Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
French Military Experts Now
Gravely Doubt Whether Allies
Can Check Invaders.
KAISER PLANS TO CRUSH
FOES IN ONE SUPREME EFFORT
Japan Formally Requests China TO Persuade
Germany to Peacefully Give Up
Kiau Chau to Republic.

Troops of appear today to be continuing their great
forward Belgium cavalry patrols have been
north of Antwerp and the entire civil guard Antwerp has
been called out defend the city There good believe
that serious which the German opposed
by troops of Belgium and France has been Monday
south of Brussels No definite progress Of this en-
counter, however has been received
All of the national have transferred from Brussels
Antwerp officials Office emphasizing the lack of
strategic importance of Brussels
Dispatches from Brussels today expressed the that the
capture of the capital certain While no knowledge obanab
for cabling the BshFrenc position not believed here
that the allied armies will sacrifice many the sentimental
of holding the capital against combined armies
now known to number less than 100000 men,
The German VII probably sweep south of the capital
but is believed certain the northern win be depended on to
take the city and to divide if possible Belgian defenders rolling
good port of ii back on Antwerp
Reports from Paris today the French war Office Is
hopeful but has warned against expecting much the
There disposition bee the ormdabeness Of the
German infantry fighting machine With the army Mese
holding northern Belgium and threatening Iege
ond armies of the Mosee crossing Huy at least
the equal numerically of the allied army its front in
the neighborhood of Brussels and Waterloo.
There doubt among many of the French military
perts whether the allies Belgium will
than check the German advance The troops
the frontier by Germany declared larger any
formation heretofore obanabe had suggested
north of the Belgian frontier down through Luxembourg
forces in position.
already plain the Kaiser hopes to crush the allies in
endeavo and then hurry troops
Belgium and into France before withdrawn
the south
An official statement made in Brussels
German ncurson toward Brussels stopped Belgian
position is described as excellent
Other reports say being thrown
up in the envrons of the city.
general
burg complete
bers of the Russian imperial family the
Other St
Russian armies began their general advance last Sunday.
SERvIANs CLAIM $1,000 AUsTRlANs SLAIN
rmOred pestenty The Hague that the German
Frederick William has been the that
William fastened the side his who said be AK
aChapele The report has been received also at Paris
Dispatches from London DELAYED by the British Of
hcia the landing OF the British forces on the French coast
Field Marshal Sir John French the British chief
Paris The British France believed
number between 100000 and 10000
The authority
$4,000 Ausian have been annihated sab
fed in disorder.
The servians captured fourteen Austrian guns
Japan formally persuade
peacefully
disabled
With the enemy have been bupbt into Hong Kong The censorship
this British point China the sending of the
which preceded their
The announcement from london and PARIS that NO war
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probable that the story great only through
official reports
is known general absolutely pr
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