Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-15

German Tenth army corps, before
Liege, is dead.
Victor II. Duras quoted in the follow
ing dispatches claims WILDER Neb, as
hie home when he is not representing the
United states government abroad
LONDON, Aug H-(5:I5 a. m)-The
German army investing Liege underesti-
mated the fighting qualities of the Bel
CLANS and paid a terrible penalty for
their daring, in the opinion of Victor H.
Dufas, American vice consul at Liege
as quoted by the Brussels correspondent
OF the Times.
rhe correspondent says that Mr.. Duras
was an eye witness of the first two
days of the siege. which he describes
The Belgians permitted the forces of Gen
eral Won Emmich actually to pass the
forts in their march on the town and
then attacked them in the rear from the
forts and on their front with infantry
die estimated the German casualties as
from five to ten times as great as those
OF the defenders. ................
speaking as a neutral" says Mr.
Duras, according to the Times correspond
cut ut seems 20 be a part OF the new
military tactics OF the Germans to fight
as much possible in the night time
comparatively little fighting occurred at
Diese during the day.
Germans Caught I'm Trap.
The scheme OF the Belgian defense
seemed to be not to make any serious
resistance to the attack until the German
troops were actually past the forts Then
when they we're close up TO the town and
their several bodies trying to effect
1nncture, fire was opened on them from
the forts behind and from rifles and ma
ctne guns in front, SO they were caught
in trap and retreat was cut off. There
was nothing for them to do but to be shot
down or surrender.
The amount OF suffering on both sides,
owing to an inability to deal promptly
with the wounded was very great, but es-
pecially to the Germans whose casualties
were from five to ten times as numerous
as those among the Belgians
The Germans paid terrible penalty
for the balance of their scheme of at
tack. which, from a military point of
View, could be justified only by a convic-
tlon OH the part OF the German officers
that they would meet with only the feeb-
lest resistance. The mistake they made
was in undertaking the fighting qualities
German Loss at HaeIen Heavy.
BRUSSELS, Via London, Aug. IA
ug:& a. m.)-German casualties in the
engament at Haelem Wednesday were
1900 dead and wounded. The Germans ap-
parently sacrificed their men without
scfupies. During the fight the Germans
were obliged to pass two bridges over the
Gethe and Velpe rivers. where they were
exposed to a heavy fire. The retiring
Germans left piles of dead and wounded
at these bridges.
The same carnage occurred on the road
from Threck to Haelen, where the Ger
Nah cavalry. exposed to the gatling guns
of the Belgians. fell in droves The Ger
man infantry end cavalry had a similar
reception near 'colfsekin.
The success OF, the Belgian arms is
considered particularly brilliant as most
OF the Belgian troops participating had
not been under fire before.
The Belgian casualties at Haelen were
light in dead, as the troops were we'll en-
trenched, but many were wounded. the
situation, which was somewhat critical
Tuesday morning, when the German
patrols had arrived close to Brussels, was
held to be rapidly improving from the
standpoint of the Belgians twenty-four
hours later.
The victory described above was fol-
lowed by new and successful engagements
near Noville-Tsviers and Eghezee, about
nine miles north of Namur on wedhes-
cay and Thursday.
These operations proved that the Ger
mans are retresting further and that the
allies, being steadily reinforced are reso-
lutely pushing ahead.
Brussels is no longer in danger but the
situation few days ago was such that
the eventuality of its occupation by the
Germans was considered.
French Take sssay Prisoners.
LONDON. Aug, 13-C6:57 D. MIA
dispatch from Paris to Reuters agency
says that during the fight of August II
aid August IL in Belgium. the French
troops forced the Germans to retreat
and took many of them prisoners.
A number Of wounded troops arrived
at Southampton today from Belgium.
The report did not say to which army
they belonged.
Over 100 German prisoners Of war taken
from trawlers in the North sea were
landed today at Fort George, Scotland,
by British cruisers.
The Austrian steamship Izrada mas
tNNh NoPbAAC1 bAA A@cAilu L4nu DN a bFl-
tlsh gunbost and brought to Mounts Bay.
50 far as is publicly known this is the
first Austrian prize captured by Great
Britain since the declaration Of war on
the dual monarchy.
The Prince Of Wales relief fund for
sufferers from the war t0taIled today
t4.S05.OOO.
VIII Not Surrender Forts.
BRUSSELS. Aug. H.-Cvia Paris, l:55
p m.)-It was officially announced here
today that none of the Liege forts had
capltulated, as had been stated in Ger
man reports. 1t was declared that the
defenders had been instructed TO blow up
the forts rather than surrender.
a rumor that an attempt had been made
on the life OF King Albert was based on a
slight accident to the royal automobile
German Troops Surrender.
LONDON, Aug. IA Q2:15 p. ml-fhe
Havas news agencys version OF the Of
fetal statement issued by the French
minister of war in Paris at midnight in
reference to the fight on the Vosges