INDEPENDENT.!
, AUGUST 27, 1914 NUMBER 123.
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Allied Army
Giving Way
In Northern France Before German Invasion
French Admit Germans Seek To Turn
Left Flank-General Reports are
Current Of Reverses To Allies
LOSSES ADMITTED TO BE STAGGERING
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French Hope Lies Largely In Russian Advance Whose Millions
Are Sufficient To Envelop And Pass Strong German Forts
Main Advance Is Upon Posen
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United Press Dispatch.
London, August 27.—The allied army is giving way in
Northern France. The war office has however refused details
and insists that the movement is already provided for. Reports
that the forts of Longwy and Montmedy being captured by the
Germans are again current. Experts however claim that their
capture is unimportant as they are already isolated by the Ger
man enveloping movement.
SThe censorship is absolute and this has resulted in the cir
culation of rumors of serious reverses to the allies, some of
these going so far as to declare that the allies are entirely driv
en out of Southern Belgium.
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ATTACK LEFT WING TO WEAKEN CENTER.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, August 27.—Although no official statement has been
C issued this morning because of the seriousness of the situation
at the front, it is admitted that the flanking force of Germans op
j j erating against the extreme left of the allied armies is trying to
W force the withdrawal of a part of the allied lines from the cem
ter, thus weakened. It is believed that the allies in the North
„ •» west are able to hold their positions. The French artillery has
repulsed the German cavalry raids there.
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* It is admitted that the French defense has been checked
W but the damage is believed to be not irreparable. The opinion
V\ here is that long before Paris can be threatened, the Germans
Dmust withdraw to meet the Russians. The German losses to
date are estimated as three times those of the allies, which are
admitted to be “staggering” and show the cost of offensive war
fare. Officials admit the danger of the French lines being broken
in the North, but insist that the battle in Lorraine is favorable
to the French and that in manyplaces the French extended their
lines across the German frontier. It is believed that the Ger
mans are well in the boundaries of France on the North.
pt ^ RUSSIANS CLAIM 8,000,000 MEN IN THE FIELD.
United Press Dispatch.
St. Petersburg. August 27.—The plans of the Russians contem
plate an attack upon Berlin within three weeks. This was offi
cially admitted'today. It is stated that mobilization of the Rus
sian army is at last complete, with eight million men under
arms, divided into four armies of equal strength which will op
erate one behind the other. They will not try to take the Ger
man chain of forts but instead will attempt to isolate them
and leave enough men behind to keep the garrisons bottled aqd
■' prevent an attack upon their flanks.
The main advance is expected to approach Posen from the
ft SKuth. The Russian left and center armies have bottled up the
£ German garrisons in Eastern Prussian forts and their reduction
r is assured if the general staff so orders.
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* RUSSIANS REPORTED DEFEATED BY AUSTRIANS.
-iUniSl Press Dispatch.
' Washington, August 27.—From Berlin by wireless to the em
bassy here, a report has been received stating that the Russians
5 sullied defeat at Krasnik as the result of an “irresistable at
tack^by the Austrian infantry.” The defeat of the Russian main
force in Russian Poland is expected to cause a swift ASstrian ad
vice northward. A transport of prisoners, chiefly French, Al
gerians a£id British passed Aix La Chappelle today.
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NAVAL RESERVES
SUPPORT BELGIANS
Having Been Landed At Ghent
—Germans Reported To
Have Taken Two Freneh
Cities.
United Press Dispatch.
London, August 27.—Lord
Churchill today announced in
the English House of Commons
that the marines from
the reserve ships of the North
Sea fleet are now at Ostend re
inforcing the Belgians. He stat
ed that the expedition was large,
but did not give any figures.
Unofficial and unconfirmed re
ports from Ostend say that Rou
baix and Valenciennes are occu
pied by the Germans. It is an-,
nounced that the British troops
in action yesterday against the
Germans, acquitted themselves
splendidly and that prospects
are satisfactory and the outcome
; excellent.
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BELGIANS ATTACK GER
MANS’ REAR.
United Press Dispatch.
Antwerp, Belgium, August 27.
i—The Belgians are now attempt
i ing to cut the German lines of
communication, to force the
withdrawal of part of the pres
[ sure on the allies’ front.
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LILLE REPORTED
AS SURRENDERED
To Germans But English Gov
ernment Has Not Been Able
To Confirm Report.
United Press Dispatch.
London, August 27.—No offi
cial confirmation has been re
ceived of the report sent by the
Ostend correspondent of the dai
ly Express, that the City of Lille ,
had surrendered to the Ger- ,
mans. The Ostend story states j
that the fortifications have been i
abandoned. The mayor warned !
the inhabitants not to resist and
disarmed the local police. The ^
report says that the Germans
later occupied the city. Lille is
southwest of Brussels in France
and along the line of the first
! chain of French frontier forts.
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DENOUNCE WIRELESS RE
PORTS.
United Press Dispatch.
London, August 27.—Charac
terizing the German official
statements declared to have been
sent “by wireless” as “menda
cious and absolutely at variance
with the truth” the war office
announced that it would not re
ply to them.
Demands Passports From Japan.
United Press Dispatch.
Tokio, Japon, August 27.—
The Austrian Ambassador here
today demanded his passports
from Japan, the two countries
being now at war with each oth
er.
President Off For A Rest.
; United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., August 27.
—President Wilson will leave
late this afternoon for Cornish,
New Hampshire for a week’s
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SERVIANS CLAIM
2000 PRISONERS
Following Four Days’ Battle
Servians Are ""Now Driving
Austrians Toward Loz
nitsa.
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| United Press Dispatch.
Nish, Servia, August 27. —It
is announced that following the
four days’ battle along a fifty
mile front at Orina the victo
rious Servians are now driving
the enemy toward Loznitsa. Two
thousand prisoners have been
taken since the last report. It is
officially admitted that the Ser
vian losses are enormous.
WILHELM 1)ER
GROSSESUNK
Big German Liner Sunk Off
West African Coast By
British Cruiser.
United Press Dispatch.
London, August 27.—It is offi
cially announced today that the
big German liner Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Grosse has been sunk off
the West African coast by the
British Cruiser Highflier.
One of the Highfliers’ crew
was killed and five wounded in
the engagement with the Ger
man liner, which had been com
missioned for the navy since the
outbreak of war.
The Exchange Telegraph Com
pany says that Danish and Nor
wegian trawlers have been de
stroyed in the North' Sea by a
mine and twelve of the crews
perished.
GERMAN CRUISER DE
STROYED.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, August 27. —
The German cruiser Magedbur
was blown up in the Bay of Fin
land according to a wireless from
Berlin which informed the Ger
man embassy here that the
cruiser ran aground and was de
stroyed. Most of the crew’ were
saved. ... ... , j
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—Max Murphy And Lady
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Races.
Special to Independent.
Swifton, Aug. 26.—The an
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