The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-22
the BELGIAN
RETREATS
Port is Preparing
For a Siege
GERMANS IN BRUSSELS
French Vlctors in MSaCe, But
Checked in Lorraine.
kuSER'S TROOPS ADVANCING
Forces Concentrating Occupy
french Territory.
kuSeHS TROOPS ADVANCING
Forces Concentrating Occupy
French Territory.

cities.
An official statement issued in Paris
,ays: "Namur is partially invested.
Heavy artillery opened fire. Inc
eastward movement of the German
.olumns continues on both banks OF
.ha Meuse outside the range OF the
SETON at Namur."
The Belgian legation in London also
announced that the Belgian army had
arrived at Antwerp and was ready TO
"Ao-operate with the allies in an OIL
seusive movement.
Antwerp is being provisioned for
long siege. Whether the Germans Will
sry to take the city or merely invest
Il to hold the troops inside from join
inr the allies in any defensive oper-
atoms is uncertain.
In the meantime, according to an
nf1cial statement in Paris, the Ger
mans have continued to pass the
Mouse near Huy, and Thursday were
concentrating in heavy force In Bel
Kium. a considerable distance south
II Brussels. From this military ex-
PARTS draw the conclusion that the
troops which have moved north to
Brussels constitute only part OF the
German army, and that the main force
will strike toward the French iron
der somewhere in the vicinity OF
aivet. although in France it Is said the
authorities expect the German advance
20 come from the direction OF the Bel
gian capital.
The first German troops that enter
I'd Brussels were three regiments OF
Uhlans. Accordingto a dispatch from
Client entrance was made THURSDAY
morning. BY orders of the burgomas-
ter. no resistance was offered.
A telegram from Ostend said that
communication between Brussels and
ohent had been cut of. A message
erom Ostend to the Daily Mail said
~ na7a bodx-cf the German army
Brussels camped fof the night
outsfde the city, which already
been formally occupied by
i advance guard. The remainder
he troops were to enter the Bel
capital later.
Send Prisoners to England.
A dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram
company says that eighteen German
pfacers and 1872 men, prisoners of war,
have been sent from Bouges by way OF
Dunkirk, to England, under guard OF
dozen gendarmes with, fixed bayo-
nets.
Tho last of the Belgian troops had
withdrawn from Brussels several
hours before the advance of the troops
q the German army appeared.
The civil guard of Brussels was dis
armed before the German cavalry en-
tored and its weapons locked up under
the city seal. The German cavalry are
said to have established their head
quarters In the historic Hotel de Villa,
the magnificent structure in which
Charles v. abdicated in 1855.
Infantry was said to be closely fol-
lowing them, but large forces are op-
ofating In the direction of Antwerp.
They are reported to have occupied
Nechlin, fifteen miles from Antwerp,
and Aershot, where fierce fighting oc-
Cured on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The strong defenses Of Antwerp are
being further strengthened, and the
BelFians are preparing for siege
there. The woods all along the river
Scheldt are being cut down to prevent
~. attacking army using them for
cover. Several magnificent residences
that might afford shelter for the en-
envy have been razed.
Massive earthworks are being con-
structed rapidly in the field, and deep,
wide bitches are being dug. Some Of
these already have been flooded. It is
reported that French staff officers are
in Antwerp and will assist King Al
bert In directing the defense of the
city In case of a siege.
Antwerp Preparing For Siege
Thousands of cattle have been driv-
On In from the country and quartered
In the parks. Flocks of sheep have
been pouring in for three days. The
live stock will be killed to provision
the city. It is probable that If the Ger
mans attack Antwerp, Queen Eliza
beth and the royal children will take
refuge in England or in Holland. A
steamer Is lying In the Scheldt with
steam up In readiness to depart at any
time.
Il was admitted in Paris that Ger
man troops have occupied French ter
ritory in an enclosed strip of land at
Audun-le-Ronan. This is directly south
Of the duchy of Luxembourg, and about
thirty miles northeast of Verdun.
After being driven back by the
Crench onslaught in the counter in
(sion In Lorraine, the Germans have
recovered, and in a vigorous forward
movement have repealed the soldiers
Of the republic, driving them to the
Settle river, which marks the bound
ary between France and Lorraine.
In Alsace the French have recap
tured Muelhausen and have taken
Gebweiler, both large Industrial towns,
but the position of the Germans in
Lorraine is such that their forces are
In danger.
The French war Office reports the
capture of eighteen guns and 600 Ger
mans In the retaking of Muelhausen.
Austrian troops are reported to be
moving toward the Rhine to oppose
the French In Alsace.
German warships are reported to
have destroyed the harbor works at
Hango, Finland.
A dispatch from Cracow by way OF
London announces that Austr1ans
have occupied Reichow, In Russian