THE WAR.
GERMANS IN FRANCE.
BIG FLANKING MOVEMENT AVERTED.
More Russian Victories,
Thousands of Dead and Wounded
Austrians.
Fierce Fighting in Belgium.
Belgians Gut Dykes and Flood
Country.
MONDAY, Sept, 7, U^O. a.m.
Our cables (extraordinary) state that the Allied armies are concentrating at Paris. , ; ....
Big envddpino; movement of Germans failed., and they are now displacing greater activity east and south east of Paris. v
The Russians haye again defeated the Austrians>,, inflicting heavy losses,
It is estimated tnat 5,000 Austrians were killed, and 15,000 wounded and taken prisoners.
Belgians are pluckily resipting attack on Antwerp by Germans, and by cutting dyke* and floodinp; the country placed Germans in difficulties and guns in danger.
British light cruiser, Pathfinder (2,900 tons) with crew of about 350, struck a mine and sank rapidly. Loss of life believed to be heavy. .
Germans are entrenching at Mons, in, Belgium -, fearing British attack. . : :
(Per Press Association—Special to " Star.")
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS19140907.2.15
Bibliographic details
Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14900, 7 September 1914, Page 4
Word Count
153THE WAR. Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14900, 7 September 1914, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Thames Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.