The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-15


In the fighting of Wednesday the
estimates Of the German casualties
run as high as 5000 men, The in
vaders are said to have lost a large
number of guns.
Naval Battle in North Sea.
London.-A dispatch to the Daily
News from Newcastle, timed 1 a. N,
says that wireless message received
at South Shields, shortly before mid
night, states that the British fleet en-
gagged the German high seas fleet in
a heavy battle off the South Dogger
banks.
After a general engagement along
the battle line, which extended for
many miles and in which many ships
on both sides took part, the German
feet was beaten back and moved in
the direction of the coast of Holland.
1t is now believed that the German
fleet is completely hemmed in the
eastern side of the North Sea.
The hospital authorities at Hull
have received orders to prepare to
receive 25O men wounded in the North
sea engagement
Shipping firms have been informed
that the east coast is now clear from
Hull to London
Coastwise services have been re-
sumed and fishing, vessels are free to
proceed to Iceland.
Sunk by Hidden Mine.
London.-The admiralty has issued
the following:
In the course of accommodating af-
ter the German mine layer KoenigenI
Luise was sunk, the cruiser Amphion
struck a mine and foundered. The
forepart of the British ship was shat
tered by the explosion and practical
ly all Of the loss to the crew ensued
from this cause. All not killed by
the explosion were taken off by the
boats of the destroyers before the
Amphion went down.
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men were lost. The captain, sixteen
officers and 135 men were saved.
Twenty German prisoners of war
who were confined in the forepart Of
the ship were killed. The line Of
mines was probably laid by the
Koenigin Luise before she was sunk
ReIgians RepuIse Germans.
Brussels-Several thousand dead
and wounded is the toll paid by the
German army of the Mouse for its at
tack on Liege. The Belgians made
heroic defense, repuIsing the Germans
after heavy and continuous fighting.
The fortified position of Liege had
to support on "Wednesday the general
shock Of the German attack. The Bel
gian forts resisted the advance fierce
ly and did not suffer. One Belgian
squadron attacked and drove back six
German squadrons.
Attacked Without Support.
Eight hundred wounded Germans
are being transferred to the city of
Liege, where they will be cared for.
Most of these wounded were aban-
dOned by the German army when it.
was forced to retreat. The Belgian
artillery carried the day.
The German cavalry attacked imme-
diately on arrival, without waiting for
either the infantry support or for the
| artillery.
1t was because of this mistake that
the Belgian forces were able to get in
the advantage. When the infantry
and supporting cavalry reached the
scene of battle it found that the cav
airy and motor cycle brigades had
been decimated by the fire. The Ger
mans charged, but could not carry the
Belgian position and finally the entire
army was withdrawn toward the
| Meuse
French Army Joins BeIgians.
1t is announced here that the French
army has affected a junction with the
| Belgian army at Journal, a point 49,
miles west of Liege. From now OF.
it is expected that the Belgian and
French armies will operate together.
King Leads BeIgians.
Brussels.-King Albert has assumed
command of the troops and has issued
| an inspiring proclamation to the army,
in which he declares that the per
/ fidy of naughty neighbor demands
that Belgium shall defend her honor
and independence"
He bids the Belgian soldiers remem-
Der the army's glorious deeds of the
past and show themselves worthy Of
the trust placed in them.
French Win Naval Battle.
Paris.-After bombarding the Al
| gerian town of Bona, the German
cruisers Goeben, Breslau and Panther
were caught by British and French
| squadrons which had been awaiting
them. The French warships captured
the Goeben and Breslau and sunk the
Panther.
The cruiser Breslau fired sixty shots
to which the port batteries replied.
Details of the fight are lacking.
German warships have destroyed
some fortified towns and places for
the embarkation Of French troops on
the coast Of Algeria.
1t is reported from Calais that
French torpedo boat destroyers cap
tured two large German sailing ships.
A message received here from
Guernsey, Channel Islands, says that
a French gunboat towing a large Ger
man steamer anchored in the road
: stead under the guns of the castle.
England in Dead Earnest.
London.-The passage of a war