The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-10
Germans Threaten
To Turn Cannon on
Populace of Liege
invadeas viii lombard Civilian Inhabitants If Amy Revolt De-
velops Against Their Occupation of the Cty-Attack Of
Forts Around the City Suspended While Great Army Be-
ing Concentrated To Repe French In Alsace
Was Situation Draws
Nearer To A Crisis

BELGIUM-The Germans have made a peaceful occupa-
ton OF the city of ege but the forts the city still
holding out The German attack forts has been ss
pended Threats have made to the city bv the German
commanders that they will the old citadel
overlooking the city and lombard the civilian inhabitants If
there any revolt against their occupation of the city, Ger
man soldiers tell the citizens of Lege that they With
out food for hours day and night of which were
occupied almost constant fighting showing that German
commssary has been badly handled 1t reported that large
French army and the $4,000 British troops which landed IN
Belgium yesterday have joined the Begians but it is uncer
tain whether they will assist in the further defense of the forts
ege will prepare resist at Namur where
the Notifications much stronger than those at Liege
FRANCE-The French army which is invading Alsace
after capturing Airch and uehhausen have advanced to
Comar twenty-five miles beyond Muehhausen and forty miles
from Strassburg the present objective point of invaders
reports of the fighting Akrch indicate that the French
routed the Germans there after bavone charges
and the Germans fled in disorder Neu Bresach The Bel
gan Office hears that the Germans and the
French $4,000 in the fighting These figures are believed to
be exaggerated Muehhausen was occuped without serous
resistance the Germans having abandoned the eahworks in
front of the town The Asaan inhabitants Muehlhausen
welcomed the French army as deverers Clashes are
between rench and German cavalry the Belgian province
of Luxembourg
GREAT BRITAIN The British admiralty announces an
engagement IN which hota of German submarines attacked
British cruiser squadron presumably in the North None
Of the British ships injured the admiralty reports One
Of the German submarines sunk News of the British
military carefully guarded but Paris hears
that the transportation of British troops the relief Bel
GUM continues.
GERMANY-The German operations against Lege ap
parenty have been suspended for the while great
German army is being concentrated in lower ace repel
the French invasion
AUSTRALIA Austrian force of 10000 troops Is re-
ported to be nearing the French border just above Basel
Switzerland to cooperate with the Germans against France
although Austria and France not yet An Austrian
fleet is gathering in the Adratic.
RCSSIA-The German minister at The Hague reports
that the Germans have captured Warsaw the capital
Poland and that the Poles have received the German in
that fighting of Importance has taken place and that
the Germans still at the border where they for
days.
MONTENEGRO-Two Montenegrin armies one under
command of King Nicholas and the other under command of
the prince marching aid the Servans against
Ausrans
JAPANTwo Japanese naval squadrons have left their
base under sealed ORDERS and it is presumed they their
Using TAU the German fortified base in the province
Of Kiao- Chau, China.
NORWAY AND SWEEDEN-These two Scandinavian A
countries only recently divided have reached an agreement
SERVIAI is reported that cholera has broken out n
the Servian and Austrian armies the Servian border