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The German light cruiser Mainz and another of the Korein class and a third, whose name is unknown, We're destroyed, as well as two tor- pedoâ€"boat destroyers. “Evidently a concerted attack was planned, just as the seamen of old would have planned it, to be- gin in the dark and reach its deci- sive point at dawn. , To Sir David Beatty fell the opâ€" portunity Land the honor which will make him and his officers the envied of the whole fleet, for to him fell the conduct of the operations, un- der the direction of Sir JOhn Jelli- coe, the connnanderrinâ€"chief. Sir David Beatty is one of the most “brilliant of the navy’s offi- cers. With him were Bear-Admiral A. G. W. Moore, Rear-Admiral A. H. Christian, Commodore-R. J. B. Ke-yes, Commodore Reginald '. C. Tyrwritt and Commodore Wllllam E. Good'enough. _ .1 Complete as was the v1ctory, the British suffered little, all their :ships being afloat and in good or- dier. What is to be especially noted is the high efficiency of the British gunnery. Not a German cruiser es« Caped, and the torpedo-boat des- troyers fled wildly in search of shelter. ‘ ’ ‘ Not only were two of their num- ber sunkhbult not a. few others were damaged by the British ‘fire. In addition to not losing a single ship, the British loss of life was not heavy. . The attacking force comprised a battle cruise 1' squzad ron , lllg‘ht cruiser squadrons and destrOyer and submarine fiotillas. Rear Ad- miral Beatty is the youngest flJa'g officer afloat. ”WWW-WW.â€" BRITISH ARMY _ VIS UNDAUNTED Refltted, Reinforced and Rested for the Next. Great Battle. A 'despatch from LOndon says: After four days of desperate fight- ing, the British army in France is rested“, refitted and reinforced for the next great battle, according to an announcement by Lord Kitchenâ€"- er, Secretary of State for war. In _ a. statement based on reports from "Sir John French, commander of _ Minister says that the British, "after struggling against tremendous odds, retired to a new line. Their casualties are between 5,000 and, :6,OOO.4 Since this fighting ceased the French on the: right and left have brought the Germanwattack to a, standstill, it is declared._ , Lord Kitchener’s statement, which Was issued through the medium‘ of the official information bureau, fol- lows: . _ _ " Lasted Four Days. “There has.bee-n a four days’ bat- tleâ€"on the 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th of August. During the whole 'of this period the British, in con- formity with a general movement of the French armies, were occupied in resisting and checking the Ger- man advance and in withdrawing to new lines of defence. . “The battle began at Mons on Sunday, during which day and part of the night the German 'attack, which was stubbornly pressed and repeated, was completely checked RUSSIAN non \ {WEB lOOMILES Many Desperate Fights Mark Czar’s Invasion of East Prussia and Austria. A dezspatdh from London says: Desperate fighting is in progress be- tween the Russian armies of inva- sion and the German and Austrian defending forces along a line ex- tending more than 100 miles from the Vistula River, in East Prussia, to the Dnlieper River, in Galicia, according to reports from St. Peâ€" tersburg and Berlin. TheBussian War Office announces that, Allenâ€" stein, south-west of Koeni-g-sberg, has been captured, but according to the Berlin «advices, fighting is still going on at that point. ‘Koenigsâ€" berg itself is announced .frOm St. Petersburg and also from Paris to have been invested successfully by the Russian forces, so that this fortress no longer presents a men- ace to the flank of the Cz'ar’s army’s advance in the direction of Berlin. Engagements are reported from ’Dhorn and Gradeuz. From Killce troops are being sent along the right bank of the Vistula to partici- pate in rthe battle east'of Lembterg, where the Russians made three thousand prisoners. At Podgaytzy the Austrians have lost three thou- sand mern, thirteen guns and large stores of' provisions. 4‘ ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP BANK. s = BlTlSH “NAVAL mun “gyms,“ Zeppelin Flew at]. Height of 6,000 Feet and Bombs Did N0 Damage. A deepwtch from Paris says: This city . has been thrown into great excitement. it was caused by an. aeroplane bearing a German flag which puttereii across the city and slowly encircling the line of forts dropped ”a small parachute containing a German flag and 'a message to the Parisians reading: “The German army is at the doors of Paris. All you can do i-s surrender. (Signed) Lieuit. von Heidssen.” The German aviator also dropâ€" ped five bombs, which fell in the most populous quarter of the city. One bomb fell in front of the shop of .a baker and wine merchant at the corner of Rue Albouyand Rue des Vinaigriers; two on Quai die Valmy, one of which did not ex- plode; the other struck the walls of the , Night Refuge behind St. Martin’s Hospital. - Two others dropped in the Rue die-s Recollets :and Rule M-arcin, neither of which exploded. ' ~ ' , The military governor of Paris has ordered all per-sons within the sections covered by the forts of Paris to evacuate their ., house-s within .four days and demolish'them under pain of death." » ' >X‘ LULKLY WILL _ DECLARE WAR ..._â€".. German Officer's Are Into the Empire. A d-elspattch- from London say-s; Reuter’s announces that confirmaâ€" tion has been received in w-ell-in- despatch to the Gazette de Lau- Churchill Leaving His ,Ofllce After Declaration of war. ‘ Winston Churchill, First Lord-of the Admiralt , guarded by a do- tective, leaving the Admiralty Office after the declaration of war; Under his right arm he is carrying a despatch box. ~ talian Army. W11 Enter the he , A despatc-h from Rome says: A The French frontier in g Udine. I n has been entirely - evacuated . formed quarters 0f” the reported sann-e says: “Italy is arming to 'Vene‘tia and on the frontier there fresh military activity in Turkey and the sending of German» officers to Constantinople. dlerstood that the matter already has-been made the subject of repre- sen. nations to the Ottoman Govern- ment by [the allies. A news despatch from Germany of ‘a ‘very definite character says v that on August 24 a train passed through Philippopoliswith 150 Ger- nian officers and subxallterns aboard, of whom 45 were naval officers. On the following day another train passed through Sofia with 90 Gerâ€" .man sailors and three Germany offi- cers. On August 26 a detachment of German marines passed through Sofia bound for Constantinople and more are expected. Situation Grave. The fact is that Turkey may de- clare war at almost any moment. The efforts of the nations of the Triple Entenlte hitherto have fail-ed and the situation is described at the Turkish Embassy here to be grave. The arrival of the German light cruiser Panther at Smyrna is the by the British front. On Monday, the 24th, the Germans made vigor- ous effonts in superior numbers to Erevent the safe withdrawal of the hagudhdafisth‘e‘éhliefai’fdnldbtn 132$?ij cruisers G oeb on and B re slau, will ' ' -' . y ' says The Evening News, “has led‘ “This effort was frustrated by to 'an official warning to all banks ’Which to examine livery altdeep‘boxe’s deposited with them. A harmless ritish army and .to drive it into the fel‘tress of Maubeuge.‘ ’ ‘ the steadiness and skill with the British retirement was conduct- ed, and, as on the previous J'dtay, ver heav losses far in excess of box,” y y , presented‘at-a London hank for de- anythingsuffered by us, were in- flicted on the enemy, who, formation and in enormous masses, marched forward again and yet again to storm the British line-s.” :- " MARCH NG TOWARD PARIS German Armies Advancing in Wedge- shape FormatiOn ' A despatch from London says: An red in the region 'of Mannoy, near oflicial bulletin issued bythe French _War Office said: “The progress of. the German right wing has obliged us to yield ground on our left.” An earlier bulletin by .War Office said: ‘ ‘ “Our forces have advanced to Lorraine. We occupy a line along Mort-agile and our right wing is pushing forward. No news has come from Me‘use. , “Sunday a violent battle occur- the French Warning Issued in London to Ex- in dense P03it concluding incident in Turkey’s preparations as they are understood here. The Panther, like the battle , amine All Boxes. A despatch from London, Eng- be (bought-.byTurkey, according to the-reports heron . , ' f . Shocked King George.“ . looking ‘deep A dos-patch from. London Says: the paper continues, was An Antwerp despatch to Renter’s . Tele ram Com any sa s: that King. m the strong r'oom. A'sharp Albegrt of Belgium hasyreceived the ear caught an ominous ticking, following message from King and an infernal ma’chlne was dis- George: “I am shocked to hear of covered 1n the box. the danger you have run from the throwing of bombs. I hope that the Queen and the children have not suffered. I am following with ad- miration the great deeds of your brave army.’ ’ ‘ theroughly upon de-' '1‘â€" War Tax in $300,000, The Germans have imposed a fine of $300,000 on the Beigian town of C‘harleroi. Lille, Signy, L’Abbays, and C-haâ€"' ,teau Porcian, but the result has not been decisive and the attack will be resumed toâ€"morrow. “Four Frencharmy corps enâ€" gaged in :a violent battle 0n the left wing. The right wing of these four corps, taking the offensive, drove back on Guise the tenth Gerâ€" man army corps and the. guards, both suffering considerable losses. “Our left was less fortunate. The German forces are advancing in the direction of La Fere.” join the Triple Entente. Troops [are passing incessantly from L'i-guria Within a few days are 800,000 men. enter the the Italian army will Lb also is um and Piedmont, their destination be- field.” __________________.._____â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"‘â€"~‘ _‘___________________._____â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"- ANNEX T0 NAVAL HOSPITAL- fied offer of the women of Canada to provide and maintain a naval hospital rather than a. hospital ship. The. new hospital will be supple- mentary to the Royal Naval Hos- pital at Portsmouth, and will be named the Canadian Women’s Hos-l pita] . .â€" Admiralty Has AccepwdrProposal as Alternativc’for Ship. A despatch from Lon-don says: It is announced't'hat a cargo of 15,000 quarters‘of wheat and 300 quarters of cats has just reached Hull from Montreal. The Mersey Dock Board has just decided that Canada’s gift of flour shall be handled and ware- housed free of cost. As intimated by the correspon- dent ten days ago the Admiralty has preferred to accept the modi- r!‘__â€"..._ _ 200 British Wounded. A despatch from _ Southampton’ says: The first hospital ship from France [arrived here with 200 British wound-ed from the first battle at Mons. Nearly all the men were in- jured by shell fire. CITY UFLUUVAIN WAS BAZ L Intellectual: Metropolis Lower Countries 21 Mass of Ruins A despatch from London, says; The war information bureau an- nounces the following:â€"â€" - “The Belgian "Minister of Foreign Affairs reports that a German army corps after receiving‘a’ check with- drew in disorder to the city of Lou- wain. The Germans on guard at the entrance of the city mistaking the nature of this incursion fired upon their countrymen, who they mistook for Belgians. “In spite of the denials from the authorities the Germans, in order to cover- their mistake, pretended that it Wlas the inhabitants who had fired on them, whereas the inh‘abi- tanxts, including the police, all had been disarmed more than a week before. “Without inquiry and without lie. tening to any protest, the German commander‘ announced that the town would be destrcyed- immedi ately. The inhabit-ants were order- ed to' leave their dwellings and some were made prisoners. The wo- / men and children were placed on trains, the destination of which are not known, and soldiers furnished with bombs set fire to all parts of the city. The splendid church of St. Peter, the university buildings, the library and scientific establishâ€" ments were delivered to the flames. “Several notable citizens were shot. The city, which had a popuâ€" lation of 45,000 and was the intel-_ lectual metropolis of the low coun" tries, is now nothing more than" heap of ashes.” of the Belgian ' v:.'-l:v‘-:-‘:',’”§ra¢ ' :P'L‘W‘A: ,. ""<’-s-u. .