The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-07
Paris Claims Germans Take
the Belgian City, But London
Doubts the RuInoT Of Victory

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BERNARD sELANcoURT:
International Service
BRUSSELS, Aug. lone hundred and twenty thou
sand German troops hurled upon Lege late this after
in third desperate attempt capture that city Re-
norced by fresh troops that arrived shortly after the Ka
forces retired last night and camped the left bank of
the Meuse General Won Emmchs regiment moved forward
en- masse.
Before the infantry got into action, eghtyseven Ger
man batteries stationed along the Meuse, shelled Fort
Feron and put three of its out of commission
Under of their artillery the German infantry then
dashed through and within short time had captured Bes-
soux suburb Of Lege only short distance from Fort
Feron At the time this dispatch sent desperate hand
to hand fighting is going in the streets
The forts about Bressolux unable fire upon COM
batants for fear of killing Begians we'll Germans If
the Germans Bressoux they probably will be able
take the main city in few hours.
Ten thousand men rushed from Fort Evegnee and
Fort Bachon assist the troops resisting the Germans at
Bressoux, where many houses are in flames.
The garrison Fort Fleron is hard pressed defend
ITSELF large force of the Germans concentrating their
tack on that strategic point.
LONDON, Aug: T. The Exchange Telegraph COM
pany gave the following dispatch from Brussels this
afternoon:
The office states that the commander of the Ger
force attacking Lege has asked for twenyfour hours
armistice The has not succeeded in penetrating
Liege The forts intact The Germans acknowledge
This dispatch received with reserve in official cr
Ic1es.
PARIS, Aug IAN official dispatch received here this
afternoon that German troops have entered Lege but
that the forts still holding out.
The dispatch that the fighting of the
violent and bloody nature the Germans appeared the
street. The slaughter reported terrible No notice
OF an armistice has been received here
BRUSSELS, Aug. lone hundred and twenty thou
sand Germans attacking Liege. They have pene
trated suburb and fighting is going on in the streets
HERBERT TEMPLE,
LONDON, Aug. 7-That terrific battle between the
German and British fleets has taken place the North Sea
with victory for the armada of Britain the general belief
here today though the admiralty maintaining the greatest
secrecy as to the movements of its ships.
Winston Churchill first lord of the admiralty stated in
the house of commons this afternoon there had been
OF any kind or fighting except that already officially
announced"
He declined to give any further information.
The only loss officially announced is the sinking of the
cruiser Amphion: She was blown up by mine The admir-
atty has made official that fighting
has occurred.
Representatives here from points along the carry
the that nineteen German ships sunk in battle
The statement by Winston Churchill in full is as fol-
lows
Apart from the loss of the small British cruiser Am
phion and the German laying Koenign-Luse, there
has been other fighting and other loss far
are
"On Wednesday flotla of torpedo boat destroyers,
Koeng gin-Luse laying mines The desoyers pursued and
sank her. About fifty of her which probably number
130 humanely saved by the of the
destrOyers.
1.-The Amphon continued with the flotilla and while
the return journey was blown up by mine.
"The ndscrimnate of mines not placed within mil
terng of mines about the destroys only
ships but peaceful merchant vessels under neutral flag and
possibly carrying supplies to neutral country.
This use OF the mines new in warfare and deserves