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Hjvm P5S5Si8p8Sr Ing of the third republic the govern men moved to Bordeaux. Bordeaux is 359 miles southwest of Paris and has a population of 240,000. It is located on the west hank of the Garonne, 60 nUlesinland, and is in the center of the Medoc wine-growing district During the terrible days of the French revolution Bordeaux suffered almost as much as Paris. It was the headquarters of the Girondists at that time. It was at Bordeaux that the proclamation of Napoleon DX's de thronement was decided upon by the last assembly meeting held there be fore the government went back to Paris. Bordeaux is the third port of France in commercial Importance. The great harbor there is capable of containing 1,000 ships of any size. Large ocean steamers can ascend the Garonne to the city at high tide. Petrograd (St. Petersburg). Un official advices to the Russian gov ernment today charge that during the recent bombardment of Belgrade the Austrians shelled a maternity hos pital in the city, despite the fact that a Red Cross flag was displayed above the structure. Over 100 children were killed, it is declared. London. Cabling from Rome, W. K. Vanderbitl, Jr.r is today reported to have offered the British govern ment the use of his private yacht, the Tarantula. The vessel is general re garded as the fastest yacht in the world. Petrograd. The sally of the Ger mans from Konigsburg was a desper ate one. Under cover of the darkness they burst forth and threw their en tire strength against the Russian be sieging forces. They had automatic guns mounted on automobiles which they used with deadly effect The Russian forces, it is announced, fought with desperate bravery and finally checked the assault. The Ger mans finally retreated to the citadel. leaving many dead and wounded be- hind. Their losses are described as enormous. I Washington. Official denial was made at the White House of a pub lished report that President Wilson had protested to Germany against that nation's bomb throwing expedi tions. ' Petrograd. Reports to the war office from the front continue to bring additional details of the com plete routing of the Austro-Hungar-ian forces opposing the advance of the Russians through Galicia. An official statement today declares an entire division was routed near Lustohoff, many high officers killed and more than 4,000 prisoners cap tured. The statement declares "in the engagement near Lustohoff, the division commander, a brigade com mander and the chief of the general staff of the fifteenth Austro-Hungar-ian division were killed. In addition 100 officers were made prisoner. Four thousand men and 20 guns were captured." JAPS QRAB SEVEN ISLANDS Tokio, Sept 3. Japanese forces have occupied seven islands about the German province of Kiao Chau. Landings were made without resist ance and the troops took full posses sion. The Kiao Chau waters had been heavily mined by the Germans and mine sweepers are now engaged clearing all passages for sihps. One thousand mines have so far been removed. ONE "MOVIE" OPEN IN PARIS Paris. Paris, the city of gaiety, the "live town" of the universe, is now what Americans would call "dead." No theater Is open. One "movie" o nthe boulevards is the only entertainment house whose doors are not closed. The one reel that Is be ing used represents the great review at Spith and everyone remarks: "What a coincidence that the fleet was already mobilized,!" yVi fi 'rAyfatltfJi