The Butler weekly times., 1914-08-13
ing constructed all along the German
An Artillery Duel at Liege.

front.
An Artillery Duel at Lese.
Fighting at Liege itself, the war O
flee says, is confined to long rang
artillery duel between the forts an
| the German siege guns mounted in
circle in front of the forts. Accord
ing to officials here, the Germans hav,
apparently abandoned the plan of car
ryins the forts by storm. They asset
here that the forts can hold out in
definitely as they are we'll supplied
with food and ammunition. Each has
separate water supply.
Declares War on Austria,
Paris, Aug. 11.-France has formal
ly declared war on Austria. The dec
laration followed the failure of the
Austrian government to make satisfac,
tory explanations of the movements
OF Austrian troops from the Austrian
Tyrol through Switzerland to the AL.
satan border
Harassing the German Base.
BY a series of dashes the French
and Belgian cavalry and their supports
have penetrated far sorth of the
Meuse with the result that they are
harassing the German base toward the
Dutch border. The Germans, because
of this, have been compelled to aban-
don their attack along the River
Ourthe, which joins the Meuse a mile
from Liege and are concentrating to
oppose the raiding column.
1t is officially stated that the Ger.
mans who retreated from Mulhausen,
closely pursued by the French troops
in their flight, burned numerous build
ings and destroyed all the food that
they We're unable to take with them.
They also set fire to the forest near
Colmar.
Servians in Bosnia.
London, Aug. 11.-Telegrams from
Servia report general success in the |
INVASION of Bosnia. The Servians
have occupied the Bosnia Valley and
Are marching on Sarajevo 1t is said
hat the Austrian authorities have exc.
'uted the leaders among the serbo.
Croatian deputies who are in favor of
5ervia
Germans Take Liege.
Brussels, Aug. 1O.--Liege is in the
lands of the Germans. The fortifi.
ations of Liege are occupied by Bel.
ian defenders who are standing off
he vigorous bombardment of three
'erman army corps.
Belgian Forts Hold Out.
London, Aug. 1O.--A dispatch to the
Express from Brussels says the Ger
lans entered .Liege on Friday night
nd occupied the town, although the
orts were not taken.
The occupation was ACCOMPLISHED
ecoriously, General Won Emich hav-7
lg been warned from Berlin against I
lowing his men to commit excesses.
The troops. headed by cavalry, an. {
reached the town along the main
astern roads through charred forests, s
assing between the forts of Elerion
nd Devegnee, where the Belgian of.
GERS and fdle gunners were assem- {
led, and watched these strange pro-
,ssions arriving. General Won Emich t
the principal citizens AMI
nprisoned them as hostages in cita. i
81 In the center of the city to pre- '
INT the forts firing on the German .
lnners who were entrenched in the '
lblic squares to overawe the inhab. e
ants.
Can Hold Out for Months.
London, Aug. 10.-A dispatch to the
lronicle from Brussels says Liege is A
vested and all communication cut G
!, but the forts are intact and can 4
I'D out for months. Brussels, It add. 2
!. has been turned into a vast hos. a
tai, hotels. private houses and pubIfc a
ildings having been given over to v
e Red Cross. n
Concentrate 10000 Austrians. b
A dispatch to the Times from
'rne. Switzerland. says 10000 AUS
an troops have concentrated near !,
'sel and that German and French :
'ops also are near the Swiss from. = =
II. and big battle may occur all =
y time.
Forty-eight trainloads Of Austr,an
'ops from the Tyrol have arrived 81
opoldshoehe n Baden. northwesf oil -
eel. swftssriand. They were al b
NJ way to Ahacs - assist tie O. a
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