New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-15
Furious Attempt to Storm Forts on Left
Bank Costs Three-6fths of At
tacking Troops.
BRUSSELS NO LONGER IN DANGER
Garrison of 1000 Holding 100000 at Bay Disrupts Entire
Plan of Imperial General Staf-AIlies
Commanders in Chief Confer ~
by Cable to The Tribune. |

Commanders in Chief Confer. ~
by Cable TribuneI
Brussels, Aug 14The situation the Lege forts now
follows The Germans have bombardment of the ors
the right bank of the Meuse devotg all their energies
to those the left bank Fort Pontse has suffered the worst
assault because by its situation than any
Others In preventing the crossing of the river
The has been trying fort by main force
without longer relying siege artillery The attack in this
new form began quietly but the middle the night deve
oped with great ercenes the Germans hoping profit by the
few hours of darkness The Germans however could NOT set
beyond the gac of the fort where they moved down by
the FIRE of the defenders The Germans provided with
bundles of wood and matches fill dches but they were
unable to make of them.
The fort of Lers lent very to Fort Ponsse
during the attack The object Germans was obviously to
sieze the forts the left bank which of the Belsn,
would be terrible against them should the Belgian main
army march toward Lge On the other hand were the forts in
the possession of the Germans they as base for
action directed against Belgia attacks forts are resstn, x
tremely WELL
The heroism of the Belgian resistance has astonbed the
world; it has surprised the Belgians themselves.
The war only the opportunity for expression of new
Belgian democratic spirit The service conditions have been
merely OF agencies by which the idea individual
right greater share has been disseminated
If the Belgian fighting heroicay because they are
hghmg for an independence which simply national
nag and coiored the but individual liberty Each
man for himself and for his neghbor responsible for share in
an increasingly popular The inspiration of the ma
onal resistance has been the each man of b
share of liberty and this democratic spirit given life and vivid
purpose to the military machine.
For the time being all difference of party sunk in securing
national independence and deverance the threat of the
greatest enemy of freedom and individual enterpr-tbe military
autocracy of Prussia
GERMANS HEAVY LOSSES.
The Brussels War Office officially announced an
to-day which the Begans inflicted heavy losses caus-
ing German retreat which continues The Belgians capted
several machine guns mounted automobiles.
The War Office only one division
and mixed brigade engaged The Germans probably lost
theeths OF their troops engaged according the statement
while the Belgian losses comparatively small The
concudes No further surprise will disturb the Belgian troops
Any fresh attack will be vctoouy repulsed pre-
cedg it, such the spirit of determination every BELGIAN
soldier who has dispersed belief in the nvncbiv
of the German troops"
Field of Operations, Belgium, Aug 13-The operation.
during last evening and this morning extremely interesting
and be said to mark phase in the campaign left
section of the Belgian last evening position which may
record standing guard against possible German advance
from the northeast.
The Belgian position that point did not suggest the no.
by of serious action left their position actually when
desutory artillery fire that recorded before was usherny in
important action AS yet this reconnaissance phase The
fighting line advance about twenty kilometres from hey
stood any would have been impossible to o., co.,
ward the actual combat have give from the
of officers engaged this account of the feat of arms which b
added much to the confidence of the Belgian arms
THE BELGIAN POSITION
The Belgian position which about one hundred klo
metres east OF Brussels was triangle based upon the railway
ne with its pointed northeast This apex was to be hId h
menehed infantry supported by battery of artillery The