Evening star., 1914-08-17
at Dinant Saturday. when he says the
French defeated the Germans and
drove them from the place, states:


drove them from the place, states:
The general scheme of the French
plan seemed to be to turn the Germans
out of Dinant by crushing force after
having first allowed them to enter it,
eraily toward Rochefort. T town
twenty-six miles south Of Huy
"In both objects 1 believe they sue
ceeded- 1t was a magnificent sight to
see the French chasseurs advance
on a yellow field"
Telegraphing from Brussels. the
Standard correspondent says:
AS result of a series Of careful
aeroplane reconnaissance Belgian lead
ers believe the main part Of the Ger
man army Is concentrating at Luxem-
"The German plan revealed In the
latest troops movements indicates an
approaching attempt to break through
the center of the French line and deal
2 crushing, blow at the most vital spot
No Move Toward Brussels,
Brussels dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company says:
NO German movement Is reported to-
ward Brussels and there does not seem
to be further fear of such advances, The
Serman tactics appear to have been
badly disorganized by the resistance of
the Lege forts. which are still intact.
Since Friday the advance Of the
French has become very determined,
with the result that the French victory
at Dinant will prove important.
The Belgian army is strongly in
trenched to the north. and the German
attack on Haelen and Diest has been
broken up. It therefore IL safe to con-
clude that the position Of the allies is
excellent Every day that has passed
0trAnRfhAnnd ho fnr
victory"
Eyewitness Of Dinant Battle.
The Times correspondent at Namur,
Belgium, who witnessed the lighting at
Ddnant. Saturday. says:
The battle occupied a whole day, but
was made up Of two. actions. The first
continued from morning until o'clock
ip the afternoon. The second occupied
the remainder Of the afternoon. From
early morning. when the Germans took
left bank of the Meuse. and a regiment
Of French infantry advanced at the same
time from the south to the north and
occupied the other side Of the town,
skirmishes between the two forces pro-
ceeded throughout the forenoon.
In the afternoon the fighting took the
form Of an artillery engagement. The
French infantry withdrew from the town
into the WOODS at the SIDE OF the Meu1e
four miles from the river.
"The artillery rnen took charge OF the
battle at the same moment q French in
fantry regiment. advancing along the
Meuse on the right bank from Houx, at
the south of Namur. flung itself on the
lery. drove them off, Then from o'clock
until G o'clock the two armies were en-
gagged In an artillery duel across the
town. 1t was always the Germans who
- oil . II I,f1y t0 xHn
Of the town. and always the French who
moved forward their batteries little by
little. Gradually the French drove the
Germans southwark. probably along the
time with infantry and chasseurs
ITO all appearances the French artillery
made better practice than the German
The number Of killed and wounded must
have been heavy.
Attempt to Destroy Namur.
Another dispatch to the Times from
Namur. Belgium. says:
Several attempts have been made by
the Germans to destroy this town by
means Of an attack with aeroplane bombs
within the past few days. On Friday an
aviator dropped three bombs during a
fast flight across the city. One OF these
fell on the sidewalk OF the bridge Donna
Illus. injuring f1ve men. The other bombs
did no damage. Saturday bomb strucx
the roof Of the railway station. injuring
one man, but doing slight damage to the
building. Seven bombs dropped at other
points in the town did not harm"
A dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram
Company from Brussels. timed 10 o'clock
Sunday night. says that an official COM
munication issued Sunday evening said
calm prevailed round Tirlemont and that
the Germans were falling back on Herck-
laville to recuperate.
According to the communication. there
were unimportant outpost affairs at other
points In the direction Of Wavre 1t stated
also that the German cavalry, previously
defeated by the Belgians. after two-day
truce attempted to renew the offensive
but after an Insignificant skirmish were
repulsed.