Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
VAR news

news comes from the German side.
Due allowance should be made for
that fact.
England declares war on Austria,
completing lineup of five great
powers-Russian. England and
France against Germany and Aus
tria. with Italy remaining neutral.
Rome reports determination of
Austrian cavalry brigade by Rus
SLAMS.
Berlin asserts defeat of French
and that his enemy is driven from
German soil.
Germans renew assault on Liege
forts, which Belgians still hold with
aid of allied armies of England and
France.
British admiralty announces that
English warships are seaching At
lantic for German war vessels.
Another dispatch says from Mae
triche that the Germans have
brought up siege guns to use against
the Liege and Nemur forts.
Brussels advices are that the re-
tirement of the German army from
its position before Liege is becom-
ing more marked. At the same
time the Germans are advancing in
to the middle Belgium and Germs r
cavalry are moving all along the
front of the allied army.
"A German aeroplane flew over
Brussels.
The Russia commander of the
fortress of Sveabourg has warned
the inhabitants of that place ane
Helsingfors of the imminence O
German bombardment.
1t is now asserted that the Ger
man destroyer reported to have
been sunk by explosion of her boil
ers in the North Sea on August 5tl
was sunk by mine laid by Ger
man war vessel.
With Great Britain's virtual de
claration of war on Austria, fiv.
great European nations have takel
formal action in the same direction
AS a matter of fact, state of wa
mot technical) has existed ten day
with Russia, France and England OF
one side and Germany and Austri;
on the other. Each of the countrie.
has now made its formal declara
ton. Servia and Belgium are al
ligned with Russia, France and En-
gland, while Italy continues neutral
Austria has offered to purchas,
ltaly's support, but for the Italian
government to oppose France woulc
mean revolution. The trend of th'
news indicates that Italy is NOR
likely to join France, if she break!
Unto the war at all.
I Brussels, Aug. 1.-THE lates
| dispatch received here from the vi
cinity of Liege states that when tn
| battle between the Germans and tn
Belgians, was resumed this mornin,
| the Germans had been reinforce,
during the night by the Third Arm,
I "Iron') Corps, numbering 10000
seasoned soldiers.
Il The German column advance,
and made an attack late in the nigh
and took Fort Seraing Bayone. Tn
presence of the invaders was dis
closed by the searchlights of tn
forts, and the Belgian artillery
: shrapnel at once tore great gaps i
the German ranks.
l The slopes leading to Fort Glaci
I were quickly strewn with dead an,
) wounded. The Germans, undaunt
ed, repeated their charges. and tn
! hillsides rang with their battle cries
Eight hundred of the Germans fel
in an area of a quarter to half
mile.
Hundreds had crossed before tn
bridge fell, and when the bridg
snapped they rushed into fort O
barbed wire, which they were tear
ing away when the Belgian machin
gums sang out, literally moving
down the onrushing Germans. Tn
fire, it is stated, became too hot
and they retreated.
/ Prince William. of Lippe and hi
Ison were killed while leading tn,
barbed wire charge" Both were
inferred with full military honors a
the foot of the walls of the fort.
"A great many bodies are this eve
ming appearing on the surface of the
river Mouse.
San Francisco, CAL, Aug. H.
The wreckage of vessel apparent
ly warship was discovered this
morning along the beach in front of
the South Shore life saving station.
"A lite saver named Rothe declares
the debris was from the British war
sloop .Shearwater. 1t is believed
the Shearwater engaged in fight
last Friday. when shots were heard
here. and that the vessel then sank.
Rome. Italy, August 13.--(Thu
day 3A. M. The Coreier's d'Italia
has telegram from the Austro-
Russian frontier saying that brigade
OF Austrian cavalry number no 3 500
men, has been exterminated bv cav
airy on that frontier.
According to the renort tba A -,