The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-21
THE BIG BATTLE
NOT FAR DISTANT
Belgian Have Completed Task
and Allies Must Now
Hold Back the
Germans.
rCENsoRsHIP sTR1oTER
Russia 10 Now Moving Her Army
Like Steam Roller and tho
Clash Is Drawing
Nearer.
[By William Philip sIr,ms, United
Press STAFF Correspondent

Press STAR correspondent.
PARIS, Aug. 21.-The German for
ward movement In Belgium continued
today. Their forces are moving
steadily south from Brussels and
south and west from their base on
tho Meuse river. Despite great
secrecy imposed by tho censorship, Il
is considered certain that the battle
with French forces cannot long be
delayed. France and probably Eng
land, whose expeditionary forces can
not be located, must now check tho
Germans. The 6elolans have done
their utmost, but they are through.
With their capita! In the hands Of the
enemy and the bulk Of the Belgian
army In Antwerp to protect that for
titled city from capture, the opposl-
ton between the German lines and
the French frontier now comprIces the
French main army. The French de-.
fepse pians contemplate complete
check to the Germans according to
officers Of the general staff. They OK
pressed supreme confidence Of their
ability today and said that determine
be delayed. Even now Il Is stated
that the outposts Of tho armies have
cIashed. And as the movements con-
tinue, the main forces must quickly be
s.rawn Into action.
The French operations In Lorraine
have been checked to await the COM
pIetion of the movement In upper Al
SAGE. Until that section 10 swept
clear Of the enemy from the Swiss
border north and from the French
frontier to the Rhine, the attacks up
on Metz and straasburg cannot take
place. Tho Germans are In strong
force In Lorraine and have been en-
trenchIng and preparing for Stub
born resistance for several days.
The war bureau announcements to-
day are few and far between. II was
verv frankly stated that It was DEEM
ed impossible to permit any real news
to become public In the present crisis
because the enemy might benefit by
the Information.
RUSSIA NEEDS WATCHING.
TBy Ed. L. Keen, United Press StaH
Correspondence.
LONDON, Aug. 21.-Pendina deveI-
opment from the second stage of the
German offensive movement In Bel
nium, the censorship has been made
absolute. II 10 explained this action
Is precautionary. What might prove
one Of the determining battles Of the
war 10 at hand. The allied armies
must hold back the Germans, or the
French frontier at the Belgian line,
comparatively unprotected will be en-
danuered. So the war Office Is with.
holding all news Of field operations
for the present.
Meanwhile attention Is fixed on
Russian operations. The cars mill
tary machine is In action. Its steam
mans do not consider sacrifice Of men,
If the object is attained. The st.
Petersburg war office announced that
both the Austrian and eastern Prus-
sian frontiers have been penetrated
and that the "advsnee Is well in pro-
gress." The Russians have an over
wheImina preponderance OF forces en-
GATED, as the flower Of the German
army is engaged In the west and the
Austrian army was weakened by
troops wIthdrawn for operations
against the servians. Because Of this,
the British military experts believe
the Austrian and German armies COM
rissioned &c check the Russian offen-
sive movement will be unable to do
so and importan! developments are
expected to be reported very soon.
The French war office this afternoon
German forces continued
to press forward across the Meuse at
Huy in great force. The announcement
confirmed the belief here that the
general attack Of the Germans or the
first line Of allied defense has already |
been begun. !