Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-06
B[ldANS REPULSE
GERMAN INVADERS
kAiaEEs ARMY SEVERELY PUN.
,sHED FOR OCCUPANCY OF
NEUTRAL GROUND.
ALMOST A RouT FOR
SEVENTH ARMY CORPS
Fleeing Prussians Pursued TO Points
Out Of Range Of Forts Of eelsians-1
Losses Of Gallant Defenders Muoi,
Lees - Proposals For Surrender Of
Lisss Firmly Refused.

Lisss Firmly Rsfussd.
Brussels. via London, Aug. 6-The
Gazette publishes today what it says
are the facts 80 for as known regard
ing the repulse Of the German forces
by the Belgians in the Liege district
yesterday. The German losses are es-
timated at 5000 men. in killed and
wounded, while the Belgians suffered
far less.
The alleged rout Of the German Sew
enth army corps is not confirmed in its
entirety. however. says the Gazette.
which adds:
The Belgian Eleventh brigade after
successfully resisting the German at
tack. pursued the fleeing Prussians
with such energy that the general
commanding the Belgians was obliged
TO order our troops to turn back, as
they were getting outside the range
Of the guns Of our forts. The enthus-
iasm OF our troops was magnificent.
German Losses 5000.
"A number Of wounded Germans He'd
to Dutch territory and this gave rise
to the BELIEF that the enemy had been
completely routed. They suffered. how
ever. losses which are estimated at s.
! no, Our losses were relatively small.
'.At Z o'clock In the morning the
0erman Tenth army corps attacked the
Chaudfontaina and R0ncelles forts
from the sonthea1t while their artillery
bombarded the fort It Female on The
opposito bank Of the river Mouse. nv4
miles southwest Of Liege. The Belgians
captured seven guns and several pris-
onerA
Proposals for the surrender Of Liege
have been again firmly refused"
Belgian Loss Slight.
The Belgian forts resisted the ad.
vance flercely and did not suffer. One
Belgian squadron attacked and drove
back six German squadrons.
Eight hundred wounded Germans are
being transferred to the city Of Liege,
where they will be cared for.
The Germans committed outrages
against the civil population Of the town
OF Wise. eight miles northeast Of Lege.
burning the city and shooting many Of
the residents
Prior to the attack en- Liege. Gener-
al Won Emmich, commanding the Ger
man army Of the Meuse. issued a pro-
clamation thru Belgium for the ad-
vance Of his forces and suggesting that
prudence would show It to be the duty
Of the Belgian people to accede to this,
in order to avoid the horrors Of war.
Almost Wiped Out.
NM ivr AA- A~h
ing between Germans and Belgians
airy was almost annihilated by the en-
hladins fire Of the Belgians from q
building on the bank Of the river
The Prussians in revenge, the news
paper says fired on civilians.
At Female. near Argenteau, q Bel
gian force surprised q body Of Prus.
slams and killed seven out Of ten off,
GERS and eighty men. The Belgian loss
es were two officers killed and ten mon
wounded.
The German troops attempted to
cross the river Meuse on a pontoon
bridge but sharp broadside by the
batteries Of the forts destroyed the
bridge as soon as II was completed.
Later the invaders succeeded in cross
ing the river near Maestricht.
French ttrrccrs are reported to have
entered the province OF Hainaut, a
frontier province Of Belgium and to
have Joined the Belgian army.
Several civilians have been shot at
Wise and the town has been burned.
Terrific Slaughter Of Germans.
Stories OF the great struggle between
the Belgian troops and the German SOL
diers yesterday In the vicinity Of Liege
tell of terrific slaughter among the
German forces.
At about noon yesterday the German
infantry attempted to carry by assault
Fort Barshon, to the northeast Of
Liege.
The attacking infantry crept up un-
der cover Of q heavy artillery fire. but
the Belgian defenders reserved their
s fire until the Germans had come to
close quarters. when at a given signal
the Belgians opened with perfect hail
Of bullets from rifles and machine guns,
which wreaked havoc among the Ger
mans. The attackers soon lay in heaps
OF head and wounded around the fort.
Prussians Forced 70 Retire.
At the same time Fort Chaudfon-
taine. to the southeast Of Liege, kept
up hot nre on another body OF Ger
mans, who had seized q neighboring
castle Tho Belgian artillery reduced
the building to mass Of smoking
ruins. The Germans finally retired all
along the line
One Newspaper says the German
losses amounted to between 1000 and
5000 men,, while they abandoned sew
enteen machine guns.
oslSian Squadron Wiped Out
"A squadron Of Belgian lancers, ac-
cor1ing - another report was conn