The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-08-12
FRENCH ENTER ALsACE
Advance Of kalser's Troops
Offset By French Advance.
MINOR NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS
War Ships Reported From Sew.
eraI Quarters Taking Part. .

Rotterdam, Aug. 10.-A fierce battle
has been raging since Sunday after
noon on the Meuse south Of Wise. A
bridge over the river which was re-
built by the Germans for their advance
was speedily destroyed by Belgian
shells and two German regiments were
moved down by quick-firers.
4 London, Aug. 10.-The French and
Belgian armies have laid siege to
Liege, which was occupied by the Ger
mans. The French succeeded in
reaching Liege and, working behind
the Germans, cut OF the retreat Of the
invaders.
London, Aug. 10.-The Germans
have made a peaceful occupation OF
Liege, but the forts around the city
still are holding out. The German at
tack on the forts has been suspended.
Threats have been made to the city
sby the German commander that they
will mount cannon on the old citadel
overlooking the city and lombard the
civilian inhabitants II there is any re-
volt against their occupation of the
city. German soldiers tell the citizens
Of Liege that they have been without
food for forty-eight hours at stretch.
VI day and a night Of which were occu-
Died in almost constant fighting, show
ing that the German commissary has
been badly handled. 1t is reported
that large French army and the 22,-
900 British troops which landed in Bel
GUM Saturday have Joined the Belsi
ans, but it is uncertain whether they
will prepare to resist the Germans a,
Namur, where the Notifications are
much stronger than those at Liege.
The French Invade AlsaCe.
The French army which is invading
4. Alsace, after capturing Altkirch and
Muehhausen, have advanced to Col
mar, twenty-five miles beyond Muehl-
hansen and forty miles from Strass
burg, the present objective point of the
invaders. Reports of the fighting at
Altkirch indicate that the French rout-
ed the Germans there after success
sion of bayonet charges. and the Ger
mans fed in disorder to Neu Breisach.
The Belgian war Office hears that the
Germans lost 10000 men and the
French $4,000 In the fighting. These
figures are believed to be exaggerated
Muehlhausen was occupied without Sc
rious resistance. the Germans having
abandoned the earthworks in front Of
the town. The Alsatians Of Muehlhau-
sen welcomed the French wildly, as
deliverers. Clashes are reported be.
tween French ana German cavalry in
the Belgian province of Luxembourg.
Military Movements Guarded.
The British admiralty announces an
engagement in which a flotilla Of Ger
man submarines attacked British
cruiser squadron, presumably In the
North sea. None of the British ships
was injured, the admiralty reports.
One Of the German submarines was
sunk. British military movements are
carefully guarded, but Paris hears that
the transportation of British troops to
the relief of Belgium continues.
German operations against Liege
apparently have been suspended for
the moment while a great Germsn
army Is being concentrated In lower
Alsace to repel the French invasion.
An Austrian army of 10000 troops is
reported to be nearing the French bor-
der Just above Basic, Switzerland, to
cooperate with the Germans against
France, although Austria and France
>Rre not yet at war. An Austrian fleet
y gathering In the Adriatic.
" Conflicting Reports.
The German minister at The Hague
| reports that the Germans have cap
tured Warsaw. the capital Of Russian
Poland. and that the Poles have re-
eeiyed the German invaders with great
h0daim. st. Petersburg, however, re-