The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-08-27
GERMANS ADVANCING.

judging from the intelligence permitted
to the outside world. On both banks
Of the Meuse the Germans are crowd
ing southwark toward the intrenched
French Army waiting to stem their
progress toward Sedan and Paris.
rs Miles From Sedan.
The invaders already have reached a
line between Dinant and Neufachateau,
the latter point being less than 25
miles from Sedan as the crow flies.
TO the northward their advance troops
have reached the River Dyle, near
Malines, almost midway between Brus-
sells and Antwerp.
Before this northward rush the Bel
CLAN forces are retiring on Antwerp.
No Resistance offered.
Before the occupation of Brussels
the burgomaster ordered the civic
guard to dlsarm.
The following information was given
out by the official bureau:
"The Belgian field army, confronted
by superior numbers, has fallen back.
"The Belgian troops have admirably
performed their duty in delaying the
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 filed with wounded sol
diers. German aeroplanes have been
seen scouting above the city after
sundown.
German cavalry is reported fire.
quently in the region on the farther
side OF the forest of Soignes, which
hanks the city. This forest is the
point from which the attack Is most
likely to come, in the opinion of many
here, and a network of trenches has
been thrown up along the woods. The
trenches are occupied by burghers and
a few civil guards.
"The forest of Soignes, which is to
the southeast of Brussels, extends in
the direction of Wavre, where severe
fighting has been reported.
Tells OF 5000 German Dead.
Trustworthy reports have just been
received of an engagement near
Charlerol. 1t is claimed by the Bel
gians that 5000 Germans were killed
in this battle.
"The censorship here is now so
strict that no news of the war is going
out of the city except by courier.
"The Belgian papers because Of the
rigid censorship have ceased to be
sources of war news. They are pub
fishing chiefly local matters uncon-
nected with the war. The mails also
are being held up.
"An order has just been Issued pro-
hibiting the granting Of further mill
tary passes to newspaper men or
others, and without these II is impos'
sible for correspondents to go outside
the city.
"The populace does not appear un-
duly excited over the prospect of fight
ing in their streets. The crowds seem
placid and the people are attending to
their business as usual.
Hot Fighting At Aerschot.
A dispatch from Client, Belgium
says:
"The fighting at Aerschot was eX'
tremely hot. The appearance of two
German aviators was the first intima'
ton that the Germans, who had been
repulsed on the previous evening, in
tended to renew the attack.
Flying low, the German aviators
surveyed the position and then re-
turned to report.
"Soon afterward the German in
fantry, supported by machine guns
and artillery, opened fierce attack.
"The Belgians were outnumbered
but put up a desperate resistance. The
troops on both sides fought like
demons and the battle soon became
veritable butchery.
1.-TWO Belgian regiments, which al
ready had distinguished themselves in
the forts of Liege, held the invaders
in check for two hours.
Both sides were losing heavily
when the retreat was sounded"
CHARGED With Massacring Population
A dispatch from Brussels says:
"The Germans 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, panic-stricker
populace, shooting and sticking then
at random.
about FIVE miles from the town two
trains were made up and fully 1,O0O
refugees got away. So swift and ter
rible had been the onslaught OF thu
Germans that in flight for their live
men, women and children left every
thing behind. Never have seen sucl
a picture of woe as that presented b.
a group composed of a peasant woman
and FIVE children standing bewildere'
in the square, crying as though thei
hearts would break. The woman said
"They shot my husband before m.
eyes and trampled two of my childrel
to death.
"The last glimpse that the refugee
had of Tirelemont showed smoke an
flames in different quarters of tn
town"
another proof of the friendship OF tn