New Britain herald., 1914-08-25
Austrian Fortified Port of Ctaro Damaa Destroyed by Allied Fe Zeppelin Arshp Which Flew Over Antwerp Last Night Brought Dow by Belgian Artillery Fire at Hemxem; Fierce Fighting Ostend
Despatches From Nish Report Vic- tories For Servians and Montene-
 grins Over Austrian Troops.

Namur the Belgian fortress, has fallen into German hands, according to made by the official press bureau in London.
 Details of the fighting around the fortress were not given but the English newspapers regard the fall mex plcable.
 Berlin despatches say five of the forts of Namur. and me city itself have fallen and the of the remaining four forts is imminent
 reverse the forces of the allies generally admitted by the English and French newspapers which say todays news is decidedly bad While plainly expressing dsap- pontment the failure their forces they declare the ret rograde movement toward the lone of strong defensive works near the frontier to have been carried good order.
 It assumed that the allies are falling back on their first line of defensive works running from Maubeuge medy, Verdun St. Michiel Foul and Epnal all of which are strong fortresses and ntespersed with smaller pores at such plaees as Ayvae Genieour Iroyon Les Behind these lies another strong line of Notifications from St. Quentin the north through Laon and Reims to the great entrenched camp of Chalons.
 The English newspapers declare that both the English and Russians determined to fight finish whatever the outlook may be preen They the possession of Namur vital for Germany and that it was fine stroke for the Germans have rushed the place under the eyes the allied armies
 In other parts of Belgium fighting still in progress and report from Osend says 30000 Germans have at- tackled Manes thirteen miles from Antwerp
 Charero also has been the of hot fighting this time between the French and German troops and fresh encounter is believed to have begun there today
 Twenty-Five thousand Germans have been surrounded between Courtrai and Anseghem according Ostend despatch to the London Daily Express
 Brussels has been left by the main body of German troops, who have proceeded their the front
 Russian reports relate the advance of the Russian armies in Prussia and the surprisingly rapid ment of the troops Russian officials however, caution against feeling great eaton the preliminary cesses pointing that the German territory about the Vsula is strongly fortified along the line of the Russian forward march.
 Newspaper despatches that the Austrian fortified port of Caaro Damata has been destroyed by the allied fleets.
 Despatches from the Servan provisional capital Nish, record the victorious offensive movement ot the Servans and Montenegns against the Austrians, who are said to have suffered very severely:
 Swiss business reports the garrison of Strass- burg have sustained appalling total of casualties at Schrmeck where of $500 Germans who went into the engagement only 1900 returned
 A German dirigibe balloon which had flown over Ant werp yesterday brought down by Began artillery to- day and fifteen of its occupants taken prisoners according to newspaper despatch Another telegram says bombs dropped from the balloon ased several dea3 and one o the missiles struck hospital which however was occupied ,:r ry the medical ant nursing staff
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