The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-07
TWOLIECE FORTS
ARE SILENCED
Grown Prince with $4,000 Men
Reinforce Germans.
STILL BATTLING VALIAkTLi
invading Forces Attempting to Crusf
Belgian Army to Open way te
French Border.

Brussels, Aug. THE German shell
fire has reduced two Of the forts a.
Liege and the kaiser's forces have
broken through the Belgian lines. Inc
other forts are still holding on.
The Belgians are making a deter
mined stand in front of the city. Inc
forts that have succumbed to the at
tack were thirty years old ana the
Germans were able to use their llgh'
eieoe Guns against them with good ef
feet.
France is rushing to the aid OF Bel
GUM, and already 10000 FrencL
troops have pushed their way to Ma
mur. Others are near Charlerol.
The column OF French troops WHICH
arrived at Journal, thirty-five miles
west of Liege, was on its way tt
Liege to aid in the defense OF thal
city. Altogether 10000 French troops
are rushing to aid the Belgians.
The Belgian war office estimates the
German losses to date in the 1ghtlns
near Liege as between 1000 and SOoV
with at least 1000 captured, total o.
nearly 10000. The Belgians have alst
captured a number OF German guns.
Although the Belgian infantry anc
artillery have won decided victories
the Belgian cavalry has not been 81
successful. 1t is admitted at the wal
office that a regiment of Belgian
Lancers was trapped by German oh
lans and cut to pieces.
The battle at Liege was renewed
and was waged fiercely. Thirty thou
sand fresh German troops, under the
command of Crown Prince Frederick
William, have reinforced the army OF
the Meuse. Another desperate effor
is being made to smash the BelSlar
defenses and clear the way Tor The
southwark march to the French iron
tier. The German forces in front Of
Liege are now said to number nearly
100000 men.
In renewing the attack the Germans
concentrated their strength agalnS'
Fort Barchon, northeast OF Llege. Ihe9
moved forward under the cover o
heavy artillery. The Belgians reserved
their fire until the enemy came u
close quarters and were prepared Iol
the first charge. Then the Belgians lei
loose a terrific hail of lead from then
machine guns, causing havoc IN tne
enemy's ranks.
The result of the battle is not vel
known, but last accounts from Llege
say the Belgian lines are still unbrok
en-. The loss to the enemy is enor
nous.
1t is thought that the Germans VII
be forced to begin regular siege o.
Liege. Their howitZers are too sinai
to be efficacious against the heavy ar
tillery of the Belgian forts. Military
authorities are of the opinion that L
the Belgians can hold out at Liege ont
I6f the decisive battles of the war ma!
be fought there soon.
Stories of the great struggle be
tween the Belgians and Germans IL
the vicinity of Liege tell OF terrlne
slaughter among the German forces
The German infantry attempted tt
carry by assault Fort Barchon, to the
northeast of Liege. The attacking in
fantry crept up under the cover OF I
heavy artillery fire. The Belgian de
tenders reserved their fire until the
Germans had come to close quarters
when, at a given signal, the Belgians
opened with a hail Of bullets iron
their rifles and machine guns. The at
tackers soon lay in heaps OF dead ane
wounded around the fort.
The Germans battered away WIFI
their artillery at all the forts On the
right bank of the Meuse. A heavy fire
was poured on the Belgian fortified
lions. Belgian cavalry sent out to at
tack the Germans suffered heaV!
losses. One whole squadron OF Bel
gian lancers was annihilated after
killing $50 Uhlans in desperate en-
counter.
A force of Uhlans made brilliantly
courageous but fatal attempt to cap
ture the Belgian general staff. Bel
gian troops swooped down on then
and annihilated all. The Uhlans hat
actually penetrated the city as far as
the Rue Sainte Fol, where the Belgian
Headquarters had been established
when the Belgian soldiers came Oh
the scene.