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THE GAZETTE-NEWS RAJS THE HOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN THE it :: CAROLINAS si it .WEATHER FOEECASTi UNSETTLED WEATHER. VOLUME XIX. NO. 172. ASHEVILLE, N. C, ATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 29, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS SUCCESS CL AIMED DES IN EAS7 B Y BOIH SI BA 7 iLES FIVE RUSSIAN ARMY CORPS ARE BEATEN? Situation in East Prussia Is Said to Be Greatly Relieved. GERMANS SHELL UNI EN TOWN BRITISH DEFEATED AT SAN QUENTIN Indications are that Germans Have Advanced Further South in French Territory. Bombarded Malines, Contrary to Laws of War Says Of ficial Statement from Paris. BOMBARDING NAMUR FORTS IS CONTINUED London, August 29. (3:00 a. m.) A Daily Mail editorial on the Concentration of the Germans in immense strength to crush the British expeditionary forces says: "Germany has brought the stupendous odds of 3 to 1 against the British 'soldiers, of whom we may well feel proud, but the situation is most critical. France has done every thing in her power. Great Britain alone can find more men and find them she must. The 'nation must prepare on a col ossal scale and send every man and every gun that can be spared here and now to the decisive point in France." Berlin, August 29. (By wireless to Associated Press). News of the defeat of five Russian army corps to the south of Allenstein is made public here today. It is regarded as . encouraging and as greatly relieving the situation in east Prussia. It is said to insure the flank of the German posi tions. Allenstein is about 60 miles south of Koenigsburg. The Associated Press has been informed from official Austrian sources that battles which have been in progress for three days past are expected to be decisive. Three Austrian troops and Germans are pursuing the enemy from Krasnick, about 20 miles from the Galician frontier. There is no army between the river Bug and the river Wieperz (these rivers are affluents of the Vistula and embrace a territory located to the east of Warsaw.) Troops, according to this source, have entered Russia and invested the region around Zamos in Russian Poland, 45 miles southeast of Lublin. The Austrians hold the section toward the Dneister river against strong forces of the enemy. No news was received hero today concerning the situa tion on the French frontier beyond a special disptach to the Tnges Zcitung declaring that the British defeat at St. Quen tin was complete. The British losses were heavy and the routed British soldiers were forced to accept battle by the German cavalry which were enniasso on their lino of retreat. The location in the foregoing dispatch, of St. Quentin, in the department of Aisne, France, as the point where the Brit ish troops were forced to retreat before the German attack, places the scene of this fighting considerably further within French territory than it has been set by previous reports. It is described as between Cambrai to Locateau. St. Quentin is 20 miles south of Cambrai and the same distance southwest of Lacateau. It is within eight miles of the boundary of the department of Somme referred to in an official communication I issued by the French war department last night as follows: "The situation on our front from the department of the Sommo to the Vosges remains unchanged." Heavy Siege Guns Used at Ma lines Being Moved for the Attack on Antwerp. London, Auk. 29. A Reutor's cor respondent sends the following offi cial statement from Paris: "On Thursday the Germans con trary to the laws of war, bombarded M alines, an open and unprotected town. On Friday the town Avas "par tially occupied by German Infantry which withdrew toward the south In the afternoon and the bombardment was renewed, four shells falling about each quarter of an hour. The enemy also bombarded the region about Heyst-Opdcn-I'.erg, a town 17 miles southeast of Antwerp, an open locali ty not occupied by the military. "The two operations had no less an object than to terrorize the civilian population. "The Germans have systematically bombarded the forts and gaps of Na- mur for 48 hours. The town itself suffered little. The enemy has Invest-1 ed the northeast portion of the place and is attacking the forts and gaps In that region. The Belgian division retired to (he second line of defense which Is vfcelng bombarded. The French have made numerous counter attacks. "The Belgians retired by way of the Sombre and the Mouse and the retreat whs accomplished in good or der. Tho Belgian have rejoined the French lines. "The reconnatsance made In the neighborhood of ISrussels gave favor able results and showed the country unoccupied. Security of Antwerp is therefore complete." Few It cumin. London, Aug. 29. A dispatch to tho Dally News from Rotterdam says that out of CO, 000 inhabitants of Mii llnes, only 200 are left In the town. Refugees say many were killed by the bombardment and practically all of the rest fled. The Germans are bringing up heavy siege guns of a new pattern for solgo against Ant werp. These guns also hnvo been used at Mallnes. The Germans have or dered all able-bodied men In the vicinity of Urge and Tnngres to pro ceed at once to Germany to assist In the harvests. This Is likely to greatly t t 5 WAR NEWS SUMMARIZED. 5 t t H What little definite war news 9 It escaped the censors today re- 9 9 fleeted chiefly the situation In t 9 east Prussia, where the opera- ! 9 tions are assuming a greater lm- 9 5 portance. These reports are 91 9 conflicting. At Berlin it is of- 9 9 llcially announced that active 9 9 Russian corps have been defeat- S 9 ed by the Austrians and Ger- 9, 9 mans south of Allenstein, 60 ! 5 miles south of Koenigsburg. 9 5 Newspaper dispatches from St. 9 9 Petersburg, on the other hand, 9, ? declare -Allenstein has been oc- 9 It culled by the Russians, who are 9 a; investing Koenigsburg. It 5 From the same source comes It '9 the statement that the Russians It It are drawing a net around Lem- It It berg, the capital of Gallcla. It It Field Marshal Lord Roberts It I? today declared that Great Brit- 9 9 ain would require hundreds of I? It thousands of men for the pres- It ent conflict. H It Berlin has received a report 9 05 of the defeat of the British at 9 5 San Quentin, France. If this is It H true is places the Germans 23 9 It miles south of Cambrai, the It H scene of a recent conflict. It A Paris dispatch says train It service between Paris and Bo lt logne has been suspended. It According to a report from 9, Copenhagen Germany is rushing e troops from her west front to 9 reinforce her army and that of It Austria In the east. H Tho British foreign office an lt nounces that east l'russia is be lt Ing rapidly overrun by the Prus lt sians. 9 The French embassy In Wash It irigton states that its advices It show the Russians to be within t 20 miles of Lemherg. It The German ambassador to It the United States today denied t stories of cruelty . .id said the H Zeppelins had uttacked nothing 9 but fortifications. GERMANS SUFFER REPEATED DEFEAT? t m 1 DESPERATE Deserves to Go Down in British History as Revelation of Prowess of British Army Says Writer. The Princess I'atrla light fantry, 1,000 strong, jsalled EUrope toddy. j 9 9 It it it 9 9 9 t . k 9 n t mi n i it 9 it n 9 It It It t It 9, It It It It 9 9 9, w It It. In- 9 for R 9 It it 700 MEN OPPOSED 5000 GERMAN TROOPS Capture of German Strong hold hy Russians Is Reported. THE INVADING OF AUSTRIA GOES ON Expecting Aid Which Never Came, Held Their Ground Until Only 300 Remained. Russians are Drawing Net Around The Galician Capital Over running East Prussia. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr it R ! COVFMCTIXG CLAIMS. H R It London, Aug. 29. The official It .It Information bureau issued a H It statement on the destruction of It It the Belgian town of Louvain by It H tho Germans and the German It announcement that the Inhabit- R It ants had fired on their forces. It It It says: It H "Tho German announcement R It was so wide of probability that R It It appears to be only an excuse R. 9 for nn act without parallel In It 9, the history of civilized people. It It "Louvain has been destroyed It R bv one of tho emperor's com- It 9 manilcr In a moment of passion It to cover the blunder of his own It men." London, Aug. 29. The Daily Mail's Bologne correspondent, writing of the battle at Tournai, says: "Tho battle of Tournai should go ' down in British history beside Rork eBdrift and Magersfonteln, as a reve lation 6T the prowess of the British army. "At Tournai a German cavalry force of 5,000 overwhelmed a British force of 700 which hourly expected relief which never appeared. "The Germans were victors at a ' terrible price and only after their own ! ranks had been sadly thinned. The i British stood their ground until nil hope was lost and only 300 remained. They retired calmly and cooly, car rying their wounded and harrasslng their pursuers all the way. ! "The survivors fell back on Wed nesday afternoon, the fight having lasted from 11:30 o'clock In tho morning. Here Is the story of Tournai in brief: I "On Wednesday morning our i troops had taken a position slightly ! to the rear of the town of Tournai Washington, August 29. The British embassy today re ceived from the London foreign office the following dispatch on Russian operations in Prussia: "East Prussia is being rapidly overrun by the Russian army and a great part of this legion is already in Rusian hands, the German forces, con sisting of three army corps and several divisions, having been' repeatedly defeated and losing heavily in men and guns." London, August 29. (3:20 p.m.) A dispatch to tho Evening News from Copenhagen: Railroad transportation in Germany has been suspended for the present because tho railroads are engaged in carrying troops from the west front to the hard pressed east front. R on high ground. The artillery fired R1 effectively, at firm on the German K' advance, but later lost the range. To If. .wards 1 o'clock our position became It H It It It It It U H H H It H It It 9 9 9. Peking, August 29. (12 m.) 1 1 After an inquiry at Tsing 'Tnu the Germany embassy de nies that the German torpedo boat S-90 has been sunk. Tho dispatch from Cliefoo, j China, last night said the tor 'pedo boat destroyer Welland had engaged and sunk tho S-90. London, August 29. (7:15 a. m.) A dispatch to, Neuter's reports that British and French. warships, combined with Mon tenegrin guns, resumed bom bardment of tho Austrian forti at Cattaro Thursday night. . ;Two fort were domolishod af ter six hours' cannonading. A small Austrian squadron at- tetnpod a sortie from its placo of retreat at tho island of Chcrso but without success. Rome, August 2.9 . (Via London, 12:28 p. m.) A dis patch to tho Giornalo d 'Italia from Basel, Switzerland, Bays that three German army corps, two Austrian army corps and a great quantity of siege artil lery have crossed tho Ilhino. Tokio, August 29. The sec ond Japanese squadron reports there aro no German ships out- (Contlnued on PM 1) " It R 9 WILL rilESEXT I'LTIMATVM. K It It It London, Aug. 29. The Paris 9 9 correspondent of tho Kxpress It says: "I am Informed' Italy will It It present an ultimatum to Aim- 9. 9 tria requesting an explanation of 9 9 Austrian mobilization on the 9 9 Italian frontier. (Inly a brief pe- It It rind will lie given for nn answer It It ami within a chort time Italian 9. 9 troops are expected to bu In l H Trieste." It It : It It WOMEN, ( llll-DREX KIM.I'.D. vital. As every moment slipped by anxious eyes looked back for the promised help that was never to come. Kven at the terrible disadvan tage of ten to one the Infantry and army were holding their own when hollies of I'hlans seemed suddenly to swoop down from nowhere. "Through the town they galloped with an amazing disregard for them selves ami up to the very muzzle of our field guns. Their losses were ap palling, but the survivors Insist that the British stood their ground until three armed anil.nl. mcc va;;ons with rapid flrers mounted on them, opened tire. Toward 3 o'clock the 300 sur vivors began to retire." Increase the number of Belgian refu-! gees In southern Holland. E WHILE mn HEBE 0. M. Rogers, of Craggy, Is Again the Victim of Thieves. While O, M. Rogen was In Ashe- villa yesterday, his store at Grasgy station waa entered by unknown par ties and about 130 taken from the cash drawers. Mr. nosers had lock ed the door to the store, but failed to clone a rear window and It was through this window that the thieves entered. Its discovered the robbery upon his return horns yesterday af ternoon and Immediately reported the same to tho sheriff's office. This same store waa robbed about Hlv years ago, when four white men stole about I lit from IL All of them were later arrested, convicted and flvtn sentences on tho chain faiif. Ixindon, Aug. 29. A dispatch to the l'ost from Terneiizen, dc scrlibng the sack 't Ixuivnn from what It claims to be an authori tative source, says many civil ians were killed, Including wom en, children and the clergy. Their nationality, it Is declared, did not save one English and one American clergyman. All the public buildings were destroyed. IIUITISII MA UK I1-',S"K11ATK M'I'OKT TO llll,l t'.Miml I.ondnn, Aug. 29. The correspond ent of the Telegraph at Arras, capl tul of the province of I'as-Ue-Cnlais, sends under Thursday's ilnte this ae. London, August 29. (3:50 a. m.) A dispatch from the Times from St. Petersburg says that reports 'are circulating there of the fall of Koenigsburg, the strongly fortified sed port of the (lennans in east Prussia. Tin Russian advance in east Prussia gave rise to three days of prolonged and stubborn engagements in the vicin ity of Sohlati, Allenstein and BiscliofTsbi'rg, where the enemy bail concent rated the army corps which retreated from Bum binnen and some other troops. Allenstein has been occupied by tho 1'ussians. The (Jeriuai) losses were particularly heavy at Muhlen, between Osterode and Xordcnburg and the enemy is in full retreat. On tho (Jalieian front the fighting had on Wednesday as sumed the character of general engagements developing in the southern districts of Lublin and in eastern Galicia on tho road to Lcinberg.. The front of the battle extended for 200 miles. At first the lighting was more of the character of at tack and counter attack, but gradually the Austrians wero compelled to iismiimc the defensive. I ? 1 1 1: w i . 1 1 1 t'.wt eoo-'imolit ill ! ll "1 111! -L-llO 11.1 fio-lit tfllll 4llrt' .1 Itlt..l.tll l.'l'l l.lllt.ItLll ,1 IXIJI'l l.tlllM (lllt. 1111.11 im 11 th Hungarian reserves, captured their colors and nearly annihilated the eiieinv. count of firing In the vicinity of Omibral: .-. I ..... I .n. .w. , , .. I .1 .. r. It by the Germans despite the efforts ofi It i the Kngllsh. The defense of the front-! Kiier from Mile to Valenciennes nan, it until twelve hours ago, entrusted to, :tho llrltlsh who did all In their pow !er to halt the advance of the enemy altaititr.ititltltltltititKitltltK rititititititititiiitititititit .! withdraw srrrortT. It a It It 9. 9 9 m 9 9 9 9 9. 9 Itltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltlt u It n 9 Indon, An;. II. A dispatch 9, to the Kxchnnge Telegraph corn It pany from Home, says: "An su it thentlc message from purraxo H states that both Italy and Aim. It trie, have withdraws their ftnan 9 clal support from Albania. In It tentlon of Prince William of H Wled to vacate the Albanian It throne Is officially confirmed." but conditions were unfavorable. The forces opposed was one of the most highly trained and best equipped In the world. It consisted of a cavalry corps supported by Infantry, artillery and machine guns. Ho rspld and au dacious are Its movements that In four days cavalry has appeared at almost every point along the from Lille to Cambrai. Advance in Austria. London, August '2'.h (1:40 a. in.) The Russians are ad vancing rapidly on Leinburg. Austria, their cavalry already overcoming all Austrian opposition, says a dispatch from tho St. lYtcrsbnrn correspon lent of the Exchange Telegraph company. The nir.-sage continues: "The Ikiissian troops are inarching on Koenigsburg and already have repulsed the advance guard of the garrison. The Russians now occupy important positions on tho river Alio. lietween the rivers Vistula and Dneister, the Russians nre in dose touch with the Austrians whom they have defeat ed decisively t Monstervaka ami elsewhere. MTt II M IIATTI.R. tcln army l In full retreat toward! I,iniliiii. Aug. SO. A St. IVtrrsmirg : Mblng anil Msrlcnbiirg. road (llxpatcli In the Times ecnl Saturday "Tlic reported rapture of Konlga : morning sa the Au-irlaim m"ilc a burg l not oonflnncil." mis tho T4ie llrltlsh were wMhout artillery i Imld bid for tlio offensive Klorla :rnM-a ,rreetmlenL but I have Um or machine guns, but they had orders, by trying to siege the left flank of, t to hold Cambrai at all costs. Heaven III lticlnn inmlilon In IMIan.l llh "","rl'J' f"' Matin that knows they tried. They fought for Hie olnloii. Intention of rcllexlng Hie j Hoetilg-hnrj la completely surround, three hours desperately and were reiirn on Die (iemian forces In ed. The minister of finance lias form- Ixtnrinn. Aug. 19. A lu-iilsh rruleer arrived In lite Novo today with 200 German prisoners oe) board, chiefly from th flrrman eruler Mains, which waa sunk bv a ltrttlh fleet In tftm recent naval cSfcmcnt off Co.; bavoa, . compelled to full back nn Arrnn. noi-tliea-terii lrtidn, There Is now a sufficient force to op-1 Two on iliree army rorris oil pose any further at'.sck nn Arras andiaiteed as far s Klcbc. where they lielhunr, twenty miles In Ihe north-1 pnenunlereil a strong Ituwdnn force. west, but It la not unlikely that for strategic purposes some further por tions of this tiorthw.st territory must be abnndnnej. "The people of the entire vicinity garlan reserves met their fale. ara very much alarmed. The panic i Operations In eas'.ern t.allila. A pili bed battle w f might anil re Milled In the overthrow of the In vaders, who SUM ilncil lieavy Ion-en. It waa here that the eleventh Hun- ill iimmlnent temperance advocates that the sale of Intnilrenta will bo prohibited throughout tlio war." Wanlilngton, Ang. 30. RuasISs) trooM are thirty kilometers from 14-miMTg ami eervian army nci quar ters has moved forward to Zallevo,' aiiordlnsj to offhial dispatcher today ae-.lo the IYench emhaasy. Ilefnra Nancy and atatrtVedo nf ths civilians I the I eordlnf to the tlefenxe, are developing the IVrrM'h Ironjis found 1,500 Oer cause of much) ronfuslni) and ham-land the Huwlan net Is drawing , man dead and beforo Vluimont, 400 pert tho military operations," 'round Lcmberf . Tho German Alien-, dead.
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