MULHAUSEN

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 37, 12 August 1914, Page 7

MULHAUSEN

FRENCH COMPELLED TO WITHDRAW. OCCUPY HIGH GROUND IN NEIGHBOURHOOD. (Received August 12, 10 a.m.) PARIS, 10th August. It is officially stated that the Germans compelled the French to withdraw from Mulhausen to the high ground in the neighbourhood. The Germans have reached the Belgium town Houffalize, in the province of Luxemburg, 25 miles south by west of Spa, on the River Ourthe. THE KAISER "A PRISONER" OF THE WAR' PARTY. 'PARIS. 10th August. M. Gabriel Hanotaux, a former Foreign Minister, writes to the Figaro stating that rumours are circulating with singular persistency that the Kaiser is a prisoner of the German War Party, and that other chiefs are directing the j Empire. j STRASBURG STATUE A PATHETIC INCIDENT. PARIS, 11th August. A pathetic incident has taken place in Paris. In the presence of a great crowd, including many veterans of the war of 1870, the crepe with which the Strasburg statue had been swathed for forty years, was removed. The ceremony was one of the utmost dignity. There was j subdued applause by the crowd, which was intensely moved. j MARTIAL LAW. HUMOROUS INCIDENTS IN \ PARIS. (TIUIS AND BIDNET SON BB|tYICEB.) PARIS, 10th August. The proclamation of martial law resulted in a humorous and pretentious display of patriotic signs upon the closed shops. Some stated that the proprietors and assistants had joined the colours, some of the foreigners thus hoping to secure immunity from damage by patriotic mobs. TALES OF CRUELTY INFLICTED IV GERMANS ON NON-COMBATANTS. FRENCH SECURE HOSTAGES. - PARIS, 11th Augufct. There are many stories of German cruelties to non-combatants, but apparently with little basis in fact, though there has been illegal execution of French .subjects. The French troops h*vo taken eeven of the most .notable 1 citizens of Montreiixvieux as hostages. FRANCE AND AUSTRIA A STATE OF WAR. ' FRENCH AMBASSADOR RECALLED. LONDON, 10th August. Reuters Agency at Paris states that it has been officially announced that the French Ambassador has been recalled from Vienna. The French Government ascertained that Austrian .troops wera in Germany, thus allowing a number of Germans to be set free to act against France, which was regarded as a hostile act. The Austrian Ambassador in Paris has asked for his passport. FORMAL DECLARATION. PARIS, 10th August. War between France and Austria has been formally declared. ♦ BEFORE THE WAR GERMANY'S PROVOCATIVE .ATTITUDE. • ; — 1 • TSAR TRIED FOR PEACE. (TIMES' AND SYDNEY SUN BERVICES.) (Received. August 12, 8 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, 10th Aug. Official despatches precedent to the war disclose the provocative aggression of Austria and Germany to fix the responsibility of war upon Russia. The despatches prove that the TsaT did hi* uttermost to avert -war. RUSSIAN DUMA. MESSAGE TO BRITISH PARLIAMENT. . LONDON, 11th August. The Russian Duma sent a message- to the House of Commons, stating : "R-us-eia receives with transports of delight the powerful 6upport of Britain. May God bjess the courageous arms of the Entente, which is defending a noble and just cause." [The following items Jfrom London, under date 26th Jupe, appeared in theSydney Sun :—ln: — In August and September there will be a trial mobilisation of 1,800,000 Russian soldiers on Russia's western border. There will only be 200,000 men in Austria, and 400,000 soldiers hi Germany to face them. Russian finance is hardly flourishing enough to permit such luxury without an object. Russia ie creating a formidable naval force in the Baltic, and will also have a sufficiency of warships to make her influence felt in the Mediterranean.] ADMIRATION FOR BELGIAN SOLDIERS. TSAR'S TRIBUTE. (TIMES AND SYDNKT SUN SBHYICES.) ST. PETERSBURG, 10th August. The Tsar has telegraphed to the King of the Belgians expressing admiration for the valiant Belgian soldiers. PRESS BUREAU NEWS AUSTRIAN ADVANCE TOWARDS RUSSIAN POLAND. (Received August 12, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 11th August. The Press Bureau circulates the following :—: — The Austrians are advancing from Cracow (in Austrian Galicia) towards Kielce (85 miles north-east of Cracow, and the capital of the smallest of tho Polish governments oi Russia,, on the Austrian frontier). The Consul at Shanghai reports that no British vessels had been molested up to the 9th. Unconfirmed reports state that the small forts at Liege have been captured. On© fort, which was> apparently •iient, when tho Germaa iataatay ad-

vanced hailed bullets upon them, and they were driven back. The Postmaster-General circulates telegrams on Sundays giving digest* of war news. THE MONTENEGRINS ATTACK THE AUSTRIANS ON TWO FRONTS. NISH, 10th August. The Montenegrins are attacking the Austrian* on two fronts. The northeastern force ha« captured Metokia and Sienitza, and are surrounding the heights. The western force has occupied Budua, near Cattaro. A Vienna telegram states that four thousand Montenegrins on Saturday attacked the frontier posts east of Trebinje, and were repulsed, two hundred being killed. The Austrians lost twen-ty-two. , ANGER IN ITALY. SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT. LONDON, llth~Aug., Morning. News of Austria's bombardment of the Montenegrin coast is exciting an^er in Italy. This irritation is more significant as Austria i* denuding her Italian frontier of troops in order to assist the Germans against France in Lorraine.