THE WAR

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13147, 31 August 1914, Page 6

THE WAR

(l'or Cnlilo.—l'ross, Assppint,ion>—Oopyrigjit)AUSTRIAN 'IUISONKKS M^SSACBUD. Kciiolvcil August.Bo, 5.5 p<ni. - August 29i The Austnans evacuated thp.town, ami the Suivmiis. on entering it found that all prisoners litul been, massacred with incredible savagery. . The battlefield at J/|.flJ|r ivas hoiipadwith Austrian- dead, atlil 0()0 were buncd in a common grave. : An Austriau. detachment invaded Ser-' via towards and out of two companies only ten men regniiicjlAuss; trian territory. POURING BRITISH; TROOPS INTO ostlND!' ' : r ;V A JIILITAIIY GAMP. PARIS, Alight 29. . Ostcnd is transformed into a l njilitavy camp. British warships and: transports ■aio pouring marines into, the, town. Some arc housed in barracks, and others, are billetted; in tl|e yjlljigos. ; GREAT BRITAIN; VICTORIOUS. " H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND,-IN TEE .: .FIGHT. ' CANADA'S PRAISE. Received August 3(), at 12.50 a.m. ' LONDON, August 30. . At Harwich, several British and Germans were injured in the head. One German by signs, tried to' thank his rescuers. Two Genmius died at Harwich and were removed .with the. British dead to await burial; The Jack Tars tell thrilling stories. They describe the lighting as sharp aiuV terrible.

A non-commissioned ollicer'on the Fearless which lyas.in tlip tl|jek of the battle said- the uiieiatiou lasttiil olght hours ami there was a thick haze all through. 'Wo camp on the Germans unawares. When we opened lire, there wasn't a single searchlight on us. All seemed as though they were asleep. The lighting was very hot, and we must have done a lot of damage."

WELL DONE NEW ZEALAND. OUR PEEADNOUGHT HELPS. The battleship New Zealand participated in the light. ' OTTAWA, August ;)0. T,hc Canadian ]iapers . are. full of warm praise of ILM.S, New Zealand's participation iu the North Sea battle. The Conservative papers say that while observing a truce all contentious questions iu Canada during the war they point out how dearly every Canadian would like to be able to place to his country's record the fact that the Canadian ships participated in such an heroic deed as Bear. Admiral Beattv's raid near Heligoland. THE GERMAN WOUNDED. GERMAN AEMIEAL'S SON A PRISONER, • Received August ISI, at I'J.JiO a.nj. LONDOON, August 30, (Horning). Thirty German wounded from Heligoland, besides Britishers, are in the lios-' pital as Chatham, The majority of the German survivors are engine-room ratings. Ninety of the Mainz prisoners landed at Leith include eight officers, among whom is Admiral Tirpitz's son, aud include sixteen wounded.

GERMANS IN A HURRY.

OEI' 1 TO MEET THE RUSSIANS.

ANTWERP, August 30,

One hundred ami sixty trains travelling north-eastward on 'Friday night, 'withdrew from the Mouse one army corps with full equipment to meet the .Russian advance in Prussia. The German • troops round Brussels have been reduced to the safest minimum and as many as possible licive been withdrawn from the city., : The Germans commandeered the, peasants to dig trenches on the. Mouse, road and so prevent the approach of cavalry, THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN, GEBMANS' IJIG IT-11 AN DE D TREATMENT." i' AMSTERDAM, August 30. After firing Louvain, soyeuty-twp residents were handcuged and marched to (Jompenhout. Seven priests who were prisoners. were, subsequently driven as a screen before the German soldiers across the country. Thcv were released, when they neared the Belgian outposts. One refugee,..assorts that the burgomaster of Louvain and a number of notables were shot.

GERMANS I?f TURKEY,

THOUSAND IN CONSTANTINOPLE,

l{S(|civ(!3 , ?Augiist 5)1, atl-.SO a.m. . ATHENS, August 30

]t is seini-ollicially reported that ' .iigl.it hundred 'German nayal oilicers and ' sailors and a quantity of ammunition traversed Bulgaria on.Friday by-sppcial train. The total now in Constantinople exceeds a thousand. ; THE TEMPER OF THE CHINESE. MOXAHCIIIStS ACTIVE, TOKIO, August ISO. The' newspapers' publish alarming Chinese telegrams forecasting an itninc-' diate rcyoiution in the Yangtsc. Vailcvy Wjuped'Avith'an attelnpt to ; restore; the-. Manrliii.dyiiasly. .' . 1 f ' PARIS, Aligns!. .iO. ; ; v.']t,ris ■ oHiciftlly. aniiouneed^thatv jhe, military Governor, ordered all residents to lie 'gone tioi/i the cities and those defending forts tp/eyacuate andj destroy; ftlrnir houses lYithin four days.

Boulogne abandoned, 014 'm ATE(HC;I jjfy®l»ANUfl. Rccoived August 111', at 12,.13 am x I ♦ - • (Homing),I'lio. •AJhos Imvo- abandoned; Boulogno on tlio giou||(L that it is stiateg'u ally uniiftljoitiinl) in mow of tlio uigcniy of strengthening, of the luit ot tho-Alkes. ■ 1 The lattei an 1 taking afyenthoi attei the strenuot|s'fighting of the week, I'nbsiyigeib i'ioii| LVnito tfate that ■ thij'-Goverjior of IjQulogJic- ImsctfliJiir.todi Uhlans.iii'o lulvantnig jii tlfat- dircctioit and I 'are also within Sovoii, hulos ot Amiens Tlio Daily Mail's Amiens.' uorroH[)oiiilent states .tlint. tl|p i)ro 'advancing; jjjcossantl.v 1 UJ'il'''tileio is no hpjje of;, elipiiking \tlieiii. Tlio Germans hjivc hitherto carried all Itqfow tlicm by sl|f.;civ weight ".of'' numbers and the .(Ifiicjly, hajl ; of Maxims 1 .- Englandshdnld realise that reinforcements, qr.q ijjipfim■tiyo. - Judications liro i)»f\.t tlfo 'liiitisli route for transporting woiimfed'and. ffipjwi? ing reinforoemcuts and silpjjlles-is-.t.o.be. .transferred to Anistdrilkni.'''' 1 • GERMANS TMU)WN BACK. , PARIS; 'August 29.'' ••i; Refugees state that a battle is raging at; ,-Hirsan, and tljq, Geripns have beoii throwii back ondhimajv'' BRITISH. 'VICTORY,. CONFIRMED. •ENTHUSIASM IN ANTWERP. 1 ••; LONDON, August. 80. . The German oflicial version of the Heligoland: fight confirms thp British statement. The victory has aroused great enthusiasm in Antwerp.;: SHE ATTITUDE OF TURKEY. ' ITALIAN SUSPICION. Received August i>o, {5.5 pan. LONpON, August 29. . Newspapers refer to. the Turkish emissaries', activity in Egypt. The- Italic papers.also comment on Turkey's doubtful attitude, LONDON, August 29. (Evening).

Renter states that .tho Turkish officials in London do not believe the statement that, (jcrmaii sailors arc going to Constantinople. • Turkey hail repeatedly given.assurances on her strict neutrality and they deny she is manning against Greece or acting under Gcrmau inspiration. • PRISONERS FROM; THE SEA, ARRIVE AT SJLEERNESS. Received August 111), 5,5 p,m,< LONDON August 2D. Two hundred Heligoland prisoners have arrived at Shctrucss. THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE. ' KEONIGSBERG INVESTED. Received August .'50,5,5 p.m. PARIS, August ■29 , [Evening). (,Official):

Keonigsberg is completely, invested and battle is proceeding between Lembei'g and Vistula over a front of three hundred kilometres, '

THE LOUVAIN OUTRAGE,

GERMAN CONFIDENCE,

Received August .'lO, o.ii p.m. •

LOJy'DQN, August 29,

The Belgian Minister.states that the Genitalis , after the, r-liec]?, withdrew from Loiivain in disorder. The German guard mistook the., retreatcrs for Belgians, and lircd on them.. , Afterwito they pretended that the inhabitants tired though the latter was disarmed a week ago, The Germain ckarci] out the inhabitants imprisoned, some men and shot several noted citizens. They ignited the, town, lyitli bombs, including the famous building, Lauvain is now a heap of ashes. SHELLING QF PADUA. AUSTRIAN WARSHIPS,IN ACTION, CETTINJ&, Auguct 29. Three. Austrian worships shelled Padua, which is not damaged. They the,n relumed to Cataro. . —; - . 1 ALL THAT WAS LEFT OF THEM. IIEAYY GERMAN LOSSES. PARJ/S, August 29, Many Gernian prisoiipis.have arrived. A German officer, pointing to forty .soldiers, said: "Tliatjs all.that: remain of the whole .division.''. SPLENDID BRITISH GUNNERY. NEWS FROM FRONT Received August' 2!), 7.25 p.m. LONDON, August 28. (Evening), • Sergeant LofLus, in a letter from tho. -front,..said that when the, British artillery. opened the. Germans, replied. They did not. know of. the shelters trick we learned from the.Bocj:s,'.The German in-' fantry. came along the fronUn.a solid sipire .block) standing ,',out sharply against the skyline, ;uitl Ave couldn't he|p hitting them. The,', Germans rushed like inad- to our trendies. :Some of the British'continued:;the volley, and the. crack shots indulged in independent iiring—aii.o.thef trick learned from the, Boers. ■ Finally w:c. mowed down thV Germans with, bullet and-bayonet. " THE GAME OF SPY. '' SENTRY SItQT DEAD. MO.N'TUIIAI;, Aiigiril ' ' An unseen sniper shot and Killed a Hen In \\lio Alas' guaiding the 1 ianal near-Sou hinges. . . ' : Seveial attempts-on the lues of Highlanders engaged,>iu guarding' the. .Canalhave-previously beeu'radii.X - .

BARTY DIFFEREIpS DISAPPEAR, , LABOUR PARTY ACTIVE; , LONDON, August 20. . 1 A meeting of tlji} Liibdiu' 1 Paity in, the House of miMiUJiiously de 1 tided tq siipupit the piopos.il ioi a joint LO opomtlon of pohticil patties to Ijold' publicmeetings: to utiiplute. reel lilting. . It is undeistood Iho Jush I'uity vtll tondut| tli|) campaign in Inland. • .The details ols.the ; gei|()ri|l bchumo nro being woilufl out. THE KAISER'S PROVINCE SPECIAL API'DAI.. COI'ENIJAGIiN, .'mijiist M, Tlio arrival of lSiiat in Berlin is causing aim In. ' ;■ Tlio .gqnonil stiif lirq' reassuring the :populaco that.the posituni ::i the east aiulivost isoxcqllent. The Kaiser ,Ims telegraphed to tlio I?eilonil (Jouiicil of at Berlin: ''lmmediately organise ail possible re- . lief' for- the population In my beloved Province, which is invaded by the RllH ; sians," IN, SIGHJT OF; BRUSSELS. ! BELGIAN SUCCESSES. Received' August 2D, 7.30 p.m. LONDON, August 28. (Evening). The Chronicle's Ostend; correspondent states that, the Belgian army is gradually forcing back tlio Germans on to Brussels. They luivo. recaptured Malines. Eighty thquspd.have r.oached Vilvorde. ■The Germans, are retrenching iu the north of' Brussels. ,

A Gipian army corps was withdrawn from Sough and was brought to clfcck the Belgians: A great battto is impending. The- Dxcluuigo Telegraph; Company's any that at Ghent two Belgian divisions destroyed the fortifications erected to hinder.the Belgian adyayco in Brussels in tho event of a Clerjnaij roverse. They also drove back the (lermans until they wer.p within- sight of Brussels. . THE. SQENB OF OPERATIONS. NATURAL OBSTACLES. ir-fH. PARIS, August 29.

(Morning)

Till) third ariny, is forcing a passage between the Mouse and Sambre. Tho chief' natural obstacles are tho forests. The. largest ariny is following the vab ley of tj|o Sambre, -where it. will meet •tl|e fortifications of Maubojige. The twenty-three-thousand acre forest of Mormal serves: as. a defensive, and screened the French. There are no great natural obstacles in the direction of Lille. Hero the British, force is lending aid. On Sunday the British-were brought to Mojis by-forced-inarches to prevent tlie Germans turning the French army left Hank, After retiring to Manbciige o'n Monday, the British were ordered to ritiro to the Cambrai lines.

Tim German commanders thought the British beaten, and that tliere avms a possible ; repetition of Sedan. They sent three hundred thousand cavalry and infantry to envelop two British corps ami one division of cavalry, Throughout Wednesday the British were inarching south, battling against tremond.qus odds. Jt is believed the Cambrai line is extended to light through Nouvaion Jlirson to the 'River Sormoiine', which unites with the Mouse at Meniere's.