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ed an agitation against the emperor in
the capital They said that in the
avenue of Tilleuls they heard cries OF
Down with the emperor and Town
with the crown prince"
The Belgian government has printed
and distributed among its soldiers
descriptions of the designs of all uni
forms worn by French and English
troops.
Capture Aeroplane Plant.
In the capture Of Muelhausen, the
French seized a great aeroplane fac
tory operated by noted German. 1t is
announced that the list of German
suicides in France has been increased
by the death of several women who be-
came respondent because they were
under the necessity of leaving the
country.
French Civilians Slain.
How five young French men were
shot and killed in Germany is graphic
ally described in an affidavit by Jean
Demonbynes, returned student who
declares furthermore that two Italians
travelling In the same train met the
same fate.
The first Frenchman to be killed had
shouted Long live France" at Lor-
| rache, a town of Baden where he was
awaiting a train. According to the afr
davit he was placed against the wall
of the station and shot. Three other
French youths who were among the
small crowd detained at the station
by Germans protested at the killing
and were told to shut their mouths.
They were then led to the place where
the first Frenchman was shot, group
of officers fired at them and they fell.
Women in the vicinity wept, the affi-
davit recites, knowing what had nap
pened
Another Frenchman who shouted;
Assassin" was likewise shot, the az
idavit says, while the two Italians
we're killed on the road between Valid
shut and Immendingen. One of them
was killed in an argument over the
closing of train window and the other
because he objected to a German sit
ting on him.
Tells Of Occupation.
Brussels, Aug. 10. (via London)-,
The newspaper Lesoir gives the follow
ing details of the German occupation
at Liege:
1.-The Germans on seeing spaces be-
tween the forts open before them en-
tered in small groups on Thursday
evening. Among those who entered
were General Won Emmich, command
er Of the Tenth Army corps and his
staff. At the citadel, which is the bar
racks, the governor and the bourgo-
master of Liege were informed that un-
less the town and forts surrendered the
Germans would lombard the town and
raze it completely. On orders from his
government the governor then left the
town.
"On Friday night seventeen notables
Of Liege headed by the bishop. burgo-
master and sheriff with some deputies
proceeded to the citadel and begged
General Won Emmich not to lombard
the town. The general replied that the
town and forts must surrender or he
would begin the bombardment. The
Germans asserted that the peasants in
the district had committed hostile acts
against them.
"All the members of the deputation
were detained as hostages and it is
not stated whether they have been lib
Grated"
French In At End.
London, Aug. 10.-A telegram from
Charleroi Belgium, to the Daily Mail
despatched on Sunday night, says a
force Of French troops arrived in time
to participate in the final success of
General Leman's Belgian division over
the German troops investing Liege.
The correspondent adds:
"The French succeeded in reaching
80 T M ivc
the Germans cut off their retreat.
5000 killed and wounded while LOO
Of them were captured. l give the fig
ures under reserve"
Algerian Troops Fight.
Paris, Aug. 10-Detachments of the
famous Turcos or native troops from
the French colony of Algeria penetrat-
ed upper Alsace today.
The Turcos who penetrated Alsace
today are Arabs recruited in Algeria
where they are almost constantly on
active service in the southern pro-
vinces against the rowing tribes of
Arab horsemen who continually harass
the French troops. Half their officers
are Frenchmen and the other half rise
from the ranks of the natives. They are
remarkable sharpshooters and showed
great bravery in the Crimean War as
well as in the Franco-Prussian war of
1901.
Germans Change Front.
Brussels, Aug. 10.-1nformatiOn from
the front confirms the report that the
German troops have ceased their adj
vance by the valley of Oudthe. They
are said to have retired on their re-
serves and to be throwing up de-
fensive works.
The German offensive movement to
the north Of Liege is developing.
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