Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-15

Mouse, based on Cologne; the army
OF the M0selle, based on COblenz, and
the army Of the Rhine, based On May
ence and on Strassburg. The first
would naturally become visible when.
II touched Belgian territory; the sec
oid, when Luxembourg was invaded;
the third would remain masked be.
hind the Notifications OF Metz and
s~trassburg. The first two would ar.
rive in France behind the Belfort-
verdun barrier Of forts. and presum-
ably compel. the French army on this
line to fall back-opening the way
for the Army Of the Rhine and per
hitting the concentration Of all three
German armies we'll within French
territory and north 81 Paris, the Ger.
man objective.
On Sunday 3 German advance
guard walked into Luxembourg and.
occupied the principality. Since mo-
bilization had only Just been order
ed, this was plainly . flying expedi-'
ticn made up OF garrisons OF frontier
posts. Having occupied Luxembourg.
they began to skirmish In front Of
Longwy, and this fighting has con.
tinued growing stther % The mass Of
the army Of the Moselle came up.
IN the same fashion they also be.
gan on last Sunday skirmishing on
the border facing S~trassburg. Grey
was seized, raiding parties crossed
the boundary, and dirigible drop.
ped bombs In Luney'lle. the. first con-
siderable town on the line of the ap--5
Of the army Of tha Rhine:
Unmistakabiy and even before war
declared the first firing show
ed exactly when the storm was com
Ing In these two quarters. i
It remains to consider the army Of
the Meqse. which had llssiened 70 Al
the most Hilficult preliminary role,
Between Cologne, ita bare, and the
frontier d q distance of twenty-five
Plainly the Advance guard.
probably the arm, eeatps resularlyf
Quartered 1t Cologne. reached this
point on, Sunday, Tor 81 Monday came
the first statement ofstha vlelation 0f
Belgian territory, preceded W q de-
mand to be permitted to cross made
b.. the = e. Kaiser upon s the Belgian Gov !
eminent.
The permission being denied and
Belgian resistance assured. the, In
force deployed RAPIDLY until III
out over an ARIA Of some
thirty miles. rs right flank resting
upon the Dutch frontier at Wise, Its
left upon Spa and Stavelot, and 1its
back On the line Of the railway from
Liege to Cologne. which, going south
descends the Vesdre River to its
junction With the Asus.e ~ Liege.
Aim To- lsolato 'liths.
Three possibilities had to be con-
sidered by the German commander OF
the army Of the Meuse. Tho Belgians
might make no r~easisltance; !, They
might content themselves With .
formal and tnsignificant.s remittance.
Or they might Id attempting to make
real resistance tail utterly because
their. m~obihsation vas Incomplete. In
any case his necessity was to push
on at top speed and einude@yQr 70 lay
upon Liege, q strongly fortified
town, before IL Was prepared. and ~
the same time endeav0r to isolate Il
by an entveloping movement. which
.necessitated crossing the Meuse q
Wise.
Plainly from the dispatches tho
brusque offensive was attempted. So
ila \! as man can now judge 4 failed.
Could the Germans lay hold Of Liege
Rslgtum 70 The sea would Ne open
"a then. AZ they were anxious not
to fight IL RslEium. but let across
Belgium to EsralDe as quickly as pos
sible, IT wound have been necessary
to leave only . little garrison in the
fcrts ~ Liege. thus protesting tlsir;
flank. and press son up the Meme yal-.
tsy to The ppsa frensh, frontier.
81 valuable u the 3chems d Ger
man operstt0ns was Lisge that the
sacrifice Of some thousands Of men
to capture i was held worth while.