El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-14
GERMANS BADLY
BEATEN IN BATTLE

BEAIEh IN BAIILE
Continued From Page One)
lies on the France-Belgian border in
the department of the Meuse-"
The communication Of the official
press bureau concludes:
Belgian cyclists and cavalry from
Namur Thursday surprised a force OF
German cavalry accompanied by artil-
lery and machine guns, and compelled
Lhem to retire The Germans lost a
held gun and several machine guns
Germans Working Toward France.
Technical observers of the military
operations Of the last two days declare
their opinion is confirmed that the Ger
man army is seeking to reach the
french border through the southern
part OF the Belgian province Of Bra
pant crossing that section where the
plain Of Waterloo is situated and fore
ing the Belgian army to retreat on
Antwerp.
Prince William Of Tippe. who fell at
Liese, is reported to have had in his
helmet 10000 marks in German bank
notes.
Many Germans Captured.
An entire section. and not a divis-
ION, Of the German troops, surren-
dered with their machine guns in the
n6ht on the Nosges mountains be-
tween the French department Of the
Muerthe- El-MOseue and German Lor-
raine- This is the Havas News agency
version Of the official statement is
sued by the French minister of war in
Paris at midnight. It differs in some
respects from that given by the Ex-
change Telegraph.
The Havas version adds:
IN the course Of recent operations
number of spies have been court
marualed and shot, including the may
81 Pa and postmaster Of Thanh in lower
Two BattaIiOns DisIodged.
Two French battaliOns, which had
seized the village Of Lagarde in Ger
man Lorraine, were dlslodged by su-
Perlor force OF German troops and
driven back TO Xures in the depart
ment Of Muerthe-El MoselIe on the
road to the fortress OF Lunevills.
$500 Germans Prisoners
The BeiEians, in the operations
around Liege, took more than 1000
German prisoners, and in consequence
o. its restricted territory the Belgian
government has asked France TO ar
range for their COn1lr ement elsewhere.
At various points along the French
frontier the French troops have taken
more than 1900 prisoners"
Claim Germans Routed.
A dispatch from Brussels TO Reuters |
agency says that a battle near
Eghezee, north Of Namur. which oc-
CURED Thursday at Neville Taviere, /
on the Namur-TirelemOnt railroad line, (
was keenly contested
The Germans. according to the dis |
patch, were mostly cavalrymen- They i
were surprised by the Belgians and i
sustained severe casualties Eventu- /
ally they fell back hurriedly on Huy, 4
between Namur and Liege-
The dispatch adds that three Ger /
man aeroplanes, flying over Diest 4
artillery. Two Of the aviators were
killed by being dashed to earth and ]
the third was terribly injured.
Pursued Through Air. (
a dispatch TO the Exchange Tele-
graph from Paris says an official
statement issued at the French capital !
says a French aviator, accommodating
IN Lorraine. was pursued by two Ger
larger and faster than the French
mans and carried three armed men 1
each After an exciting chase the
French flyer escaped and returned to
the French lines unframed.
The dispatch confirms an earlier
French report Of the Belgian cavalry's
success over the Germans.
Germans Safe in Switzerland.
A dispatch from Paris TO the EZ-
change Telegraph today announced
that the French minister Of war has
received news from Berne' switzerland,
that numbers of German patrols have
taken refuge in Switzerland It is
stated that no French troops have
crossed the French frontier
Must EEUNG AhLuEIAALAAAoAa
The American embassy. here today
established the ruling that all German
Americans residing in the British Isles
who apply for American passports must
prove their naturalization as AMERICA
citizens or register with the police as
German subjects This rule is in aC-
cord with a ruling issued by the Off
cers-
The American consul at Turin. Italy,
reports that Americans in Budapest
Hungary. are well provided for
An official announcement says thaI
! large number OF French troops has
entered Belgium and is proceeding
from Charleroi to Gembloux, 10 miles
70 the northwest Of Namur-
English Commander Joins French.
The Havas agency announces that I
Held marshal Sir John French. the /
in chief Of the English field /
irmy. Joined Gen Joseph Joffre, the
French commander in chief, at head
Iuarters today. The locality is not
Fight at Geet-Betz.
A telegram from Brussels by way Of I
Paris saws q fresh engagement between [
Germans and BelEians occurred Thurs I
lay between and o'clock in the even
NJ at Geet-BetZ. five miles south Of d.
Iae1en- The Belgian troops fired
leaviIy on a detachment OF 400 Ger
mans. who retired hastily
Russia MObHizes 100000 Men.
A dispatch to the Central News from !
Rome says that according to reliable /
from st Petersburg, Russia |
as modified 100000 men on the Ger /
nan and Austrian frontires, half a mil
ion on the Turkish and ROumanian D /
rontiers. while 100000 men are held
n resrve.
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