The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-20
CONFLICTING RUMORS FROM
THE BELLIGERENT
FORCES
DECISIVE BATTLE
HOURLY EXPECTED
Thousands Entrenshed Over
Stretch Of Many Miles Await
Command to Advance
(By Associated press.)

(By Associated press.)
London. August. 19.--An American
military expert reviewing tho situa-
ton in Belgium said tonight.
- left Brussels today. There was
good deal of agitation there as thn
people thought the Germans very near
and there has been fighting at Tirie-
n,cM., good many refugees had
como IN from Tirlemont and Louyain.
/ """ people keps quiet though they
!" ..-'th suspense owing to
uI'ors. The impression was that
the Germans after making recon
, noissances In force and scouting the
country to the north OF Brussels with
cavalry were about to advance I'm
force on Brus3els. The population
had been told by the burgomaster
that, II the Germans come, they
ehould remain indoors and 20 on as
far as possible with their Usual voca-
tions.
Brusselg is an .undefeuded city.
but within the last three or four days
every important street leading, out or
the town has been barricaded.
| Trenches have boon dug Ii, the out.
skirts with barbed wire entangle-
ments in front OF them fTheaes do,
lenses. however. are Intended only
for protection against q cavalry raid.
They would be futile against any at
tack In force" So q J. II, :
~4..4 8 . Il
London, August igzsDfspatoPes
from Brussels ANNOUNCE that /. the,
British. French aud Russian NH miIliB-. IN !.
ters. With their Hs.:5sss .is .s i.:3 i:; 81: 50.
Antwerp. = Il! s ;t; =, ], 81
The Brussels correspondent OF; ths
Exchange Telegraph, company seys II
tg becoming practically impossible 10
get news from Brussels as this censor
foroids information c0ncerning troop
movements being pnb1ished. Howsv-.
or. 1t is certain that tremendous
tattle is In progress ysithiT the area
stretching from Diest aud Tirlemont,
as far as Givet. ~ SJ ,', II ,s;s;;s s3s5s.
| ''Tha general irtibreE ION leres;iB
that no effort will be made to con-
centrate for the defSsass OF Brussels.
as the attacking Ger-sians would not
DC OF sufficient strength to; warrant
ouch ooncentration.n .5'.. a .,t 4 IS
London. August 20.-The advance
u.
Brussels. and even Into what virtu-
ally are the guburbs OF Antwerp e is
indicated In E,auter. dispatches from
Antwerp. which report that German
cavalry have been encountered near
Herenthals, Is mile: east Of Antwerp.
northeast OF Antwerp, and close to
the Dutch frontier. stli & -
London, August 2O.AA Brussels
dispatch to the Havas agency says
the Germans again attacked Diest
Wednesday afternoon. They. appear
ed 10 have come back In force ana
bombarded the town. whose inhabi-
tants fled In terror. The German ar
tillery alSo is reported TO have bon-
barded Tirlcmont. 'e. :.
Another Havas dispatch from Brus-
sells. sent In vague form, leads to tho
belief that the GerI ~ ns made q STR
prise advance clofe to tho Belgian
positions defendin- Brussels They
encamped for the 4 light. but a Belgian
aviator discovered their position ana
revealed 1t to headquarters In tinte.'
Cavalry was hurried forward and ar
ter some marching and counterndetch.
ing the Germans retired.
| London, August 19.--Eghty Japan
etse students who arrived IN England
today frcm Germany say some OF
their compatriots were ARRESTED.
charged with espionRg Thuss az,
riving here declared they experienced
considerable discomfort aud all lost
their baggage. ,F5 81
Before Great Britain declared war.
on Germany. the students Say. the idea
prevailed In Germany that Japan
wouu!d attack, Russia and the jap!
aneye were we'll treated, but when &c
became clear that Japan, 80 Great
Britain's ally. would not do 90; the ;at-J
t!.aje Of the people toward the jap
enese underwent a marked change.
Paris, August 19--The following
official statement was given out co..
might: 4. s., II w. ~, J
"Latess advices are tos the; effect
that the French army has reached
Morchingen In .Alsact Lorraine, i1yl
mileg southwest OF Metz, Our ad-y
vance was yerysyApid In the; aftefnoon.
beyond the river Seille.i. AZ the; end
lof the day we reached Delmes sSon one
lpide. and Nor riango ON the thcr.. s s
There ia little change Ia tbs :sitna-
tion In upper Alsace. We continue
to advance 5th Vosge3s The GaftnAnes
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