Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-24

Gettysburg Dwarfed by Comparison With
Tremendous Struggle in Europe.
Toxic, Aug. 24.-The Yamato, in an extra edi J
don says the bombardment of Using Tau by the Jap
anese fleet has begun. This message was passed by
the censor of navy department. NJ
SERIOUS LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES. = .
Paris, Aug. 2.-"The general engagement con-
tnues today with desperation, is the wording of an
official confirmation announced this afternoon CAL
ready both sides have suffered serious losses"
An official announcement that Luneville Anance
and Deuloard in the department of Meurthe and Mo-
selle, have been occupied by Germans made Also
that the general battle is upper Alsace upon the
Vosges mountains, along the river Meurthe,
London Aug. 24-The French and British troops are
locked in death grapple with the Germans in the first
great battle of the with its center at Charerio Bel
glum
Since dawn on Saturday 100000 men have been on
the firing line and over battle front of 100 miles.
One million Germans the flower of the kaser's arny
face to face with the allied and with cavalry
charge and cannonade and hand hand encounter Of the
infantry the destines OF Europe trembling the bal
The of cannon is reported from vast area in
southern Belgium, and wounded from both armies be-
ginning to pour into Paris.
Eyes of the World on Belgium.
But the eyes Of the world and especially of Britain,
focused Belgium, where the mighty armies are
locked in struggle which may last for days
AS nearly as be told from the meagre dispatches
which the permit to filter through the battle line
extends from somewhere south of Ghent southeastery to
Hail. almost due south Luttre, eastery to Charleroi
south again to Walcour and east almost the Luxen-
burg border.
The allies have not waited passively for the Germans
to reach them but have apparently thrown their line for
ward and trying to break through the German ad
to Dinant thus cutting them off from their base of
supplies
There are indications that the fighting extends down
the River Sambre all the way from Charero to Namur
where the little Belgian forts still holding out and
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heavy siege guns.
South of Belgium Shaken.
Both armies using their full strength of cavalry,
infantry and artillery and the whole south of Belgium is
shaking in earthquake with the shock of armies
The allies have taken advantage of chain of forts
this vast battlefield and the Germans sheling
the forts at the time they baerng the mighty
of the allies united armies
The office at Paris longer tries conceal the
fact that the deciding battle but the war office itself
knows little yet of what has been won or lost and NAV
not know definitely for days.
Titanic Engagement.
1t is called battle yet that poorly describes the ac-
tual event which is in reality titanic engagement in
which half dozen battles simultaneously being fought
any of which dwarfs Gettysburg Waterloo by COM
parison
At Mons, at Givet, along both banks Of the River
Meuse down at Neuf Chateau and along toward Aron
the embattled powers struggling with varying success
At the moment of the first decisive battle against the
German invaders comes of the rush of Russian
army against hoenlgsDurg, the most important of
eastern Germany Fresh from their victory Gr1nbiren
few days ago. the Russian army seized Insterburg
miles inside the German border and yesterday three fresh
army corps arrived to reinforce them Koengsbrg now
menaced by this powerful foe In their operations thus
far the Russians have taken eight German cannon and
many prisoners.
Il RUMOR GERMANS HAVE OCCUPIED NANCY.
Paris Aug. q. The rur,or is il circulation tl1at
the Germans have occupied the unforti6ed town az
y Nancy This, however, lacks conir r1s1aticn s. M