New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1914, Page 1

P4 W BRITAIN HERALD NEW HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS 3 ¥ HERALD BEST OF ALL | LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ESTABLISHET 1874. PRICE THREE CENTS. . Austrians Fall Back Before Servians on Bosnian Frontier; Small Skirmishes Reported Between Germans and Frenc dications Point That Strong German Advance Is To Be Made on France By Wa ~of Luxemburg---Germany To Mobilize 1,000,000 of the Landsturm--- French Troops Seize Aeroplane Factory. b Reports Reach New York That Kron- ‘prinz Wilhelm Has Been Captured BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1914 —TWELVE PAGES. et View of Liege; Belgian Soldiers Heroes SITUATION NOT AFFECTED BY OCCUPATION OF LIEGE By British Cruiser Essex, Paris, Aug. 10.—An official state- ment issued at midnight says numer- ous skirmishes have occurred on the frontier but that no pitched battie has taken place. The official communication adds that the German troops are receiving reinforcements and that the Frencn also are being strengthened. % A battle began on Saturday even- ing on the ridges of the Vogos moun- tains. Aeroplanes took part in the engagement, The French troops after a desper- Aate encounter obtained possession of the mountain passes of Bonhomme and Sainte Marie. * “Then on Sunday morning when the fighting was re- sumed they took a position dominat- ing Sainte Marie-Aux-Mines. The losses sustained by the French in the taking of Sainte Marie are not specifically given in the official re- port which confines itself to declaring that they were serious. ¢ The wounded French and.German soldiers were taken to the French fortress of Epinal for treatment. A French aeroplane which ascend- ed during the engagement was re- peatedly fired at, the officer who was acting as observer of the movements of the Germans receiving a bullet in the hip. however, - brought ‘him safely to the ground, and he was able, te-return to Belfort, whither the aeroplane also wae sent for repairs. - The German troops inundated the valley of the Seille, hoping by this means to stop the advance of the French, but the quantity of the water was not sufficient, and the French troops were able to continue their march, The French troops today were in face of the outskirts of the forest of Hardt in front of Neu Breisasch, which appears to be occupied “ in force. It is officially announced that the French losses in the fighting at Alt- kirch do not exceed 100 killed and wounded. Report Agitation Against Emperor and Crown Prince Paris, Aug. 10, 5:50 a. m.—A special to the Figaro from Brus sels says that two foreigners who arrived from Berlin, which city they had left with some difficulty declared that they had wit- nessed an agitation against the em- peror in the German capital. They said that on Unter Den Linden they heard cries of “Down with the em- peror!” and “Down Wwith the crown prince!” The Belgium government has print- ed and distributed among its soldiers descriptions of the designs of all uni- forms worn by French .and English troops. At capture of Muelhausen tne French seized a great aeroplane fac- tory operated by a noted German manufacturer, It is announced that the list of Ger- man suicides in France has been in- creased by the death of several wom- en who became despondent because they were under the necessity of leav- Ing the country. Eight Austrian Regiments En Route for Alsace Rome, Aug. 10, via Paris, 5:30 a. m.—Eight Austrian regiments are re- ported to have crossed Lake Con- stance, en route for Alsace. . : An Austrian fleet of thirteen battle- ehips and sixteen torpedo boats is saia to be going at full steamn toward the strait of Otranto, which connects the Adriatic with the Ionian sea. The probable purpose of the fleet is to give succor to the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau, which have been report- ed in that vicinity. Austrian Troops Arrive at Basel, Switzerland Aug. 10, 6:10 a. correspondent of Exchange Telegraph company for- wards a despatch from Basel, Switgerland, saying that the Aus- m.— the London, The Rome The pilot. of the machine, | trian troops have arrived coming by way of Constance. They comprise 30,000 men of the 14ta corps under ¢dommand of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, drawn from Tyrol to prevent them be- ing sent against the Servians. They will reinforce the ) troops encamped at Istein, where the Germans are massing on the hills, an.1 in the fortifications, following the French success in Alsace. there, change Telegraph company says that, according to despatches from Vienna, the Montenegrins yesterday bombard- ed the Austrian fortifications of San Teodo and Cattaro without, however, inflicting serious damage. Germany Is Mobilizing Another Million Men Londoi, Aug. 10., .2:25 A. M.—A Brussels says that Germany is mob- ilizing another million of men, who will include those of the Lundsturm for the invasion of France. A despatch from Rome to the Daily Chronicle says the Austrian steamer Bayern ladén with dynamite ing to penetrate the Adriatic sea. It is suspected that her mission is to replenish the munitions of the Ger- man cruisers Goeben and Breslau. A despatch to the Exchange Tele- graph Co. from Rome says that Em- peror William has arrived at Aix-la- Chapelle to join his army. The: prince of Wales left Bucking- ham palace at 6 o'clock this morn- ing to join the battalion of the grena- diers to which he huas been assigned. He is to be stationed at the Warley barracks, Brentwood. 40,000 Volunteers Present Themselves for Service Brussels, Aug. 10 (via London, 6:10 a. m.)—Patriotic enthusiasm is run- ning high. The minister of war an- nounces that 40,000 volunteers have presented themselves for service with the colors. No big engagement between the al- lied armies and the German troops is expected to occur on Belgian soil until the French and Beigian combined forces take the offensive. It is asserted here that after 200 German soldiers occupying a farm at Soiron, near Pepinster, in the pro- vince of Liege, had been fired on by three workmen, the village was given over to pillage by the German. troops and the three workmen were taken out and shot by a firing squad. Antivari, Montenegro, Bombarded By Austrians Bari, Italy, Aug. 10, Via London, 7:00 A. M.—After the Austrian cruis- ers had bombarded Antivari, Monte- negro, damaging the wireless station and the electrical’ works, they di- rected their fire to the adjacent hills in which many Montenegrins from the town had sought refuge. These refugees returned the fire, whereupon the cruisers redoubled their attack upon the town and its suburbs, destroying many houses. One cruiser then entered the port and resuming the bombardment des- troyed the maritine station and storehouses. The warships then sailed in the direction of Cattaro, Austria. Bombardment of Antivari Offense to Italians Paris, Aug.' 10, 9:856 A. M.—A special despatch from Rome declares that public opinion there considers the bombardment of Antivari the sole port of Montenegro, as an offense by Austria against’ the interests and rights of Italians because of the dam- age to the property of the Italian company at that port. The Austrian amb: ing the response of hi: the complaint made ador is await- government to by France that which were witn- | German The Rome correspondent of the Ex- ' | despatch to the Daily Telegraph from ! and projectiles is-reported to-be-try- | Part of the river front at Liege, Belgium, was set on fire by the Ger- man shells that poured into the city <curing the bloody battle that marked Lthe German advance through Belgium toward the French border. Liege is a pretty city, with most of the build- ings of an interesting style of arch tecture. The city was industrious, and the blow that has befallen it will be felt for years after the war is over. American travelers who have visited Liege have always fallen in love with its quaint attractiveness. Belgian soldiers have proved the sur- prise of the world in their determined angd effective resistance of the Ger- mans. They are good shots and do not waste their ammunition. They know they are fighting for their home and country, and they use every ounce of resolution and courage. the Austrian troops were being sent to the French frontier. President Poincare and Premier iviani have taken measures to relieve Italians in France who are suffer- ing as a consequence of the war. French Patrols Cover Region of Eifel Paris, Aug. 10.-—It is officially stat- ed that patrols of the French army in Belgium have covered the entire region of Eifel, a hilly plain in Rhen- ish Prussia, on the left of the Rhine. They found traces of the Germans along the Ourthe river and east orf Neufichateaux, At Liege the Germans appear to be recovering and re-provisioning. A large number of Germans that had vielded ground to the French are now in the vicinity of Tongres. A number of German prisoners haye been sent to Namur and Charleville, According to advices received here the Servian advanced posts have ar- rived before Visegrade, Bosnia, to which the Austrian troops retreated when they retired from the Servian frontier after losing two officers and twenty men. German Uhlans in Woods Surrounded By French i Dinard. France, Aug. don.—The enterprise of German scouts s amazing. One prisoner of war had riddem over seventy kilo- 10, via Lon- | has seized the Russian | azan, meters (about forty-six miles) int> French territory. Their method is to ride in small parties toward a ren- dezvous, where they are joined by other parties, with the object of seiz- ing a point where the Meuse may be crossed. A rather large body of German Uhlans are in the woods north of Dinard, but they are already sur- rounded and their capture is certain. Several cavalry skirmishes between French and Germans east of Namur show that the Germans have begun to feel their way south, Russian Steamer Kiazan Seized By German Fleet Tokio, Aug. 10, 9:59 A. M.—The German fleet at Tsing-Tau already steamer Ki- carrying British subjects and has driven one hundred merchant men to the refuge of Japanese ports and has embarrassed the entire Jap- arese shipping in the orient. The press gives prominence to an alleged communication from Ameri- ca saying the United States send- ing a fleet to Asia to protest its inter- ests. The report is considered base- WEATHER. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 10.— Unsettled, probably thunder showers tonight and Tucsday. Cooler Tuesday. ! man soldiers had less, but it has, mnevertheless, re- awakened interest as to America's at- titude. ¥orty missionaries, chiefly French but some of them German, are leav- ing for their home countries to take their places in their armies. All Business Places Demolished By Mobs Berlin, Aug. 10, via. London, 7 a. m.—The Brussels representative of the official news agency here tele- graphs from Goch that martial law was declared in Belgium Saturday and that all Germans have been ordered to leave the country as soon as possible. | The correspondent says that what happened in Belgium during the past several days surpasses the imag- inable, After war was declared mobs demolished all business places which either belonged to Germans or hzndled German good Every es- cutcheon bearing allusion to Germany It removed, and any one looking hke.a German was attacked in the sireets or made the object of suspicion of espionage. The most improbable anti-German reports were spread. The correspon- c¢ents say one of which was that Ger- tried to murder General Leman, the governor of Liege. Thousands of Germans have left Belgium since Thursday under the protection of the American consul for Holland. They were also chivalrous- (Continued on Fourth Page.) London, Aug. 10.—Messages re- ceived today in official quarters in London from the Belgian general staff assert that the occupation of the town of Liege by the Germdn troops has not had the slightest influence on the strategic situation. It is declared that so long as the ring of forts around Liege remains intact as it still is, the guns command three of the principal roads by which the Ger- man army can advance. This, it is pointed out, makes it . impossible for the Germans under | the present circumstances to receive | supplies or ammunition. Every line of railroad | Liege and the German frontier alleged to have been destroyed, and the Belgian troops are said to have blown up every bridge, culvert and tunnel. The Belgian general staff declares that it has received information that the Germeans, expecting to take Liegé in a few hours, brought with them only sufficient food for a few daysand litile ammunition, their plan being to rush Liege and make it their base of operations. ‘The same authority states that the | German assertion of the capture of 4,000 Belgian prisoners is baseless and adds that not a single Belglan soldier remains in the town of Liege, as they are all quartered in the forts, As far as can be learned by the Belgian general staff some 120,000 German troops were engaged at Liege and they are sald to have been so weakened as to be unable effectively to attack the forts. On the other hand, it is argued that it is not pos- sible for the forts to concentrate their fire on the town of Liege it- self. The next development between is in the situ- Belgian General Staff Asserts Guns on Fe Command Three of Principal Roads by Which Germans Can Advance. ation at Liege is expected to be arrival of the Belgian main army, ported to be advancing rapidly fro Losuvina, in northwest, to attack Germans occupying the town Liege, Begged German General Not to Bombard Li Brussels, Aug. 10, via London, 3:2i m.—The newspaper Lesoir the following details of the Ger occupation of Liege: “The Germans on seeing spaces b tween the forts open before them en tered in small groups on Thursde evening, Among those who entere were Gen. Von Emmich, commands of the Tenth Army corps and hig s At the citadel, which is the ) g the governor and the burgomaster o Liege were informed that unless t: town and forts surrendered the Ger: mans would bombard the town an raze it completely. On orders fi his government the governor th left the town. “On Friday ght sevent notables of Liege, headed by i bishop, burgomaster and sheriff, wit some deputies, proceeded to the cit adel and begged General Von Emmiel not to bombard the town, The gen: eral replied that the towns and fo must surrender or he would begli the bombardment. The Germans as serted that the peasants in the distri had committed hostile agnine them a. nets 1 the members o were detained us hostages and it not yet known whether they havi since been liberated.” [ the depututio; Official and an important battle Indications are given French forward movement. of Luxemburg. French territory. reserve. cording to Belgian reports. allied forces h: German troops. Brussels reports French advance, British and French of Cattaro yesterday. territory are to be detained at war. have Reports reached Essex. | reports from France give no strength of the French turning movement in Alsace, near the Swiss frontier, where General Joffre is believed to be in com trian troops have been brought up there to the aid of is believed to be imminent. that another main French force is in preparation near Metz, as official reports from Paris say the German troops have inundated the Seille valley between Metz and Nancy to hinder the French quantity of water is understood to be insufficient Aside from the flanking movement through Belgium by the French assume the German army was trying to get to the rear of the great French fortresses on the frontier, indications are today that a strong German advance is to be made on France by way The London Daily Telegraph's Brussells that Germany is mobilizing 1,000,000 of the Landstrum, the German The German cruisers Goeben and Breslau have evaded pursuers and have arrived in the Adriatic, Austrian fleet was reported proceeding from Polta, to succor them. Paris reports the Austrian troops to have fallen the Servians on the Bosnian frontier, Montenegrin artillery bombarded the Austrian forts at the port !| Developments of Europcan War During Past Twenty-four Hours definite details of the and. Aus- e Germans forward movement of the advance, but the to prevent the which A German reconnoitering patrol penetrated forty-six miles into correspondent says or final Numerous skirmishes are reported along the Franco-German front, none, however, very serious. French troops are reported from Paris to have seized a Ger- man aeroplane factory at Muelhausen. German troops are in occupation of the town of Liege, but not of the surrounding forts, which were still holding out today, ac- A 1ull in the fighting was announced from Brussels, where th expectation is expressed that the next clash will oceur when the ve completed plans to take the offensive against the cavalry retiring before the thelr An back before Austrian cruisers bombarded Antivari, Montenegro, A small group of German soldiers who sought refuge on Dutch Alkmaar, Holland, till the end of the New York that the North German Lloyd steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm hae been captured by the British cruiser