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A translation oi.’ “Weltkrtcg,” an accurate dail
New York, N. Y., by lliltsverein Deutscher
piurgose of aiding needy children or killed
01: e, Chairman; Mrs. C
rauen, a soci
or disabled soldiers in the German army. Mrs.
at-1 L. Schurz, Treasurer” George S lvester Viereck. Editor. Subscription
price (including postage) : Five cents a copy; $2.60 a year;
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record of the present war, published at 45 Broadway.
ety of G the
Else vou
erman women, organized for
1.30 for six months.
August 28, (concluded).
Austrian troops from the neighborhood of
Belz crossed the Russian frontier and gave
battle successfully north and east of Tom-
aszov.-The Russian advance toward Lem-
berg from the East by way of Brody and
Tarnapol gained ground slowly in the face
of heroic Austro-Hungarian resistance.
After successfully checking the Russians the
day before. on the Dunajov-Busk battle-
front, the Austrians were forced to fall back
on Lemberg beyond Guila Lipa on account of
the overwhelming numbers of the enemy,
who advanced simultaneously from north-
east. east and southeast. The retreat was
orderly and without material advantage to
the enemy.
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President Woodrow Wilson announced the
neutrality of the United States in the war
between Japan, Germany, and Austria-Hun-
gary.--This indifference is explained by the
fact that‘America. as well as other foreign
countries, received only misrepresenting re-
ports from the enemy and knew nothing con-
cerning the true causes and the progress
of the war. nor of the conduct of the
German soldiers as contrasted to that of the
enemy.
Malicious misrepresentations by Germany's
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enemies put one Governmental department
after another on its mettle.
The General Staff issued the following mani-
festo:
“GENERAL HEADQUARTERS. August 28.
“The German Army Staff protests against
the reports spread by our opponents regard-
ing the cruelty of German methods of waging
war. Whenever severe and uncompromising
measures became necessary. they were caused
by the participation of noncombatants. in-
cluding women, in treacherous attacks upon
our troops, and by unspeakable cruelties to
our wounded. The authorities in the terri-
tory occupied by us are alone responsible for
the stringent measures adopted in this war, as
they equipped their subjects with arms and
incited them to take part in it. Wherever
the population refrained from hostile demon-
strations, neither lives nor property were
damaged by our troops. The German sol-
dier is no incendiary or plunderer; he wages
The report
circulated in foreign newspapers that the
Germans drove noncombatants before them
into battle is a lie that indicates the low
moral standard of the authors.
war with hostile armies only.
Anyone who
The entire net proceeds go to the needy
children of German soldiers in the iicld