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EL PASO HEBAXD
"Wednesday August 26 1914
KITCHENER IN
FILM REIT
London Ens. Aug- 26. "Congratu-
late the troops on their splendid work.
W e are proud of them" is the message
sent by lord Kitchener. British minis-
ter of war to Sir John French com-
mander of Great Britain's expedition-
ary force in France and Belgium.
"Our troops have been for 36 hours
In contact with the superior forces of
the German invader on the- French
northwest frontier. Durlns that lme
trey maintained the best traditions of
the British soldier and behaved with
the utmost gallantry" said lord Kitch-
ener in his first speech In the house
of lords 'The movements they have
been called on to execute have been
those which demanded the greatest
steadiness of a soldier and skill in the
commanders."
Kitchener Bxhlblta Fighting Spirit.
"The terms on which I am servlns
are the same as those under which
some of the finest portions of our man-
hood now so willingly stepping for-
ward to join the colors are engaging.
That is to say my term of office is for
thv duration f the war or for three
years if the war should last longer than
that I have been asked why this
period has been limited. It is because
tnat if this war Is prolnoged. and no
ci.. cm foretell for a certainty Jts
d -anon that after three years of war
ethers will take our places and see
t-is matter through.
Glad to Aid France.
"TVe know how deeply the French
per.pie appreciate and value the prompt
asi stince" lord Kitchener continued
that we have been able to afford them
at the very outset of the war but our
tm ph must also prove a factor of high
nwitary significance in restricting the
sphere and determining the duration
of hostilities.
Sympathizes With Belgium.
"If the conditions of strategy had
permitted every que In this country
would have been rejoiced If they could
have been ranged alongside the gallant
Belgian army In its superb struggle
against the desperate odds which just
la leen witnessed. But although the
priii'ege. perforce has been denied
jmm knows of our sympathy with.
If- in her sufferings and our lndiuna-
t n at the blows which have been in-.
i l. a upon Her ana also oi our reso-
lutirn to make sure that none of her
sacrifices will have been unavailing.
Has Vast Soldier Reserve.
'While other countries engaged In
this war have tinder their systems of
comrulsory service brought their full
n sources into the field we under our
r.a'i'inal system have not been so com-
nellert Therefore we still Imva n. vast
res-re to draw from the resources oil
both the mother country and the co-
rn ninns
The response which already has been
made bv the dominions abundantly
pre. es that we have not looked In vain
to these sources of military strength.
Over 1" battalions have wlthtfine cour-
age alread volunteered for service
abroad. When they are trained and
organized in larger formations they
will be able to take their places in the
line
The 10000s men asked for in the
first place already have been virtually
secured.
May Have 30 Division.
"The scale of the field array which
we are now eallinsr Into beins Is large
and may reach 30 divisions"
5Iiss Anna Hughes of "Everybody's."
has returned from the New Tork mar-
kets where she has spent the past
c ght -weeks.
ALLIES BATTLE
1TH GERMANY
ffVmtinned From rase One.)
DuffysPureMaltWhiskey
exerts-avery -aereeabley
and beneficial actiotv
upon the digesttoro.
vie i vixjjys
and the air became thick with cannon
pSwder The grea battle had begun.
PrtT-orarr! went the infantry. It tile :
flrand1 mlm fire added It; the boom
of the big guns. Bunrlse mingled with
the glow of burning forests and the
""H.UwMonday. Thfbattle con-
tinued Tuesday and ProbfbJ " ?:
tinue for several da?'. e'the 11?rt
merging with the battles on the left
" Germany Supreme Effort.
"The gTeat battle which Is now In
full swine along the whole French.
British aid Bellian line is really a
series of linked battles forming what
roal well be the declslre engagement
of western Europe. It is a supreme
effort by Germany to break into
France an effort which if stopped
must mean disaster to 7o0.009 German
soldiers. .
"There seem to be no soldiers left
to guard the German line of com-
munication. The German advance has
been rapid and steady Their columns
have averaged SO miles a day since
they passed Brussels.
Belgians Destroy German Defences.
V dispatch from Antwerp to the Ex-
change Telegraph company says the
Belgian forces uccedd'" de:
stroying defensive works constructed
by the Germans.
Germans Quickly Silenced Forts.
The Paris correspondent of the
Times who was on the batt e field
earlier In the fighting says that he
met. a few miles outside of Phillip-
Feria. a Belgian officer and the pay-
master general of Namur. who told
him the town of Namur had been oc-
cupied by the Germans. It had been
subjected to a furious bombardment
and the German fire was so well reg-
ulated that the first few shots si-
lenced Forst Marchovelette on the
northeast and fort Maixeret on the
east. Fort Andoy also suffered badly
and was almost out of action.
Defied Gloss and Electrocution.
The story continues:
"The Germans entered the town
without encountering much resistance.
Fort Dave at the southeast of the town
and Fort "Wepion on the opposite side
of the Meuse and the line of forts to
the north still resist.
"In spite of the elaborate prepara-
tions with wire entanglements
through which was passed an electri-
cal current of 1SO0 volts and the lib-
eral use of broken glass Isamur fell
into the bands of the Germans on Sun-
day. "The Belgians evacuated the town
In an orderly manner. All rolling
stock and motor cars were removed
and the station master left In last lo-
comotives with the railway cash box
under his arm. The Belgian troops
numbering about 3000. passed under
the protection of a French cavalry
screen within the French lines.
French Bombard Charlerol.
The correspondent adds:
"Thus the Germans "have done muen
to win mastery over the two bonks or
They however left behind them six
of the eignt ions oi namiu '". -Is
expected will yet cause them con-
siderable annoyance.
Later on Sunday the French artil-
lery in its turn opened fire i on the
stricken town of Charlerol. The Ger-
mans in the earlier stages of the en-
gagement had poured their shells In
the upper part of the town. The
French now emptied their hall of
shells in the other section of the town
ana unoer ino sujiwiuui r " j
their artillery the French Infantry ad-
vancea siowiy m " - r C
born resistance into the town they
bad lust evacuated retaining several
villages and becoming once more mas-
ters of the line between Thuln (eight
miles southwest of Charlerol) and Me-
tax
Both Sides Lose Heavily.
"At 6 oclock In the evening the
fighting ceased both sides being .worn
out On the next morning before
dawn the French artillery again bom-
barded Charlerol and once more the
troops of France swarmd the slope
toward the lower part of the town re-
capturing the villages of tle
Bouffioused. Marchienne and Coullet.
The fighting at this stage of the en-
ragemlnt was attended by heavy
wfsles on both sides. Charlerol. which
was In reenter of the action is an
Industrial mining district and In the
stec heaps of the surrounding country
toeS French found admirable vanUge
ground while In upper Alsace the Ger-
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W. t. HIXSON
COMPANY
Roberts-Banner Bldg.
Mills and Mesa.
"The Gift House of the Soalhroesl"
II. AXII
IMWll
mans mounted Mitralleuses In every j
steeple of the town. ... frnm
.. "In the face of a withering ft"
l Merman Jaitraueusea -' ar
again entered the unhappy town . "
Charlerol and after furious fh"f
drove the Germans In confusion across
the Sambre river. The French enterea
a elty littered with dead battered oy
shell fire and devastated by every in
strument of modern warfare.
Officer Shot While EatuiS.
"Outside a dilapidated inn .could be
seen the figure of a German o"7r;
the head bowed over a basin of water
and a lather of soap dry on the face.
Ue had been shot while in the act
of washing. Another officer lay across
a table his hand holding a coffe cup
which he was raising to his lips when
death found him. In every part of tne
city houses were In flames or ?Jlr
ing. Every cellar .was occupied Dy
terror stricken inhabitants."
Flub With nine During Fighting.
Returning from the front a oorre-
spendent of the Times sends the fol-
lowing under a Paris date:
"At Mons the British troops have
mfiila 4t.AK.nAt ... ..nm& TrAiu)ratlOnS
.u(iuam fc v". - - .
for the city's defence were extremely
comforting in their workmanlike de-
tail. In the woods lurked Innumerable
field guns. Everywhere In the town
confidence was dominant.
"When with heavy firing audible In
the distance. British soldiers can sit
quietly on the banks of the canal
calmly fishing with bayonetted rifles as
fishing rods the spectacle Inspires con-
fidence even though from all directions
the presence of the dreaded German
cavalry Is reported."
German Cavalrymen Killed.
The next day the correspondent pro-
ceeded to Tournal where he found the
populace In great alarm. Six German
cavalrymen motored Into the town and
asked whether there were any French
soldiers. They were told that there
were none but later In the day French
troops entered the place and killed the
six Germans. The next morning a large
force of Germans attacked the town
and was repulsed.
Proceeding to Valenciennes the cor-
respondent found that troop trains
filled with British soldiers were con-
tinually arriving there. The British
officers were In absolute possession of
the refreshment bars and no food was
obtainable. The correspondent con-
tinues: "Near Charlerol I heard some re-
citals of the bravery of the French
nidir Th CArmanii were bombard
ing the city. The French troops made
what amounted to a medieval sortie
but finding the enemy in much greater
force than was expected were com-
pelled to withdraw.
Force Bayonet German Gunners-
'The bombardment continued relent-
lessly whereupon the French Turcos.
picked troops from Algeris. debouched
from the town and with a gallantry
which must surely live In history
charged the German battery and
bayonetted all the gunnera. Their
losses. It la said exceedd those of the
light brigade at Balaklava. Of a bat-
talion only 160 men. It Is reported re-
turned unscathed. Their bravery how-
ever was powerless against the Ger-
man advance which crept foot by foot
through the outskirts of Charlerol to
the very heart of the town.
Killed Remain Upright.
"There in the narrow streets the
carnage was Indescribable. The French
Infantrymen tola me mat tne roaas De-
came so Jammed with dead that the
killed remained standing upright where
they had been shot.
"The last stand of the French was
made before the railway station In
front of which passes the canaL Here
the Germans fought for two hours to
take the bridges. After they had cap-
tured the station with heavy casualties
the Germans moved rapidly ahead tak-
ing various suburban villages."
rrotestn Agalnut Airship Attack.
The Dally News publishes a dispatch
from its Antwerp correspondent saying
It Is reported there that the Ameri-
can minister to Belgium. Brand Whlt-
lock has sent an energetic protest to
the German government against the
burling of bombs into Antwerp from a
Zeppelin airship.
A dispatch to the Heuter Telegram
company from Its Antwerp correspond-
ent savs that another raid on the city
by a Zeppelin airship was attempted
Tuesday night. The effective meas-
ures taken by the Belgian military
authorities the correspondent contin-
ues caused the German airship to re
tire.
Austria to Flcht Jspan.
A dispatch from Vienna to the Ren-
ter Telegram company by way of Am-
sterdam gives the official announce-
ment that the Austrian government
on Tuesday handed his passports to
the Japanese ambassador. The Aus-
trian ambassador at Tokio. it also an-
nounced has been recalled.
War Ivy Is Increased.
A dispatch to the Morning Post from
Antwerp says:
"In addition to the German war
levy of S10.OO0.0OO on Brussels the
province of Brabant has been levied
on for t90.000.000 to be paid by Sep-
tember 1.
"The German officers at Brussels
are living riotously. The city's supply
of champagne is becoming exhausted.
The royal palaces have been Invaded
by German officers."
Rninlans on Offensive.
The Russian general staff in an of-
ficial communication published in St.
Petersburg Tuesday asserted their
armies continue on the offensive. The
communication was telegraphed to
Reuter"s Telegram company by Its St.
Petersburg correspondent. Dated Au-
gust 25 the Communication says:
'The Austrian rear guards support-
ed - by artillery attempted to hamper
our march on the river Sereth. in the
region of Tarnopol but after a series
of fights they were repulsed.
"We continue to act on the offensive.
We have taken numerous wagons two
quick firing guns and much ammuni-
tion to the the south of Gronbeschove;
we brought down an Austrian aero-
plane killing two officers and wound-
ing a third. Our cavalry destroyed
railway communication across the
bridge at Kamenka. The Germans
abandoned without having fired a shot
a position previously fortified on the
river Angerapp. The roads beyond the
Angerapp are strewn with cartridges
shells and knapsacks thrown aside by
the enemy with the object of helping
their retreat.
Occupy Prussian Towns.
"Our troops occupied the towns of
Insterberg and Angherberg 32 miles
south of Insterberg (east Prussia). On
August 23 and 21. In the region north
of Kedenburg we fought a successful
but sanguinary engagement with im-
portant forces of Germans. In the
same region the German 20th army
corps consisting of three legions oc-
cupied the fortified positions of Orlau
and Frankenau.
"On Sunday and Monday our troops
facing entrenchments and wire entan-
glements attacked these positions us-
ing hand grenades and bajonets.
Towards II oclock the German army
corps was enveloped by us on the left
flank and fled to Osterode (IS miles
rt&rtheast of Goettingen In the prov-
ince of Hanover) abandoning several
cannon quick flrers ammunition cases
and prisoners."
Belgian Palace Abandoned.
The Belgian royal family will aban-
don the temporary palace establish-
ing themselves in a secret place In the
city as a result of an attack by a
Zeppelin airship according to the
Morning Post's correspondent at Ant-
werp. "The attack." he adds "was evident-
ly designed against the royal family.
The warrior of the air stole silently
over the forts outside the city against
which no assault was made and
steered toward th nalace where It
dropped six explosive bombs. Ione
found their mark exactly although all
landed within the palace grounds. One
narrowly escaped wrecking the Ant-
werp cathedral and there found human
victims.
"The first phjsician to arrive on the
scene was MaJ. Louis & Seaman who
served as a surgeon In the Spanlsh-
Amerieaa war. He spent the entire
day attending the wounded.
Airship Kills :C
"The civil population Is naturally
much alarmed although the greatest
anxiety Is felt for the safety of king
Albert's household. A reconstruction
of the German bombs by military ex-
perts shows they were ten inches In
diameter with an. envelope one Inch
thick. Their percussion caps were
loaded with plorlte. It Is believed the
work of the airship was assisted by
local spies for whom the military is
making a painstaking search."
A dispatch from Amsterdam says
that the Antwerp correspondent of he
Telegraph reports that the airship's
trip across the city occupied 30 min-
utes. She was drifting down the
wind without using the propellers lest
their noise warn the city.
The correspondent says the deaths
due to the bombs of the Zeppelin num-
bered ;.
AUSTRIA WON'T MAKE
WAS AGAINST ITALY
Rome Italy. Aug 25. According to
advices from Vienna Gen. Coard.
chief of the Austrian staff has sent
the following message to the Italian
S"The reports published in Italy that
Austria-Hungary has aggressive in-
tentions against Italy in i order to re-
venge itself for Italy s failure to par-
ticipate In the war are absolutely
without foundation."
GERMANS AT TSIG TAU
WILL HESIST TO DEATH
Pekln. China Aug 2. A letter re-
ceived here from an American at Tslag
Tau. the seaport of the German terri-
tory of Kiao Chow says It is consid-
ered there that emperor William's
cablegram to the garrison to resist-to
the uttermost Is virtually the death
warrant of every member of the force
The Germans are detaining by force
a large number of coolies evidently
for military labor in and about Tslng
Tau.
EL PAS0AN WITH THE
FRENCH ARMY SAID
Paris. France. Aug. 26. Among the
American volunteers who left here
yesterday for Rouen for a period or
training under French army officers
are R. Phelisot of Tucson. Aria and
L. D. Orcsy. of St Paso. Texas.
0. WAV IIOMB TO FIGHT.
French reservists continue to come to
Paso en route to France to fight for
their country. D. J. Rabet. a member
of the seventh regiment of French In-
fantry. 17th army corps for three years
and a reservist until he Is 4 years old.
was here Wednesday to report to the
French consul and return to fight if Sis
services were needed. Rabst has been
working as a waiter in this country
but gave up his Job to return and Jpln
his old regiment- "We have nothing
against the German people he saw.
"But our beloved France must be pro-
tected from Invasion if It costs every
drop of French blood 1b the republic
GERMAN BOYS ARE
ORDERED TO TRAIN
London. Eug. Aug 26; The offi-
cial news bureau says: "The German
papers of August 22 and 24 published
orders that boys from 1 to 19 yea
of ago shall be put through a course
of mweketry and military training
Retired officers -re engaged as m-sttxetora."
BELGIAN GENERAL PROMOTED.
Antwerp vl London Aug 26 An
official announcement today sets forth
that king Albert of Belgium has pro-
moted Lieut. Gen. Bertrand to the
rank of full general as a reward 101-
hls excellent conduct before the enem-
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