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Trty-fourth Year-No. 234. OGDEN CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1914. Entered as r.ond Class Matter ?t the Postoff.ce, Ogden, Utah. I
German Armies Driven Back I
By Allies Along Entire Line I
London, Aug. 26,, 5:26 p, m. German forces delivered an attack on the French southern frontier yesterday (Tuesday). They were repulsed and retired all along I
the line. This information was given out by the official bureau this afternoon. The text of the announcement is as follows: "It is officially announced that on August I
25, the French on their southern frontier, were attacked in force by the Germans. "The attack was repulsed and the enemy retired all along the line." I
RUSSIANS ALARMING THE PRUSSIANS I
AUSTRIAN!) REPULSE RUSSIANS I
IN FIERCE THREE-DAY BATTLE
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Official Reports in Vienna Claim Complete Victory at Kras
nik in Russian Poland Russian Embassy in London
Receives Announcement of Fresh Russian Victories
Against Germans and Austrians in East and
South Prussia.
I ALLIED ARMIES OPEN COMBINED HOSTILITIES
French Troops Said to Be Making Progress Losses of Aus
trians in Battle of Drina Continue to Grow 15,000
Killed, 30,000 Wounded and 15,000 Prisoners
300,000 Men Engaged Russian Troops
Marching Silently, But With Terrible
Force on Prussia Americans in
Italy Called Home.
Paris, Aug. 26, 2:25 p. m. A report was in circulation
this afternoon that Russian troops yesterday occupied Marien
burg, in East Prussia. 27 miles southeast of Danzig. This
news has not been confirmed.
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London. Aug. 26. 4:02 p. m. A despatch from Ant
werp to the Exchange Telegraph company says the Belgian
operations beyond Malines were continued throughout last i
night. 1 he Belgian forces succeeded in destroying defensive
works constructed by the Germans.
Paris, Aug. 26, 1 1 a. m. 1 he French war office was
silent this morning. No official announcement has been
issued.
Unofficial military opinion is that the fighting along the
French-Belgian frontier continues. Quiet confidence exists
in Pans that the allies will hold off the German attack and
take the offensive when the proper hour arrives.
London. Aug. 26, 3 : 26 p. m. A despatch to the Reutev
Telegram company from its Antwerp correspondent says that
another raid on the city by a Zeppelin airship was attempted
last night. 1 he effective measures taken by the Belgian mili
tary authorities, the correspondent continues, caused the
German ail ships to retire.
Official reports made public in Vienna and transmitted
from Berlin by wireless to New York, declare that a battle of
three days' duration at Krasnik in Russian Poland, ended yes
terday in a complete Austrian victor'. The Russian forces
were repulsed along the entire front and are in full flight in
the direction of Lubin. This is the first indication of an Aus
trian advance into Russian territory. Krasnik is about 20
miles north of the Galician frontier.
It was announced officially in Berlin today that Lieuten-
I I War! War!
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a Seagulls send Canncrs an ultimatum demand-
ing the unconditional surrender of the Union
Association Pennant Unless these demands
are complied with, they will bombard the
Canners at Glenwood field Thursday at
3:30 p.m.
GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS IN OGDEN.
EVERYBODY TURN OUT AND DEFEND OUR
I RIGHTS!
i
ant General Prince Frederic of Saxe-Meiningen had been killed
by a shell before Namur, August 23. This statement appar
ently clears up the identity of the German nobleman who was
reported yesterday and today as having lost his life in battle.
A news despatch received in London from Anwerp con
veys the report that the American minister to Belgium, Brand
Whitlock. has sent an energetic protest to the German govern
ment against the hurling of bombs into Antwerp from a
Zeppelin airship.
London this morning received a
npws dispatch from Antwerp saying
that, another raid on the city by a
Zeppelin had been attempted lasr
night. Measures taken by the Ant
werp garrison, however, caused the
airship to retire.
The French war office was silent
tills morning, tRe usual official an
nouncement not boing made Cno-ffi-clal
military opinion however, is that
the fighting along the French-Belgian
frontier continues.
A news dispatch from Purls says
that in Lorraine the allied armies
have taken tip a combined offensive
movement and that the situation In
'he Yosges is unchanged. The bat-
lr continues In the region of Lune
ville. but the French troops are said
to be making progress.
A dispatch from Antwerp sets forth
that all German troops are believed to
have left Brussels and that the Bel
gians expect to re-occupy the city Im
mediately. This news, however, hicks
confirmation from any official
source.
A dispatch received in Rome from
Vienna declares that Austria-Hungary
has declared war on Japan
According to telegrams from Nlsh.l
Servia, the losses of the Austrians in
the battle of the Drina continue to1
grow. They are now given as 15,-
000 killed, 30.000 wounded and 16,000
prisoners. Three hundred thousand
AuBtrians are said to have taken part
in this engagement.
Dispatches from the general staff
at St. Petersburg announce fresh vic
tories for Russia against both Ger
many and Austria Russian troops
are now said to occupy the whole of
the eastern and southern half of east
ern Prussia The Russian armies
are declared officially to be continu
ing on the offensive A news dis
patch received in London from the
Russian capital described the Rus
sian center, composed of the great
bulk of the Russian army as march
j ing "silently, but with terrible force."
on Posen, in Prussia
The authorities at St. Tetersburu
have issued orders dismissing the
German and Austrian sovereigns and
: princes from honorary colonelshlps in
I Russian regiments and depriving them
; of Russian decorations This has nev-
or before been done In any war
Rome reports the receipt by the
Italian government of a telegram from
I General Conrad, chief of the Austrian
I staff, characterizing as absolutely
j without foundation the reports that
1 Austria-Hungary has aggressive in
to nt ions against Italy.
News dispatches received in Lon
don from Ostend convey the belief
there that Germany will occupy Ost
end for use later as a base of naval
operations against England. Ostend
is sixty-six miles from the British
coast
The North German-Lloyd steamer
Princess Alice has put into the port
of Cebu, In the Philippine islands,
with a hole In her stern. The tap
tain reports that In trior! to gel the
German island of Yap in th,- Caro
! ijnes by wireless, but found the Bta
I tion had been destroyed by the Brit
' 'The American embassy nt Rome,
through the consuls In Italy baa ad
Bed ail Americana In Italj to return
home while communication between
1 Europe and the United States Is pos
sible. . . ., ,
The bomb dropping exploit of a
ZenvellU airship over Antwerp on the
,,'mi,, of ugusi 1M promise tu be-
pome b mattei ol International con
aideratlon according to advices from
I I ondon ' The Belgian authorities
I , aim that the attack was a clear
Eolation of article 26 of the fourth
Hague convention. One account of
the damage done to Antwerp says that
twenty six lives were lost. 000 houses
slightly damaged and sixty houses
Dearly destroyed.
The Belgian royal family will aban
don ItB temporary residence In Ant
werp, establishing themsehes in a
Set ret place in the city. This step
is taken because the attack of the Zep
pelin is said to have been directed
principally against King Albert.
London, Aug. 2J, 7:10 p. ni It
announced officially that German To
goiand had surrendered uncondition
ally The allies will enter Kamina
Thursday morning
London. Aug. 2;. 4 40 p m Since
the withdrawal of the allied armies
to the defense of the French frontier,
virtually no news has reached the
public of the military operations in
southern Belgium
Owing to the difficulty of compil
ing a correct list along such an ex
tended front, no details of the Brit
ish casualties, which Premier As
rnilth estimated yesterday at 2.000.
yet have been received The delay is
increasing the distress of anxious re
latives of men at the front
The announcement of losses, how
ever, only seems to have Intensified
British discrimination, judging from
the extra work being performed by
the recruiting officers toda
Great Britain to Pledge Support.
This tenacity of purpose was fur
ther evidenced by Premier Asqulth
j in the House of Commons this after-
noon in making the announcement
that he proposed to ask King George
to convey to the king of the Belgians
the admiration with which Great Bri
tain regarded "the heroic resistajiee
of his army and people to the wanton
Invasion of their territory and an as
surance of the determination of this
country to support in every way the
efforts of Belgium to vindicate her
own Independence and the public law
of Europe."
German Atrocities to Be Published
The premier declared further that
the Belgian government was taking
steps to get the established facts of
German atrocities as related in the
statement given out here yesterday
bj the Belgian minister her.', to the
knowledge of the whole civilized
world
The opponents of compulsorj mili
tary service in Great Britain momen
tarily raised their bends in the House
of Commons today but the premier re
assured them He said there was no
intention of Introducing this ayatem
He added, however, that Secretary ot
War Kitchener needed all the re
crults ho could get It was a great
mistake to think. Premier Asqulth
declared, that Great Britain wanted
only luri.Odii men
Russian Attack on Posen.
The rush of the main Russian army
toward the fortress of Posen, In 'he
German province of Posen, if true is
regarded here as the sensational news
of the day. It might account for the
Germane foiling back In eastern Prus
sia. The report that the French have
abandoned their position in Usai B baa
not been confirmed, although it is
labeled as official by tin DOWS
agency which carried It Other ?er
Blona of the same official Btatemenl
do not contain this reference and the
French embassy today declared that
It knew nothing of the matt. r.
Tsing Tan. China Aug 26 A Her
man aeroplane went up from Thpic
Tan today to reconnoiter The pilot
failed to discover any evidence of
Japanese warships at sea or of Japan
ese troops on land
The Austrian cruiser Katserin KHz
abeth has been dismantled and ivr
crew has left here by rail for Tien
Tsin
London. Aug. 26. 430 a m At last
the British army is at grips with the
Germans." says the ostend correB
pondent of the Daily Mall
"It was a great moment when the
British general staff with their men
arrived The Inhabitants went mad
uith enthusiasm 'Th British army
has come to Belgium'" exclaimed the
townspeople gleefully and nothing was
too good for them They had uo dif-,
ficulty in obtaining needed provisions
Tho populace was eager to provide for
the visitors, who requisitioned eggs
bread, butter and coffee. All requisi
tions were paid for In gold,
"The civil population was ordered to
n tire in the direction of France. The
people gratefully shouldered their
bags of belonlngs and passed silent
ly down the road
Aeroplanes Get Busy.
"The troops advanced to battle po
sitions at 3 o'clock In the morning.
i 1 o'cloCK eight German aeroplanes
appeared, whereupon a flock of Brit-
j Ish aeroplanes rose like birds to drive
1 them away
"Then the artillery began to talk
and the air became thick with can-
j non powder. The great battle had
begun. Forward went the Infantry
Rifle fire and Maxim fire added to
; the boom of the big guns Surprise
mingled with the clow of burning for
I ests and the flash of guns
"This was Monday The battle con
tinued Tuesday and probably wVIl
continue for several days either alone
oi merging with the battles on the
left and right.
Great Battle in Full Swing.
"TTn m eat baffle " which ' Is now in
full swing along the whole French.
British and Belgian line Is really a
series of linked battles forming what
might well be the decisive engage-
! ment of western "Europe. It is a su
preme effort by Germany to break
Into France, an effort which if stopped
must mean disaster to three-quarters
', of a million German soldiers.
"There seem to be no soldiers left
i to guard the German line of com
munication All Is being hazarded
on the success or the failure of this
blow
"The German advance has been
rapid and steady. Their columns have
averaged twenty miles a day since
1 tin . reached Brussels"
Austrians Losing Heavily.
London, Aug 26, 11:45 a ra. A
dispatch from Paris to tho Reuter s
Telegram company says:
' The losses of the Austrians in the
battle of the Drina continue to grow
I according to telegrams from Nish
The latest aver that out of 300.000
Austrians encaged. 15.000 were killed,
ipi.uiH) wounded and 15,000 made
I prisoners Seventy-five guns were
i captured
American Volunteers
Paris. Aug. 26, 11:45 a. m Among
tho American volunteers who left
here yesterdaj for Rouen for a
of training under French army offi
cers, are R. Percy of Bayou Sara, La.;
J Tonio of Tampa. Fla . R. Hllde
brand of Helena, Mont.; A. Jougon,
Kalamazoo. Mich ; O. Dario of Fres
no, Cal.; B. G Nelson of Minneapo
lis Minn , F. Landreaux of New Or
leans. La., R Phellot of Tucson.
rlz ; L I. Orcsy of El Paso; J. Mir
iam of Santa Barbara. Cal.; S. Mac
Gordon of Menominee. Mich.
London. ug 26 1 16 p. m The
Russian embassy is in receipt of tele
grains from the general staff at St
Petersburg, which announce fresh
Russian lcforles both against Ger
many and Austria Both these mes
sages claim that Russlnn troops now
occupy the whole of the eastern and
southern half of Prussia.
Berlin Aug. 26 (Via Wireless to
the Associated Press by way of Nau
en. (iermany, and Sayville, Ixng Is
land, i Official reports made publii
in Vienna and received here today by
telegraph, say that a battle of three
ilays duration at Krasnik (in Russian
Poland), 28 miles southwest of Lu
bin. ended yesterday In a complete
Austrian victor The Russian for
ces were repulsed along the entire
front of 70 kilometres H'J miles) and
are now in full flight In the direction
of Lubin
London. Aug. 26, 1:36 p m. The
Dailj News publishes a dispatch from
Us Antwerp corresondent saying It
Is reported there that American am
bassador to Belgium, Brand Whitlock,
has sent an energetic protest to the
J German government against the hurl
Ing of bombs Into Antwerp from a
Zeppelin airship
Paris, Aug. 26, 5:01 p m The war
cfflce did not issue its usual early
evening statement
No reason for the lack or official
announcement today was given it
I was expected ihal an announcement
would be made tonight.
HERMAN VmiATinSS OF HAGUE I
CONVENTION ARISE WORLD I
;
Belgian Authorities Preparing to Protest Officially to AW
Powers Against Manner of Hostilities Aerial Fighters '
Clearly Break Rules of Civilized Warfare Com
mittee of High Officials Investigate Zeppelin
Bomb Dropping Episode. '
DESTROY HOSPITALS CONTAINING WOUNDED I
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German Commander Carries Out Threat Made at Liege, If
Forts Did Not Surrender, Zeppelin Fleet Would Move ,
on Belgium Devastated Streets Explored Num
ber of Victims Unknown Bombs Aimed at
Public Buildings Population in Gloom.
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London. Aug. 26, 7:15 p. m.
bomb dropping exploit of the Zei
tieiin airship at Antwerp promises t(
become a matter of the widest Inter
national consideration The Belgian
authorities claim the attack was
clear violation of article 28 of the
fourth Hague convention and they
are preparing to protest officially to
all the powers against this manner of
warfare.
Accounts vary as to the amount of
damage done by this aerial fighter
One account says that 26 lives were
lost, although from more conservative
sources it is reported that only twelve
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins of the wrecked houses.
dispatch which is regarded as
Bemi-offlciaJ states that 900 houses
were Slightly damaged and sixty were
nearly destroyed This dispatch was
Bent to London. It is said after a
committee Which Included the Belgian
B Cretan of state the Russian ambas
sador, the papal nuncio and King Al
bert's' secretary had examined the en
tire cit with a view to appraising
the results of the aerial bombardment
This dispatch, published bv the
Chronicle, says:
Staggers Humanity.
Tor the first time in history a
grent civilised community has been
bombarded from the sk In the dead
of night Count Zeppelin, whom the
German emperor calls the greatest
genius of the century. I3 performed
the greatest exploit of his life. He
has thrown bombs on hospitals where
Belgians were attending German
wounded. He has staggered human
Itv On August a. the German com
mander warned General Leman at
I lege thai if the forts did not surren
der, the Zeppelin fleet would move
against Belgium
The Germans have been as good
as their word We have explored
every one of ten devastated streets
anJ have found portions of ten homhs
The number of victims Is unknown
It is significant that all the bombs
were aimed at public buildings. BUCh
as the military barracks, the govern
ment offices and the royal palace
The population Is In gloom "
Belgian Minister Protests.
Washington, Mil 26 - B Havenlth,
the Belgian minister, presented R
protest to the state department toda)
against what he termed "a war
against women and children" the
Seppelin airship attack on Antwerp
Ten persons v. ere killed, i he minister
itated four of them women. Eight j '
"Pie were injured.
Secretary Bryan was very reticent
i) discussing 'he attitude of the Uni
I suites toward such protests and
atlmated thai the state department
could ake no action.
Reported activity of Brand hit -IcH-k.
the American minister, in offi
cially protesting to Germany, was de
nied by Secretary Bryan.
It is understood here that the Ger
man military leaders in the battles j
before Liege and other Belgian cities
gave due notice of their Intention to I
use airships, as is required by tho
fourth Hague convention
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BIG LINER SINKS
SMALLJTEAMER
Vessels Collide Twenty Miles
From Seattle, Near Point
No Point.
FOG CAUSES DISASTER
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! Admiral Sampson Sinks in
Four Minutes May Be
Total Los Loss of Life.
Seattle. Wash. Aug. 26. Ten lives
! were lost when the steel passenger
steamship Admiral Sampson, of the
Pacific-Alaska Navigation company I
was rammed and sunk by the Canadi
an Pat lfi passenger steamship I'm:
cess Victoria off Point No Point. 20
miles north of Seattle, at 6.30 o'clock
I this morning during a fog and thick
! smoke from forest fires The Trim
, i bb Victoria brcught the survivors
to Seattle.
Names of Dead.
Bight of the lost were members of
the crew and two passengers The
dead among the crew are:
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