New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
German Commander at Lege Denies Loss of 10000 In His Efforts To Take Forts ThereBelgm Scene of Outpost
 Fighting Between Begians, French and Germans.
English Gold Deposited in Ottawa, Canada, to Avoid Risk of Ship
 ping Money Across Atlantic.

A Dutch despatch says terrific cannonade was heard this morning from the rection of Tongres, north of Liege. It was yesterday reported that two divisions of German cavalry with artillery had arrived there.
 Belgium was today again the scene sof outpost fighting between Belgians, French and Germans.
 The German commander at Liege denies the loss of 10000 in his effort to take the forts there. He says they will be taken without the loss of a man as soon as German heavy artil- lery arrives. He asserts that the : Belgian force is numerically superior to ours.' He intimates that assaults were stopped by the emperor's orders to avoid needless sacrifice of life.
 On the subject of Liege the French foreign minister declares all the sur rounding forts intact and that only a asmall force of Germans entered the town itself under cover of darkness.
 
 that the defect of the Liege forts was the inability to see one fort from the next, although the fire of their guns crosses.
 A Brussels despatch says the bulk of the German army is leaving Liege and advancing toward the French frontier through the heart of Bell gium.
 The French foreign minister de- scribed the French position in Alsace as good, as the troops occupy the crests and passes of the Vosges noun tains.
 Military experts studying the posi- tions of the opposing armies. may. Tit is pointed out, possibly have been confused as the German entrench- ments said to have been erected on the river Aisne, which many conclude to be the river of that name we'll in- side the French border. There is also a small stream called the Aisne running into the Ourthe at Bamal, below Liege and this may be one men, tioned, as 1t would thus form an ex- : tension of the defensive works thrown up by the Germans after they encountered Belgian opposition at Liege.
 Belgium anticipates an attempt by Germany to cross the Dutch territory and has requested Holland to state her intentions regarding resist ance to breach of her neutrality. . Sveaborg. the great Russian fortress awaits a bonn bardment or battle, as the comma nder has ordered all civ ilians to leave there and also Helsng- fors.
 Paris reports Montenegrin troops oc- cupying Tarabosch overlooking Scu- tari, Albania, where severe fighting between Montenegrins and Turks oc- cured during the Balkan war.
 Considerable sums of English gold are to be deposited in Ottawa, Canada. to facilitate payments without rum ming the risk of shipping money across the Atlantic.
 The meagreness of despatches from the war centers of Europe appears to indicate that the censorship has be- Come stricter than ever. Neither from England nor France Is any hint allowed to pass over the cables as to the progress of events or to the positions or movements of the huge armies of German, French Bel gian, Austrian, Russian and British troops who, 1t Is assumed, must now be within striking distance A short 7 Brussels despatch received via Lon don says:
 The German retirement reported yesterday Is becoming more marked today" The significance of this statement can only be guessed at. It may mean that an engagement in force actually is in progress, or it may refer only to the general covering movements that have been in course of execution for several days in Bel gium.