The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-15
At An Unknown Point
The Troops Are Now
Entrenched
GREAT BATTLE
is INEVITABLE
By Force of Numbers Kaiser's
Troops March Towards the
Heart of Belgium

Reports OF the continued advance
of Germans towards Brussels, the
march extending through the heart of
Belgium on q line extending relative
ly from Namur to Haelen ard OF con-
| tinued fighting at tho Liega fortresses
were the chief items Of news OF the
warfare in Europe that 'winnowed
through the sieve of tho censor last
night. -.
OF the movement of the armies OF
the Germans and the .ailies II was
stated that 1t had progressed to q
point where 1t seemed apparent that
the first great battle OF the war could
not be long deferred
"A dispatch from HrIssais said the
concentration oil French, troops in
Belgium was complete and that all the
troops that had been expected were in
battle order.
A German report from in front OF
Liege said the fortress Pontisse had
fallen into the. hands Of the Germans.
Belgians denied this and declared
the Germans had. suffered heavy
losses in the attack.
? "a cPCCioh tVt,ptrS4 .bu U
kto said the Japanese lpprlpse toicarry
Britain and that the Ja bahes6 feet
had put to sea to. co-opsrate with the
British ships. 49,
Greece. it was stated, probably would
engage Turkey again should the re-
| port that the Ottoman. government had
purchased the German cruisers Goe-
ben and 5res!sn provo true.
The German cruiser Karlsruhe. at
ter coaling at San Juah; p l.: follow
ing her fight with British cruisers,
put into the Dutch Island of Curacao(
last Wednesday. ~
London, August. .14.-Pushing for
ward by mere weight OF numbers the
slowly but steadily proceeding. Soon
1t must come In contact with the allied
armies. which. Eccording to an official
communication from Brussels tonight,
are in bnttle order at some point un-
named. 80 i%,g.g.Ss. i
The Belgians in the outpost skirm-
ishing are said to have ihfiicted severe
checks on the German forces; put on
the whole the German wing 2ha8 kept
on its way and haa reached line
from North of Namuri to Haelen, which
suggests that thef first big battle Will
be fought somewhere between Lou
vain and Diest, where he allies prob
ably will try to block the roads to
Brussels and Antwerp aud prevent the
German attempt to render North Bel
gian untenabie.
Further south French troops have
entered Belgium through Charleroi.
going to the relief Of their neighbors
and to aid In any attack directed to-.
ward Namur, while iti- the east the
French are reported to have taken. (.
possession. Of ridges In the vosges
mountains and to hold the passes OF
LIE Bonhorme and Saint Marie au
Mines, through which important roads
pass, and which It is declared gives
them great strategicai advantage.
The Germans again are hammering
away, at the Liege forts and according
TO their accounts one of the foftB.
Pontisse. has fallen. This. Ia denied (
by the Belgians. who tell OF another
slaughter Of the invaders who, they
say. attempted to rush the fortress.
Military strategists belteye the Ger. !,
mans are meeting with delay witch
they did not expect and that evere day
the Belgfans keep them eShting
means an increase of Russian forces
on their eastern frontier. They ex-
press the belief that unless Germany
soon disposes of Belgium and France
she will have to choDse. between with
drawing part OF her. afuiy from the
west or leaving the road to Berlin
open to the forces Of the Emperor OF
Russia Il s Co. ~ = :.
Already hordes OF Russians are re.
ported marching toward Prussia ON
the one side and to Austrian Gnlicia
ON the other. In the, iatt6r country
they are said to be In the vicinity OF 1
the Styx river, which is on. the route
to Lemberg. 81 b :
The official news bureau OF the.
army and admiralty has B. issued e !
warning to the public Against placing
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