El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-22

] Rotterdam Courant, which. in turn. got
/ the story from its correspondent at
( Maestricht
The firing Of a shot from a private
house on the Ouai des Pecheurs in
Liege Friday was the signal for wide
spread bombardment and arson on the
part Of the German army Of occupation.
the Maestricht correspondent says The
situation Of the population Of Liege
( became extremely perilous Immediate
" the shot was fired the Germans
opened up with their machine guns,
destroyed 20 houses and killed the in
mates Of other houses.
Germans Levy War Tribute
an addition to the war tribute OF
I S10.000.O00 lev:aG on the province and
Ltty. Liege mas been mulcted Of an
adGttio--s $1,000. 900. the German army
administration having seized this
amount Of cash in private banks
-Au citizens have been ordered 70
hand over their valuables. and at the
same time the peasants have been told
10 return TO the country and begin
harvesting.
Foreigners IN Danger.
The lives Of foreigners in Liege are
in danger. There are great many
Dutchmen in Liege and the Dutch gov
eminent is taking measures Tor their
protection"
Concluding. the correspondent says
that prince Eitel Friedrich, second
son of the emperor. has left Ltege.
Germans Won't Hold Brussels.
A Central News dispatch from Ant
werp, forwarded today, says II Is re-
ported from Brussels that assurance
has been given by the Germans that
they viii not continue 70 occupy the
capital, contenting themselves with
having marched through the town
"First Act About over"
The BOulOgne correspondent Of the
Times describing the entrainiug Of the
British heavy field artillery for the
front, but giving no indication OF where
the British camps are situated, says;
TO those Of US who have watched
the coming and going Of the expedi-
tiouary forces Il is plain that we are
coming TO the end Of the first act The
curtain is about to drop"
Among the German papers received
in London is the Stra ssburger Post.
which gives the emperOr's rescrlpt
issued after the German victory at
Muelhausen and addressed to army
headquarters The emperor said:
I am grateful to our God. who is
with US / thank you and our brave
troops for the first victory and express
TO all who took part in II my imperial
thanks, which your chief war lord
addresses 10 them in the name OF the
Describes Entry to Brussels.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Brussels, which came by way OF
Client. adds the following details con-
~ INNS TIC entry "a NA-1 IgA mans III u
Brussels:
"Burgomaster Max met the Germans
outside the city. He was accompanied
by four sherifIs. who went out in
motor car. u Max endeavored TO
assert the claims Of the populace 10
certain rights under the rules Of war.
but was roughly interrupted by the
German officers. who insisted that he
remove his scarf Of office
The burgomaster complied and the
negotiations being satisfactorily con-
cluded, he was ordered TO continue in l
charge Of the civil affairs Of the T.
capital At the same time he was Z
warned that he would Be held person
ally responsible for any overt acts OF j
the populace against the Germans
The German entry was accompanied I
by much music from the bands. drums. I
flies and bugles and continugus singing +
by the soldiers Of Die Wacbt Am Rhine
and Deutschland Uber A1les'
Germans Parade in Square.
There was no touch 81 color on the
German uniform. All were greenish
gray and the helmets were covered with 4