The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-13
No Important Engagement Between French and
 Germans Announced
ENGLANDANDAUSTRIA
 MAY DECLARE WAR
German Troops Successful At Muel- hausen and Lagarde-Fighting Continues In Belgium-Sum- mary of War Situation

That no important engagement has occurred between the French and Ger mans is indicated by an official an n0uncement issued by the French war department that up to Wednesday aft ernoon there had been no encounters between the respective forces except those of outposts.
 Later, however, Paris reported that the bomhardment by the Germans of the im- portant town of Pont A Mousson, In the department of Meurthe-st Moselle, had commenced. This town is 20 miles from Nancy apd l6 miles south. southwest of Metz. IL was the birthplace Of Margue- rite of Aniou, wife of Henry VI, of Eng 1 land
 An important development in the situa- tion is the preparations the Austrian ann bassador is making for his immediate de- parture from London. London dis patch says war between Great Britain and Austria will be declared Advancing Into Belgium Tie German army Is advancing into the heart of Belgium. The forces which have been investing Iiege have moved to the north, and a new army corps has taken their place. Brussels reports that the French and British allied forces are concentrated at various important points in Belgium and arc prepared to cheek the German advance.
 From Berlin, German successes are ans nounced al N(,lhansen and l.agarde with the taking of many French prison. CTS and the clearing or German terri tory of tho French.
 Fighting continues around Tirlemont ano other Belgian towns and the struggl, for the possession of the Biege forts has recommended.
 Concentrate Troops The British war office information bu. reau says most of the 26 German army corps have been located and that the mass of the German troops is concen- trated between I.iege and Luxemburg
 In the endeavor to keep steamship routes clear on the Atlantic the British admiralty and the French government have sent out cruisers and armed mer- chant vessels 10 search for German craft
 Russians are mining vladivosto., har- bor.
 The combined Montenegrin and Servian invasion of Bosnia has begun under the Servian general. Jankovitch, commander of the Servian army corps at Prisrend in the Balkan war.
 Prince George of Servia is reported to have been wounded while watching the Austrian bombardnent of Belgrade.
 Battle In Open Country
 Brussels, August 13.-(Via London $40 a. m.)--The first battle in open country is reported in the following of ficial communication;
 After having passed the night Tuesday, in the position they had reached after their retreat of yester- day. the Germans this morning ad- vanced in force toward q point in our dispositions which they thought was not held
 Our staff. however, was alert and informed by cavalry reconnoisances Was able to give the necessary orders with the result that the enemy found it's advance checked. An engagement took place in which our troops were successful Ten thousand men took part in the fight.
 This was the first action of our troops in open country and the con duet is a good augury for the future Apart from this the situation, to all appearance. has undergone no change
 ".- regards our allies. the plan ar ransed beforehand is being followed out exactly according to programme.