The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-08-20
SOON MUST COME IN CONTACT
French Troops Gain Stragetlc
Points.
ITALY MAY JOIN ENTENTE
There Is Now Moro Than a Possibility
That the Great Battle VIII Be
Fought On Or Near tho Historic
Waterloo Field.

London.-Pushing forward by mere
weight Of numbers, the German ad'
vance across Belgium is slowly, but
steadily proceeding and soon must
come in contact with the allied armies,
which, according to an official COM
munication from Brussels. are in bat
tie order at some point unnamed.
The Belgians in the outpost skirm-
fishing are said to have inflicted severe
checks on the German forces; but on
the whole the German wing has kept
on It's way and has reached line from
north OF Namur to Haelen, which sug-
gests that the first big battle will be
fought somewhere between Louvain
and Diest, where the allies probably
viii try TO block the roads TO Brussels
and Anlwerp and prevent the German
attempt to render North Belgium un-
tenable.
French Gain Strategic Points.
Further south. French troops have
entered Belgium through Charleroi.
going to the relief of their neighbors
and to aid In any attack directed to-
ward Namur, while In the east the
French are reported to have secured
possession Of ridges in the Vosges
Mountains and to hold the passes OF
Le Bonhomme and Salnte Marie-Au-
Mines, through which important roads
pass and which 1t is declared gives
them great strategic advantage.
The Germans again are hammering
away at the Liege forts and, accord
ing to their accounts, one OF the forts,
Pontisse, has fallen. This. however,
Is denied by the Belglans, who tell OF
another slaughter OF the invaders,
who. they say, attempted to rush the
fortress.
Germany Menaeed On East.
Military strategists are Of the opin-
ion that the Germans are meeting with
delay which they did not count upon
and that every day the Belgians keep
them fighting means an increase OF
Russian forces on their eastern from
tier. They express the belief that un'
less Germany disposes Of Belgium and
France she will have to choose be
tween Withdrawing a great part of heI
army from the west or leaving the
road to Berlin open to the forces oi
the Emperor of Russia.
Already hordes Of Russians are 70
ported to be marching toward Prussia
on the one side and to Austrian Galicia
on the other. In the latter country
they are said to be In the vicinity oi
the Styr river, which Is on the route
to Lemberg.
The official news bureau OF the army
and admiralty has Issued a warning tc
the public against placing the slightest
reliance in the many rumors current
daily regarding alleged victories or de
feats or concerning the arrival oil
wounded soldiers or disabled ships Of
Great Britain. "These are, without
exception, baseless," the warning says
Italy May Join Triple Entente.
The probable attitude Of Japan ant
Italy is still the subject of much
speculation. Conversations are goinl
on continuously between Japan ant
Great Britain concerning Japan's duty
under her alliance with Great Britain
and the part she will be permitted t
take in the peace conferences follow
ing the war. There are persisten
rumors that Italy will join the Triple
Entente. The Italian Ambassador II
a frequent caller at the Foreign Office
II II should prove correct that Tur
key has purchased the German cruis
ers Goeben and Breslau, war betweei
Greece and Turkey is said to be likely
for Greece sees In the move an at
tempt on the part OF Turkey to re
cover some of her islands taken In tn
last war. Russia to meet such con
tingency would send troops to tn
Roumanian frontier.
The British Government has callet
for bids for an issue OF $75,000.00
treasurv bills.