Evening star., 1914-08-07

to a point where the invading infantry
could be shelled and the Germans were
swept from their position. This occurred
several times during the day and night.
Remarkable Exploit of Uhlans.
"A patrol of Uhlans performed re-
markable exploit by riding into the town.
Belgian officers recognized them as Ger
| mans and desperate fight ensued. Sew
eral on each side were killed"
Reports from Liege received here show
that it was the tenth German army corps
reinforced by cavalry. which attacked
Liege August j. They crossed a zone
which had been mined and the mines be-
ing exploded by the Belgiands, a whole
battalion of the Germans was killed,
while 1900 wounded were picked up:
Several German howitzers have been
placed in position near Herve and large
German forces are lying in wait on the
other side Of the frontier
The German troop. after the first re-
pulses August >. returned to the fray
with redoubled ardor yesterday All day
yesterday they pounded away at the
forts with siege and field guns and rifles.
Germans Have 10000 Men.
1t is estimated that in the fighting 4O,-
600 Germans were faced by 5000 Bel
northeast of the city. the Belgians per-
mitted the Germans to draw up almost to
the walls. Then they turned loose their
guns and the slaughter is reported to
have been appalling.
Under the terrific fire there and from
the other forts the Germans were forced
to retire all along the line. From the
other forts the Belgians continued to pour
deadly rain of shot and shell into the
ranks of the advancing Germans.
The battle was fought along a wide
front and partially in the open fields The
Belgian troops carried out several furious
counter attacks, throwing the Germans
back and pursuing them up to their
original position.
Germans Repulse Russians.
BERLIN, via Amsterdam and London,
August THE force of Russian cavalry
which tried to break through the Ger
man frontier guard was repulsed yester-
day near Soldau, in East Prussia.
Another Russian cavalry division suffer-
ed losses and is retiring in the vicinity
of Nordenburg.
Under existing conditionn Of commune
cation it will be long before the progress
of the German arms can be recounted to
the outside world.
The same applies to movements OF the
Austro-Hungarian army, small detach-
ments of which are operating against
Servia, and the remainder doubtless are
being sent to check the Russian advance.
Beyond the declaration of war by Aus
tria on Russia yesterday little is known
OF what action Austria is taking, and
only meager details have filtered through
of the Austrian army's operations,
French Occupy German Towns.
PARIS. August Z. via London.-The
minister Of war announced that French
troops have occupied Vic and Moyenvic,
small German towns in Alsace-Lorraine,
just over the border and about seventeen
miles east of Nancy.
An official statement issued by the min
lister Of war at midnight says quiet reigns
along almost the whole frontier Mob
ilization and concentration Of the French
forces are proceeding satisfactorily. The
Belgians have captured twenty guns from
the Germans.
Five hundred persons were arrested
during disturbances Of the past few days
and will be tried by court-martial. The
authorities are taking elaborate precau-
tons to deal with any further disorders
A st. Petersburg dispatch of current
date to the Temps says:
1.-The emperor summoned to the palace
today Maurice Palaologue. the French
ambassador, and expressed In the warm
est terms his admiration Of the masnifi-
cent spectacle afforded by United France.
At the end Of the audience Emperor Nj
cholas folded the ambassador in his
arms. embracing him several times and
saying: press to my breast in your
person your dear and glorious country
Alexandra Millerand, former French
minister of war. volunteered today to
serve as a lieutenant, the rank he for
merly held in the French army.
Bulgarian Volunteers Forming.
ATHENS, via London. August IA
telegram from Nfsh states that bands of
Bulgarion volunteers are forming along
the southwest frontier to replace the
Austrian troops which have been with
drawn to the Russian line.