The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-08-12
GERMANS TAKE
CITY OF LIECE
But NOT FORTS
KalseT'S Men Now Advancing
on Town Of Namur
ALSACE INVADED BY FRENCH


With Austria and Declares War.
Reviewing tie progress Of the great
war for the week it appears that the
Germans have captured the city OF
Liege, Belgium, but not the forts, OF
which there are twelve. They are
pressing on to Namur, where they
will probably engage in great battle
against combined Belgian, French ann
British forces.
The German general commanding
at Liege asked for twenty-four-houI
armistice in which to bury the Teuton
dead 1t was refused.
Germany has lost $4,000 killed and
wounded at Liege.
The French invasion of Alsace has
been successful, they having captured
the important towns of Altkirche
Muehlhausen and Colmar. The Ger
man loss in these fights is placed at
10000, while the Frenc, claim to have
lost but $4,000. The French war Office
congratulated General Joffre, the chief
of staff.
40 decisive naval engagement, sc
far as is known. has occurred.
1t Is officially announced that a
state of war exists between France
and Austria Hungary.
Among the Germans captured in the
attack on Liege was Lieutenant Baron
Won Forstner, the young officer whose
naughty treatment of the French in.
habitants of Zabern, Alsace, brought
on the disturbances there last year
which were aired in the reichstag and
resulted in Baron Won Forstner being
sentenced to six weeks Imprisonment
In a fortress.
Germany lost one of her biggest Yep.
pelin dirigibles. The airship was at
tempting to pass over the Notifications
on the Herve plateau when the Bel.
gian gunners got the range with gun
especially designed for air craft. An
explosive shell crashed through the
the dirigible falling a crumpled mass
her entire crew, believed to number
twenty-six men, being killed. The
wreckage landed on the Herve plateau
just little way from the fortress.
Almost Immediately after the Yep
pelin was wrecked an aeroplane rose
from the German position and attempt
ed flight over the Herve fortifica'
tions In the direction of the main fort.
ress at Liege. The aeroplane also was
wrecked by the aero gun from the
Herve fort.
This last demonstration of the ac.
curacy of the Belgian fire discouraged
the Germans and their aeroplanes for
the rest of the day contented them.
selves with flights above the Germans,
Two regiments of German cavalry
attempted a night surprise of the Bel.
gian position at Liers. The Belgian
artillery entrenched behind the strong
Notifications at Fort Liers, repulsed
the invaders with heavy losses.
The mobilization of the Russian
army is virtually completed. News
uom TIE front is confined to brief
notes of unimportant skirmishes by
cavalry scouting on the frontier.
The belief is growing that the
German plan is to put her entire force
across the western front Of the coun
try. In that case Russia does not pro.
pose to delay her attack to suit the
German program.
The London Times says:
"On Germdny's eastern frontier the
armies of Russia are mobilizing more
rapidly than was first expected, Twen.
ty days from last Sunday were allow
ed before the aggressive advance can
begin, but the Russian railways are
working well and the main lines are
said to be giving forty trains a day.
''lf this rate can be kept up the
Russian army, which, we assume to
be concentrating behind the Vistula,
will be able to advance. We do not
know the Russian plan of campaign,
but, as Berlin is the center of gravity,
it is likely that the main Russian at.
tack will be directed upon it and that
the campaign against Austria will be
defensive in principle"
The government of France has
commandeered every means of trans
portation from bicycles to autos. Every
one hands over his property without
the slightest complaint. The river
Seine is almost desolate except for al
occasional steamboat laden with flour. !
They are generally guarded by sin
gle infantryman or by a motorboat |
carrying a few army officers.
Paris is being provisioned enough to
withstand a siege, if necessary, and
there is no anxiety on the score of the |
food supply. Vegetables are arriving
at the central markets in sufficient |
quantities for all purposes and supply |
of drinking water is assured
The syndicate of provision mer.
chants has warned all of its members
and adherents not to increase prices,
The municipal council demands that |
any tradesman increasing prices of ne.
necessities of life be court,martialed.