Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-23
Germans and French
Engage in a Terrific
Struggle at Nanur
News Is Meagre, But it Is Believed a
Decisive Battle Is On; Point of Conflict
Chosen by Allies.
Austrians Routed by Veteran Serbs

London Aug. 22Afer nearly three Of mobilization
trying work around the allies flank Belgium while the
French to apply the same to the Germans
@ s Dsa
been proclaimed victory but in this grapple Of hundreds
Of thousands most these affairs have significance.
GREAT BATTLE THIS MORNING
From the standpoint Of Aes important feature Of
Saturdays DEVELOPMENTS is the battle which began this
morning the Namur Chareor line This being fought
the troops under the command of the Grown Prince Of Bavaria
fighting between Metz ndVosge and took prisoners
and so adds that the French troops opposing Germans
comprised eight army corps.
WARNS PEOPLE AGAINST OPTIMISM
An official British statement explains calmly that nothing
sembng great battle has been fought but the peo
say the Servans battle the Drina which military
pers consider highly probable the Serbs have passed through
against boundy conflicting
reports come but both sides claiming success.
CONFIRM RUMoR OF GREAT BATTLE
official dispatch Antwerp timed late Sat-
urdy night tends to confirm reports that great conflict began
yesterday morning between the French and Germans The dis
I is believed that this morning great battle commenced be-
tween the French armies between Namur and Cha
ero 1t is thought will last two or three days The precise de-
tails are lacking Es
STRIKE MINES IN NORTH SEA.
The Official News Bureau announces that two steamers Mary
Mines the Sea and ad s The arn sru mne
Friday night The Of tn Brobeg seeing the accident proceed
ed the launches but failed the On
umng the search Saturday the Broerg struck mine and SUNK
but her rescued
The Standard says information reached London that
cavalry patrols Ghent Bruges The Official
Bureau is unable to confirm this.
REFUGEES ARRIVE FROM BELGIUM.
Large numbers Of refugees from Belgium arrived in London
night coming from Ostend They mostly Begans but few
Americans They the opinion Ostend today
that the Germans not coming to the dispatch the
Exchange telegraph previous reports that
the Germans occupied Client.
GERMANS ATTACK NAMUR.
The official information bureau announced tonight that
te attack upon Namur by the Germans progress
dispatch the Exchange Telegraph from Osend battle
appears be progress morning the of Char
portion Of German according to this author
passed the River Bender which Of Ghent
and Broges
dispatch Rueters from Ghent reported that the
Germans marching by the Of Oudenard
VIOLATE LAWS OF WAR.
Aug 22The Servian legation brought the attention
Of the government dispatch addressed by the Servan foreign
minister Belgrade the Spanish minister Roumana which
chief Of the Austrian ordered
trops crops villages and kill peacable inhabitants
Of toward the Drna they left
behind them many killed and dsfgued chiefly old
and children the Servian minister asks the Spanish
minister to bring Of the Austrian this
fragrant violation Of the laws Of and that Srva will be
compelled to take Of reprisal.
DEATH gine and thresher. So terrific was the