France

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 98, 15 August 1914, Page 5

France

ROTHSCHILDS GIVES FRANCE ONE MILLION FRANCS. BOMBARDMENT OF PONT-AU-MOUSSON. (Received 9.15 a.m.) Paris, August 14. Rothschild Bros, have given a million francs tjo the national fund. J One hundred' largo calibre shells, each weighing 100 kilogrammes and containing a heavy charge of pieritc, [fell at Pont-au-Mousson, having been jtired four kilometers east of the town. 'The bombardment did smail damage, ■ and lour were killed and ten wounded. It is officially stated that numerous ! German patrols have taken refuge in Switzerland. j "NOT THE PEOPLE'S BUT THE OFFICERS' WAR!" (Received 8.30 a.m.) Paris, August 14. It is officially stated that the War Office interrogated the German prisoners, who were found ill-fed ami [their morale mediocre, but none appeared to know why they had been mobilised. One replied: "It is not jthe peoples' war; it is the officers' war!" LECION CF HONOR FOR A BRAVE FRENCHMAN. (Received 8.30 a.m.) Paris, August 14. General Joffre decorated with the Legion of Honor Lieutenant Bruyant, who at the bead of seven dragoons charged thirty Uhlans, killing the officer and putting the Uhlans to flight ! with serious losses. MONEY FOR THE SOLDIERS' WiVES AND CHILDREN. THE MOBILE JOFFRE. (Received 8.30 a.m.) Paris, August 14. The Cabinet decided to grant the wives of soldiers 1J francs daily and fifty centimes to each child below sixteen. Since the first days of mobilisation, General Joffre covered 1000 Grilles in a motor car, visiting various; points. His chafFour is the famous racing motorist Boillot. ;; ;'< GERMAN SPIES AS TOURISTS PROMPTLY SHOT. " (Received ft.2o- a.m.) London, Auguk't 14. Two German officers disguised as tourists in a costly motor car were arrested at Tours. They were found to be in possession of melinite, supposed to be for the purpose of blowing up the bridges in France, and were shot. ,W 1 FRENCH SECURE BRILLIANT VICTORY AFTER REVERSE. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN. (Received 8.30 a.m.) j Paris, August 14. Two French battalions at Spincourt on the river Ohaini on Tuesday afternoon sustained an attack by a considerably larger German force, compelled to retreat. They were reinforced during the night by infantry and artillery, and the French counter-at-tacked with brilliant the Germans abandoning a battery of three mitrailleuse's and several ammunition waggons, and leaving many wounded behind them. A French battery on Thursday surprised the dragoons and took 1000 prisoners who had been wounded the day before, including nine officers of a German column which v was in the region, and is now retreating.