New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-26
FOUR NAMUR FORTS
HOLDING OUT AFTER
GERMANS TAKE FIVE
Invaders Declare Fall Of Remaining Strong
holds lmminent-London Admits
Blow to Allied Armies.
BRITISH LOSSES PLACED AT 1000

mons-Paris Still Cings to Report That
Big Fortress Is Safe.
Washington, Aug 25-oAiciaI confirmation of the
Of the allies forces fall of Nam received by the De-
.men of State to-day but administration officials decline to
make public any official information they receive
Berlin Aug 25 (by Wireless The Associated Press, by
v Of Naun Germany and Sayve Long AN Official
made public here to-day the city OF Namur
and FIVE have been captured by the Germans The bonn
dmen of the other forts continues and their fall -
minent.
London Aug 25-Beyond the bare statement that Nsmur
has fallen the official information bureau has issued nohs on
sub 1t yet known definitely here whether the ran
refers to the the forts, or to both.
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Paris
says denied French capital that Namur has been taken
by the Germans.
The Notifications of Namur and Lege formed the finest
examples of the work of the famous Belgian military engineer
General Henri Alexis Brialmont whose reputation worldwide
The defensive works of Namu not strong as those OF
Ege but the position of the city much better for military pu
The forts are nine number The four most important are
St. Herbert Audoye Suaee and Cogneee the connecting forts
Of less strength are Dave Maizere Malonne Machevoee and
Emnes
NAMURS GUNS POWERFUL
All are protected by hardened steel domes generally eight of
hem each The artillery consisting OF modern heavy d-
appearing guns very powerful
The British casualties Belgium, according to an announce
ment made this evening Aquth estimated at more
than thousand.
eve have heard this morning from Sir John French COM
snder Of the British forces the Continent the Premier IN
formed the House of Commons that the withdrawal OF his troops
to new position was successfully effected not accom-
hed considerable loss They were pressed hard oy e
enemy who, however shaken off,
at is not desirable anything at the present mo-
en except that the field marshal reports that spite or hard
marching and hard fighting the British forces in the best OF
spirits.
e estimates casualties something over two thousand
but we have no yet received any Names
"Tbe Daily Chronicles" Paris correspondent says
The War Office announces this evening that the Germans
em TO have resumed the offensive which they had suspended
Yesterday but that they held by Franco-Brish armies
The German attack which began Saturday. followed three
railway lines south southwest OF Brussels that 10 say
directed toward Lille through Tourna toward Vaiencennes
through Mons and toward Msubeuge through CharleroL
Tbere has been fighting Mouscon Belgian frontier sta
hou which may have been only the result OF RAID rom hen
through Courtrai
About Mons Charero the chief fighting is taking place.
rather between these places and the French frontier Nothing
known Of the fate and nothing sgnicant
energies from the donted reports of comba between
outposts and patrols"
WATERLOO OBSTINACY REPEATED
The Paris correspondent Of "The Times says:
THE British troops based Mons have borne much OF
the burden of the last three days Upon their positions the Ger
delivered vigorous attack, which resisted with the
logged obnacy displayed by the British squares at Waterloo
this its engagement the British expedIonary orce mas JUS
ahed the hopes and confidence placed in it.
Eyenesses of the opening stages OF the German attack
UPON Mons that the British artillery seemed to be better
rved the enemy and that batteries posted the
wooded hills the south Of the inflicted heavy losses on the