Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-27

London, Aug. 2.-Desperate fighting
Antwerp. between the Germans and
the Belgians.
1t is reported from Antwerp that
10000 Germans are being held In
}.ctIaclE<hy the. .BelEians. King. Albert
has @esta abfished his ehea dquarters at
!. .Malines and is in personal command OF
the troops in the field.
The Telegrapb's Antwerp cores
The Telegraph's Antwerp cores
pondent says there are daily battles
between the Belgian troops and the
German advance.
The road from Malines toward Viii
voorden, six miles northeast of Brus-
sels,' says the correspondents. "is lit
| tered with bodies of men and horses
while in the fields pasturing cattle
have been killed by shrapnel."
I tceeded in destroying the defensive
works constructed by the Germans
and have captured one field gun.
The following official announcement
has been issued at Antwerp:
The Belgian operations have sue
ceeded in the double object of dimin-
ishing the German entertainments and
drawing the German troops on the line
between Malines and Brussels and
positions.
I'VE have compelled the fourth
German division, which was advanc-
ing southwark, to retrace its steps.
'"The fourth Belgian division at Ma
muir has fulfilled it's task arresting the
German column and allowing the Bel
gians to retire on the French line.
'The statement adds: The Namur
forts are still holding out
Mich aDocnIafiop hoe boa, ,,ro,.oL q 4
here by the report that the Duke of
Brunswick has occupied the royal pail
ace at Laeken. Laeken is suburb
OF Brussels and is one Of residences
Of King Albert. The Duke of Bruins
wick, who is a son Of the English
Duke Of Cumberland. married Princess
Victoria Luise of Hohenzollern,
many.
Germans Deserving Brussels.
Coincident with the reports Of heavy
ffghting north Of Brussels come state
ments that the Germans are rapidly
leaving Brussels and that the Belgians
are preparing to re-enter their be-
loved capital
The significance of this move is be-
lieved by military men to lie in the
concentrating all Of it's available forces
along the battle line to the south
where the mai ncontest is waging with
the armies Of the allies.
The fighting at Malines indicates
that the Belgian army is being used
to harrass the German rear as indicat
ed by the statement of the Belgian
general staff to relieve the pressure
on the allies at the front.
Fighting between the Germans and
the allies wa sreported today at Lune-
VILE, near Lorraine border and at
Maueberg as we'll as at Malines.
There Is no Information forthcom-
ing here as to results of the lighting
on the two former fields. Both ar
mics are said to be putting the last
ounce Of their strength into the COM
to enormous pressure along the line
are looking hopefully to Russia to
force the kaiser to turn back in his
advance through France in order to
protect his capital from the Russian
mass.
Violent Combat at Tornai.
A Reuter- dispatch from Ghent says:
A violent combat ragged at Tornai on
Monday. the cannonade lasting from
next morning. Workmen relate that
the Germans were driven back and
that the French nag was flying at Or
roir In East Flanders.
A raid by German cavalry division
into French territory, not named, Is
declared to have resulted in practical
annihilation Of the invaders
Bringing locomotives from Aix-la.
Chappelle to supplant those removed
by the French to Paris. the Germans
are said to be Transporting fresh
troops to the front and up to within
1 few miles of the French frontier.
On the north German scouts have
been seen at Pervueren, nine miles
from Antwerp.
AGerman aeroplane Is reported to
have fallen inside the British lines ut
ouesnoy. six miles from Lille, France.
The only news from the French side