New Britain herald., 1914-08-19
Belgian and French Allies are in Contact with Advance
 Lines of German Army Exact Extent of Line of 7" Fighting Not Yet Revealed
Pope Plus X. Addresses Elaboration to the World Calling Upon the
 People to Pray for Peace

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 Despatches from Paris and London report fighting around Brussels but with what is known The Belgian and French allies contact with the ad vance lines of the German army
 Complete silence maintained as to the fortunes of war in the big fight understood be progress some where along line extending through Belgium and Lux emburg Dispatches give evidence of the presence of masses of German troops pushing their way the front behind mpenetrabe of cavalry whose dashes in search of information to the whereabouts of the allied troops have resulted sharp clashes and heavy casualties
 The commanders of the allied forces of French Brit sh and Begians will permit anything about their po sition to be made public and since the official made known the presence of large British expeditionary force the continent it's have been hidden from the outside world.
 At Brussels it said the position has not changed since yesterday when reported from Brussels to be excellent for the allies
 The fate of the Lege forts is not definitely known German despatches describe them the hands of the German army since the arrival of heavy artillery while Belgian military authorities that they are still in tact and holding out bravely
 In Alsace-Lorrane the French turning movement through Southern Asace appears from French reports to be progressing favoraby for the French and this seems to receive confirmation despatch sent out by the Wolff bureau, the German official agency say ing two batteries of guns taken by the French who continued their forward march
 All these reports however refer the preliminary meetings of opposing bodies of troops leading up the great battle which may already have begun Even leading French men take occasion point to their countrymen that the decisive conflict yet and that much reliance be placed on reports of demoralization among the German troops
 It reported that naval encounter has occurred in the North sea, but this is without official confirmation.
 On the Russo-Germany-Aus frontier fights of small importance are recorded German troops today occupied Mawa in Russian Poland close to the German frontier and Russian reports relate repuse with heavy in the Russian province of Volhynia.
 strong force of German troops is said to have at- tackled Eydtkuhnen German on the Russian from tier which occupied by the Russians soon after the outbreak of hostilities.
 Montenegrin army is reported within two hours march ot the fortified Austrian seaport of Ragusa The Monfenegrins had already captured number of towns In the vicinity.
 Two large Austrian steamers were captured today by the French
 An exhortatlon to the world by the pope calls for prayers TOT peace so that the mercifu1 God may were De Wearled With the prayers of his children and speedily remove the evil causes of war giving to them who rule to think the thoughts of peace
 French official note confirms renorts If Servian victory at Shabats over Austrian force of 8OOOO men The Ausrans are said have suffered casualties totallng 5000 killed and 5000 wounded