Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-29

Louyain has been burned by the
Germans. This, the most picturesque
city in Belgium, rich in famous pullu-
inps. was RACED, because, according W
the official German announcement,
"the civilians perfidiously attacked
the German troops while lighting. lH5
hotel de villa (the city hall) erecteu
in 1447. -.
Field Marshal Sir John French, 1t
was announced in the house or COM
mons during the day, has reported
that the French forces on the line Ill
the neighborhood of Cambria and LIE
Cateau were exposed to the attack
of five German army corps, andtne
British casualties were heavy. Inc
British armies are bearing the brunt
of the German onslaught. Inc
French, having failed to hold the enc
N.Y. are covering the British TANKS.
A ray of hope was CLEANED from
Paris war office dispatch saying that
in the fighting along the Lorraine
frontier, the French lines are hold
ing, and that indications point to an
ultimate French victory.
French Fearful Tor Paris.
The same dispatch, however, con-
tains note of gloom, for grave APP
prehension is apparent in the FDanch
capital and fears are felt that If the
French lines does not hold in this
supreme test to which it is being sub
jected Paris may be besieged. Mind
full Of the rigors of such a state, all
foreigners are being urged to leave the
capital. Also as indicating the pur-
pose to hold the number of mouths to
be fed to the minimum, it Is announc-
ed there that no NOR eWOunded are to
be taken to Paris, despite the elabor-
ate preparations which have been
made to care for them there.
The principal cause for fear is the
report from Berlin by way of Am
sterdam that the Germans, after fore
ing the gap at LOngWy, are pouring
through by regiments in veritable
tidal wave of fighting strength. No
fear is felt that the French line from
Borden to Sedan will not be able 70
check the German advance, for they
are strongly entrenched and an enor
nous amount of artillery has been
massed to support the line. Besides
this the bridges across the Meuse have
been destroyed.
Belgian bicyclists arriving in Paris
report that the Namur forts are still
holding out.
TO the east, the Russian advance is
being developed with great success.
The outlying Austrian defenses have
been driven in and the Russian forces
are now ready to attack Limburg, the
capital Of Austrian Galicia. Today
the Russians were in great force with
in twenty miles of the city.
Russians Oyerwhelm Austrians.
From the war office in st. Peters,
burg comes the official announcement
that the German outposts also have
been driven in by the Russian troops
in force in the vicinity of Koenigs-
burg. Also the Russians have sue
cessfully hemmed the Twentieth Ger
man army corps around Allenstein.
Field Marshal French, in an effort
to allay the fears of the British peo-
pie aroused by the failure to report
casualties, has announced he will
publish the list.
The French and British met the
German advance on a line of defense
today. 1t extends over 200 miles and
there is terrific fighting all along
the front.
German Successes.
Germany claims victories at Long
wy and Nancy, France, and reported
the capture OF the French towns OF
Vlllaruat, Longwy on, Jappecourt.
Audle-Roman and Briey by the army
under Crown Prince Wilhelm, The
battle of Maubeuge, according to Ber-
lin reports, resulted in an overwhelm-
ing victory for the Germans over the
British.
Following the retreat of the British
from Maubeuge, the Germans renew
ed the attack on Arras, where the
French army is reported to have the
situation WE'LL in hand, although the
French war office, in dispatches from
Paris, admits that it has been neces-
sary to rush French achievements IN
hold the line east through the de-
partment of du Nord, toward Arras
2,OOO,0OG Russians in GERMANY.
Altogether 100000 Russians are
reported to have crossed the Vistula
in Germany, and the Dniester, i'm Aus
tria These gains AFRO conc;doroa 90