The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-08
Belgians Slaughter
$4,000 Germans and
Still Hold Liege
French Army Pushing Assistance of Defenders While Rein
focemens Are Fastening Join In Attack Whole Battalion
of Invaders Slain When BeIga Mine Is Exploded
FIGHTING REPORTED
FROM EVERY POINT

BELGIUM-Liege continues hold against the Ger
invaders after three days attack. The Germans admit
having lost $4,000 men, killed, wounded and prisoners at
iege the three days Of fighting and asked yesterday for
amistce of twenty four hours which to bury their dead
and attend their wounded The Tenth German army corps
advanced attack 1ege mined ground The Belgans
exploded the mines and according reports whole battalion
of the invaders was killed and POO wounded picked
Twenty German field pieces have been taken by the Bel
gans German aviator dropped three bombs in the city of
Liege killing seventeen citizens In public park end wound
equal number The Cathedral Of St Paul and the Paa
Justice have been damaged by the cannonadng Belgian
French reinforcement Fastening the assistance Of
the beeaguered city Preparations being made for des
perae defense Iiuy ard Namur if Iiege falls The Bel
gans repued the Germans in three night attacks and again
III a furious assault yesterday morning.
GREAT BR1TATN-British preliminary preparations arc
completed and volunteers enstng large numbers IN
the British army Winston Churchill first lord of the admiralty
announced the house Of that there had been
other naval fighting and no further losses beyond that OF the
British cruiser Ampon and the German mineiayer koengn
Luse both already reported Ne official information is made
public OF the whereabouts OF the British fleet but tae BRITISH
admiralty yesterday announced that the east coast of England
safe for shipping and this taken to mean that the
British fleet had bottled the German shps in the eastern
end of the North The first lord Of the admiralty told the
houseo commons that 1.-THE indlsemnae use OF mines new
IN warfare deserves the consideration OF the nations OF the
civilized world British of continued to add Ger
merchant ships to their already long list Of prizes of war
Reports from the Far East say that the British fleet there has
hemmed in the Germans at Using 1au.
FRANCE-The French army begun its invasion of Ger
many crossing point five miles the other side Of the border
and taking the towns Vic and Moyenvc the
Strassburg Another French marching TO the relief
Of the egans Loge and reported almost to have reached
the city. Other French holding the invaders
check the Franco German border.
ITALY-The Italian ambassador in London officially
nounced the neutrality Of Italy This announcement made
following early that Italy had declared Ger
GERMANY Renforcenents being rushed to the
forces attacking eee where the Germans admit that $4,000
of their have been killed wounded taken prisoners
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take eee at any cost Meanwhe the other armies
engaged the plan for the invasion Of France apparently
are waitAg until the operations in Belgium shall have pro-
crossed successful German ships reported
to have bottled the Russian fleet at 1esngors and to
have bombardcd Reval and lbau in Russia Both cities
reported flames The German emperor addressed his
troops through proclamation yesterday in which he said
to be- he, is the question for German power and
German existence
RITSSIA-It is announced that the mobilization Of the
Russian army has been completed and that the empire has
900 men the field Large Russian armies reported
to be approaching the German frontier
AIISTRIA--The Austrian bombarlment of Belgrade
that regiment OF Austrian art
opened the Servian force and quickly senced
with the loss of two Another Servan report that
an Austrian regiment annhated east of Belgrade and
that the Austrans rereating toward the Danube.
JAPAN-The battoshp fleet has been increased eight
vessels and flying squadron of cruisers has been
formed Both are ready for active service.