Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-08-14
GENERAL VON EMM|CH,
GERMAN COMMANDER,
KILLED, IS REPOR
Especial by United Press Wire.)

BRUSSELS, Aug. 14:-Reports that General Won Emmich
the German commander VINO tailed IN the rs attempt 10
take Liege by storm is dead are widely circulated here Inc
office says that the reports are brought in by wounded
German prisoners and are unConfTmed.
BERLIN, Aug a. delayed and douby censored)-The
German advance proceeding as planned Whatever losses
The army has sustained in the operations on the French bode
and in Belgium anticipated. The German forward move
ent continues along the very line selected by the general Sa
1t expected that there would be losses but the very tact
that the forward movement proceeds and that the army IS
pushing on towards Paris shows that the claims of great Ger
disasters unoInded French and Belgian prisoners
of being sent to the concentration camps NO details
Of the poson are known and the information egafqo
fighting already in progress is confined to meagre official bull
etns in which the facts concerning forces engaged and po
sitons attacked withheld So severe is the censoEsp
that the location of all regiments known ony 10 tne Wal
tIce and members OF the general STAN
BRUSSELS Aug 14:-The German advance is checked
all along its advance line in Belgium according to the war o.
ce The reconnaissance in force on WEDNESDAY au M
day failed to develop weakness in the Belgian front and tne
enemy is apparently still feeling out the allied torces poston
and awaiting arrival of supply trains Begums attempt EN- ~ 70
cut the German line OF communication mas aeu pul le & oe
war office insists that the Germans have been forced pack
along the Dutch frontier and are now IN danger OF peng m
en- over and forced to dsarm because OF the proclamation
Iot Dutch neutrality 80
The Liege forts still remain intact with the defenders
haynu the best of the artillery duel still in progress Llege
city is still occupied by Germans and is reported quiet
ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND, Aug 14:-The Dutch Splendid
Red Cross organization paTazed because ITS eos 10 re-
eve the sueg of the Germans and Begans are prevent
led by the German commander OF the armies now IN oegui.
He refuses to allow the Red Cross to penetrate his lines. Ger
man wounded will not be permitted to be removed TO Uutcn
territory because if they are and recover they must remain
non -combatants until the war ends.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 14-The government in statement
late this afternoon reported that the defense OF the Lege oS
lis we'll sustained and that all holding out Spec!fc dena
was made on the report originating in Amsterdam hat fOt
Ponne had been carried by assault by the Germans Inc
government states that there no German cavalry between
Hasset and Families.
PARIS Aug. 14:-Fighting of the ierces character IN
tho
nu vain attempt to etake the routes lost to the French last
Sunday is reported by the war office Inc Frencn military
chief claims sweeping victory for the French troops and tat
an entire German DIVISION surrounded IN the MOUNTAINS was
compelled to surrender They surrendered after i've Gays OF
fiuhtnu with the French cutting off their way through the
mountain passes The French drove the Kasers troops be-
fore them nctnu heavy losses They were finally surround
ed and gave up their arms.
| PARIS, Aug. 14:-The war office today onlCialy an
nolnced that German aeroplane flying the French nag mad
dropped three bombs the town OF VeS0 ana TWO al Lure
The damage inflicted insignificant French guaFoS, play
nu special aeropIane guns the aviator drove nm away
PARIS Aug 14-The office says that the fghtlng N
the Vosqes mountain showed c0ncsvey that the tencn Of
tense better than that of the Germans Inc fgnng m te
ST. Marie and the Lebonhommee passes covered peou "
five davs in which the Germans several times threatened tne
French mastery only to fail at the ast moment because OF tne
moor quality of their ammunition for their artillery ihe fapu
fire uns frequently became damned and as 1ne fest Suc
charqes which were distinguished by Tree use OF me pay
ones enabled the French to take number OF teSe guns ~
dav according to the office the French hold every paa
hrouuh the Vosqes mountains including Sales pass and ab
soutey dominating the BrlCho valley So numerous are le
prisoners according to the office that General oree as
been compelled to make special arrangements TOT te UaS-
fer to concentration camps.
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