The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-22
SLOWLY BUT SURELY,
FCERMANS ADVANCING
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marched through Brussels.

marched through Brussels.
THE first troops to enter the city
were the famous Black Brunswick
Hussars, wearing the well known
deaths head badge.
Their horses were exhausted. Then
came a phalanx Of German infantry
which took possession Of the Brussels
barracks and heights. Regiment after
regiment quietly piled their arms.
looking rather weary, but determined
and fit. They behaved in an exam
plary manner"
/ London, Aug. 22.-The Reuter- Tel
egraph Company's Amsterdam CORES
! pondent sends the following detailed
account Of the advance OF the Germans
across Belgium this week. The ac-
count was taken from. Antwerp. It
reads:
1 Tuesday morning the great advance
movement began along line extend
1 ing in broad V from Diest to Tirle-
mont and St. Trond. The Belgians
retired from St. Trond az the Ger
maps Outnumbered the Belgian ad-
vance guard. The first Belgian battle
line extended 25 miles and included
Diest, Haelen. Gectzbetz, Neerlinter
and Tirelemont
"Tirelemont was guarded by caval-
ry detachments only. while on the
other end of the line the burden of de-
fense at .Djest was taken by bicycle
sharp shooters.
Drew First Blood.
'The battle started ~at daybreak on
Tuesday near Geetzbetz. where the
Relgians gained the first blood by
bringing down g German aeroplane.
At o'clock the Germans opened the
attack with large forces of cavalry,
supported by infantry and artillery
with machine guns. Within few min
utes fierce battle was raging along
the six mile frontier.
In the north the German right wing
attacked Haelen and Loxbergen. In the
south 1t attacked Budingen. Tho
main attack was aimed to break into
the Belgian lines at Geetzbetz, where
the o. mounted cavalry poured in q
terrific fire annihalating the German
advance column. Thereupon the Ger
man cavalry executed a daring flank
movement around the Belgian position,
necessitating the slow retirement of
the Belg:ans on Bundingen. where
where Count Du-sel was killed.
1 The most remarkable stand was
made outside Budingen by two Belgian
squadrons Of 240 men who opposed
for long time 1000 Germans.
On the extreme north the Germans
stormed the town furiously and de-
stroying large part of the city.
u Late Tuesday the Belgian headquar-
terB, having learned the enemy's
q snA~
further resistance along this ad-
vanced line would he foolish and or
dered a gradual retirement
Wednesday a tremendous battle
along the whole line continued. The
hottest fighting was near Aerschot.
% miles northeast Of Brussels, where
the carnage on both sides, was terri
BILE. The advance guard of two Bel
n gian regiments made heroic stands,
but was forced to retreat at seven
O'Clock In the evening.
AT IL O'Clock the Germans reached
Louvain In MOTOR cars armed with
machine guns. The Belgians contin-
ued to fall back In good order, admin
istering severe punishment to the en-
emy all the way. The retreat took
them through Malines and thence to
Antwerp
London. Aug 22-The Tally TeIe-
graphs correspondent at Giyet, Bel
gium, who has been traversing the
French advanced posts in the Meuse
river valley will be against Namur
and nearby places. where. he says the
Germans are nobilized for q sIashing
j effort to plunge their great army into
4 France. so 80
Il AN army now on the way from
Il fsochefort. the correspondent thinks
i viii be hurled squarely against the
& French frontier pgS -.
The Germans" the correspondent
I ieontnnes. already have made tenta-
tive assaults at every point along the
! Meuse wherever It's crossing Is feaa.
!, thles This war ts no child's nlay
i solemrily I warn the English That this
I ia only the beginning OF q time OF q
'y great strife, ~ Z. sSs - I s.
The English army, III think. must
eventually accept the heaviest burden
OF the fighting We haye a. hand raj Inf
! men here on the lighting line. Int
X more must come and man lives must
4 be sacrificed to dam the 81 @enKuIfinE
4 flood. /. guarantee Tint ii ajbnfils far
/ /; the mastery on France may sbegln 10.
i morrow, q - !