Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
Prussian Right Wing Has Succeeded in Gaining
 Ground on Both Sides of the Mouse
HAVE TAKEN A NUMBER OF BELGIAN POSITIONS
On the South the Allied Belgian and French Armies Have Been Able to Repulse Them, But the North They Have Had Free Feld-Fighting is Proceeding on the Whole Front From Base Switzerland, to Dest Belgium

London, Aug. 20, 1.20 a. m.-A Havas despatch from Brussels gives an off cial communication concerning the present state of the field operations in Belgium.
 i After having lost much time and a great number of men and. besides, lru- portarit war material the communlca- tion says, the Prussian right wlng has succeeded ins gaining on potn banks of the Mouse the ground to bring them into contact with the al lies armies.
 ssThe German troops on the north bank of the Mouse comprise seconds of different army corps whose eHoEtS have been directed toward the capture of Lieeg and who are now dlsengaged. There also are bodies of cavalry, thanks to which the Germans have been able to make considerable dis turbance and extend themselves nofla and south.
 .On the south the allied Belgian and French armies have been able to re- pulse them, but on the north, on the contrary, they have had free held and could penetrate in small bodies far into the country.
 Germans Capture Positions.
 .'In word, the Germans have taken a number of our positions, but have wasted Is days in arriving at this re- suit, WniCn IS greatly tO IIl0 hO1lOl O4 our armq. It is not a question Of sin gle battle evolutions oP captures of certain parts of the country or towns. These matters are secondary in re- gard to the object assigned our troops in the general dispositions. This aim cannot be reyealeds and the most pene- tratiug minds will be unable to dis cover It. owing to the necessarily vague particulars furnished concerning the operations.
 Fighting on Whole Front.
 ..Fighting is proceeding on the whole front extending from Basic, Switzer- land, to Diest, Belgium, and in these numerous contacts the more the op- posing armies approach each other and the nearer become the deciding battles the more one must expect to hear 3f an advantage to this side and of yield ing on that.
 Have Made Invaders Cautious.
 tTn operations so vast and with those engaged using modern arms too great attention must not be paid to the op- erations in our immediate vicinity. Evolutions ordered in a particular pre- viously determined aim is not neces- sarily a retreat. The engagements of the last few days have had the result of rendering our adversaries very cir cumspect. The delay of the enemy advance had the greatest advantage for our general plan of operation.
 BeIgians Plan Resistance.
 There is no need for us to play into the hands of the Germans. That is the motive of the movement now being carried out. Far from being beaten, we are making arrangements for beat ing the enemy under the best possible conditions.
 The public should in this matter place full confidence in the commander of the army and remain calm and trustful of the outcome of the strug- gle, not doubtful. Meanwhile, the newspapers should abstain from men tioning the movements of troops Secrecy is essential to the success of our operations"