnl iMiufiriiiH previoim u
wirt Hint lliu KiinnImin Iiiiv coin
plcli'ly invi'hliil Km'iiinl"'n: in llnxt
ion I'ru-Hiii,
E
NGLAND
NEED
THOUSANDS
AYS
LORD
K R
I.ON'DON, Aug. 20, is:sr p, in
Fluid MnrHhnl Lord KobortH niiiito
tlio ilorlnrntlpri lotlny that (Irotit
rlluln lu tlio prciont wnr would re
nulro huudrcdi of tlioinmiula of
bolilloru.
Tim oocnuloii or HiIr Htatoutoiit wti
tlio ruvluw or a now roKlinont or
lllUO London IuibIiioib mon. In nn
mlilioHii Lord Holiorl suld In part:
"You nro tho pick of tlio nntton'o
lilKlily odiimUv'd bUHlnoiu men, You
follow vurloiitf profoHiloim ami you
uro doliiR oxactly what all auobod
lod moil lu tlio kliiKdom uhould do,
no imtttor what thnlr runk or station
In llfo. My fcolhiK towurd In ono of
liitoimo mlmlrntloni How vory dlf.
fvront U your action to Hint of thu
imui wio chii- wttll un on pluyln
crlcliot uml football an It (ho very
okUluiu'o uf tlio country woru not ai
Hill 1(0,
"W'n uro ciikbkuiI In u llfo and
ilt'ii Hi nIiiikuIo ami you uro miuwlnx
your ilulnrinliuilliiii to do your duly
iih KilUr mid hy all h iiimuiih mi
your miw'' lo hiliiK Hi In wnr
war fiircttfl oh tin Ity an uwuillmit.
MHlt IIHWriimiM tlHlluM - IHIf
wiwwl IWIMll,''
LONDON', Aim. ild, -ISW p. m.
Kxliiiuiiioii on Hie purl of the Clcr
mini troops uml Hie i'oneipient uee
I'Hhlty of momenta! ily hIiii'1i'ii(iik llu'ir
forwnrd inurement Is offered in noine
(piurlerx todnr tin mi rplniiiitl"ii of
tin) nliHiilute hilenee wliicli hits veiled
all the opernlioim in northern France
hinee thu ilenwrnte hlniCKle on Wed
ncMilay, when a ipmrter of u million
of (lenuitu fioldierrt tried to luiek their
way thioiih the IlrillMi IIiiim held
hy lexri Hiiiii half that nmnher.
Withhold Untile .Venn
Just nn many oilier people, how
ever, are couWiiecd Hint tho hnttle
hlcli Field Mahnl Sir.lohu IVcncli
coniuinnder.iifeliii'f uf thu Hritili
foreen on the continent, mild on Wetl
lirxdny wna iuipeudiuc, in now ill
proreHs ami Ihuf the commanders
aro inviiitinc n dceirflrc oiileome he
font pennitlint; nnylliint; to hu uinilo
pnlilie.
NVw l'renrli Army
KeporU Uml France lin formed n
new army of 2.'iO,000 to lake the of-'
fcusire nniiiHt the Oenmiu rljlit hax
nroiiKtil nmeli Interest; they dare nut,
howerer been eonfirmeil.
A telegram fnm Ilnnel, Snilrcr
laud, ili'clariiig Hint fiu Oermnn nml
AiMtrinn nnnv corps nro murchiui:
on IWIforl, France, Iiiih not been
millienlleated, nor linn another report
that the (leniiaus have been obliged
to withdraw a portion of their forces
in Hie west to meet the ItiiKhiaii ml
riMiee in the east.
Itiilnn Aihanro I'lilulcrriipteil
The ndrnuee of Hie Muscovites in
the ciifctern Ihealer of the war neems
uninterrupted. In Kasteru 1'russii
llie.v liiire coinplelely inresled Kticn
igxltert;, while in (lulicin (hoy woiitd
appear to bo ilnnviiitf (he net tililor
uroiind linlier.
WuriiliiK to Shipping
The hource of the flnnlinu mines
which have miiiIc no mmiy miiiiII matt
in Hie North Sen during tlio pnt
few dnys, Hi'i'ins to be indicated in
a vcipicht to Miuppimr to keep u look,
mil for u "trawler painted black, wi'li
white number on lier funin'1," ami
when it is seen lo notify the nutlioi
itics iimueiliulely.
Fired by the mnvs thai the native
Indian army is cmuimr to purlieipnte
in Ibis wail, the Hu.sutos of SunUi
Africa have petitioned, Hint in Hie
eveui of mi uttempted iuvuHiou of
South Al'ilcnii lerritorv lliev be allow
cd lo "ciihI n few Mimes, at tho
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LIJUVAIN WIPED
OUT BY KRMANS
TO COVER. ERROR
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lum, Unfertifierf, PH4 TwIm In
Week-Act Wlth1 PtniM in
Clvilizallwi TitfrkU AftriMt Pm
ple Efain AIm twtertoi.
GERMANS SHELL
MALINES; LAWS
OF
AUSTRIAN'S TRY
OFFENSIVE MOVE
WAR
IGNORED
enemy."
E COURT 10
DECIDE FAT VALUES
WASHINGTON', Auk, 20, Tho
miuihor of food fnta n person la en
titled to got when ho buys n flvo
cent (Huh of Ico crenm la to bo do
cldoil by tho Hiiproino court.
Two Ico cream coiuiuiuIoh In Iowa
havo npponlod to tho Hiiproino court
to docluro uncouatltutlonul nn Iowa
ntotun which cIiuhor na ndultoruted
Ico cream contnluliiK losa than u cor
tain amount of fata,
STEAMER HITS MINE,
54
LONDON, A'yf. UK, (1:01 p. in.
illiiiti'i to IJoyd'a from Nlkolnyuv,
HiiNhlii, Hitya Hint tho niiiiiII unwii:r
MfMiuer V,xmH I'liim OiIcmnii I'm
Mlmlaynv, ulntfk u mlnn on AinjiM
'l Hint uH iMioyml, I'jriy r.mi
JHTIU wWmh mil line bulk uf lltn
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LONDON, Any. 'J!', -I i0 n. in.
Tim correspondent of Uoulerh' Telc
fjrnin eonipnuy nl Antwerp semis the
follow injj official xtnlcmcuL which
has been inMieil Iliere;
"On Thnidny I ho (Icruiaus, con
trary lothc liinii of wnr, bombarded
Mnlined, an open and umlefemleo
town,
"On Friday morning tho town wiik
partially occupied by Oermmi infan
try, which withdrew townrd the mmiIIi
in tho afternoon, ami the limnlmnl
ment vaa icneued, for.r nhclls fnlliiiK
aboul each ipiiuter of an hour.
"The enemy nlso bombarded Hie
region uhont Ili-Vht Opdcittn'i't,', u
(own hcveuteen miles Hotitlieat of
Antwerp, an open locality not oeeu
pied by life military.
"The two operations bad no less
the object Ihun lo tonoruo tho civ
ilinu population.
"Tho (loriuaiis liuvo Hyslcumtically
bomhnrded llio forts mid gups of Na
mtir for forty-einht boui-s. Tho town
itself Ruffercd little. Tho enemy has
invested tho northeast portion of tho
plneo and i atluekiiiK tho toils uml
gaps in that region. The Holp'nn di
vision retired to tho second 1'yto of
iieieuse, wiiicii was iioiiiuniiHit vio
lently. u turn tho Hclgiuu uml
French troops nut do numerous coun
ter attacks.
THROUGH
POLAND
LONDON, Auk- :!9. 05 a m A
St. Petersburg despatch lo tho Time.i
sent Snturdny morning snyg tho Aua-
trlana inodo n bold bid for tho of
fenalvo jestcrdny tiy trying to elo
tho left flank of tho HusMan posi
tion In Poland with tho obvious Inten
tion of relieving prefsuro on tho
forces in North Eastern Prussia. Two
or thrco army corpa advanced as far
ns Kc)ro, where they encouutored a
strong Itusslnn force. A pitched
hnttlo was fought and resulted In tho
overthrow of thu Invaders, who suf
fored heavy losses. It waa there that
tho Klcwiuth Hungarian reserve met
their futo.
BERLIN
REPORT
BOULOGNE WAITS
DEFEAT OF FIVE
RUSSIAN
CORPS
VA
CHARGE
LONDON, An'. 'JO, 1:30 p. m.
The official information bureau fn n
ftfnlcmcnt rennlin the ilestntctinn
of the Ik'hian town of Lonyal.i by
llio Oermans ami the German an
nouncement that the inhabitant hid
fired on their troops jmyn:
"Teh assumption of tho Ocrmon
eotnmnndcr, under the circumstance!!,
ho wide of probability that ft epn
only bo supposed that in the dOTinj to
conceal tho facts the first idea which
occurred to him was seized on as en
excuse for nn net without parallel ia
the history of civilized peoples.""
Violate Mar Kte
"Louvain has been utterlilestroy
ed by one of the enwror'.s com
manders in a moment of pamwm to
cover the blunder of ttht own mch.'
"In destroying tke ancient town of
Louvain the German troops eowmit
ted a crime for which Uira ea he
no atonement ami hunanity aHffeml
a loss which nevc can be repaired."
V'V?l A?P- J2;10v.p.MJ-Ae-corilmjr'lo
information whfch ka
enrehed Paris, the little village ef
Ktnin, nenr rnjpvy, Franoe, has
been subjected to two boHbanJmet
by the Qcrmans, one on Monday of
this week, tho other Tuesday.
The second bombardaapat set the
(Continued qb paga two.)
LEIPZIG EN ROUTE
TO JAPAN BELIEF
S1UTTLK, Wtf.li., Aug. 10. Thu
flennun cruisor Leipzig lias not been
seen for nearly two weeks, nml in
llrilifili Columhin tho impression is
growing that she is crossing tho l'a
eifio ocean. She was last sighted off
Capo Mendocino, Cnl. Shipiiing men
say Hint us tho Leipzig has no coal
ing facilities on the l'nuifio coast she
iiould not continue to urufse.
DKIMilN, Aug. 20, by wireless to
tho Associated Press. News of tho
defeat of five Itussiau nnny corps to
thu suilth of Allenstcin is made pub
lic hero today. It is regarded as en
couraging and as greatly relieving
the situation in P.ust Prussia. It is
said to insure the flank of thu Ger
man positions. Allenstcin Is about
sixty miles south of ICoeuigsburg.
The Associated Press has been in
formed from official Austrian
sources Hint the battles which have
iiecii in progress ior several uavs
past arc expected to ho decisive.
Austrian troops nro pursuing the
lti!iiiiis from Knisiuk, about twenty
miles north of thu (lulieian frontier
in tho direction of l.uhliu.
There is no invading nnny between
the liver Hug ami IbeiHver Wiepr.
(Thcsu rivers arc affluents of the
Vistula and embrace a lerritorv lo
cated (o tho east of Vrsnw.)
Tho Anstrians hold the regions to
the west, north and Jouthenst of
Lemberg, Gnlieuv and havo advanced
toward the Dniester nyer against
strong invading forces of thu enemy.
No news was reeehen henj today
concerning the situation on the
French frontier, beyond n special
dispatch to the Tages Keitung, do
during that tho DritNh defenfut fc?t.
Queutin was complete. Thu lliitish
losses were heavy uml Hie routed
Hi-itisli soldiers wero forced to ne-
ccpt battle by the German cavalry.
OF
UHLAN
FORC
E
RESUME OF WAR NEWS, AS PASSED By CENSOR
What liltlo definite war news es
caped the censors today reflceled
chiefly llio situation hi Host Prussia,
where thu operations are assuming
dully u giculei iiupurliiuco,
Tlu'Hn lepoits mo Confliyling, Al
llcillil It Is olTiclally uiiiioiiuced tluil
lle HiiaHiaii nnnv cuip wcni do
feiiled, Newnpnpi'i' ili-piililns finiu H,
l'i'eiflilitg, mi Hie i ilicr liiiinl, ilii.
I'll! 1 0 thill Alhii'-leiii lids hern oi'i'ii-i
i)i'i hy Hi'1 Ho- 'ill nlm lliu III
W'Kllllg Kiii'llliH'eilf I'lOIII I III! MW4I
nilli'n ('(mien lliu klulemi'Mi Hint h
Uhuu in iliitninx it ml mourn)
Lemherg, the cupitul of (lalicia.
Field .Miirslial Lord Koburls do
elaii'd today Hint Great Ilrilitiu
would snu huiidrciN cf'tli'diisauiU of
men for Iho present conflict,
Ileillu has leceht'd a repot I of Iho
ilc lent of I ho lntih lit St. (Jili'iilin,
I'riiiiee, If (hU u true, il pitmen Iho
(Ioniums ivscnl) llneo miltv koulh of
L'muhiiil, llio menu of Hm cw'iil tier
limn Niicceos A diMitch fiimi Pints
niin Uml Hutu untie) hi'lwwH I m ( U
mill HiiiiIumiim hu been huvh4'h1.
AeeoiiUmf tj iui itt turn CufW-iu
hHrel, fUmy U Hmkin hmm
fiww Ihc hv I'iwiiI m hMvw htv
nnnv uml that of Austria in the east.
Thu Iliili-.li foreign offices an
iiomicu Hint Has I Prussia js being
rapidly overrun by tho Itimsluiin. Thu
French ciubiiosy in Wushiuglou slides
that jls uihiocs. show he i(usuit8
to be vilhiu tvenly miles of Lein.
heig,
The Geimnn aiiilmmlor at Wunli
iiiglmi ileuli'il Imluv sloiies of tier
moil 1'iui'lly nml ih'oliiied Hint ji
pellu nil chip h'Ul iilliii'Led NwlltUitf
hilt foilllli'ulloiiM.
Tlu I'lfiicfuii PuIntIii VuMiAhH
iWM li.lwnlry, linu) si.( MM
IHHH MWIrVUI WW),
LONDON, Aug. 2U, 8:04 p. m. A
Central News dismtch says that
Houlogno has been evacuated by thu
allied troops.
LONDON", Aug. 29, 4:12 n. m.
The correspondent of the Kxpress nt
Houlogno wires that picparntions are
being made there in expectation of
a cavalry raid on the town. He says:
"The German troops aro advancing
in North France ami Houlogno is
milking preparations for n cavalry
mid. A notice ivns pot-ted in the
suh-prefcclures and thu headquar
ters of thi gemlarmeiie stating that
the troops have been withdrawn and
calling ou the inhabitants to remain
calm, preserve order and make any
sacrifices neee.-sary for tho good of
their country.
"I nm told tho customs officials
left Houlogno Friday morning1, uud
that the officials of the civil admin
istration ant read - to leave. Since
Thursday night the town has been
absolutely deserted by visitors. Somo
left by boat and others by land in tho
direction of Havre nn I Dieppe. Somo
of the inhabitants aro leaving, but
us yet there has been no gouerul
exodus.
"Tho story is that Uhlans who may
ho the vaugmud of a largo body of
cavalry aro within thirty miles of
tho town.
"Thu boat which left Houlogno
Friday afternoon wns filled with
people, somo of whom wero Hrilish
The boat was unable In wait for tho
usual train from Paris, which was
held up somewhere along Hie line. I
urn loin nun a nuuiiicr or tinlii.li
wounded nro expected by this train,
"Several inoru wounded Jlrilisli
soldier left Houlogno Fiiday morn
ing on Iho rally boil! ior Folkestone,
They iucludo mm iiirmuu whot lex
wero InoKi'ii In n shot flre( ul Uw
while iu wan In Hie nlr,
"The only vi'ftPfN luiv nre fihbi
honl. Tho iimiiiI J (tVto'k Utint JJt
J'VIU'(UII0 tor Jt0uJlUtttt UUjJ UU Lu
ft (u hour u Hty on ymtittm
ttwil L4 mn uu4 ilutt im. ttbtm-.
H woW M inm -fifiiirti "
BRITISH BEAT
BACK ATTACK
GERMAN FLEET
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. The fol
lowing official report of the naval
battlo oft Cuxhaven, in which the
Urltisli fleet was victorious, was re
cetvtvl today at tho British embassy
It was dated last night night in Lon Len Lon
eon: "Early this morning a concerted
operation of some consequence was
almost against tho German fleet off
Heligoland bight. A strong force
of destroyers, followed by light
Crulsora and battlo cruiser and work
lug in conjunction with submarines.
Intercepted nn attack by Gorman de
stroyers and cruisers guarding the
approaches to tho German coast. Ac
cording to Information which has
reached the admiralty so far, the
operation baa beeu fortunate and
fruitful.
"Tho nrltlsh destroyers have boon
heavily engaged with the enemy's de
stroyers and all tho British destroy
ers are reported afloat and returning
In good order. Two Gorman de
stroyers wero sunk and many dam
aged. "Tho cneno'a cruisers engaged the,
Ilrltlsh cruisers and battleship erul
serB, Hnttlo cruisers of the flrct
light cruiser squadron sank the
Mainz, receiving only slight damage.
The flrat battlo squadron sank oaa
cruisor of (ho column and another
disappearing In the mist In a slak
ing condition and on fire,
"All tho Gorman ships In the en
gagement wera thu disposed. Tae
battlo cruiser squadron, although by
submarines and floating mIum, nc
cesifully evaded thorn, and It net.
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damaged. The light erubwa squad
ron suffered ho eaiualtlM, ,
"The flotilla erulr Amthyt m4
dwtroyer I.aerlmi are dawsasd, Imt
no other yewHtk mbmir hv
jowl, Tho rMUH Um ef e
m heavy,
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