The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-09-10
.D|NANT SACKED
and DESTROYED
Dispatch From 0stend Says
Ancient Belgian Town Has
Been LeyeIed.
LEADING CITIZENS ARE SHOT
Germans AIIeee Shots Were Fired
From Heights at invaders-FaIi
Of Lumberg Opens Way
to Hungary.

London, Sept. San Osteud dis.
patch to the Reuter- Telegram Com.
pany says:
The Germans have destroyed the
Belgian town of Dinant (fifteen miles
south Of Namurl after shooting hun
dreds of male inha bitants because it
was alleged shots had been fired from
the heights overlooking the city One
party Of 100 prominent citizens were
executed together in the Place
DArmes. The Germans in a few
hours by shell fire and incendiarism
destroyed the. town.
THE Germans alleged that the ci-
villains had fired shots into Dinant
from the heights. While the shooting
and burning were going on the women
residents OF the city were confined in
the converts.
Prominent Men Shot.
Among those shot We're NJ. Hum
mers, the wealthy manager of a large
weaving factory, and M. Poncelot, son
of a former senator. The latter was
killed in the presence of his wife and
children. Germans appeared at a
branch of the National bank, where
they demanded the cash in the safe.
The manager, NJ. Wasseise, refused to
hand it over, whereupon he, together
with his two sons. was shot.
There is no evidence, so far as is
known, that the alleged shooting from
the heights resulted in the killing of
any Germans"
Town Was Ancient.
Udnant, which had a population of
about 5000, dated back to the Sixth
century. The town was picturesquely
situated beneath limestone cliffs near
the River Mouse. The cliffs were sur
mounted by the walls of an old fort
1ess. much decayed through neglect
reared to defend the town against ap-
preach by the river
The principal building of historic in
terest was the church of Notre Dame,
built in the Thirteenth century. The
town was the center of manufactures
OF metallic wares, glass, paper and
leather.
Fall of-Lemberg Hurts Austria.
Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Sept. 5.
experts declare the fall of
Lembers is the beginning of the end.
The destruction of One-fourth of Aus.
trials first line troops and capture of
of its guns affords the Rus
sian army entry into Hungary by all
roads from Galicia.
The Russian general staff has is.
sued the following account of the
fighting which led to the capture of
Lemberg, capital of Galicia:
Between August 81 and September
|, in one district of the upper course
Of the Guila Lipa alone, where the en-.
Rmy's line was broken, the Austrians
ost 10000 men in killed or wounded.
The retreat of the enemy after his |
1efeat at Lemberg assumed the char
acter of disorderly. fight and panic,
md the Russians took 200 guns, to-
sether with the baggage and tens of
thousands OF prisoners.
II Is DcllcVeu CHdL the remnant OF
he Second Austrian army is now no
onger Of any military value.
THE capture of Lemberg will en-
bile the Russian army to push for
yard with still greater intensity"
Russians Move Northward.
London.-The Rome correspondent
the Exchange Telegram Company
avs dispatches from Vienna an
ounce that following its success at
.emberg, the Russian center has sud-
emily begun movement northward
gainst the flank OF the armies under
he Austrian generals. Aufenburg and
'ankel, who have been successfully
perating against Lublin and Zjamo-
ac.
A. message received in Rome from
etrograd states that the Russians
ave completely routed the Austrians
ear Tomazow, and that two generals
re among the Austrian dead.