The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
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The Belgians Report Every
thing All Right at Liege.
City Is Lost, but FOrtificatiOns
Are Holding Out.
INVADERS P|LLA6E 4 TOWN
Aerial Fleets Battle in Air With
Deadly Results.
Kaiser's Cavalry Driven Back
by the Advancing French.

London, Aug. 10.-The Belgian lega-
ton here declared at 10 O'Clock this
morning in connection with the siege
of Liege:
up to the present everything is all
right at Liege. The forts are still hold
ing OUT
Occupation of Iiege.
Brussels, Aug. 10.-The newspaper
Lesori gives the following details of the
German occupation at Liege:
The Germans on seeing spaces be-
tered in small groups on Thursday
evening. Among those who entered
were General Won Emich, commander
of the tenth army corps. and his staff.
At the citadel, which is the barracks,
the governor and the burgonaster Of
Liege were informed that unless the
town and forts surrendered the Ger
mans would lombard the town and raze
it completely. On orders from his gov
ernment the governor then left the
town.
ION Friday night seventeen notables
Of Liege headed by the bishop, burgo-
master and sheriff with some deputies
proceeded to the citadel and begged
General Won Emich not to lombard the
town. The general replied that the
town and forts must surrender or he
would begin the bombardment. Tho
Germans asserted that the peasants in
the district had committed hostile acts
against them.
"All the members of the deputation
were detained as hostages and 1t is not
yet known whether they have since
been liberated
Big Engagement Later.
Brussels. Aug. 1O.-No big engagement
between the allied armies and the Ger
man troops is expected on Belgian soil
until the French and Belgian combined
forces take the offensive.
It Is asserted here that after 200 Ger
man soldiers occupying a farm at Sol
ron near Pepinster in the province of
Liege had been fired on by three work.
men, the village was given over to pill
lage by the German troops and the
three workmen were taken out and shot
by firing squad.
Fighting In the Air.
: LONDON. Aus. 10-The Times CORE.
spondent in Brussels. describing the
fighting at LicEe,- Gays aerial flrets
were used by both Beigians and. Ger,
mans. The fighting in midair was de-
sultory but deadly. A huge Zeppelin
sailed over Liege during the early fight
ing but was pursued by a Belgian aero
pianist. who lost his life in destroy
ing it.
After the destruction of this Zeppelin
the Germans confined their aerial ac-
tivity to the use Of scouting aeroplanes,
shots from the forts. Attempts to reach
the aeroplanes with shells were often
unsuccessful, however, owing to the in
ability to shoot high enough.
The Belgian aeroplanists who were
attacked by the German field artillery
at moderate height were nearly rem
dered unconscious by shell which
burst beneath them. They reached the
ground safely. and as they alighted re-
marked cody that these Germans
shoot badly"
German Cavalry Retreats.
Brussels. Aug. 10.-Reports were
reaching here today from many direc-
tions of the retreat Of the German cav
airy before large French forces which
are said ;-lready to have cleared con-
siderable territory. The locality Of the.
fighting is not revealed by the military
authorities.
In official circles here it was an
nounced today that there had been no
further battle in the vicinity of Liege or
In the town itself.