The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
KAISER WILLIAM
ORDERS FORWARD
ARMY MOVEMENT
WHOLE BATTLE LINE IN BEL
GUM TAKING UP AGGRESSIVE
MARCH ON ALLIED OPPOS-
ING FORCES.
lIEGE FORTS SURRENDER
AND BRUSSELS is TAKEN
Berlin Report Tells of Demolstne
Attack Made by Troops of Water
land Upon Fortifications of Fall
len City-No Hindrance to
Forward March Now.

London, Aug. 20.-A dispatch from
Brussels to the Central News says that
the Germans have commenced for
ward movement over the whole battle
line. 1t is stated that the movement
has been made by direct orders of the
Kaiser.
This would tend to support the ear
Her report that Brussels has been in
vested.
The Fall of Liege.
A Berlin dispatch coming via Copen-
hagen says that series of statements
on the Liege enigma is published from
the headquarters of General Stein, ac-
cording to which French officers and
perhaps also French soldiers were
sent to Liege before the war to in
struct the Belgian troops in the de-
tense of the Notifications.
ut was impossible to protest
against this says General Stein, "but
after the war began this conduct had
to be regarded as an infraction OF Bel
gian neutrality by France. We had to
act with all speed and modified. Reg
iments were sent to the frontier and
marched on Liege. Six weak brig
AIDES on a peace footing, with some
cavalry and artillery, took Liege.
Reason for Pause.
"The brigades were modified at
Liege and there received as first re-
enforcement their own reserves. Two
other regiments came later. Our mo-
bilization has just finished. Our en-
emies thought that 100000 Germans
were at Liege and, owing to difficult
ties with the commisSariat, were un-
able to advance. This, however, was
mistake. There was another reason
for the pause
''Now, the forward march can begin
and our enemies will have an oppor-
tunity to convince themselves that the
German force is well supplied with
food and arms. The emperor has Civ
en- the word not to sacrifice another
drop of blood to capture the Liege
forts.
Bury Garrison in Ruins.
"The enemy did not know our
methods of attack and believed them
selves secure in the forts, but already
the fire of our weakest big guns had
forced the forts which they shelled to
surrender, or quickly demolished
them, burying the garrisons in the
ruins. The Liege Notifications will
no longer serve our enemies but will
be a support to the German army"
Defeat of Austrians.
Nish, Servia, via London.-The Aus
TRANS have been completely defeated
near Sabac, 81 miles west of Belgrade,
according to government announce
ment. They fed toward LesnitZa and
Losnitza, pursued by Servians, who
cut UP three regiments and captured
fourteen guns.
Serbs Hear of Victory.
London.-The Servian legation re-
ceived the following telegram from the
Servian premier, N. P. Pachitch:
THE Austrians were completely
routed in the mountains near Sabac,
| and $4,000 annihilated. Fourteen guns
we're captured. The Austrians are
fleeing in great disorder to recross the
river Save and Drina, holly pursued
by our troops"
Operating in AIsace.
At the same time news from Paris
says an immense French army is OPP
Grating from four central points in AL
sace-Lorraine, having as their objec-
tive Strassburg, the great fortified
| capital of that province.
With the admission from the war Of
fee that England soldiers are now on
the first line, the near approach of a
battle was certain. The location of
| the British forces was a secret.