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Pi o for Assault of Germans arts Omaha Daily EXCLUSIVE X. V. WOULD War, News Cables In Addition to ASSOCLTEt PKKSS THE WEATHER. Cloudy VOL. XLIV XO. 61. OMAHA, FKIPAY MOKXLVU, AL'(ilST L. 1SU4-TKX IWliKS Oa Traia aad at otsl Msws Stands, So. SIXOLK COPY TWO CENTS. GERMANS TAKE THREE TOWNS ON FRENCH BORDER Prepares THE Bee PARIS PREPARES FOR SIEGE BY THE GERMAtllNVADERS French Capital Is Getting in Shapa to Meet Another Attack by Eastern Neighbors. AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT RUSSIAN LNFAIJTRY MAKING A BAYONET CHARGE This picture shows a type of the men who compose the mass of the Czar's army that is now threatening on the northern bordeof Germany and in Austria. A characteristic of the Russian soldier is his stolid obedience to orders. His quality in this regard has been iy a bloody field. .tit .ins ' -J. Invaderi Occupy Lille, Roubaix and Valenciennes on Their March Toward Paris. LILLE THQUGHT IMPORTANT Belgian Officer, However, Says that it Was Decided Monday to Give Up Without Struggle. GENDARMES ARE DISARMED Steps Were Taken to Give the City Rich with Factories to the Ger man Invaders. FRENCH WAR OFFICE SILENT Paris Seems to Think that Germans Are Hard Hit. AIRMEN' HELPING THE GERMANS Aeroplanes Hover Over the British Poaltlona and Signal tiexman Battrrlea Where to Di rect Their I'lre. Bt'LLETIX. LONDON'. Aug. 2" 13:10 a. m.) -A dispatch received here from Ofitend says the GermanB have oc copied Lille, Roubaix and Valen ciennes, all In France. , The towns of Roubaix, Jjlllo and Valen ciennes are close to the Belgian frontier, Lille and Vallenclennes being ten mile from the line and Koubalx five. Roubaix is flvrt miles northeast of 1-IHe and Val rneicnes is thirty mils. southeast of the came city. ' Lillo is the most important from a military point of view. It is a fortress of the fli f class and the circle of its forts Is thirty miles. Recent dispatches from Paris said Lille was held by French re servists. Roubaix would appear not to be fortified. It is a manufacturing center. Valenciennes aleo'ls a manufacturing city and is an important military point. 11 has an arsenal and extensive barrack Deelde Kot to Fight. The Ostend correspondent of the Lon don Daily Express In a dispatch published In London - this morning quoted a Bel gian officer to the effect thst it had been decided last Monday not to defend Lille and that on Tuesday the mayor published a proclamation announcing the evacua tion of the French troops and the trans formation of the town into an undefended place. 'All the gendarmes were disarmed and steps were taken to deliver the city .with tl its rich factories up to the Germans," this officer declared. "Tuesday evening all the available treasure wis removed." French War Office Silent. PARIS, Aug. 21.-01:1.1 a. m.) No official-communication concerning the prog ress of the war has been issued thle morning up to 10:45. The lack of news was generally at tributed to the supposed inaction of the Germans, who were thought to have been too hard hit to sustain a general advance. The French take their check in Belgium quietly and seem to have gained confi ' dence by the reinforcement of the min istry, as announced last night, as well aa the strong stand taken by the French forces in Lorraine. ' Aeroplanes Mfiil to Artillery. LONDON. Aug. 27. (11:3 a, m.) Refur gees from the scene of the fighting around Mons report that airmen took a prominent part in directing the German artillery, says the Times correspondent In Paris. Aeroplanes hovered over the British po sition and their pilots signalled the Ger man batteries by means of a disk swung at the end of a line. The Weather Forecast till 7 p. nr Friday: For Omaha, Council Bluffa and Vicinity Cloudy. Temperature at Oasaaa Yesterday. Hour. Der. U S m . ni M 1 H a. m 5S 7 a. m " S a. in -..W 9 a. m J In a. m 6" 11 a. m 1 in f 1 p. m J ir i,p ni 1- 3 p. m ,; O 4 p. m a p. m t p. m 5 7 p. in .VI s p. m 57 t omparatlr luteal Record. 1914. 191S. 1912. 191".. Hicheat yesterday li) fj 71 ijowent yesterday W 71 . M r". Mean temperature tit Mj 7s VJ Precipitation , it .00 .(W .ol Temperature and precipitation depar t iles from the normal: Normal teniicratiire 72 lel'icincy for the day io T'i'tal exress lnre March 1 tu Ncrmal precipitation 11 Inehej Fleets for the .lay . 13 Inches Tftal rainfall slm e Marcb 1 ... .1H.00 inches TJeftcieiicy since March 1 b.V.t Int hi-x I letlclency (or cor. period, m. o.Kl iiiciii-i Deficiency for cor. period, 1912. 6.7 inches Reports I root titatloaa at T t. M. (station and Stats Temp. High-Rain- of Weatner. I P. m. est fall. 'heyenne. cloudy ! 77 T Ia:npoit. clear 72 7 .ti 'enver, partly cloudy . 'es Molnea. cloudy Si 72 j!olae City, cloudy ji 7 . Lander, rioiidy 74 2 North Platte, clear 70 . . ( ma ha. lam K -I 'uilil.j, clear 7 C! .'' Kauld City, clear "i t .0? iZMf) v ... . m& 7 ri, ft .xV..is. ' KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE SUNK Former North German Lloyd Liner Converted Into Cruiser Sent to Bottom by British Guns. BRITISH HIGH FLIER DOES IT ; Trnion (raft Meets Fate Off Writ t oast , of Africa Admiralty t onurnlolates I apltln of Ictorlona Vessel, 1 ON DON, .Aug. 27. The Kaiser Wll helm dcr Urosse has hern sunk off the west coast of .Africa by the British cruiser HiRh Flier. The official war Information bureau an nounced this afternoon that tho following had been sent by t lie admiralty to the captain of the High Fiirr: "Bravo! You have rendered a service not only to Great Britain but to tho peaceful commerce of the world. Tlio German officers and men appear to havo carried out their duties with humanity and restraint and therefore worthy of seamonllke consideration.'.' - Converted Into frailer, The Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosxe was one of the palatial steamers of the North German Llloyd. At the outbreak of the war it was converted Into an armed cruiser and since has been reported sctlve In searching for British merchantmen. It has a tonnage of 14.340 and w:is built In IW. It was 62' feet long with a beam of 66 feet. I'art Played by Boat. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. More than once has tho Kaiser Wllhelm Iter Grosno Played a leading part In thrilling adven tures at sea In New York harbor and in foreign ports. When the great fire swept the liohoken water front in June, into, destroying the North German Lloyd line piers und re suiting in the loss of many lives, the i Kaiser Wllhelm T)er Grnsse lay at doc k In the pathway of the flames. It was hauled out by tugs to tho middle of the Hudson and escaped serious Injury. Qnly three of the men were lost, much less than the loss In men sustained by other liners. In November, 190ti, it was In collision off Cherbourg with the Royal Mall steampacket liner Orinoco. Thirteen steerage passengers und sailers met death in the crash. lt of n plain. Captain I'olai k,- Its commander, per formedwith it a feat of sea ninnslilp In October. 1!07, that will long In? remem bered for Ita brilliancy. When in mld ecean the liner lost its rudder. Cuptuin Tolack brought it Into Tortlund, Mc, a journey of several days, without a rud der, steering it with its propellors. He accomplished this by working the screws alternately and the feat was acclaimed as one of the most extraordinary ever performed on the hluh seas. In August, .1910, Mayor Qaynor aa shot aboard this vessel us he was about to sail for Europe. In Decemlier o ft he same year It lost one of its propeller while on its way to New York und was lung dolayed in reaching port. Austrians Abandon Sanjak of Novipazar IXJNDON, Aug. 27.-(?.:22 p. m.)-A dis patch to the Havas agency at Krugue vati, Servla. declares tluit tho Austrian army has evacuatsd the Kanjak of Novi pazar. The Sunjak of Novipaxar is a strip of territory lying betmetn Montenegro and Kervia L'p to Uie time of the Balkan war In 1913 it belonged to Turkey. T.y the Ber lin treaty of lt78 Austro-liungary was empowered to garrison certain strategic points within the Sanjak hut tlieje troops, following the annexation by Austria of the provinces of Bosnia and Hersegovlna, were withdrawn. During the Baltic wars Austria-Hungary again seized on the occasion to oc cupy Farijai., and this move in largJ measure served to neutralize the Mervlan victories in those wsrs. WANTKD High-grade stenogi apher Slid aaiealatiy. Must be able to l.taJiule correspondeiue and inaltage department (,ive expeiieiK-, atie, etc., for interview. Tor further Information about this opportunity, tae Want Ad faction cf today's Bt. JAPAN OUTLINES PART ITWILL PLAY If .fiTirr .Mikado Will t.o-oper. ate In Prlvlns; lirrmini Ont ol the. Orient Till hk Tan Is Blockaded. TOKIOi Aug 27 (11:40 a. ni.) minister of Justice, f Yukio Ozaki in sneaking of the disinterestedlens of Japanese in the war other than in condition in Klao Chow and tho China sea, gala: "When Japan captures Klao Chow and hostilities in the China and Japan bobs are over, Japan will stand aside and become an onlooker if the war in Europe still la In progress. "If, however, the Germans btlll retain a Htandlng in the south Bean, which would be a menace to the peace, Japan, In accordance with the alliance, would consult Great Britain and might 'co-operate In driving Ihe "Germans." ouf'of the. orient. The empress Is occupied dally In making bandages for the Hed Crops workers. She Is ably asslrtted by the court ladies. Patriotic lanterri'pjrf'cesslona are being' held in the various cities and such Is the , interest lit the ar that people are crowd ing moving picture shows where battle scenes are produced. The Official Oaietto publishes a decren announcing that the service of officers in the mobilized division has beon extended , indefinitely. A nutria's Act Cansesi Sarprlse. The'ncwa of toe declaration of war by Austria-Hungary on Japan following1 the of flcial announcement of the disarming of l" Austrian cruiser Kalserm fciizaoetn in the Prt Tsing Tau caused surprise in Toklo. It had been hoped here that Austria-Hungary, having but small in terests in the far east, would not force a breuch of relations with Japan, especially as Austrla-Huiignry always has been re garded as friendly to Japan. Baron Mueller de Fzentgyorgy, the Austrian am. bassador. and the members of hla staff always havo been popular here. The censoring of news from China is most effective. It Is believed here, how evor, that Japan has not yet landed, troops at Klao Chow. Jlie German leased territory In China, ngtfinst which It has begun military operations. There is rea son to believe that the Japanese navy is carefully sweeping the waters around Klao Chow for mines, which it Is known have been submerged recently in. large numbers. Assurances have been received here from Teking that President Yuan Fhl Kai and his government are amply satisfied with Japan's pledge's concerning the fu ture safeguarding of Chinese and British Interests and the maintenance of the com mercial status quo, and Its promise of assistance to prevent Chinese revolu tionists from seizing this occasion to create disorder. The feellnn prevails here that the Jap anese authorities mill be able to control the principal revolutionary leaders op posed to the president of China. Dr. 'Hun Yat Sen, who is at present living . at Toklo. is the best known of these lead ers. He is credited with saying that he Is satisfied to await the outcome of the present situation. He does not believe that an outbreak at the present time would be of assistance to the real China. Reporta from Vienna yesterday slated that It had been announced there that the Austrian government, on Tuesday, had handed passports to the Japanese ambaa aador. Other reporta from the Austrian capital stated that Austria considered It self at war with Japan because of the latter country's declaration of war against German, Austria's ally. Tslna;-Taa Blockaded. T.-ilNt) TAC. Aug. 27,-(ll:W s. m.-Vice Admiral Sadakichl Kato, from his flag ship, the battleship Suwo, sent a wireless message to Governor Meyer Waldeck this morning, declaring a blockade of tha leased territory of Klao Chow. Later the Jataneae warships appeared outside the j harbor and shelled a small island oft the j coast which was not occupied by the ' Germans. ! The German governor notified Willis R. j f'ei k. AmerU an consul st Kaio Chow, j that he had twenty-four hours, to leave If he so desired. Mr. l'eck, however, ! elected to remain War Summary The Germans have occupied the French cities of Lille, Valencien nes and Roubaix, according to a dispatch from OMend, Belgium, which paRKcd through the hands of the censor at London. All three cities are situated within a few miles of the Belgian frontier and Lille Is strongly fortified. Valenciennes is a military station of less importance, while Kottalx is known chiefly as a manufac turing center. ICxact knowledge of the import ance of this movement awaits of ficial information. Karlier dis patches from Ostend quoted a Belgian officer as authority for the statement that the allies had decided not to defend Lille and that Its evacuation by the French troops was announced by the mayor Tuesday. A wireloss dispatch direct from Berlin yewterday brought the offi cial announcement -that all the forta at Namur had fallen before tho Germans, ho had also cap tured Lohgwy. The army of the crown prince, It was added, had repulsed a French attack and up per Alsace waa free of the enemy except at points westward of Kol mar. The Belgian operations were as serted to have been completely successful in an official statement that come from Antwerp by way of Paris a little after midnight. Four Belgian divisions from Na mur were said to have stopped the southward movement of tho Ger mans Fourth division, after which the Belgians retired on the French line. The fort at Namuf were still holding out, It was declared- This claim regarding the Namur fortifications was repeated later by an English correspondent at Ostend, who quoted a Belgian officer who had arived from Na mur. He said that the Germans have destroyed two forts an1 were still assaulting the others. It Is officially announced at St. Petersburg that the Russian ad vance in Prussia Ss proceeding with Irresistible fores. t has be fore been stated that the objec tive point of the main Russian army for the present Is Poisen. The Germans are represented aa having retired to Osterode in East Prussia. Diplomatic relations between Austria and Japan apparently have been formally severed. A dispatch direct from Tokio 6tates that , the v Austrian ambassador, Barou Muller fizentgyorgy, has been recalled. A blockade of the leased territory of Klao Chow has been declared by the Japanese, whose warships shelled a small island off the coast. Keen Interest continues In the attitude that Italy will eventually assume. A Rome correspondent of the London Times says that Germany and Austria are bring ing great pressure to bear offer ing Italy Inducements to join them. Newspaper dispatches represent the Italian people as more favorable to a war against Austria. It is to be noted, how ever, that these reports lack of ficial confirmation. A dispatch from Kraguyevatz, Servla. says that the Austrian army has evacuated the Fanjak province of Novipazar. eaatea's Keller Bill Passed. AtiHIVJTON, Aug. if;. The kci-alled i n tudsv issued a proclamation of neu aeamen's relief bill to regulate conditions tisllly lecornlzing that "a state of war of service' In Ihe merchant murine was unhappily e1"t between Japan and Aus paised by the house lute today without a tria-llungaiy." It is similar to other record vote. j proclumittlon previously Issued. CZAR'S ARMIES CONTINUE MARCH Five Lines of Defense Are fr tanked J Rapid Movements of the Knsslan Troops Fort ftoyrn Marroanded. Bt I.I KTIV. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 27. (Via London, 5:2." p. m.) The fol lowing official communication was made public here today; "Our of fensive both In Hast Prussia and Gal Ida developed Increasing success oh August 25. The Germans hastily retreated everywhere towards Koe nigHberg and AlleiiBteln." Bl LI.KTI.. LONDON,. Aug. 27 (7:05 a. m.) It Is officially announced, saya the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company, that the Russian advance la' pro- eertlng In Prussia with irresistible force. The Germans nave retreated . to Osterode, a town of East Prussia, loo miles, west of Gumblnnen. ! ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 26 j (Via London, Aug. 27 6:10 a. m.)j ! A Russian army order prohibits j the uso of food ano forage aban- I doned by the Germans In East Prus-! i sla because of cases of poisoning 'which have occurred at Eydtkuhnen, i Gumblnnen and lnsterburg. j According to all accounts, the ' Germans were taken by surprise by the rapidity of the Russian cavalry movements and the dash through the Mazur Lake district, where five linen of defense were flanked. The swift Russian movement, to gether with the crossing of the river Angerapp and the successful battle northward toward Nledenburg, aeals the fate of the central fortifications. Fort Doyen is now surrounded on all sides and passage through East PrusHla is consequently quite open. t'lvlllans Leave Konlstaoersr. U)NDON, Aug. 27 (8:35 a. m.) A merchant who arrived yester day from Berlin, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Chron icle, says that trains from Konlgs- burg reaching Herlin are crowded with fugitives, who state that civil ians havo been strongly advised to leave. ' Auatrlaoe Defeat Husslana. ! HKRLIN, Aug. 27 (Via London 7:2.'i a. m.) Th corresnondents of the; Lokal Anlelger and the Tagebiatte at Austrian ncauquartera estimate the strength of tlicKusHlan forces beaen at Krasnlk, a town of Russian Poland, at four or five army corps, or powslbly 200,000 men. Two Russian corps which formed the advance guard were on I August 23 ejected from the heights j of Krasnlk and Frampol. j Sanguinary battles occurred on ithe route to Lubin and on the ' heights and in the forests along the Ismail river Chodol, which were only finally decided on August 25. The I battle was fought In a difficult I country, which was full of forests. ( General Josias von Heeringen, ; former minister of war, has re ! celved the decoration of the Iron ; Cross of the first class for dlstln- gulKbed services. ' The Reich Anzelger announces j that Dr. Lehmann of the commer I cial section of the foreign ministry j has been nominated minister to Gup'eniula. w I laon 'lakes rarra Maad. H1NUTON. Aug. r. President Wil BRITONS CHEERED OYERJICTORIES English Officials and Publio Satis fied with Progress Land and Navy Forces Reporting. KING S ARMY IN BIO BATTLE lOsprdltlon I ader "lr Job a Preach Wends Hack Word that It Is - Handling; t.rrmans at front. I.UNlo.. Aug. tS.10 p. in.)-From !nih sea and land there came today of ficial reports considered1 here to be promising augury for the future. The Herman trans-Atlantic, liner Kaiser Wllhelm . dcr Orosse, at one time one of the most popular vessels of ths North (lerman-Uoyd line, snlllng from New York and one of the few German armed merchantmen which 'have been harrying Great Britain's trails routes, was sunk off the African mast by the ItrlUsh cruiser High Viler. i Krom the continent Field Marshall fir J,1h" French commander-ln-ehM of tha Prltlsh expeditionary forces, liar been able m net at resl much ol the anxiety rMilsd )n' Eusland' by the tsgiienesa of Frehch ofridal statements retarding the movements) of the' .tr.nles In the' locality where the Hrltlsh forcer -were known to 1m operating. Hla dlspiitch takes a roseate view of the prospects of the battle now In progress, and pays a tribute to tho mettle of his French slly. Pa bile Kept In Ignorance. Much of the apprehension felt here ran be traced to the rllcld censorship main tained by the Prltljh authorities. Two million men have been grappling In a Titanic, strugale for d:iys rsJt, within a few hours Journey of lxndon, yet so complete Is the silence of those who sre aware of what la going on that the public la Iti all but complete Ignorance. The purposeful vagueness of the French fifflolal announcementa is further be f n seil by serious Jlscrrpanclea In the versions of Ihe French statements. At the present time these , rommunlcatlona furnish the bulk of the news aa esrrled by the aeveritl news anncles, and no two versions of them agree. Fighting on the Cambrsl If Cateau line, referred to In the latest of these communications, now seems to have nothing more serious than cavalry raid and an' attempt to rut Rrltlrh com- I munleutlons. which was repulsed. N'othlr.g further had been heard from I Alsatian frontier, while the news of the Russian advance continues to come en- Hi el v from Ituta'an sources. The'.Rus- ins cluim to be within forty miles of Lcmberg, flullc'a Rnallsk Troops la Bin Battle. Premier Asqulth announced In the Moim.i of Commons today that Field Marshal Mr John French, commander of Continued on Page Two, Col. Four.) Trge QmalianS Hurt in Collision Near Oakland, Neb Engineer Hai ry P. Fry,. Flort ncc; Engi neer Morris J. lUyniund, WI7 l-alrd.' and Had Mall Clerk A. C. Dawson, 10H North Thirty-Third street. Omaha,' were all seriously Injured when train No. 3 and a, liKht ennlne with a rabonse on the ' Omaha road collided in a head-on col- llbioii on a sinail brldKr aliout two iuuhs south of Oakland, Thursday afternoon? at o'clock. The two engines telescoped snd were thrown off of the track, resting upon the brldse. Troln No. 3 wss being engi neered by Fry, while Raymond was tak ing ngine No. 17S to the other end of the division when the crash occurred, l'p until an early hour It had not been ascertained by virtue of what reason the trains happened to be travelling In op posite directions at the same place and at the same time. Riiwson roceitd his Injuries as bs Jumped from the mall car. - The Injured men were taken to Oakland and were given medical treatment and housed at the City hotel. A tramp. Mealing a ride on the blind baggage, suffered two broken text. The fore of the impoct shattered tha windows of the coaches attached to No. 3, and many passengers were cut by fragments, hut none was otherwise in jured. Train No. V from Omaha con- vcyet the passengers to this city. Matter Discussed by New Minister i of War, Alexander Millerand, ' and His Subordinates. EVERY PHASE TO BE GONE OVER Steps Taken to Place City in Posi tion to Withstand an Attack of the Foe. FEW WOUNDED ARE SENT THERE Most Being; Transported to Southern and Western Part of Land. REFUGEES ARE NOT ALLOWED Americana aad Other Fore I a; a era Be srlaalnc to I adeaelaad that Their Presence Is Assl Desired. PARI3. Aug. 27. (3:15 p. m.) The new cabinet for national defense met today and decided to make m declaration to the people of France, Parliament not being In session. Premier Vlvlanl was writing the dec laratlon this afternoon and it was ex pected be would submit it to his col leagues this evening. PARIS, Aug. 27. (3. 52 p. m.) Paris, It was officially announced to day, wan preparing for posbl siege. The matter waa discussed by the new minister of war, Alexandre Millerand, with (he subordinates) of his department and steps were taken to determine the exact . measures ne- rsssry to place the rlty in Hate to wlthntAnd an titlark and Invasion. To Meet tSferr nay. . , . . Millerand .w ill me with the other 6ffl11a of the v?ar'offic every morning for the consideration .of de velopments! and every possible phaae in - roamed Ion . vrith an entrenched ramp, such an the capital will be come. Few eent to Paris. . . Ihe government in taking precau tions to send most of the wounded to southern and western France and a few to Paris, Refugees from Bel glum and northern France are not permitted to remain here. This city 1 simply way station to ward a aon t hern and western towns. Ameri cans and other foreigners in the capl tal are beginning to understand that their presence in the city will Dot be desirable, Wilson in No Hurry .... About Securities Bui WASHINGTON, Aug. ST. PresldenC Wilson let It be known today that there would be no Insistence upon passage o this session of the bill authorizing the In terstats Commerce commission to reffu late the Issuance of railroad securities. In congress this was taken as an assur ance that the measure would not, be con sidered further at this time, administra tion leaders contenting themselves with the federal trade commission bill and, Cluyton bill to supplement the Sherman law to complete the anti-trust legislative program. The "Swappers' Column" That rhich you have may bo exchanged for that which you want through the. "Swappers' Column," the Li vest, mo6t up-to-date feature on the Want Ad page. The ads are now indexed for convenience. The first word shows what is being offered and all are arranged in alphabetical . order. If you do not find anything that interests you, try a swap ad of your own. Our plan j an interesting one. Call audi learn how it can be utilized with profit. . " " TtUphon Tyler 1000 THE OMAHA BEE