The Belgian town of Namur is partially invested, according to an official statement issued in Paris. Brussels has been occupied by the Germans, who got possession of the capital without a shot, and have levied a war tax of $40,000, 000 on the city. A great battle is believed to be preparing along a line which a French military critic believes to be 250 miles long and in which, he thinks, 2,500,000 men will take part. Antwerp, whither the Belgian Army retreated from Brussels, is preparing and being provisioned for a siege, and the defenses are represented as strong German forces continue to pass the Meuse in the vicinity of Huy and, according to official state- ments in Paris, an important con- centration is being carried out in Belgium No French territory is occupied by the Germans except a little en- closed territory at Audun-le- Roman, in the Department of Meurthe-et-Mos« The French claim tured more than $%0 German and other spoils of war. German airships are reported in an Amsterdam dispatch as making frequent flights over Holland. A French dirigible dropped pro- jectiles at night into a camp of an cavalry. lle to have cap- guns forts at Cattaro e and greatly damaged by Engl French warships, supported by Montenegrin bat- teries on a neighboring mountain, Austria is reported to have is- sued a call to arms all able- bodied men between of 20 and 42 years The captain of a Swedish steam- ship which arrived at Stockholx were shelled and f i0T the ages from Libau describes the bombard- ment of Russian port by the German Baltic fleet BAYS fifteen women in a were killed by a single German harbor works the He group shell destroyed the Finland The German cavalry has oc This official an- Douncement was made here The Belgian Army on Ant. werp, without having been engaged by the Germans Paris cupied Brussels retired ANTWERP IN STATE OF SIEGE. Antwerp.—This city i= in a state of slege. All foreigners will be asked to leave as soon as possible. King Albert and the general staff now here The forts are all manned and the civil guard has been directed under orders from the military Fast channel steamers bave been re- quisitioned to carry the non-combat ants to places of safety either in Eng- Jand or France. While ls of the defense methods withheld, it can be stated that all of the original plans are being carried out. ' {Note—While the censor eliminated any further details on this point, it Is known that the called for the flooding of the approaches to the forts to a depth of two and feet, depth sufficient to prevent the bringing up f not deep enough are toy Ret tC RCH lotai agetal are plans f Y defense 1 of certain sections hetweoen three of artillery and to permit the enemy to use boats.) There ia grave doubt whether plans consider any Antwerp. The defenses are considered three of pproach from the land is care guarded, while British or French yet the German serious siege of the city There are impregnable lines forts entire a fully warships can be sailed directly up the Scheldt to aid But the very fact that it would require a lengthy siege to take the city, if it could be taken, which all Belgian offi. cials deny, is expected to prevent any formidable German against it The General Staff believes that all the Germans will do will be to post a force sufficiently strong to Belgian army in Antwerp, thus protect. fng its flank from attack, while the main body of the German army con- tinues to press southward. GERMANS ADVANCING. London. ~That the great German ad- vance is being pushed with vigor and determination can be safely asserted, judging from the intelligence permitted to the outside world. On both banks of the Meuse the Germans are crowd. fing southward toward the intrenched French Army waiting to stem their progress toward Sedan and Paris. 25 Miles From Sedan. The invaders already have reached a in the defense ar i) than crow flies less the latter point being miles from Sedan as the have reached the River Dyle, Malines, almost midway between Brus sels and Antwerp Before this northward rush the Bel glan forces are retiring on Antwerp. No Resistance Offered. Before the occupation the burgomaster ordered guard to disarm of the civic out by the official bureau: “The Belgian field army, confronted by superior numbers, has fallen back performed their duty in delaying hostile advance and enabling the Allies to complete their concentration.’ 4 Hospitals Full of Wounded. A dispatch from Brussels says: “The war evidently is rapidly draw ing nearer this city. Already four | hospitals are filled with wounded diers. German seen scouting sundown. “German | quently in | side of the { flanks the city. This { point from which the likely to come, in the opinion of here, and a of | been thrown up along the aeroplanes hi above the city ve cavalry Is fre the region forest of reported the SOIENes, on which forest is the itt attack is n rn network trenches woods trenches are occupied by burgh ia few civil guards “The forest of Solgnes, the southeast the direction fighting Tells Of 6,000 German “Trustworthy reports ha | received ©T8 which is of Brussels, extends in of Wavre, i has been reported. where severe Dead. ve just been of It 6.000 Germans an er { Charleroi is clal glans that in this battle, “The strict that no news of the war out of the city except by courier | “The Belgian papers because rigid BOUTCES lishing nected are being censorship 1 ere is of ceased to They matters The the censorship have be War efly with the held up “An order has just hibiting tary passes others, of chi 143) news are local war. mails als been of fu: newspaper it the granting to and without these sible for correspondents the city “The duly excited over the pi in The crowds placid and in populace does not ing thelr streets the people are attendin their busi al Hot Fighting At A dispatch from G Says: “The tremely CES AS Us Aerschot. shient Aerschot ADPeArance fighting at hot The aviators was the firs German fi tion repulsed tended to renew “Flying surveved turned to “Soon afterward fantry, supported and artillery, opened a “The Belgians but put up a desperate res troop on both sides and the battle a veritable butchery “Two Belgian regiments, had distinguished them held the {in check for two hours that the Germans, who the pre on i vious evening, attack low, the Germ the enort reporn an position and the by n po ered MET German achine nttack were « shored istance fought like | demons became 8 O00 which al ready the forts of Liege, sides were losing heavily “Both when the retreat was sounded.” Charged With Massacring Population. A dispatch from Brussels “fhe Germang in strong force, most ly cavalry and artillery, entered Tirele mont. “The big guns shelled the place while the cavalry played at war by at tacking the flying, panicstricken | populace, shooting and sticking them at random. “About five miles from the town two {trains were made up and fully 1,000 | refugees got away. So swift and ter. | ible had been the onslaught of the | Germans that in flight for their lives | men, women and children left every: | thing behind. Never have I seen such i a pleture of woe as that presented by ia group composed of a peasant woman jand five children standing bewildered in the square, crying as though their {hearts would break. The woman eaid “ “They shot my husband before my eyes and trampled two of my children to death’ “The last glimpse that the refugees had of Tirelemont showed smoke and SAYS: flames in different town.” quarters of the NEW ATTACK ON DIEST, Brussels, via Paris--The Germans made a new attack on Diest, according to press dispatches. After pillaging the railway depot they bombarded the town, from which all the inhabitants had fled. “When the Germans brought their heavy artillery into play in front of Louvain the Belgian troops decided to evacuate the place in order to save struction. Therefore they took up “The German losses around Louvain were terrible. The Germans still per gist in advancing in clese formation, GERMAINS GAIN GROUND. Paris.—An official communication received here from Brussels, says: “The Germans have gained ground allies, “The enemy, the southward French and Belgians, to the north. change the io ithe finding the routes strongly held by discovered This may slrategy en sides, “The Belgians, having vaders in check for 15 all that could be strategy will now general plan of the allied armies “The mean defeat.” the have Belg into held days, expected ian be merged the retrograde movement does not WHY BELGIANS FELL BACK. DC An Belgian Washington, officis planation of the field given in the following cablegram from London, British Embassy: ‘The Belgian field army, being Antwerp, has fallen k | cover public by the made based on bac in fos ts iid WB 10 direction order with that fortress In anti t this might beco geat of government transferred from jcation cipation th Bary, the ready been Antwerp A “As Brussels is an undefended city ronment romans fact that the Germans may have ceupied it is not of great Importance Moreover ne Be field present position of the army {8 8 menace to the igian ight flank of any we westward.” further German ad RUSSIA CLAIMS SUCCESSES. — A dispatch from gives a communication by the Russian operations of t y August 15 to August 19, in are claimed for the in skirmishes on both 53 frontiers London st Petersburg issued covering the EUCCORBEE Aine and German cavalry trian "Austirian which entered says the communication driven back with great casu while Austrian infantry, which Krasnik, was defeated and The Russians took 250 other ports,” “were alties, heavy ily. prisoners the Prussian the Rus took the Wind captured Lyk, and took eight and ‘On border sians offensive near ballen (German guns two quick fires.” AUSTRIAN VICTORY. A ditpatch Austrian troops have town of Miechow Rus stiff fight with from Cracow ter Cos a a detach Cossacks while in killing or The Ausirian casualties are given as 140. Austrians of 1.006 and surprised succeeded AUSTRIAN FORTS BOMBARDED Montenegro. The bom Austrian forts on the by French warships artillery has been Cetlinje, bardment of the Gulf Cattaro and Montenegrin continuous The fall of Cattaro is believed to be imminent One hundred and seveniy-four Aus. of and were French fleet an Austrian squadron, brought here They are in addition to 123 the cruiser Friday. lieved that more than one it is now admitted lasted a couple of hours, GERMAN SHELL KILLS 15 WOMEN. Stockholm Details of the bombard- ment of Libau, Russia, by German war. tain of a Swedish steamer, “The cannonade took place for two hours Sunday evening, during which part of the city was destroyed. The warships appeared off the coast unex- pectedly and began hurling ghrapnel into the city. The residents fled in panic from their homes, many of which were set on fire. Fifteen women were OE MEDIATION OFFER R EFUSED, All Warring Nations, Except Russia, Say They Cannot Accept Arbitration. Washington, D. C.—Polite declina- tions of President Wilson's offer to mediate between the warring powers of Europe have reached the State De partment. All the powers approached, with the exception of Russia, have in formed the President that, much to their regret, they cannot accept arbi United States at this | tration by the | time. | France, in declining the American offer, informed the State Department that Germany was the aggressor in the present war and that France did not consider that the principle she is fight | ing for is one which will admit of arbi- tration or mediation. Premier Viviani, the head of the French cabinet, informed President Wilson that, although France does not feel herself free to accept his offer, the French nation regards this as still United States. Great Britain in declining the offer made by President Wilson, stated that Belgium, neither of which would admit of mediation at this time, Germany and Austria both allege that they had sufficient grounds for war against Russia, and for the sub. sequent steps they have taken in the nations. shell, of lumber which was struck by a can non ball “A number of bridges and public buildings were damaged or destroyed as the alm of the gunners was ex cellent, SERVIANS CAPTURE GORASDA, London—The Bervian army invad ing Bosnia has captured Gorasda and cut the strategic railway belween Gorasda and Vishegrad, according to an announcement made at the SBervian legation, The fall of Vishegrad ig im minent, Servian artillery esllenced Austrian batteries opposite Texla and sank several vessels which had taken shelter behind the island of Ada, Kaleh, in the Danube, 39 BRITISH SHIPS BUNK, New York.-——The New York German Herald, under the caption "Why Eng land's Fleet Is Silent,” says “We learn from a Yeliable source that the news printed in the Herald | concerning the destruction of 3% Eng { lish battleships by a German fleet o | torpedo-boats, is authoritative, i that this {8 the cause of lence.” | A wireless | was received Letters | land an England's si message to this effect at Sayville here h via Hol Zeppelin alr ave destroved received gent that Hull harbor } three English dreadnaughts as ] aft b Three other Zeppelin intended for war | but their ecret.” glate three ships over well a i 2a number of smaller crs bombe x 1 ¥ or vy dropping ai &¥ ing airships have n completed destination FRENCH IN GERMANY SAFE. Paris News rege ing French i zens in Germany is ambassador | AUSTRIA CALLS iTS ABLE.BODIED MEN. called to arms SPAIN WILL MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY. Rotterdan ment has infor Any power. OF LIPPE. of DEATH OF Copenhag RINC A thir of about * al yp OE ne Ger man ensuRition lished in the Gazetts confirms the report that Lippe list Frederick Charles of in the fighting at Liege AFTER THE BATTLE. Gruesome Scene Described By Corre. spondent Of London News. paper. london. —A trip over the battliefiela | of Fiest, Belgium, is described by the correspondent of the Dally He savs . best a brown ground, half a which is the grave of 1.200 fell in the fighting of All over the field are some of Germans, some | Brussels i News. ber tretch “1 remen t harrowed furlong of in length, Germans who Wedneaday other graves, of Belgians and “When I reached the piace peasants with long spades were still engaged in the work of burial. The battleground ig about three miles long, with the vil lage of Haelen at end. The vil lage is harshly scarred. Ita houses are plerced with bullet holes. Hardly a pane of glass remains. The church tumbled over and the gown clock wrenched from its place “As 1 passed across the battlefield a German biplane swept by like a carrion crow, seeking other victims, Later in the day I visited the Bruges Prison, where 400 Germans are held. I never before saw men sleep as these {men did. They lay like logs after seven days and nights of almost con- stant duty on the field of battle. These prisoners are no cowards. They sur rendered only when no other course was possible. They were victims of the German military system, which | drills men out of all indepepdence.” some of horses one apire ia CROWN PRINCE HURT, IS REPORT ously Wounded. Fiavas dispatch from the French capi- tal, attaches credence to the report now at Alxla-Chapelle, whither Em- peror Willlam has hastened to his glide. a AL. 35k No reply has reached the State De. partment from Russia and Secretary Bryan has been unable to obtain an assurance that the President's offer of mediation has reached the Czar. The American Embassy at StL Petersburg has been instructed to con. tinue its efforts to obtain a reply to the offer of mediation. France maintains an institute of Zoological peychology on a farm near | animals under natural conditions. ~ RUSSIAN TROOPS 0 FF FOR THE FRONT Std PN AA ANN INIA international News Service, Fhe great cruel war ana 1 varia) impoverish though not tria-Hung against Sem to the aid Germ tria the ifesto Manifesto unrestrained ATION fae + tread U path of Guided by the tion, my two government, Ago the T action TEArs waR struggle wit} stricted the its most serious and vital It via primarily ¢ of the ot the narchy was 10 an mg 3 wed the attain War. Hatred Blazed Higher. hope that the Servian king dom would appreciate the patience and love of peace government and would keep its word, has not been fulfilled. The flame of its hatred for myself and my has always blazed higher: the design to {ear from us by force inseparable portions Austria-Hungary has been made man with less and less disguise. A! criminal propaganda has extended | over the frontier with the object of | destroving the foundations of order in that Ser ment jects of that The of my house of of making the people, to whom I, in my | ruling house and to the fatherland; of | leading astray its growing youth and | it to mischievous deeds of A series | out conspiracy, whose fruitful success wounded me and my loyal peoples to BIG BROTHERS TO WAR; GIRL AND MOTHER SAD ———— To Lotta Krell, fourteen years old, the war in Europe is the most terrible thing that has ever happened in her lite. ’ With her four big brothers, Peter, Ludvig, Joseph and Louls, and her mother, Mrs. Augusta Krell, a widow, she sat under the trees in Jackson park, Chicago. They were having their last plenie together, Joseph and CASTLES TO BE BLOWN UP Great Buildings in Belgium Mined for Destruction on Approach of Enemy. wcking post ng the spaces between %% 3 feed their gu as if they Innumerable trenches protected been excavatl Wer barbed wire have eq Belgian soldiers, from idl men iin # and foremen d hy d by work- en- especially ren- The Belgian the assinte the factories, the ing spirit, which is fully shared by their men The soldiers declare that waiting in them nervous. The officers have trou je in restraining them from taking the offensive, although they respect the resolute qualities of the invaders. The captured German horses are emaciated and weak. it is estimated that the number of French troops in the Belgian province of Luxemburg is 120,000. They are re- ceived with many demonstrations of joy. In marching they sing and adorn their guns with flowers. Ludvig had brought their sweethearts with them, too, to go rowing on the lagoon and to see the German bulld« ing by the lake. Lotta held Peter tightly by the hand and followed nim everywhere. He was her favorite brother, and had been her Blaymate ever since she could remems “They went to the German consul and told him they would fight for the kaiser,” sald the mother, with grief in her eyes. “They must go because thelr father was a brave soldier,”
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