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ALLIES ARE DRIVEN OUT OF BELGIUM Germans Win Along Entire Line. KAISER ENTERS FRANCE —— - I Three Towns and Many Gus Captured. BERLIN REPORTS BIG VICTORY Three French Armies Are Moving Rapidly to Mejt Attacks of Germans — Allies Said to Have Been Driven Back to Main Line of Defenses—- . Germans Capture City of Namur and Five of Its Forts —Allied Fleet Des troys Cattaro Fortifications —Reported Russian Army of 4,000,000 Crossing the Border. F LATEST WAR BULLETINS. The Central News circulates a dispatch from Paris saying that an official communication given out in that city declares that German cav alrymen belonging to an independent division are operating on the extreme right and on the extreme left of the position of the allies. f A dispatch to the Excelsior from Courtrai Says the kaiser’s nephew, Count von Schwerin, has been taken prisoner. He was in command of a detachment of uhlans who reached Harlebeke. French chasseurs, informed of the presence “of the Germans, arrived on the scene. They killed one of the Germans, wounded five and made the others prisoners. A news dispatch from Cattaro says all the fortifications there have been ‘ destroped by the allied fleet. The Austrians did not have time before i the attack to strew the Gulf of Cattaro with mines. An official announcement made public in Berlin says that the City of Namur and five of its forts have been captured by the Germans. The bombardment of the four other forts i continues and their fall seems imminent. A dispatch to the London Times from Ostend says 30,000 Germans are at j tacking Malines, thirteen miles southeast of Antwerp. A dispatch to the London Times from Rome says the Italian premier, signor Salandra, assured a committee of deputies that no mobilization was Imminent in Italy, and that if it did ■ occur later it would not mean any abandonment of Italian neutrality. A dispatch from The Hague to Paris Says the German press Is beginning I a campaign for the retention of Liege by Germany after the conclu slon of peace. An official announcement was made in Paris that Luneville, Ainance and Dieuloard, in the department of * Meurthe-et-Moselle, have been occupied by the Germans. Japanese, British, Russian and French war ships have combined In a blockade of the port of Tsing-Tau, a Ger man possession, simultaneously with the bombardment of the port • »>y three Japanese squadrons. A Japanese expeditionary army of 45,I 000 men will be landed to seive the territory of Klao Chow, owned by Germany. In a dispatch from Paris the correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company says the Excelsior publish es a message from Nish, Servia, sayi Ing that an Austrian monitor struck a mine in the Adriatic and was destroyed. The crew of the monitor 1 perished. The location of the acclI dent is given as between Orchava and Baziach. According to the St Petersburg correspondent of Messagero the first line of the Russian army, now moving in force against the entire GerI man Austrian frontier, numbers 4,. , 000,000 men. He declares that a second army, almost as great will move behind the first to reinforce it when t needed. The correspondent adds I that the czar is now at the front I with the general staff. A tramp steamer, believed to be an Austrian, was held up by a British ( cruiser just outside New York har- j | bor. Kaiser Victorious In Belgium. LONDON — Armies of the allies defeated and in retreat in Belgium. France invaded by three huge German armies, one being commanded by the crown prince of the empire, three French towns in the hands of the enemy and German cangon thundering at the first line of France’s ring of forts —this is the sum of the results of the effort of the French and British to halt the kaiser at Mons, Belgium. Austrian Troops Move on Italy. ‘ ROMS — .The Seeolo says that

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GOING TO THE FRONT I I French Troops Marching Through Paris Streets. 1 Mt m I Jrl! IWHI J| BL Photo by American Press Association. notwithstanding the denials of the Austrian government, certain Austrian troops are massing on the Italion frontier. The movements were discreet at first, but orders from Vienna in the last forty-eight hours compelled precipitate action, the effects ot whica were visible at Trent, where there is an incessant movement of troops. The paper adds that there are also 80,000 Austrian troops at Innsbruck. Berlin Reports Great Victory. Berlin reports a great victory over five French army corps which were assailed near Luneville by Germans in huge force, commanded by the crown prince of Germany, Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and Duke Albrecht ; of Wurtemberg. It is asserted that i the French ar e in precipitate retreat [ from Longwy, under pursuit by the German crow 9 prince. . .. Times Says Battle Continues. LONDON —ln its summary of the war situation the London Times states: “Namur has fallen. This, in the words of the official communication, necessitates the withdrawal of a portion of the allied troops from the line of Sambre to their original defensive position on the French frontier. “The French ministry of war, in an official statement, reminds the nation that the huge extent of front along which the armies are engaged and the enormous number of troops upon that front make it impossible to estimate the losses. “The battle now raging from Mons to Cere will last several days, and it will be necessary to await a definite result before a sound conclusion can be reached as to the full effect of this first great engagement.’’ France Issues Announcement. PARIS — The French wra office issued the following announcement: “The French and English, the plan of attack having failed owing to unforeseen difficulties, have retired on j the covering positions. “West of the Meuse the English I army on our left was attacked by the ! Germans, but behaved admirably, holding its ground with traditional steadiness. “The French assumed the offensive with two army corps. An African brigade in the front line, carried away by their eagerness, were received by a murderous fire. “They did not give an inch, but counter attacked by the Prussian guard, they were obliged to retire, only, however, after inflicting enormous losses. The Prussian guard especially suffered heavily. “East of the Meuse our troops advanced across a difficult country and made a vigorous attack when they emerged from the woods, but wereobliged to fall back after a stiff fight south of the River Semols. “On order of General Joffre our troops and the British troops with- | drew tp the covering positions. “Our troops are intact; our cavalry has in no way suffered, and our artillery has affirmed its superiority. Our officers and soldiers are in the best condition, morally and physically. “As a result of the orders which have been Issued the aspect of the struggle will change for a few days. “The French army will remain for ; a time on the defensive, but at the right moment, to be decided upon by the commander in chief, it will resume a vigorous offensive. “Our losses are heavy. It would be premature to enumerate them. It would be equally so to enumerate those of the- Germans, who suffered so heavily that they were obliged to abandon their counter attacks, and es- > tablish themselves in fresh positions ' in Lorraine.” PARIS — Three hundred locomotives from the railroads of Belgium were brought to Paris to pre-

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JAPAN’S WAR ON GERMANY OPENS I . Fleets Sent to Tsingtau to Capture Fort. SPEEDY CAPTURE EXPECTED Mikado Sends Squadrons to Reduce German Forts in Kiauchau—All news Is Withheld—Spirits of Imperial Ancestors Informed of War—- | Good Omen Seen. ; TOKIO — Japan is directing ■ three squadrons against the German province of Kiauchau and the German war ships in eastern waters. Vice I Admiral Tomosaburo Kato has been i appointed commander in chief of the ; first squadron, which will carry out i the main offensive movement against • Germany. Vice Admiral Sadakichi j Kato will command the second squad- ! ron and Rear Admiral Tsuchiya the j third. The first and second squadrons will j operate against Kiauchau, while the 1 third will be used to patrol the Chinese coast and to watch for any German cruisers that may elude the blockading fleet. All News Withheld. News of the progress of the Kiauchau expedition is withheld. Whether an attack has already been launched is known only to the governmment. which promises an official statement “when there is news to communicate.” But it is considered certain that the reduction of the fortifications has already begun. Unanimous approval of the war, which is calmly and dispassionately discussed, summarizes public opinion, i The newspapers express regret over i the necessity of hostilities with Ger- ' many, and urge the public to refrain ' from exhibiting resentment toward i the Germans in Japan. j They print messages of cheer to the | army and navy, who, they hope, will be quickly victorious, <An imperial i messenger went to the Shrines of Ise ! to inform the spirits of the imperial i ancestors of Japan’s declaration of I war. It is announced that a flock of 1 white doves descended on the roof of the imperial sanctuary at the moment of the expiration of the ultimatum to Germany, and this is accepted as ah omen of speedy victory. POLES WIN INDEPENDENCE Granted Freedom by Czar For Loyalty in Present Crisis. CHICAGO, ILL. — Information has been received by the Polish Daily Zgoda from Poles in Europe that Czar Nicholas has granted complete independence to Russian Poland, withdrawing all Russian civil and military authorities and permitting the establishment of a Polish government. “Our information is that a Polish government has been established at Warsaw,” said Louis Lesnicki, editor of the Zgoda. “The czar promised that if the Russian Poles stood by the empire in the war with Germany and Austria independence will be granted.” NEW YORK — Count Johann von Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States, announced upon his arrival here from Rotterdam that his government had been informed that Russian civil and military authorities I had withdrawn from Poland and that j the Poles had set up an independent I government with Warsaw as its capital. U, S. Demands War Law Respect. PARIS — A dispatch to the Havas agency from Ypres, Belgium, near Bruges, affirms that Brand 'Whitlock, the American minister to Belgium, who accompanied the burgomaster to meet the Germans, who were entering Brussels, informed the commander of the German forces that ' the United States had charged him to take Brussels under his protection ■ and insure the observance of the laws of war. Passes Marine Risk Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C- — The senate : passed the emergency war risk marine 1 insurance bill, after two hours’ debate. i The measure appropriates $5,000,000 ; ' to insure American vessels and car- ! goes against the hazards of war, Dur- ' ing its passage it was amended sb as to prevent the government from con- i tinuing in the marine insurance business at the close of-the European hos- i tilities. Darious Miller Succumbs. GLACIER PARK, MONT. — Ddrius ' Miller, president of the Chicago, ! Burlington & Quincy railroad, died at 10:10 a. m. in the Glacier Park hotel, Glacier Park, Moat., as the result erf ian operation for appendicitis. Mr. Miller was touring the park when tak- t en ill, and returned to the hotel for treatment. Special trains brought surgeons and nurses from all parts of the I west. John E. Lamb Passes Away. i TERRE HAUTE, IND—John E. Lamb, former congressman from In- | diana and President Wilson’s selec- • tion for ambassador to Mexico, died I ■ at his home here,^*

MOVIE ACTORS PUT j ON MIMTWARFARE Francis X. Bushman, Leading “Attack,” Suffers Sunstroke. CHICAGO, ILL— Miller’s Station, Ind., won’t go down in history as the I site of one of the greatest engagements of the twentieth cenjury, but the inhabitants nevertheless hovered ( behind their doors and trembled when marching soldiers seemed to be taking 1 it by storm After they had observed * the harmless intent of the marching . soldiers, however, they flocked about on their heels as closely as possible and beheld the making of a real Mex- ’ lean war story. More than 300 mem--1 bers of the Illinois National guard 1 were taken down there as guests—--5 with all expenses paid—of a well--1 , known Chicago film company, and the 3 day was spent Securing some realistic 1 impressions of blood and battle, t The “insurrection” of General Vil i ia’s army in the sanddune wilderness ' nearly proved the undoing of Francis } X. Bushman, movie star. While leading several hundred soldiers against I the insurrectos Bushman suffered a * sunstroke. He was removed to a Gary hospital. ■ DESPONDENT, TWO END LIVES Town Marshal and Farmer In Indiana . Shoot Themselves. [ LAFAYETTE, IND. — Despond- , ent on account of a nervous trouble, Aaron Brown, the town marshal of * Wolcott, Newton county, fired two ) shots from a revolver into his brain, dying instantly. He w’ent to the yard of a tile factory to end his life and , bls body was not found until several hours after his death. Brown was sixty years of age and had served ■ as marshal of Wolcott for twelve . years. Brooding over the failure of the crops on a 200-acre farm which he recently rented, caused Oscar Creason to fire a bullet from a revolver through his right temple at his home near Williamsport. 'X ■ -- GARD GAME QUARREL FATAL Henry Nunn, Hensonburg, Ind., Is Inresult of a quarrel over a game of cards John Scarbaugh, thirty-eight, an employe of the Consolidated Stone company, shot and killed Henry Nunn, a merchant at Hensonburg, a small village two miles from here. Scarbaugh escaped before officers arrived and is still at large. After the men had quarreled Scarbaugh obtained a shotgun and when within a few feet of Nunn pulled the trigger. Nunn was killed instantly. He was thirty-two years of age and leaves a wife and two children. Both men came here from Warren county some time ago. SLUGS OFFICER, BREAKS JAIL Prisoner Held for Burglary Fells Constable and Escapes. COLUMBUS, IND. — William M. Wright, sixty years old, a deputy constable here, is believed to be dying from a fractured skull and Ralph Lee, twenty years old, a farmer youth near here, and held on a charge of burglary, is a fugitive from justice with a posse of officers at his heels as the result of an assault with an iron bar on the officer by Lee. Wright opened the door to the county jail when Lee, who was standing ready at. the door, struck the deputy constable, knocking him unconscious and making good his escape. OFFER CULLOP FoTmEXICQ Indianans Would Hold to Good Thing in Lamb’s Reach. WASHINGTON — The death of ■ John E. Lamb probably deprives the ■ State of Indiana of the most promising i prospect it has had in years in obtain- I . ing an important ambassadorial post. ’ Friends of Representative William A. Cullop likely will make an effort to , obtain the ambassadorship to Mexico 1 ; for Mr. Cullop. This place is regarded from every < standpoint except of that of mere so- ' sial display the most desirable in the diplomatic service, and death took . away Mr. Lamb at a time when it was within easy reach. DREW GUNS~ON BRAKEMAN Trio of Indianapolis Men Held on Shooting Charge. NOBLESVILLE, IND. — Follow- , ing a chase of several miles in an automobile the police here arrested Chalmers Davis, Forest Robinson and Ralph Burnett, all of Indianapolis, on , ithe charge of attempting to shoot a Lake Erie & Western brakeman. I The trio beat their way here from Indianapolis and when ordered off the i train by th e brakeman fired a shot at him. Storm Cause One Death. KOKOMO, IND. — An unidentilled negro was instantly killed here : when he came in contact with a live ‘ wire which had been blown down by . a terrific wind and rain storm.

; FRANZ JOSEF ■ Aged Ruler of Austria-Hungary i Who Is Reported to Be Dying. F'WMm T ' ' .-s I ;|- a ? I n*-?/’(A LONDON — A Copenhagen dispatch [ to the Exchange Telegraph company says: “The condition of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, according to telegrams received here, is grave. His death is a question of hours.” A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR. Thursday, Aug. 20.—An official communication from Berlin says the Germans “have gained ground on both banks of the Meuse and are in contact with the allies.” Rumors that Brussels has fallen into German hands were current in Paris. The Belgian capital was known to be threatened by daring German cavalry, who had reached the forest of Soignies, flanking the city. Four of the Brussels hospitals are filled with wounded soldiers. Reports in Brussels asserted a bat11* had occurred near Charleroi, In which the Germans were supposed to have suffered a loss of 6.000 killed. Gumbinnen, a German town, twenty miles from the Russian frontier, has been occupied by the Russians. Montenegrin troops have invaded Austrian territorp in Herzegovina, v.'here they have been incorporated as an army corps in the Servian army. Friday, Aug. 21.—Not a shot was fired by the Belgians when entry into Brussels was made yesterday by an advance guard of German cavalry. Preparations for the defense of Ant-w-erp extended over a wide area and it has been provisioned for a long siege. German warships are reported to have destroyed the harbor works at Hnago. Finland. A final call to arms, affecting all able bodied men from 20 to 42 years old, has been issued by the Austrian government. Saturday, Aug. 22. —The Germans have occupied Ghent and are approaching Bruges and Ostend. Southeast of Brussels they are investing the fortified city of Namur on the Meuse. Italy has decided to mobilize her troops. The Russian army is advancing along the entire Austro-German frontier, and successfully manitaining the offensive. A reported cavalry engagement of the northern Russian army is described as a severe blow to the Germans in east Prussia. It is said an entire German battery was captured in this engagement. Reports of the Servian victory over the Austrians say the fighting lasted three days along the Drina river. Austrian casualties were given as between 20,000 and 25,000, while it is said 10,000 prisoners were taken. The Servian artillery did effective work ; against the enemy. | Nish dispatches say part of the Servian army has invaded Bosnia. i Sunday, Aug. 23.—Japan has formal- . ly declared war on Germany. i At Charleroi in Belgium, about 200 : miles from the French border, the i great battle between the kaiser’s forces and the allies rages on. The French war office reports that the French army in Lorraine, after be- i ing violently attacked by the Germans, I was compelled to retreat, leaving a number of prisoners afid guns. i The Russians have occupied Insterburg, thirty miles inside the German frontier. The Servian army, according to offficial announcements from Nish, has gained a great victory at Mount Pzai- < and the river Zardar. Monday, Aug. 24.— A dispatch from : Berlin has brought news of German j victories over the French. A German army has defeated a French army at ; Neufchateu, capturing guns and pr's- ' oners, including several generals. Another German army captured 1&0 | French guns in the French department I of Meurthe et Moselle. The Germans are reported to have I occupied the unfortified city of Nancy. I The Russians according to Paris re- i ports, occupy territory fifty miles wide cn the German frontier. <

INDIANA STATE NEWS Trust GOSHEN, IND. — A gasoline w’ar of two weeks’ duration ended . here today when the Indiana Refining company of Chicago was driven from the field by all Goshen garages agreeing to buy their supply of the Standard Oil company. Gasoline, which had dropped from 17 cents to 9 cents during the war, shot from 9 cents to 15 cents an hour after the Standard company gained control of the market here. The Indiana Refining company representatives threaten to take legal I action against the Standard and will | attempt to obtain an indictment by ; the federal grand jury. Several hun- ■ dred automobile owners here, who j bought gasoline at 9 cents during the fght. are ready to sustain the Indiana corporation in its efforts to declare the Standard company a trust. Peculiar Plea For Hebrew. CONNERSVILLE, IND. — William Klicker, thirty years of age, a Russian Jew, was arrested here charged with bigamy. He came to the United : States three months ago and, arriving in Connersville a few weeks later, married a Jewish girl. Miss Fannie Cohen. The girl’s father learned that Klicker had a wife and three children in St. Petersburg, Russia. When arrested Klicker admitted having a former wife. He told the mayor he was ignorant of the marriage laws of this country. Klicker was placed under bond of SSOO. Man Is Mysteriously Blind. ANDERSON, IND. — Ora Bricker, an employe of the Pioneer Pole and Shaft company, was suddenly stricken blind and nis friends are making an effort to discover the cause. When Bricker awoke he found he was unable to see. He lives with hij father, two miles east of the city. He was brought here. Bricker he has been taking medicine to break him of the cigarette habit and he biames this medicine for his condition. He said he first Noticed that his sight was affected on last Sunday when his eyes hurt him. Forgeries Are Suspected. LAFAYETTE, IND.—After a chase of several blocks the police arrested a man who gave his name as George McCaskell and a charge of forgery was placed against him. McCaskell had onJM& person, a.rubber stamp stolen from the First National bank oi Frankfort and several of that bank’s blank checks. He passed two checks on Lafayette business men which the police allege are fraudulent. The checks were made payable to William. Schaeffer and were signed by William J. Griddon. They were on the Firs; National bank of Frankfort. Train Severs Youth’s Leg. SHELBYVILLE, IND. — Earl Smith, eighteen, son of William Smith of this city, lost his right leg when he fell beneath a freight train here. The youth’s life was saved by a companion, James O. Keeley, who cut a part of his suspender from his back, tied it around the mangled leg of Smith and twisted it with a stick until the flow of blood was stopped. The leg was amputated later by physicians. Python Attacks Keeper. COLUMBUS, IND.—William Kennedy is in a very serious condition at hi,, home here from the bite of a python on one of his arms. Kennedy is caretaker for a den of snakes, which were bought on the fair grounds for use in a society circus and wild west show which the Commercial club will give Sept. 1, and he was struck whik battling the big snake. Army Deserter Is Held. HARTFORD CITY, IND.—ClarenceGraves, the son of James Graves of Jackson, Miss., former resident of this city, was arrested here as an army deserter and will be returned to Fort Berry, Cal., from which place he deserted last November. Graves has been here three weeks with Jack Smith, an deserter. Nothing Suspicious Here. COLUMBUS, IND. — A big bam on the Albert Gore farm near here was burned, loss $2,000. One horse and four hogs were burned, together with a large quantity of wheat, corn and hay. Gore had just had insurance written on the building and contents but not received his policy Railroad Employe Killed. SEYMOUR, IND. — Marion Coppie, fifty-six years old, an employe of the B. & O. S. W. railroad, was killed in the switch yards here. He tell from a gravel train and was caught under the wheels. His body was frightfully mangled. Heat Drives Man Insane. HARTFORD CITY, IND. — Leaving his bed at midnight and writing a note to his wife. Lawrence Pace, a glass worker, disappeared and has not b<en seen for several days. It is thought his mind was effected by heat Farmer Shoots Auto Girl. WASHINGTON, IND. — Police are looking for a farmer, who is alleged to have fired a shotgun at an automobile and wounded Miss Nellie | M cCaln. Several shots struck her, bat Bifi «as got hugt, -

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i KAISER’S ADVANCE 11 i CHECKED »! ; Allies,on Defensive, : Holding Liies. - 1 1' ’ SAY NAMUR FORT SHOLD > i > I k Germany Is Rushing F esh Soldiers to the Friut. J 1 i BELGIANS CLAIM A VICTORY I !, H ** Battle Rages With as Mu h Fury as » I on Saturday—French ' /ar Office ■ Says Situation Is Satis actory—2,1 000 British Sold ers ! illled—Bel- [ , glum’s Loss Is Sts zjgeri g—British » ; Cabinet Meets and Will Rush War j With Renewed Vigor. A London Central News di r latch from Amsterdam says it is rep rted there that the Germans have t en beaten by the French near Ch deroi and , Courtroi, the latter beinr only eight miles from the French f ontier, opposite Lille. . The Paris Journal says It h s obtained from an authorized sour the news that In a battle fought londay an | uncle of Emperor W ! lam, com- , manding the imperial uard, was ■ killed. The war office late Tucsd ' Issued a bulletin announcing that i concerted German attack on e French army in Alsace, directei ’rom Kolmar, had been repulsed ith heavy loss. The Paris Temps prints i dispatch from Lille dated Aug. 23. saying the report that Namur had aßen was not confirmed. Belgian from that place say one < the most advanced forts of Namur vas either - ■ blown up or taken by sault and frem that incident the rr >ort arose that Namur itself had bet i taken by assault. The other forts I the town were still intact when th i dispatch was sent, and were beinp defended. ■ A London dispatch from > msterdam states that B,COO Germar prisoners have arrived at Gheluwe, nine miles southeast of Ypres, and lave been handed over to the Frerih troops. Later they will be tran.- ferred by Dunkirk to England. In the house of commons Premier Asquith stated that the British casualties In the withdrawal of he British troops to the position assigned them in the reconstructlot of the allied lines were more tha 2,000. Emperor William was hal sd in his victorious march throug! Belgium by French, British an- Belgian troops. The French and B itish het<K> their lines west of Cha leroi and Mons against repeated assaults. French and British genet ils report the morale of the troops to be excellent in spite of recr it defeat. Germany’s center armies, /hich now face France’s great forts made no attempt to advance. At sault will probably be delayed u til heavy siege guns can be brough up. Germany’s army in norther t Belgium was defeated by the Fr< nch, Bng lish and Belgian forces tx Malines. The Germans attempted 1 > turn the allies’ left flank, the obje< t being to . force a retreat from Cha leroi. The maneuvre failed. The Ge -nans fled before a counter attack and were pursued far to the esst c ’ Malines. Belgian troops are ow a tively cor operating with the F-encl and English, the Germans having bandoned their attack on Antwerp. Austria has declared war n Japan, according to reports rec> ved here from Rome. - * France has strengthened t' » lines of her troops to meet the c shing advance of the Germans long the Luxemburg frontier anc simultaneously renewed the c snsive In Belgium. The war office dmits defeat in Lorraine and th. the Germans are now on Frenc soli, con centrating at Luneville, B mo nt and* Cirey. This movement >rces the French to fall back on th ir barrierfort line from Belfort no hwest te Verdun. The invaeffirs t reateninp this lin e ®re estimated t 700,000 with reinforcements arriv ng dally. The Russians were defeats at St.- • lupoehen, sixteen miles e st of Gubinen, on Sunday, says th : German Lokal Anzeiger. A concentric advance of the Germans on Paris is probable; thr army of General Joseph Joffre has sen broken up until no more cap? le of action; 10,000 prisoner* have seen captured, and the Semois rb- »r, Longwy and the greater p? -t of the Franco Belgian frontier ar s now in the hands of the Germar r according to a wireless dispatch received by the German embassy from Berlin. Lord Kitchener attended a r. seting o* British cabinet at 2 o'clock ,