The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-19
GERMAN TROOPS CONTINUE
THEIR ACTIVITY IN BELGIUM

| London Aug 1S-Troops of Ger
many appear today to be continuing
their activities in Belgium. German
| cavalry patrols have been signalled
| north of Antwerp and the entire civil
guard of Antwerp has been called out
to defend the city.
| There Is good reason to believe that
| a serious engagement in which the
German advance is opposed by troops
| of Belgium and France has been ~Oing
on since Monday south of Brussels
| No definite news of the progress of
| this encounter, however, has been re-
| ceived.
| An official -staterne Mt made in Brus-
| sells is to the effect that the Germ3 n
| incursion toward Brussels has been
| stopped. the Belgian position is de-
| Scrlbed excellent
Further reports from Brussels say
| that trenches are being thrown up in
| the envirOns of the city.
| An official communication from the
Russian general staff at St. Peters
burg says the Russian mobilization is
now complete and that eleven m"m-
bers of the Russian imperial family
are at the front. Other reports from
St. Petersburg by way Of London set
forth that he Russian armies began
their general advance last Sunday.
1t is rumorcd persistently at The
Hague that the German crown prince
Frederick William. has been seriously
w
has FASTENED to the side of his son,
who is said TO he at AiN-la-Chapelle.
The report has been received also at
Paris.
Dispatches from London, delayed by
the British Censors. announce officially
the landing of the British expeditions
airy forces on the French coast. Field
Marshal Sir John French, the fritlsh
communicative ief. vas gwen Il rouS-
ing reception in Paris. The British
* },oT-. -aI r11lr
Der between 100. 600 and 10000 men.
The Servian premier is authority for
the statement that Austrian forces
have suffered a serious defeat on the
Servian line. He teleSraphs London
that $4,000 Austrians have been an
initiated" near SabaC whence they
fled in disorder. The Servians cap
tured fourteen Austrian guns.
Two German cruisers, evidently Sc
riously disabled i'll an encounter with
the enemy have been brought into
Hong Kong. The censorship maintained
at this British port in China prevents
the sending of the vessels names or
any details of the engagement which
preceded their capture.
The German cruiser Leipzig. which
came into San Francisco yesterday for
coal. left the Golden Gate early today
with a supply that will carry her to
the nearest German port, Apla. The
japanese cruiser IdZume in believed to
be coming up the Pacific coast to OBJ
serve the movements of the Leipzig.
The announcement from London
and Paris that no war correspondents
will be allowed in the field, coupled
with Great Britain's request to Bel
GUM to eSpel the correspondents now
in the zone of operations. makes 1t
probable that the story of the first
great battle will be told only through
official reports.
It is known that the German general
staff regulations prohibit correspond
enIs with the army. Only official ar
fists and historians may go with Ger
man troops and these will not be per-
united to write or make public their
sketches until the conclusion of a
campaign or at the discretion of the
authorities.
1t is known also that the Russian