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'HE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, IIH! Associated Press Exclusive; Wire 'SIXTY-THIKDYEAIt. o. 2;.. 3IOXDAY, AUGUST 21, 1914. TWELVE PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. ENGLISH AN FRENCH LOSE AS GERMANS GO FORWARD Victorious Armies Led by Duke Albrechtand Crown Prince Wilhelm. GENERALS ARE TAKEN Kaiser's Men Now West of Meuse River English Cav alry Brigade Defeated. BERLIN. AUG. 24. (WIRELESS TO ASSOCIATED PRESS FROM NAUEN. GERMANY VIA SAYVILLE, LONG ISLAND. ) IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE GERMAN ARMY COMMANDED BY GRAND DUKE ALBRECHT OF WURTEM BURG HAS DEFEATED THE FRENCH ARMY AT NEUFCHA TEAU. IT CAPTURED MANY GUNS AND PRISONERS. INCLUDING SEV ERAL GENERALS. THE GERMAN ARMIES UNDER RUPPRECHT, CROWN PRINCE WILHELM AND GRAND DUKE AL BRECHT ARE VIGOROUSLY PUR SUING THE FRENCH. RUPPRECHT CAPTURED 150 GUNS AT LUNEVILLE. BLAMONT AND CIREY (FRENCH DEPART MENT OF MUERTHE AND MO SELLE). . - . - - THE CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY PURSUED THE FRENCH BEYOND LONGWY. THE GERMANS ARE WEST OF THE MEUSE RIVER AND ARE ADVANCING AGAINST MAU BEUGE. THEY HAVE DEFEATED AN ENGLISH BRIGADE OF CAVAL RY. Paris, Aug. 24. "General encase ment continues today with despera tion." Er8 an ofTicial communication this afternoon. "Already both sides tare. guJTered serious los-es. Four armies have resolutelv takfn the of- tensive betwe-n Moselle and Mons. in j rw-'nnm A . . , 1 l . . t l v. . inr fm,w ;., ,. ,, I a .u..b ... t'it': isaLi; hi iirj Vessres mountains and along the Riv er Muerthe. Ti.e n.ain body of troojvs !s cader command of General Pan. Tie foi-r -e? hold the front, as hereto fcre Ir.dif aT"i." I, is GfTir-a'.ly ar.r.r-'nred that Lun-T:-e. Amarice and Diruloard. in the dop-rtir.cr.t cf M':z-ft-Mos!, .have ben occupied by Germans. ' Tn French situation otherwise is not mod i2"t onion. Aug. 21. The official press bureau anouced: "Uriti.-h troops er, engag-d all day Sunday and ut;i after dark with th enemy in toe neighborhood of .Moi.a, .Belgium. Tcey held ihr-ir ground." Paris. A 24. An ofnclal an-souncem'-nt t iy says: -The great battle tet...ri it... greater part of the forces of Kt.gi.ind and Franco against to built of t:.? German army eon Uaues t'jday. The ,;sIon of the I giinh nwi French is to hold virtual ly tte entire German army In Be-Ig'um te our Its;ati aJ'ie-s purs-io their ''icceghe j-j t;,,; .ast. The Russians occupy a t-rri.ory .V) miles wide on victory tiie S-rvin hav jrwio 6afe rlan territory to th'; i.orth of taeaj." German Army Plan. Rotterdam, (via London, noon) Aug. 4 Atcoriif.g to the best information oWltaMe hern the dis-position of the German for- in Belgium is broadly f'Ko8: The rlKhi t!ajjtc, cupying 'he er.tir- territory i:nm-dia.t-!y houtn f'f Antwerp, in moving southwest in Tt" l re- tion of Lille. The second " is moving f,n Mauheuge, M miles ou'heai-t , I.ille. The department r't the north and the third is ooru-H-d v. it ij the r-due-tlon of the Xawur forrg, ui.ii-li consist of nine de-fenses trf ste-I and :onerete burroundiug the hy. jt ) e-Btimated theee tbr-e cel utcs tojf'her comprise a quarter of Wioa n.en. The main northern German army is 1rjni? fcioiy uh its front ex t:nJiLff from Givet, France, to IKeden 5 f'en, in Ijorralne. The French de-'f-t'.ffti from Iafre to Khelms are bought to Le the objective of this 8rmy. whfh is believed t number 2o oco rnt-n. The main dy to the u'h is directing its efforts upon the Verdun-Nancy line of defenses and now occupies Straetburg. Travelers War Bulletins London, Aug. 24. A Rotterdam dis patch says that after many days of quiet Bounds of vigorous bombardment of Liege were heard near Maeslericht Sunday. They were hoard for hours i uu luuicatea tnai tne Germans are making a tremendous effort to clear ' this longstanding dancer to their nne or supply. A Belgian returning rrom lege reports the Germans built eight pontoon bridges across the Meuse between Liege and the Dutch frontier. Paris, Aug. 24. A rumor lacking confirmation Is that the Germans occu pied the town of Nancy, capital of Muerthe and Moselle, 35 miles south of Metz. on the left bank of the river Muerthe and 10 miles from the Ger man frontier. It is one of the best and finest towns in Franco with a population of over 00.000. Ixmdon, Aug. 24. Refugees from Germany state according to the Even ing Standard, that reports persist there that Crown Prince Wilhelm is dead. Washington, D. C, Aug. 24. A dis patch to the Germany embassy from the foreign office at Berlin says: "The army of the German crown prince won a decisive victory northwest of Dieden hosen over five French army corps. The retreat of the southern French wing on the Verdun was cut off. The French were repulsed across the river Meuse and in complete route. The crown princo gave chase and took many prisoners. Basel, Switzerland, (via Paris) Aug. 24. According to reports from differ ent points in upper Alsace the Ger mans are making another offensive movement against the French army occupying Muelbausea London, Aug. 24. The conflict be tween the allied forces and Germany in Belgium extends along the com plete line of contact and the Krench embaiy 'here' re'cVTveU information that up to the present the battle had been without advantage to either side. The Hague, (via London) Aug. 24. Belgian refugees are arriving here in large numbers. Their condition is pitiable. One woman with two small children had been forced to look on while German cavalrymen shot her husband to death. It is feared her reason is gone. returning from Germany say troop movements In the western part of the empire has subsided considerably and .rtKiliiotlnn ovioHntlv has been achieved. Railroads are now princi- r "J occupied with transporting or munitions of war. Most of these are passing through Dusseldorfe, Coblentz, Mainz and Rastatt. STATION WARNED OF ITS VIOLATION 77ire!ess Stand at Tuckerton, N. J., Has Not a License to Do Business. Washington. D. C. Aug. 24 The government has notified the Cerman wireless station at Tuckerton, N. J., it is operating in violation of the law. Its action against the Tuckerton wire less 6tatlon was taken because it is cot licensed. Sayville station is licensed and under censorship. The Tuckerton wireless tower irf more than M0 feet high, the most complete of its kind in the world, and is owned by the Goldschmidt com pany, with headquarters in Uerlin. Huntington Reach London. London, Aug. 24 Archer Hunting ton, president of the American Geo erat.hical society, and Mrs. Hunting ton, arrived ix Indon and confirmed the' story othelr arrest as Russian spies at Nuremburg. ermanj. nu t!.ir detention six hours. Uoth were obliged to remove their clothes when searched. CONGRESSMEN TO BE BROOGHT BACK Speaker Clark Issues Warrants for Those Home Caring for Their Fences. Washington, D. C Aug. 2-Beeause so many congressmen are home look ing after their political fences the house was tied up toaay ana ui ..m transact DllbliC business. Speaker Clark issued warrants for the of all absentees. arrest SERVIA ARMY HAS VICTORY THE DRIP Eight Austrian Transports Carrying Troops Sunk by Artillery. 4,500 HELD PRISONERS Fmperor's Troops Retiring to Prepare for Principal Strug gle in the Northeast. GENEVA, VIA PARIS (DELAYED) AUG. 24. ITALIAN TROOPE. AC CORDING TO THOROUGHLY RE LIABLE INFORMATION, ARE CON CENTRATING ON THE AUSTRIAN FRONTIER. ACCORDING TO RE PORTS AT GENEVA. THE ITAL IAN ARMY HAS BEEN RAISED TO 800,000. London. Aug. 24. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Nish, referring to the Servian victory on the Drina, says the Serv ian artillery sank a number of the enemy's boats including eigiu trans ports carrying troop3. The Austrians are massing on the banks of the Drina for a desperate attempt to regain lost ground. A Rome dispatch says fishermen in the Adriatic report the entire Austrian fleet of 0 units is proiediTVS" 'south ward from tne I'oia-Austrian navai base. The objective is thought to be C'attaro, Dalmatia. Udine, Italy, via Taris, Aug. 24. Vienna dispatches say the difficulties of the campaign against Servia have been redoubled by troubles in Bosnia. They also state the Austrians are about to abandon operations against the Servians on the Prina and concen trate their forces against the Russian advance. 4,500 Taken Prisoners. Nish. via London, 11:25 a. m.. Aug. 24. Replying to official communica tions on the Austro-Servian situation issued at Vienna the Servian govern ment says: "The official press bureau has been authorized to issue the following: The Servian army has captured from the enemy in engagements on the Drina 4.500 prisoners, 53 guns, eight howitz ers, 114 caissons, three held ambu lances, a medical column with sup plies, 14 field kitchens. 15 ammunition, provision and telegraph wagons, rail road trains andeveral strong boxes." Losses Not Surprise. London, Aug. 24. The Times' Venice correspondent says the following offi cial notice was published at Vienna on the Austro-Servian situation: "On account of Russian intervention in the Servian war Austria is forced to gator all its forces for the principal struggle in the northeast. Conse quently the attack on Servia Is hence forth looked upon as a punitive ex pedition and not as definite war. Con siderable losses sustained by Austrians on the banks of the Drina are not sur prising in view of the superiority of numbers of the enemy and the fact that the latter are fighting for their existence. Austria w-ill retire from thrt offensive and take up a waiting attitude, making a fresh attack when the opportunity presents itself." According to recent renejrts the French fleet is cruising In the Adri atic. FINES TO PUNISH GERMAN PURPOSE Belgium to Be Forced to Bear All Burden Allowed by Legal Right of Law. London. Aug. 24. The Mails Rot terdam correspondent quotes an arti cle from the Cologne Gazette In Justi fication of fines levied on Brussels and IJege. It says. "The war tribute is punishment for bad treatment of the Germans by illelclum two weks ago when innocent Germans were handed over to the tender mercies of the mob. She must suffer all burdens allowed by leal ri-ht of law. such as quarter ing of troiis, furn'shing supplies un til all resources are exhausted, so that citizens can feel perf-onally that hunt ing of derens.-ieo3 women is u:uimn i from having the enemy in their own homes." London, Eng., Aug. 24. The Paris correspondent of the Reuter Tel egram company in a qispaten saywr- r "A more than favorable Impression has been produced here by the decis ion of the British government to ad vance l.oo,no pounds sterling ($5'J, 09'.om) to Belgium. "The Teir.ps says: " "England has replied nobly to Ger many s brutal action in exacting a levy on the city of Brussels and the province of Liege. One more bond thus unites, in close collaboration the armies arrayed against German piracy. Belgium. U-'rance and England are shedding their blood for the welfare of alL England adds her gold." " FRENCH TROOP LEADER SENDS OWN SON TO DIE Paris. Aug. 24. Colonel Folque, commander of a division of artillery at the front, recently needed a few men for a perilous mission, and called for volunteers. "Those who undertake this mission will perhaps never come back," he said, "and he who commands prob ably will be one of the first sons of Prance to die for his country iu this war." Volnnteers were numerous. A young graduate of a polytchnic school asked for the honor of leading those who would undertake the mission. It was the son of Colonel Folque. The latter paled, but did not flinch. His son did not come back. Fleets Under American Flag. Washington. Dec. 24. The United States Steel corporation, the Standard Oil company and the United Fruit company have notified the government of Xheir intentions to put their fleets under the American flag under the new law extending home registry to foreign-built craft. The decision of the steel corporation. Standard Oil. and Limited Fruit com pany to place vessels under the Amer ican flag creates the nucleus for a new American merchant marine of nearly one hundred steamships. THE WEATHER J Forecast Till 7 P. M. Tomorrow, fjf Rock Isiand, Davenport, Molin and Vicinity.. Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday. Highest temperature yesterday, S3; lowest last night, C2; temperature at 7 a m.. 62. Temperature at 3 o'clock p. m., 69. Wind velocity at 7 a. m., nine miles per hour. Precipitation in the last 24 hours, .07 of an inch. Relatives humidity at 7 p. m. yes terday. 71: at 7 a. m. today. SSTe. inver stage at 7 a. m.. 2.9 feet with a fall of .1 in th elast 48 hours. J. M. SHERIER. Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. ' Evening etnrs: Jupiter, Venus, Mars. Horning stars: Saturu. Mercury. Tlun et Mars in conjunetiou wyh the moou :40 a. m.. a'i degrees south, rianet Veuus in conjunction with moou 0:4S p. m., 3 degrees north. BE A SPHINX V. EXCITES 1S-1. J 7 -XUR. TJATTL-- J&AV I . NO Pa ov 'T.CftY JAP FLEET IS FIRIMGG1IIS ONTSING-TAI Bombardment of German Possession in China Has Been Begun. ARE TO STICK TO POSTS Forts Will Put Up Defense as Long as They Have Men and Ammunition. Washington, D. C, Aug. 24. Dan ger .of war between Japan and Aus tria was removed today through the agreement of Austria to dismantle her cruiser, Kaiserin Elizabeth, now at Tsing-Tau. Tokio, Aug. 24. Yamato in an extra edition says the bombardment of Tsing-Tao by the Japanese fleet has commenced. This message was pass ed b the censor of the navy depart ment. London, Aug. 24. The Japanese embassy here expressed the view that in order to avoid needless loss of life operations against Kiau-Chau w ill be more prcli nped than otherwise would bo the case. Tsing-Tao, China, Aug. 24. German preparation for the defense of Tsing Tao and the territory of Kiau-Chau is complete. The governor of Kiau-Chau, Mever Waldeck, has issued this proc lamation: "If the enemy wishes Tsing Tao he must come and take it. He will find us at our post. We are well prepared to receive him." The Ger man em.peror sent a message to the governor Aug. 13. ordering him to de fend Tsing-Tao to the utmost. Time Limit Expires. Tokio, Aug. 24. 1 he emperor o Japan yesterday declared war upon Germany. This action was taken at j tne expiration or tne tune limit or Japan's ultimatum to Germany de manding the surrender cf Kiau-Chau. The Japanese governn'ent has or dered the beginning of operations on land and sea. The publication of an announce ment that the German emperor had ordered the Germans to defend Kiau Chau created only a mild sensation, because it was discounted by the noon gun in Tokio which announced war. Empire Is Thrilled. The Imperial rescript declaring war V X .XJ upon Germany was issued last even ing. It officially inaugurates hostili ties in the far east as a result of r.rmany f:illirtr reply In . th Japanese ultimatum. The proclamation of the emperor sent a thrill through the. country. Japan's entrance upon the fulfillment of her obligations to her ally. Great Britain, responds to the popular will from one end of the land to the other. Crowds Cheer Government. Cheering crowds assembled yester day before the buildings occupied by the department of foreign affairs and the administration of the navy. Last evening there were lantern proces sions through the streets. The popu lar manifestations, hovvever, do not approach the enthusiasm which pre ceded the war with Russia. HOLLAND NOT TO GET INTO STRIFE But Country Is Suffering Great- ly in Commercial Way Thousands Are Idle. Rotterdam, (via London) Aug. 24. While the major part of Europe is in a state of war and it is believed in the Netherlands it is to be one of exterm ination, the burghers of Holland man age to live norma! lives. The feeling is the country will not be dragged into the bloody struggle. Holland, nevertheless, is hard hit commercially. On the fields in rot are thousands of tons of vegetables, formerly consumed by England and Germany. The dairy market suffers and in the ports a thousand bottom lie idie. Unemployed in Rotterdam alone number 50.000 and the total in the entire country ,Ss 150,000. The sit uation is not desperate as the Dutch are a thrifty race, but the question is how long their savings will last. Hol land under normal conditions does a tremendous business with Germany, whose export trade keeps much of the Dutch canal, river and oversea ship ping employed. Now there is none of this. Forces have been mobilized and all is ready for the breaking of dykes at the first overt act against the na tion's security. ,1400 REFUGEES ON ITALIAN STEAMER Passengers for America Pay $2 00,000 for Trip From Europe to New York. New York, Aug. 24. The first of the specially chartered ships to bring American refugees from Europe was the Italian liner Princtpa de Udlne, arriving today with 400 passengers. They paid an aggregate of $200,000 for passage, t ENVOY HOLDS GEhMNSARE SURE TO WIN ( Von Bernstorff, Back From Berlin, Gives Jealousy as War .Cause. WIFE WITH RED CROSS Says When Story of Liege Is Told Americans Will Have Different Opinion. New York, Aug. 24. Count von Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States, who returned to his post today, gave out one of the most authoritative Interviews yet expressed here on Germany's attitude toward the war. Germany is bound to win in the end. he said. She is fighting because her cause is just. He predicted Amer icans would come to regard the con flict in this light. Italy, he believed. would not take sides against Germany. "My wife is with the Red Cross," he said. "My son is with the emper or's guards. All my secretaries ar at the front. Germany is united to defend herself against an unwarranted attack of jealous powers. The Eng lish cut the cable to this neutral coun try for the sole purpose of preventing the truth coming here. Calling of th Japanese into the European quarrel shows England doS.Jiot feel safe. Japan took advantage of the situation for the sole purpose of acquiring su premacy of the Pacific. When the true story of the assault on . Liege is told Americans will have a different opinion. Troops under Von Emmlch numbered only between 5,000 and 8,000 infantry and cavalry. The taking of Liege was one of the greatest military feats of modern times. What was ex pected to take weeks was accomplish ed in days by two brigades. Crown Prince Not Wounded. "Von Emmlch was slightly wounde in the leg, but did not relinquish, his command. The crown prince was not wounded by an assassin in Ber lin. The crown prince was not wound ed before Liege. He is in command of his troops at the fortress of Metz. The last great German victory I heard of before leaving Berlin was one at Metz by the army under the crown prince. "Reports of the Russian Invasion of east Prussia are probably frue. That part of the German frontier is not heavily fortified. But the Russians will never cross the Vistula. Fifteen corps of the Austrian army, each com prising 40,000 men, are now on the Russian frontier of Austria in Ger many, besides the last line of reserv ists, 1,300,000 men, upon who the government had no claim for military service volunteered for home de fense." The ambassador said his govern ment had been informed that the Rus-" sian civil and military authorities had withdrawn from Poland and that the Poles had set up an independent gov ernment with Warsaw as the capital. NITROGLYCERIN BLASTS IMPERIL 15,000 PERSONS Aurora, 111., Aug. 24. Explosions ac companying a $200,000 fire that , de stroyed the factory of the William F. Jobbins Chemical company threatened the lives of 15,000 persons living near the plant yesterday. Great steel tanks with nitroglycerin exploded and parts were blown in every direction over the city. One tank was blown across the Fox river and landed on toj. of the city waterworks. Nitroglycerin manufactured by th Jobbins company is shipped to Ger many and other European countries where it is used in the manufacture ot bombs and shells. . ' The fire burned all day, until the building was reduced to tithes. Mrs. Frances Jobbins, widow of W. F. Jobbins, is president of the company and the heaviest stockholder. GERARD HOLDS GERMANS ALWAYS HAVE BEEN KIND Berlin, via Copenhagen and London) Aug. 24. The American ambassador, . James W. Gerard, publishes in the newspapers a denial of reports that ' Americans have been IU treated In' Germany. He states that some few , were arrested during the first days of. the war. but adds that such mishaps' are almost unavoidable during big. biar i ax-1 wars and that in all cases those rested were speedily liberated. c