Evening star., 1914-08-12

b thought that they may foreshadow
more important fighting and big battle
In two or three days.
According to fugitfves. the derhahs
have burned many villages. giving the
inhabitants of them half an hour LOT
night. Germans. it was said. had neio
and machine guns.
Military experts studying the positions
of the opposing armies may. II Is pointed
out possibly have been confused as 70
the German entertainments said 10 nave
been erected on the River Aisne, "nlcn
they conclude to be the river OF tnal
name well inside the Freneh DO p9rIIa the
There is also a small stream called tne
Atsne running into the Ourthe at bohai,
below Lege, and this may De. 'he olle
mentioned as il would thus form an eN-
tension of the defensive works thrown up
by the Germans after they encountered
Belgian opposition at liege.
Germans Deny Loss of 10000.
The correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph Company at Rome says that
a dispatch from Berlin gives an official
statement by Gen. Won Stein regard
ing the siege of Liege. The German
commander denies the loss of 10000
men. but does not give figures or ms
losses. He says that only a small
number of German troops were en-
gagged in order to mask the movements
of the bulk of the army. The enemy $
advance attacking forces, he says, was
completely annihilated and while ad-
mitting that the forts remain intact,
explains this by saying:
rifice life unnecessarily. but so soon
as the heavy artillery arrives the forts
will be taken without the loss OF
man."
Women Join in Fighting.
Gen: Won stein admits that the cap
ture of the forts is a difficult problem
because of the unfavorable ground
about them and. further. because the
population of the town, including the
women, shot at the German troops from
behind, firing Unfortunately, hitting
the surgeons and wounded The Ger
man commander concludes with the
remark that lit must not be forgotten
that the Belgian force Is numerically
superior to ours.
An official report states that COM
munication has been restored with
Landen, village In the province zee, OF
Liege. seven miles southeast of Tirle-
mont The Belgians blew up several
bridges at their front in that vicinity,
which gave rise to the report OF an
artillery engagement. No news has
arrived showing that such an action
took place.
An earlier dispatch from Brussels
said that German troops had seized the
station at Landen. short distance
west of Liege, and after driving out
the railway employees burned the
building.
German Aero Over Brussels.
A German aeroplane flew over Brus-
sells today at height of 1000 feet.
Civic guards fired several shots at the
airship. but they fell short.
There is no fear regarding the food
supply of Belgium.
Belgians Reoccupy Fort.
The following official announcement
was made in Brussels last night:
THE Germans have evacuated thu
Loncin fort at Liege, and it has been
reoccupied by the Belgians. The Ger
mans also appear to have retreated at
other points. The condition of the Bel
gian army is good"
All forts are resisting frequent at
tacks of the German investing force
although outnumbered ten to one at
every fort.
The forts are being shelled day and
night. Artillery action is followed re-
peatedly by daring infantry attacks.
An American passenger by the Ostend
boat arriving at Dover. and who had
come from Liege. stated that the Ger
man troops there were so ravenous with
hunger they were offering So cents q
pound for dog flesh.