Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
GERMAN TROOPS
CAPTURE LIEGE
Berlin Goes Wild When News Of Victory
Is Announced From The
Palace.
KAISER TO Join HIS ARMY
French. British and sslgisns Coneen-
trate at Namur-Great Battle
Is imminent.

Brussels, via LondOn.-lt was admit
ted here that the town Of Liege had
been occupied by the Germans.
Berlin Rejoices over Victory.
Amsterdam, via LondCn.-In Berlin
there has been great rejoicing over
report that Liege has fallen. a dis
patch received from the German capt
tai saws: The news Of the fall Of
Liege spread with lightning rapidity
throughout Berlin and created bound
less enthusiasm. The emperor sent
an aide-de-camp to announce the cap
ture of the city to the crowds that
assembled outside the palace.
Scene of Horrible Carnage.
Brussels. via London.-Soldiers re-
turning here report that the trenches
around Liege are literally filled with
the bodies of Germans. In some places
the bodies are piled four and five
deep,
Kaiser William to the Front.
London.-A dispatch from Rome to
the Daily Mail says report is cur
rent that Emperor William has left
Berlin in a motor car for the Alsatian
frontier The Daily Nails Rome cor
respondent adds that according to dis
patches from Basel, Switzerland, the
Germans have evacuated Sankt Lud-
wig. in Alsace, four miles northwest
of Basel, and that a battle is immi-
nent on the Franco-Swiss frontier.
Franco German Battle Imminent.
Paris.-The military critic of the
Journal Des Debats considers that the
report from Rome that Emperor Viii
liam has left Berlin to join the gen
eral staff of the German army on the
Alsatian frontier indicates the Ger
mans are ready to engage the French
in great force and that a general en-
gagement is impending.
Prince George a Prisoner.
London.-A Brussels dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company says
Prince George of Prussia, nephew
of Emperor William, is among the
German prisoners who have arrived at
Bruges.
German Submarine Sunk.
London. THE admiralty has an
nounced that one of the cruiser squad
rons of the main feet was attacked by
German submarines. None of the
British ships were damaged. One Ger
man submarine was sunk. No details
were given as to the place at which
the fight occurred The submarine
sunk by the British feet was the U-15,
which was built in 1912 and displaced
800 tons. She carried a crew of IL
men.
Russians Are Victorious.
St Petersburg, via London.-It is Of
ficially stated that Germany has lost
100 men killed and many wounded and
prisoners in two days fighting near
Eydtkuhnen, east Prussia.
British Arrive in Belgium.
Paris.-It was officially announced
that 10000 English troops already had
landed at Ostend, Calais and Dunkirk.
They are now proceeding toward Ma
muir, to the west of Liege, on the main
railroad line, to assist the Be!gians.
Starvation Faces Germans.
Paris via London.-It is reported
that German troops in Belgium are
without provisions. Isolated patrols
are said to be surrendering to obtain
food. An official announcement says
confirmation has been received that
the Germans invading Belgium lack
provisions, having undertaken to force
their way into the country without adj
equate preparation.
German Advance Is Blocked.
Brussels, via Paris.--News that the
French, Belgian and British troops had
effected a junction across the lines OF
the German advance in Belgium caus-
ed great rejoicing here. The crowds
sang the national anthems of the
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