Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-06
Crown Prince of Germany
Expected Hourly With
Heavy Reinforcements.
GERMAN LOSSES BIG
Official Figures Indicate 5000
Men Lost in Battles With
the BeIgians.

tOnuOH, aug. O.-Ine ChrOn-
icle's correspondent at Amster-
dam says $500 Germans were
killed or wounded in the fight
ing at Wise, Belgium. The
postmaster was shot because
he refused to send kilograms
for the Germans.
The German crown prince
with 10000 fresh troops is
hourly expected before Liege.
Brussels, Aug. Ga night attack
on Belgian positions is awaited with
great assurance by the Belgian troops
who have been strongly reinforced.
Further German troops are supposed
to be on the way to reinforce the regi-
ments which suffered severely yes
terday.
Brussels, (via London) Aug. s.
The Gazette publishes what it says
1lO AeANNo 4t6dAhAh6 INC IcpulSS OL
German forces by Belgians in the
Liege district yesterday. German
losses are estimated at 5000 men. The
Belgians suffered far less.
The alleged rout of the German
9TH army corps is not confirmed in
its entirety, however, says the Ga
Zette, which adds, "The Belgian 1IIu
brigade after successfully resisting
German attack pursued the fleeing
Prussians until our troops were or
dered back. as they were getting out
side the range of the guns in the Bel
gian forts"
Two German spies have been ar
rested at Ostend. They had in their
possession extensive military notes
and plans of great value. They will
be shot.
Feeling Is Intense.
The anti-German feeling in Belgium
Is most intense. Many German resi-
dents have been arrested charged with
The police are having con-
trouble protecting prisoners
from crowds.
4 thousand women have enrolled
as Red Cross nurses and are awaiting
the arrival of wounded from the bat
around Liege. King Albert
has handed over the palace to the
Red Cross. The queen will act as a
nurse.
Stories Of the great struggle be-
tween Belgian and German soldiers
yesterday in the vicinity of Liege tell
OF terrible slaughter among the Ger.
man forces. About noon the German
infantry attempted to carry by as
sault the fort at Barchon, northeast or
Liege. The Belgians allowed the en-
emy to come to close quarters and
then opened with rifles and machine
guns. The attackers soon lay in heaps |
Of dead and wounded around the fort. |
The Germans retired all along the /
line.
One newspaper says the German
losses were between four and five |
thousand. and that they abandoned /
seventeen machine guns. Another re-
port says a squadron of Belgian Ian
GERS was completely wiped out after 1t |
lad killed $50 German Uhlans.
A force of 10000 Germans passed |
through Manhay. Luxembourg, Wednes-
lay in the direction of Aywaille, Bel
sium.
Aeronauts Brought Down.
London. Aug. 6.-The Daily Mails
at Brussels says Ger
nan aeroplane and a Zeppelin air
,hip we're brought 10 earth by shots
near Herve.
Paris, (via London) Aug. s.-1t Is
-eported that the Belgian army has
evered all communication between
Belgium and Luxemburg.
Attack on LIege Fails.
Brussels, via Paris, Aug. s. 1;3S
= m.-Several thousand dead and
is the toll paid by the Ger
nan army OF the Meuse for its attack
IN Liege. The Belgians made heroic
efense. repulsing the Germans after
eavy and continuous fighting.