The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06
French Army Joins Forces of King
Albert Near urnai,--Englsh
Troops Also Will Aid
BELGIANlS IN TIE DEFENCE OF LIEGE
PUT GERMAN FORCES TO ROUT
British Fleet in North Sea, While German
Warships at kie Making Ready
for an Attack

appears to be ths Tenth German Army
Corps which is reported az Tilburs
This corps Is said TO have met with un.
expected resistance.
"A general attack is expected on Lege
to-day or tomorrow. as this Is I'M
doubtedly the objective point of tho
armies now gathering in that locality.
II IL estimated that there are 100000
German troops within a short striking
distance Of Liege.
II is reported here that n German Of
ficer captured in ,hc fighting on the Dor
der told his captors that he was amazed
at the resistance offered by the Hell
gians and that the understanding in
Berlin had been that the invaders would
meet with little opposition in their
march through Belgium.
Germans Burn Captured Towns.
The German army which invaded
Belgium yesterday has captured tho
small frontier towns OF Wise and Ar.
genteau, northeast of Liege, and get Are
to both.
The invaders took Wise only after q
stubborn resistance by Belgian troops
had been overcome by force of numbers.
The engagement lasted several hours.
Reports received here from Liege say
that the Germans killed those OF the
population of Wise who had resisted the
invasion of their village.
Wise is a town of about 5000 popula-
ton. eight miles from Liege. on tho
Meuse. Argenteau Is village two
miles nearer Liege and also on the
Mouse.
Two full German army corps, the
Seventh and the Tenth, are now in the
Belgian province OF Liege, according TO
an announcement published in the Bel
| gian official Gazette to-day, and havo
now reached the vicinity Of Herye.
Pepinster and Remouchamps. on the
| railway lines converging on Licys.
These towns, south Of Liege, represent
the front OF the line Of advance of thi,
second army of invasion. Herve being
at the north. Pepinster at the centre
and Ramouchamps at the south Of ,he
line. The invaders are advancing
through the Mouse valley, following the
line of the Chemin de Fee du Nord. the
railway from Cologne to Brussels and
Paris
few small forts were in the way
of the Germans and these were bonn
barded. None OF them was suited 10
make any great resistance. The Bel
gian defence is dependent upon open
field fighting without the help of any
important Notifications.
An official despatch says that tho
German troops have also advanced 20
the ncighborhood OF Fleron, near Llegc.
According to the despatch tho column
kept out Of the way of the Belgian forts
and evidently was following the Meusa
to invade the French department OF
that name.
The Belgian Minister OF War issued
an official statement to-day announcing
that the Belgians ARE successfully
combating the German invasion" and
adding. The Belgian losses are trihing
compared with those of the Germans"
All Belgium Aname.
The invasion OF this country. whose
neutrality has been its chief protec-
ton. and the reports of the slaughter
OF all who resisted and the firing OF
peaceful and unfortined villages, two Of
which are already reported TO he in
flames, has reused all Belgium TO a
high pitch OF resentment and the war
spirit Is running high.
Women all over the country are pre-
sent!ng themselves at the enrolment
stations and are demanding that they
be allowed to enlist. Failing this they
demand arms to assist in the defence
OF their homes as best they may.
The War ONCE announced to-day that
King Albert will take the field in per
son at the head OF the Belgian armies
M soon as the measures requiring his
presence at the capital are completed.
Premier de Broqueville announced IN
Parliament to-day that Emile Wander
velde, the Socialist leader, whose entry
into the Cabinet was announced yes
terday, has been appointed one OF the