The Washington times., 1914-08-20

Word From Brussels.
The last messages received in Paris
from Brussels. just before mighnight.
stated that thousands of wounded were
pouring into the city and that the au-
thorities were hard pressed to care for
them. Every public building in the city
has been transformed into hospital,
while hundreds OF the private resi-
dences house wounded OF both forces.
Supplies are running short. Many Of
the stores have been compelled to shut
down. The sound of the artillery Is
plainly heard and the searchlights OF
the German infantry are much in eVi-
dence to the east of the city.
The French war office today made
public the fact that the Germans
have been operating in the Depart
ment of e-et-Moselle, having
crossed the frontier at Grey and
maintained positions threatening
Nancy until dislodged on Tuesday.
The German columns consisted of cav
airy and mounted machine gun de-
tachments and they burned and al
most entirely obliterated many VIII
lagos
cavalry attempted a stand. but they
were shelled by the Germans and
driven out. the village being almost
completely demolished. Many houses
caught fire and il is claimed at the
war office that women and children
and aged non-combatants met death
in the ruins Of their homes.
According to the war ofhce' All tne
Germans have now been driven driven
across the frontier and the French
cavalry is driving them north.
That the Germans are making de-
termined resistance to the French
operations in Alsace-Lorraine is indi-
Gated by the war Offices announce
ment that the Germans have re-taken
lasted FIVE hours, the Germans charg-
ing the French position in the face Of
a withering fire from the french bat-
teries posted on the hills just OUTSIDE
of the town. The German cavalry
charged time and again using their
lances TO good advantage. Although
badly decimated and forced back they
returned to the attack in ever IN
creasing number and fnally the
French retired, leaving the Germans
in possession Of the field. The ofncial
announcement says:
Our troops fought with great braV-
cry at Villa. Despite an overwhelm-
ing force of Germans attacking them.
they held out for five hours and then
retired in good order"
Newt from Alsace-Lorraine reveals
the fact that the French forces are ad-
vancing on Metz as well as on Strass-
burg. French forces, according to the
French war ministry. are now at Define
teen miles south Of the capital OF Lor-
raine Metz is one of the most strong
ly fortified cities in the world
The campaign against Strassburg IL
rspor!ed to be making @ great heaawayi nsn,wssd
PfalzburE. eight miles east of Saar-
burg, and the German left wing Is re-
treating TO Zabern. a few miles fur:
ther east zabern is strongly fortified
and commands the pass leading to
Strassburg, twenty miles distant
The campaign in upper Alsace appears
to contemplate a double advance along
the lines of two canals, the Marne and
Rhine canal running west from the
city. and on which Zabern is suituated.
and the Rhine and Rhone canal, rum
ming south from the city.
St Petersburg dispatches state that
the Austrian provinces OF Buko-
vina and Galicia have been in
vaded by several divisions" probably
1900 of Russian troops. part of the
invading army marching on Czernowitz.
government announces the repulse of
an Austrian attack on the Georodak-
kuznin line.
On Russian Frontier.
German troops have occupied Miawa.
seventy miles northeast of Warsaw,
according to an official Berlin an
nouncement A strong German force
Is said to have attacked Eydtkuhnen.
. German town on the Russian from
tier. which WAS occupied by the Rus
slams soon after the outbreak Of hos
tilities.
A French official note confirms re-
ports Of servian victory at Sabac
over an Austrian force of $4,000 men.
The Austrians are said to have lost
1900 killed and 5000 wounded. A
Aontenegrin army is reported within
two hours march of the fortified
Austrian seaport Of Ragusa, in Dali