The evening world. Newspaper, August 8, 1914, Page 2

a a aiid the Germans were finally compelled to give way and retire on the main column near|heavy losses. It is believed here that they desire to overwhelm the defending Beigtan the fiver. forces by sheer weight of numbers. The main advance is led by the Seventh army « , ce Despite the fact that three entire German army corps are engaged they have been|Commanded by Gen. von Einem Ditmaler, and by the flower of Gen. von Emmich’s Tenth / , @nable to penetrate the Belgian line, which has now been reinforced by a flying French|corps, with the Ninth corps, that has already borne the brunt of the fighting and sufe ' cavalry column. fered very heavy losses, held in reserve. { French reinforcements are constantly arriving, and the Belgian staff officials here On Wednesday night the German Seventh Army Corps made a tremendous _ @eclare that they can now hold the Liege forts indefinitely. assault on the Liege fort with the aid of séarchligttts, but the Belgians by a daring we The German troops are in distress because their supply trains have not come up.|counter-attack from the Heights of Wandre, a village four miles northeast of Liege, | Belgian cavalry are cutting their communications and sweeping around them. The/compelied the attacking force to retreat in disorder toward Maestricht, on the left bank ' gailroad also has been destroyed and while the Germans are trying to restore it they|of the Meuse, about fifteen.miles north of Liege. © fave been unable to do so up to the present. Another assault by the Germans upon the Chateau Langres, under cover of a pe e heavy artillery fire, was defeated by the Belgians, who blew up the Chateau. a Three Army Corps in the Battle To-Day. A News despatch from Brussels states that heavy rains are swelling the Meuse and : The Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Corps of the German army were engaged in to-day’s| its tributaties and so retarding the German advance. : @ttack. Gen. Von Emmich was in personal command. The railways leading to Arion and Verdun have been cut by the,Belgians, blocke = . ‘The slaughter is terrible, as the Belgian fire is deadly. The Germans are advancing|ing the road to Franc\over which the German advance was planned ~~ over open spaces that have been accurately mapped and the range determined by the The Standard, Daily Mail and other papers to-day appeal to Italy to abandon her : German field artillery, mortars and siege guns are in action, pouring thousands | neutrality and come to the assistance of England and France against “the common enemy @ exploding shells into the Belgian fortresses. of Europe.” ie S Instead of a twenty-four hour truce, the Belgians granted one of two hours in order : | that the Germans might collect their wounded. A despatch from Milan to the Chronicle says the Itallan authorities at Genoa G d hat th fo ist i oT have seized two German trans-Atlantic vessels, the Hamburg-American Moltke and the ; len. Leman oo : “f saditene! 1 on oe a Cole ee Geren °|/North German Lloyd Ko@gnig Albert. It is explained that the action was taken when ee ovet the Germans to hurry up two ‘onal army corps from Cologne. Ihe ermans'the captains demanded a supply of coal although they already had coal aboard. The B been outwitted at every point to date. The Belgians have apparently fallen back Koenig Albert arrived from New York July 17 and the Moltke on July28. " deteated and whenever the Germans have rushed forward they have been trapped. This ” British 4 Che Gald Caml, Week Kitca, Wa seta Wert Lama, 0 | fuse has worked several times. In addition seven regiments of German cavalry which)... 1.04 : jorce on the Gold Coast, Wes etd ka Me Hane), BOS ea ) €foseed the Meuse were surprised by Belgians and literally cut to pieces. Those not| | 0#%8n® . ” (> keilled or wounded were forced to surrender. German Army of 40,000 Lands in Finland >... Gen. os pond oy to has Paid Office oy that up to the present the entire COPENHAGEN, Aug. 8.—The real invasion of Russia by Germany ts in progress. losses have totalled only 8,000 men in killed and wounded, as against 30,000 to|Reports received here to-day say that a German invading army of 40,000, supported Germans. by warships, has been landed at Ekenaes and is now marching on Helsingfors, the Soldiers returning to Brussels report that the trenches around Liege are literally capital of Finland. > filled with the bodies of Germans. In some places the bodies are piled four and five deep. The Germans have been opposed by Russian troops, but they are persisting in their The War Office in an official statement reviewing the situation to date declares that|advance, and it is expected that Helsingfors will be taken. This movement is preliminary 4 ome the _ that end peeing — been engaged they have been unable to make|to a general invasion of Russia. From bir omh edi to St. Petersburg there ts a direct fine Way impression on the Liege defenses. The statement then says: of railway, along which it is expected the Germans will advance. “For many days our little army, with tenacity and courage, rendered highly valuable STOCKHOLM, Aug. 8 (via London).—The captain of a schooner which has ar- @ervice to the French army, which for some days has been coming to our assistance at|fived here from Libau, having sailed from the Russian port on Aug. 4, reports a heavy | Sop speed. French troops occupy much Belgian territory now and are supporting the|bombardment of Libau by the German fleet and that the fortresses were badly dam- ite vr st en at saw A. bab glad on the M dail _ . nog ie i at — / es “The German prisoners of war are mostly cavairymen. They display no enthusi-| Finland, were burned, having been blown up by Finns and Russian troops. . | 4@em for war. Despite the fact that when the attack was oa is be three entire|Ship communication between Sweden and Finland has been restored. ry in army corps were engaged, they are unable to make any impression on the Liege ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 8.—German and Russian cavalry are in almost constant ts, which still hold out and which are still well supplied with ammunition. Belgian re-|®kirmishing along the Prussian frontier. The German advance is being supported by : is have been sent to Liege.” mounted artillery, and the Germans are destroying all buildings along the line of the ANTWERP, Belgium (via London), Aug. 8.—The Belgian Gov frontier. r German ates CS and two sine ships in the ea atin to-day seized A Russian raiding party burned the towns of Narsim and Illiovo in a sudden raid, frst British Army Lands in France ut WTENNA, Aug. if le announced that Austrian cavalry divisions have been sent . Aug. 8.— now at Austrian cavalry divisions have “i 4 PARIS, Aug. 8.—A despatch published by the Petit Parisien states that the German|t© co-operate with the German army that is AVING against the F teach. ctvlee Augsburg, which bombarded the Russian port of Libau, has been sunk by a Rus-|Servian Army Captures Austrian Town in Bosnia. , +.“ sg war @ protected crulser of 4,280 tons displacement, with a speed of 27 knots. 7 NISH, Aug. 8.—It was officially announced to-day that a Servian army has occupied bs * tcha, in Bosnia, which is on the Drina, thirty miles southeast of Serajevo. carried a crew of 379 officers and men. No Austrian soldiers are now on Servian soil, it was officially stated at the War Of» lisse emia tote remdare of Catone, Geto cat ia and three armored fice to-day. The Austrians have been repulsed at Semendria and all other points. The The first British expeditionary force numbered 22,000 men, and com prised some of Crown Prince, heading the main division of the Servian army, to-day assumed the offen- crack regiments of the British army. The troops were landed under tip direction +t, CRNTENG ¢ SUMETIRNS AttaES HEDR Whe Susttan army. French officers. : The Austrian troops evacuated Visigrad, on the frontier of Novibaza, to-day. The . T ill be hurried to N , Servian troops immediately reoccupied the place. cond ee lng hein ie thay are to aid the Belgians in making their HULL, Aug. 8.—Eighty Germans here who failed to satisfy the police upon an "Im accordance with the precedent established during the war of 1870, when the|¢*@mination of them were arrested and placed aboard a government steamer, where they Pies | t ; are detained. : i ‘i vi _ re there of Belfort, France to-day conferred the Legion AMSTERDAM, Aug. 8, via London.—The Telegraf reports the receipt of a wire- ’ r on the city of Liege, gium. less message announcing that a German cruiser is en route for Ymuiden, bringing ten Many Czech soldiers were lined up in front of their regiments and shot by Austrians| men who were wounded in a naval battle. they refused to go to the front, it was announced at the War Office here to-day. zechs were attached to Bohemian regiments which were ordered to the Russian Portuguese Will Fight With British. . LONDON, Aug. 8.—A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Lisbon says that According to reports received here from Liege, several German regiments marched . . . ie : at a special meeting of Parliament to-day the declaration was made that Portugal would ee tattle under the Belgian flag and wore Belgian cockades in order to deceive the| place herself unconditionally on the side of England according to the terms of her ancient treaty. The declaration was received with enthusiastic cheering for France and England. “According to our alliance,” said Premier Machado, “we have duties which we The great improvement to-day in the general train service in France is taken as a )) Fellable indication that the mobilization and concentration of the French armies are nearly|in no way fail to realize.” npleted. More than 2,500 passengers left Paris to-day for the south of France. Portuguese warships have been ordered to prepare for a cruise around the coast ROTTERDAM, Aug. 8.—Returning from the front to-day the Ninth Regiment of the| and foreign shipping in Portuguese ports has been notified to remove its wireless lan army defending Liege paraded through the streets of Antwerp, carrying German)jnstallation. The War Office has ordered the mobilization of three military divisions hets upon their bayonets. Vast throngs cheered and wept as the regiment marched VIENNA (via London), Aug. 8—The Montenegrin Government has informed the . j Austrian Minister that Montenegro considers itself in a state of war with Austria. As FLUSHING, Holland (via London), Aug. 8.—The Norwegian steamer Tysla of 2,905| consequence, the Austrian Minister has left Cettinje. struck a mine outside the Dutch island of Wieringen to-day. The explosion shattered ° 6 ° e stern, but the Captain managed to run her on the beach. Rumor That Austria Will Turn Against Kaiser 6 4 ROME, Aug. 8.—The sensational declaration was made by Italian offictals here to- 5,000 German Troop 8 Hurled Ag ainst L leg e F orts day that Austria fos declined to aid Germany against England. MLONDON, Aug. 8.—The latest reports from Brussels show that Gen. Leman, the The officials state that the German battle cruiser Goeben and the cruiser Breslau, Seigian commander, has refused to grant the German request for an armistice of twenty-|expelled from Messina harbor yesterday, wirelessed for the Austrian fleet to come te their our hours, though fighting ceased for a few hours. assistance. The Austrian naval authorities in reply sent a flat refusal, declaring that war .) The Germans are reported as continuing their advance en-masse, despite their had not yet been declared between Austria and England. lal 1EGE' 7