Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-08-14
.LIECE FORTS :.
STILL HOLD OUT
Germans Enter The City, But
Lose $4,000 Men,
THEN ASK AN ARM|ST|CE

Kinu Albert Refuses to Suspend Hos
tiIities-Detals of Battle Are NO"
Coming In.
Official reports received in Paris
say that the German troops have en-
tered the Relgian city of Iiege, but
have not been able to take the forts.
Fighting of the most violent cAarac-
ter took place in the streets. Tie Bel
gian troops have captured twenty
seven German cannon:
An Exchange Telegraph company's
dispatch from Brussels says the Ger
man troops at Liege acknowledged the
loss of $4,000 men. The agency says
this statement is official.
Another dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company from Brussels
says the French army has now entered
Belgium and has advanced we'll into
the country.
The Germans before Liege have re-
quested a twenty-four hours armls-
tice, according to All announcement
made by the Belgian ministry of war.
King Albert refused to grant the. ar
mistice. At the ministry it was stated
that the Germans admitted their cas-
uatlies numbered $4,000.
1t is assumed that the Germans ask
ed for an armistice in order to pick up
their dead and wounded.
One hundred and twenty thousand
German troops were hurled upon the
city of Liege in third desperate at
tempt to capture that city. Reinforced
by fresh troops that arrived shortly
after the kaiser's forces retired Thurs
day night and camped on the left bank
of the Meuse, General Won Emm1ch's
regiments moved forward.
Before the infantry got into action
eighty-seven batteries stationed along
the Meuse shelled Fort Fleron and
put three of its mortars out of com
mission.
Under cover of the artillery the
German infantry then dashed forward
and within short time had taken
Rresseux, a suburb of I.iege. only
short distance from Fort Fleron. Des'
perate hand.to-hand fighting was going
on in the streets.
The forts about BresseuX were I'M
able IN ire upon the combatants Tor
fear VI killing Relgians as well as
tiermans. If the Germans retain Bres'
seux they probably will be able to take
the main citv in Il few hours.
Ten thousand men were rushed
from Fort Evenge and Fort Barchon to
assist the troops resisting the Ger
mans at Bresseux. where many houses
are In flames. The garrison at Fort
tleron was hard pressed to defend It
self, a large force of the Germans con
centrating their attack on that strate'
gic point. :
All reports of the fighting at LEGO
agree that the German infantry ad
vanced In masses. holding to absolute
" close order. This resulted In heavy
casualties.
lie peuple In Brussels says the bom'
bardmnnt OF Liege had caused six or
seven fires in the city. The heaviest
firing occurred Thursday afternoon
German officers then came to the city
with white flag and demanded the
surrender of the place They received
"A negative reply and the bombardment
was resumed.
Martial law has heen proclaimed
throughout Belgium.
The Daily News at Brussels sends
the following dispatch:
All the forts surrounding Iiege are
intact A Belgian airman thus de
scribes the German attack on Liege:
After terrible cannonade the
German infantry approached en- massp
and reached the glacis Of the forts.
where the heavy defensive guns were
unable to reach them. General Le,aan
sent artillery to point where the In.
vading infantry could be shelled. anil
The Germans were swept from their
position. This occurred several times
during the day and night. !
"A patrol OF IThlans performed re-
markable exploit hy riding into the
town. Belgian officers recognized the
llhlans and a desperate fight ensued.
Several on each side were killed.
RED Cross automobiles arriving at
Brussels report that the ground before
the forts is covered with dead and
wounded Germans"