The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-09-04
spite Brussels is threatened.

spite Brussels is threatened
1.-The Belgian minister of foreign aft lrs reports that
Tuesday German army corps after receiving check, with
drew disorder to the city of Louvan The Germans guard
at the entrance of the city, msakng the nature of this incur
son fired their eountrymAn who they msook for Begians
In spite of all d9nias from the authorities, the Ger
MANS order their mistake pretended that the
inhabitants including the police all had been dsarmed
than week before.
Wthout inquiry and without listening to any protest,
the German commander announced That the would be
destroyed Immediately The inhabitants ordered to leave
their dwellings and some made prisoners The
and children placed trains the destination Of whce
not known and soldiers furnished with bombs set fire to all
parts city Ihe splendid church of Pierre
versity buildings the library and sceic establishments
delivered to the flames.
Several noble citizens were shot The city, which has
population of 4 O0o and was the intellectual metropolis of
the low countries, is now nothing than heap of ashes
August 80 0-Brsh cruisers and destroyes which
in The engagement off egoand have arrived at various Eng
sh ports and members of the that
eleven German vessels of various sizes sunk.
German army corps, which has been engaged along
line of the Mese has been withdrawn aud has proceeded
the northeast presumably reinforce the troops striving
check the advance of the Russian army through East Prussia
August 2l-The process of rounding up Austrian and
German from the different arts of The Union Of South
Africa and holding them prisoners of war has been proceed
ing fortnight Some 5000 detained i'll special
camp at johannesburg
An officer who was wounded in the engagements the
north declares that without exaggeraon the German casual
ties compared with those of allies bear ratio Of 90 to J.
This charges of masked infantry in endeavor
heretofore uniagnabe i'll the ranks that succeeded
other until the field covered with dead aud wounded
Sept 1--IntAntwerp dispatch received credited
General Pau with victory $4,000 Germans PEI
whether this is victory 10 which reference was
made several days ag,, is not known.
Queen Elizabeth, of Belgium and her children have ar
rived IL England.
Great Britain has joined with France in objecng to the
purchase by the Unl State of Germ liners in connection
with plan build up American merchant Eng
land France and Russia think it violates the spirit of
neutrality.
Lieutenant Campagne of the aviation corpse, while fly
Eng the German lines at height OF 1900 yards sub
jeced to the eneny fire. shell struck his machine and
stopped the The aeropane oscaied violently in the
wind but the lieutenant succeeded in rghtng and vopang
Into the French lines He landed safely and gave important
information concereing the German position.
Sept, 2-Another German aeropane has been dropping
bombs Paris and according to the French official statement
the American ambassador has organized committee and has
protest against this method of warfare to the govern
Iment at Washington.
While Berlin claims German victory The Russians
in East Prussia after the capture of 10000 men, the Russians
claim important victory the Austrans the Gaician
frentier with 10000 prisoners
The Belgian special committee, OH its way to the United
States protest against alleged German atrocities has been
ceived by King George and has presented him with address,
ettng forth some of the happenings in Belgium during the
present campaign and has warmly thanked Great Britain for its
Intervention.