Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-28

mires There is no doubt that the bat
tie will rage for several days.
Refugees Tell of Clash.
Refugees from Ostend have brought
confirmation of the fact that the main
armies are now engaged. They say
that the fighting seemed to center in
the vicinity of Charleroi during the
early morning hours but later the
scene of action shifted toward Namur.
The greater portion of the German
troops, according to the refugees, have
not passed the river Bender, which
lies to the east of Client and Bruges,
although previous reports asserted
that those two towns had already been
occupied by the Germans. :.
Germans Make Steady Advance.
Apparently without serious check
the German advance is sweeping
through Belgium. Following the cap
ture of Brussels the troops of EN-
peror William are forcing their way
steadily and rapidly to the north and
west. The plan appears to be to over
run the whole of northern and west
ern Belgium. At the same time the
Germans appear to be drawing closer
to the French frontier. Southwest of
Brussels they are investing Namur on
the Meuse.
The Germans have occupied Ostend
and Bruges. Client was captured yes
terday. The Chronicle prints a dis
patch from Folkestone saying passen-
gers arriving there from Ostend re-
port that German patriots were in
that Belgian seaport last Friday.
Antwerp Ready for Siege.
!. Antwerp, Aug. 22-1rhis city is
being placed in state of siege All
foreigners will be asked leave as 1oon
as possible. King Albert and the
general staff are now here. The
forts are all manned and the civil
guard has been directed to act under
orders from the military. Fast chan
mel steamers have been requisitioned
to carry the noncombatants to places
of safety, either in England or
France
The defense plans call for the
flooding of certain sections of the
approaches to the forts to depth
of between two or three feet, depth
sufficient to prevent the bringing up
of artillery and yet not deep enough
to permit the enemy to use boats.
There is grave doubt whether the
German plans consider any serious
siege Of Antwerp. The defenses OF
the city are considered impregnable.
There are three lines of forts, the
final and naturally the strongest
having been completed in 1908. The
entire approach from the land is care
fully guarded, while British or
French warships can be sailed direct
ly up the Scheldt to aid in the de-
tense.
Austrians Lose Big Battle.
Paris, Aug. 24.-The first detailed
account of the great battle between
the Servains and the Austrians, which
lasted for seven days in the territory
on the frontier between Shabatz and
Losnitza, has just arrived in Paris by
telegraph from Kragujevatz, sent by
Henry Barby, war correspondent of
the Paris Journal.
This battle ended in victory for
the Servians. The Austrians precipi-
lately retired seeking to recross the
river Drina The Servian army pur-
sued them with drawn swords, infiict-
ing great slaughter When the fugi-
tives reached the bridges the artillery
had already opened fire.
Rome, Aug PA message from
Nish states that the latest reports of
the Austrian defeat at Losnitza are
that the Austrians lost $4,000 and that
the Servians captured eighty guns.
The Servian losses also were very
heavy.
No Invasion of France.
London, Aug. 21-The Germans
have at last occupied Brussels, but
in Alsace~ they seem to be making no
advance. The latest report is that
the French have recaptured Muel-
hansen and it still seems true that,
after eighteen days of fighting, here
are no German troops on French soil.
On Germany's eastern frontier
there has been considerable outpost
fighting which would indicate that
the Russians are completing Their
work of concentration. There have
been no serious collisions in this re-
gion as yet, however. Austria is too
much engaged with Russia anc with
the need of helping Germany 10 make
much progress in her campaign
against Carvia