Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-17
Belgian and German Armies
Fight Brilliant Engagement
Near Dinant in Which In
vaderS Suffer,
GREECE WANTS TURKS
TO EXPLAIN PURPOSE
Concentration on Border of
Thrace May Cause Still An
other War to Trouble the
Near East.
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Paris. Aug. l6 (4.l0 p. m)-De'
tails OF a daring exploit at Metz car.
ried out by French military aviator'
were given today In an official com.
munication issued by the war office
which says:
at half past five on Friday even
ing, Lieut. Cesari and Corp. Prud'
homme. flying in separate aeroplanes
left the French fortress Of Verdur
with orders to reconnoiter. If possible
and destroy the dirigible balloon shee
of the German fortress of Metz.
Lieut.. Cesari flew over the for.
tress at a height of nearly 5000 feet
while Corp. Prudhomme remained al
the lower altitude of about $500 feet
Hail OF Bullets Fired at Them.
"A terrific fire, was directed on the
| two aviators from the fortress garri.
son and during the fusillade the mo-
tor of the lieutenants aeroplane stop
ped. As he did not wish TO fail In his
mission, he began TO volplane and
while doing this threw a bomb with
marvellous GOODNESS. Shortly afterward
he succeeded in getting his motor
started again.
"In the meanwhile the corporal had
hurled his projeetile also.
THE smoke over the city prevented
the aviators seeing whether they had
been successful, but they believed they
had achieved their purpose and flew
away amid Q. rain of shells from quick
firing guns. They returned safely to
Verdun."
The official communication contln-
ues:
Severe Fighting Near Dinant
Belgian and German troops were
reported to be fighting today near Di-
nant, to the south of Namur, Bel
GUM. French troops also were In the
vicinity.
"Over 500 German soldiers were
taken prisoners by the French when
they occupied a number of mountains
in the vicinity of Demon and Rouge
mont, on the border Of German Lor-
raine on Friday.
''The Dutch troops in the Neither
lands provinces OF north Brabant and
Limburg are showing discomfort
against the Germans. whom they ac-
cuse of being responsible for the ac-
tual situation. The Dutch officers are
finding difficulty in controlling their
men
Germans strongly Entrenched.
Further details of the fighting
around Blamont and Circy-Sur-Ve-
zouze. in the French department OF
Meurtheet- Moselle, snow that the
Germans were strongly entrenched be-
hind earthworks near Blamont when
on Friday evening the French diyi-
sions began their attack. The Ger
man outposts repulsed the French,
who, at daybreak the following day.
resumed the. offensive supported by
artillery and succeeded during the af-
ternoon in taking Blamont and Grey.
The German troops then occupied the
heights to the north, from which they
were also driven The German cas-
ualties were severe.
"All the German and Austrian sub
jects resident in Morocco have been
tAHtti'o ny tilt aotfioiltitH dliu
IL is alleged they have extended their
intrigues with the natives since the
beginning Of the war.
THE transportation of troops and
provisions in France prevents for the
the resumption of normal
traffic on the railroads.
"The German troops while evacu
ating a number of villages In south
arn Asace committed many acts of
Our troops found many
houses burned and corpses riddled
with. bullets In the streets. Notably at |
near AltlSirch in south
srn Alsace.''
A dispatch from Rome received by
he Havas agency today says that the
rribuna asserts 1t has learned from a |
good source that Greece has decided |
% demand explanations In CONSTANT I
lople about the concentration Of Turk |
sh troops on the frontier of Thrace
md that If the Turkish governmental
'eply is not satisfactory Greece will
mobilize.