Evening star., 1914-08-20

Run to retire IN the direction Of Antwerp
according to an official announcement
this morning concerning the situation ir
Belgium.
East of Namur the Germans have at:
tained the line between Dtnant anc
Neufchateau. Large German forces con.
tinue to cross the river Meuse between
Liege and Namur. German outposts have
occupied Dyle.
The retirement Of the Belgians toward
Antwerp was a result of the Germans
The Brussels correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph. telegraphing Tuesday
The Germans seem to be moving In
the direction of Antwerp. Any % %bels,an
backward movement in that dlrectlon
may therefore be explained as strategic
maneuvering which points to the early
discontinue of the enemy. ,
The advance of German troops arouilu y
and above Brussels. and even into what
are practically the suburbs of Antwerp,
is indicated in Reuter- dispatches from
Antwerp which report that Serman
cavalry have been encountered near
werp and also near Turnhout. which IS
twenty-four miles northeast OF ANY
werp and close to the Dutch frontier.
Make Surprise Advance.
A Havas dispatch from Brussels. sent
in very vague form. leads to the eeilef
that the Germans made surprise ad-
vance close to the Belgian position de-
Tending Brussels. They encamped for
the night, but Belgian aviator dis
covered their position and revealed 1T to
headquarters in time. Cavalry was hur-
ried forward and after some marching
and counter marching the Germans re-
tired.
The general impression here is that no
effort will be made to concentrate for
the defense OF Brussels. as the attack
ing German force would not be of suff1-
cient strength to warrant such concen-
tration.
The Belgians having held the invaders
in check for fifteen days have done all
will now be merged into the general plan
of the allied armies. THE retrograde
movement does not mean defeat" says
an official dispatch from Brussels.
Fighting is proceeding on the whole
tending from Basel. Switzerland. to
Diest. Belgium. and in these numerous
contacts the more the opposing armies
approach each other and the nearer
come the deciding battles, the more one
must expect to hear of an advantage on
this side and of yielding on that"
Make New Attack on Diest.
The Germans made new attack on
Diest Wednesday afternoon. according
to press dispatches. After pillaging the
railway depot they bombarded the town.
from which all the Inhabitants had fled
A dispatch to the Times from Brussels
says: The Germans in strong force.
mostly cavalry and artillery. entered Tfr-
lemont early Tuesday afternoon.
THE big guns shelled the place while
the cavalry played at war by attacking
the flying. pan!c-stricken populace,
shouting and sticking them at random.
About five miles from the town two
trains were made up and fully 1000
refugees got away. So swift and ter
rible had been the onslaught of the
Germans that in flight for their lives
men. women and children left every
thing behind. Never have I seen such
q picture of woe as that presented by
a group composed of a peasant woman
and five children standing bewildered
in the square. crying as though their
hearts would break. The woman said:
They shot my husband before my
eyes and trampled two of my children
to DEATH
The last glimpse that the refugees
had of Tirlemont showed smoke and
names in different quarters of the