“T0 BERLIN IN THREE WEEKS Alleged to Be Aim of Russian Offensive Plan, ——————— TO GO AROUND FORTRESSES Germans Still Falling Back-—Import ant Gains Claimed By Saint Petersburg In Austria. St. Petersburg, via Rome.—That the plans of the Russian Army contem- plate an attack on Berlin within three weeks is officially admitted here. At the same time it was stated that not only has the Russian mobilization been completed but that 8,000,000 men are now under arms. The troops have been divided into four armisd of 2,000,000 each. These armies are being sent into the field from the inland mobilization centres to operate one behind the other, the armies in the rear filling the gaps in the ranks of those in front after each general engagement. Not To Storm Forts. will be in the field it is be the general plan of the fensive not to try to take chain of main forts by storm. the Russians will attempt to each of them, leaving a large enough force at every point to keep the gar- risons bottled up and also to prevent any attacks on their flanks or thelr own lines of communication, The main Russian pected, will approach gouth, crossing the Warta river some mi sian frontier, and then Posen between the Oder ivers Russian of- Inst isolate advance, it Is ex Posen from the end of the the Rus move against and Warta south b les from Russians Say They Took Tlisit, St. Petersburg, via London lly announced that the Russians town East officia have northeast of Koenigsberg, sia. The following ial tion was also made public: “Our off East Prussia and ia developed Increasing suc cess August 25. The everywhere 60 miles Prus- occupied Tilsit, a offic communica ensive both in Galle on Germans hastily retreated Koenigsberg and Allenstein Galicia are rapidly on Len r cavalry rsued the er toward " marching has on our In our troops berg ou remy everywhere ngaging time line, our advance frequently e the Austrians, been beaten and rou Profess To Fear Poison, who each ted ler prohibits the by A Russian army use the of cases of poisoning curred at Eydtkukuen, Insterburg of food and forage abandoned Germans in East Prussia becau wh Lave oc Tokio Professes Surpriss— Washing. ton Notified and lamation Issues Proc. of Neu trality. Toklo.—The Baron Mueller been recalled. The Austria is described here as a ture of diplomatic relations, not war.” The Austro-Hungarian Ambassador Aus de trian Szentgyorgy, Tone armies of the Allie The Germans claim, in the badly defeated at Maubeuge in the North are actually Belgium, was destroyed because The Paris War Oflice same and that German acti attacked by a superior sides were enormous in France. claims that German Occupation of Tilsit, in East Additional armies are to invade according to Russian officials inet to organize all possible The last reserves of Germany Three German cruisers and British off Heligoland ported to have been taken by Brit I'he Belgian Congo has been to a dispatch from Lit ille, troops are rey nportant naval fought Friday resulting in a the Brit and sub scouting London.—The first i: action of the war was in Heligoland Bight, smashing blow delivered by ish: cruisers, destroyers marines against the squadron. The net damage | was two cruisers sunk, and { last seen | tion. The officer In chief comman { British force was Rear Admiral | David Beatty, wno married the | ter of Marshal Field, of Chicag "ollowing is the text German to the Gern and two get destroyers one cru afire and in flight in a sinking condi seal morning Friday of some consequence was at gt the Ger: | operation tempted again goland Bight. “A strong force of ted by light c¢ isers and king the subn the battie inction | por and { eru wor with Iarines attacked Gern cruisers guarding i the German coas | gtroyers aged “The enemy's {by the British crui erulser The fret liz were ght cruiee ron sank the Mainz, receiv slight daz squadron inns, Age fir sank one and appeared the and in a sink “All the were Koeln « in German Pere y { thus dispose ruiser squadron, althougt floating them and evaded narines amively ard CegRIVEOLY AnNaq aged. The light cruise no CREURILIOS An and fered : the The rted as not i cruiser ethys laertes of life The { is the behind poset at with quito Elbe, The Island of Heligoland, which lies { 45 miles off the mouths of the Rivers | Elbe and Weser, always has been re | garded a point of great strategic value | for the protection of the Kaizer Wil helm Canal and otherwise in the naval defence of Germany. Recent reportk | that it has a large part of the of the German navy lay in the waters | adjacent the of the Elbe | and Weser, and in the Kaiser Wilhelm | Canal. logs heavy.” faring rald daring raid fleet passed sriance of this British heavily ime ley fact that the armed out Island and engaged German uth of the Germany's Heli signal success the fleet guarding the mc goland mos flower to mouths from Japan. This evening M. Kato sent his secre tary to the diplomat carrying the lat ter’s passport. The news of the declaration of war | by Austria-Hungary upon Japan, fol lowing the official announcement of the disarming of the Austrian cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth, in the port of Teingtau, caused surprise at Tokio. It has been hoped here that Austria-Hun. gary, having but small interests in the Far East, would not force a breach of relations with Toklo, especially as Aus. tria-Hungary always has been regard: ed as friendly to Japan. The Austrian Ambassador and the members of his staff always have been popular here, Washington Informed. Washington, D. C.-— Ambassador Dumba of Austria formally notified the United States that diplomatic relations between Austria and Japan had been severed, but made no reference to any declaration of war. The Austrian Ambassador advised the State Department that the Aus trian Emperor had ordered the cruiser Kalserin Elizabeth to join the German fleet off Tesingtau. Last Monday in- structions were sent to the officers of the ship to dismantle it and officials here do not know as yet whether the shange of decision at Vienna reached the officers of the cruiser in time to prevent her from being abandoned. The Japanese Embassy here was ; notified from Tokio that diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary had been formally severed when the Aus trian Ambassador at Toklo asked the Japanese Government for his pass. ports. — FURIOUS GERMAN ASSAULTS. London (Saturday).—The battle in France continues and the losses are The British admit heavy | casualties. The Germans are hurling | themselves against the entire the allies with unprecedented fury, A dispatch from Boulogne German troops broke through French lines, near Arras, in Province of Pas de Calais. French moved up with rapidity, declared, and have the situation well in hand. The dispatch says troops are being swiftly arranged to deal with any further attempt break through the line between Dun. irk and Lille, | enormous. the The that the allied chiennes when the Germans through the French line. The allies acquitted themselves well, however, and succeeded in pushing the German advance forces back on thelr main body. The German advance forces were also repulsed at Pont a Mareq. There was also fighting at Tournal, where the Germans were repulsed. It is believed here that the Germans have occupied Valenciennes, but the British are reported to have driven back the enemy near Mons. There is nothing to indicate that the Allies’ line from Mons to Conde has been seriously turned. French Industrial centers, such as Roubaix and Turcoing, are frequently visited by German cavalry and are occupied and evacuated every day. Berlin—By wireless (via Sayville, 1): Headquarters has issued an official report declaring that the western enemy has everywhere been defeated nine days of fighting, have been that the British gurrounded patch, were and that the city of Louvain, acking the invaders the gituation remained the Britieh Army was both day the the British marines, Jerlin of Ostend. by Russians is confi Fe d. Prussia, and march on Ber in, ilhelm hag wired force of British ance led out. were been cal destroyers the re- gunk by German according Con troops, French, gO, and is in full retreat after nine days’ fighting General lish Army attack and Generals Von Kluk defeated the Eng at Maubeuge, renewed the threatened to surround it elow and Von defeated the forces, about eight the bre and the Meuse in several days’ Von Bu Hausen completely Franco-Belgian corps, between Namur battle Sam and the on Maubeuge was opened d4 Duke Albrecht o d pur Semois Gran Wurt who defeated an the sued the and Crown Prince is ad Meuse, and the of Bavaria repulsed an Nancy and the south General von Herr } continue igh L many prisoners. Aus rushed from ato ba ack have Bosina to Galicl already up the Germans, who heavily. In Souther: Ger. mans have i of Masurenland evacu district very difficult its western that they the upled firmed captured enemy also northeast © The THset, a Koenigsberg. The Petersburg correspondent of the Post, in describing the operations in East Prussia, tells of the difficulties which the Russian advance, and says the Germans had enormously multiplied these difficulties by a modern adapta tion of age-old methods. “Lakeleta and marshes were with ri pits, and wherever ticable redoubts of felled timber were placed Everywhere there were formidable wire entanglements.” occupied ’ i miles St sOWD prac fle AUSTRIA DECLARES WAR ON BELGIUM. via London Belgium, Vienna, day declared war on The at the Foreign Office, relations were broken off cleared for Austrian the Germans in the Belgian soil if neces passports diplomatic the way joining operations on sary. Until Friday Belgium was the only Russia had heretofore made declara tions against both Austria and Ger many AUSTRIAN LOSSES MARKED UP, London.—-A dispatch from Paris to Reuter’s Telegram Company says: “The losses of the Austrians in the battle of the Drina continue to grow, according to telegrams from Nish. The latest aver that out of 300.000 Aus trians engaged 15,000 were killed, 80, 000 wounded and 15,000 made prison. ers, Seventy five guns were cap tured.” With the re-occoupation of Shabata by the Servians, says a dispateh to the Exchange Telegraph from Cettinje, Montenegro, the 4,000 Austrian prison: ers have been doubled, 4,000 additional men having been captured between Losauza and Shabats during the Ser. vian march to occupy the latter town. The Servian casualties In retaking Shabats are admitted to have been very heavy. WILHELM DER GROSSE SUNK Sent to Bottom By a British Cruiser. THE SURVIVORS LANDED German Armed Merchant Cruiser Meets Destruction Off West Coast Of Africa—Had Been In. terfering With Traffic, Kaiser Wilhelm sunk off the the British London The Grosse hag been #t of Africa by Highflyer. Winston lord of the of the Kaiser the House of “The admiralty that Cruiser der west Coa Cruise; Spence; r Churchill, first announced the der He Just re Vilhelm Commons has the Kaiser 14,0600 tons and 4-inch gu hag been the H. M. 8. Highfilyer off the Africa vessel which has intelligence merchant der Lerman wil. helm Grosse, of armed with ten by west coast of “This is the interfering with ountry and the very few gers whi sunk been this of auxiliary ch succeeded in getting to hetween and is one ern rimmed Sen. fore the bad one ivOorg were The Kaiser of the North Germar outbreak of one into an GERMAN CRUISER SUNK, Magdeburg Attacked Fleet-—17 Kill By 25 We Russian ed, cunded : 7 ilonagon ied 'g ran in float the ¥% tain de superior Ri i paring to atta “Under a gian feet a Crew Was pedo boat “V.2 killed, 26 w« ERYE the captain, are mis Tre $ . sys burg was blown ug RUSSIAN HONORS WITHDRAWN. No Honorary Commands and Orders For Hostile Rulers. London. ~The BL Petersburg corre spondent of the Times says oa litary circles are much Impress. d by an order dismissing the German cd Austrian sovereigns and princes honorary coloneiships in Russian regiments and depriving them of Rus sian decoration. “This bas never been done in any war. The Emperor has positively for bidden Russian officers to wear man or Austrian decorations. These extreme measures were decided upon at a special council held in Moscow and are due to the alleged Inhuman nt of Russian subjects by Ger to the In. from Ger and Austrians snd members of the Russian family.” FIRST BRITISH WOUNDED HOME. London.—The first British wounded from the Continent, numbering about 30, arrived by steamer at Folkstone from Boulogne, They were driven in motorcars to the Shorn Cliffe Hospital loudly cheered by large crowds assembled outside the harbor gates, imperial HOW ZEPPELINS DROP BOMBS, London.—The method used by Zeppelin airships in dropping pombe has been described as follows by an English refugee who has just arrived here rom Belgium: The dirigible hovers over its pbjective at a sufficient altitude to keep it out of range of the enemy's guns. At the same time it lowers a steel cage attached to a steel wire rope 2,000 or 8,000 feet long. This cage is divided into compartments, and it carries one man, whose duty it is to throw down the bombs. The cage is sufficiently strong to make rifle fire against it in. effective, and because of its emall size and the fact that it is kept constantly in mofion it is very difficult for heavy guns to bit it, IRS KEYSTONE STATE IN SHORT ORDER — LatestNews Happenings Gather- ed From Here and There. TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS Patriotic Order Sons of America Op. pose the Manufacture Of Intoxi. cating Liquors As a Beverage. Automobile Demolished. Nathan old head w of John Newport, and Hospital. He by ake Lavine, sixty-three years iit on the stick in the barn Wanke, brothers, at the Palmerton ed the barn brothers, have of Brooklyn, N. Y bro was I th a and Peter died In Eays he The arrested on a and are in the Easton jail had been missing milk for and for f Lavine entered and a fight enter mist hee n who of charge were on watch Because the family returned to bread winners ght in 84 yn en ry v irectors of have ITO pe the present war, the Penns poor Western tieg gre he. for aid coal and coke region, » we ‘ Westmore jee in a dyir to the fail at Mt 8 i nissles { tha auto civ pet el Groome, of the Siate troop of constabul to arrest leged law breakers Ary hts of Equity, In National elected these John A vice-president, Frank FE. Shaughnessy, Pittsburgh: secretary, H. P. Walsh, Buffalo; treas- urer Maurice Maner, Boston; rer, James Lynch, Detroit. Detroit is next year's convention city. The Knlg vention at Pittsby officers: Bupre president O'Dwyer, cor irgh me Toledo: jectu An automobile belonging to Harry E. Sprenkle, of Bair's Station, was gtruck and demolished by a freight train on the Western Maryland Rail road. Four occupants of the car, Mr fprenkle, Harry E. Hain, Charles E Hain and Jacob Cohn, the latter three from York, jumped and escaped. A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in Federal Court at Sunbury by William Krug. a Berwick contrac. tor and lumber dealer, whose assets were given ax $48481.72, and liabil ties $43.18155. Judge Charles B. Wil Berwick lawyer, as rcceiver, Joseph Bogert, fourteen, of Shamo kin. was returning on a freight train from Sunbury when he fell under the care and an arm and his legs were cut off. As a doctor was dressing the in. juries the boy told him to let him die hereafter. Two gas tanke erploded In the Company, at alien, all workmen. nV. Wolf, of Harrisburg, a Penn. eylvania Railroad fireman, was taken to the Norristown Hoepital after both les had been crushed In an accident on the Trenton cutoff rallroad, near Norristown. 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