The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-12
CHECK OF GERMAN ARMY
GIVES ALLIES COURAGE
Hcroism Displayed by Belgians at
Liege Will Have Great Effect
on Future Operations.
ORIGINAL PLANS DEFEATED
Onrush of kaiser's Troops Down the
Nfeusp to Sedan May Have to BE
Abandoncd-Francc and England
Gain Valuable Time

tSpecial Gable to The Times Dispatch J
BRUSSELS. August 10 delayed in
transmission 1t is quite possible
that outsiders do not realize the efcc,
on future operations OF tho German
check at i.iere
First. 1t gave France time 10 com.
pletc her mobilization.
IN tho second place. il gave Eng
lands army time to mobilize ana land
on the Continent
In accomplishing these results. the
Relgians have rendered signal strate-
Gical service. but the effect on future
operations must be considered In
time, LicGe and it's forts will fan
This fall Will not occur without onor-
nous German sacrifices, and these
sacrifices will mean that in tho sub
scqucnt manocuvrcs the German right
wing Will be weakened
With this known 10 the commanders
opposing the German advance. II is OH
Nious that they will always watch for
81 chance of landing Il crushing blow
on that side.
BATTLE - HAVING
GREAT MORAL EFFECT
Again, the moral cfrec, OF this In
Belgium is astounding. These untricd
troops now know that they are the
equals of the professional soldier OF
Prussia, and the soldier of England
an" france VIII say TO himself. III the
BelEians do it. We can every dav''
1t will perhaps he the German plan
10 leave retaining force at Licge and
push on. Their original program OF
sweeping down the MeuSc TO sedan
VIII have Ia he delayed. If not entire
~ abandoned. The $4,000 Germans
one cannot believe there arc more nj
l.iese--are but a small proportion OF
their lighting forces Their actual
eNpcdiiionary army win more nearly
approximate half u million"
such number moves slowly. and
cach day lessons the advantage the
Germans gained by their rapid mobiii-
cation. Liogc is now surrounded bv
Germans. and no word reaches the ont;
side world. The only wireless In
stalled was destroyed why the forts
were not filled with wireless is hard
TO understand.
Even with tho city taken. this does
not mean that tho Germans viii be
bile 10 push on down the Mcuso an
arrangements have been made to de-
stroN the bridges and railways on the
shortest notice. If Belgium. tho David
OF hurope, can hold back the lnvad-
INF Goliath n short time more. Ger
many VIII be at great disadvantage
against tho allied enemies II il nos
sihle that tho next big cncacemcnt
VIII occur north ot 4icgc and nearer
Brussels.
't' N'Altl was .th eyewitness
the lighting around Licgc Tho Ger
mans attacked tie city i'm force about
ll.3p i. NJ. ON hearing q heavy. can
nor"ding, | crossed the river by tho
bridge AZ Fraruee and took n posi.
ton on the heights 10 the north of the
city. IT was fun moon The German
attack was directed against the forts
Of Fleron. Embour.> and BoncclIcs.
The artillery practice was pertcct.
Shell after she'll was exploded fairly
on the ramparts and forts.
The return nrc OF the Bclglane 7
could not judge for effectiveness. az
the German gun positions were adj
mirahly concealed The rough nature
Of the country and tho darkness "a.
Nored the attackers, IT IS my opIu-
ION that there were no siege guns in
action.
HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELL.
Is USED Il, GERMANS
Inc Germans used "a high eNpiosiya
shen that burst with extraordinary
vividncss
about in the morning infantry fire
broke out OF the woods on the ives,
Of ;hc River Ourthe between Emboure
aud Eonceiles. II was Impossible 10
distinguish anything except the flashes
~ tie rifles. About this time ! heard
infantry tire in the west The country
IN tho vicinity of the forts has not been
cleared mud vas evidently only hastily
fortified.
Belgian Infantry. the Ninth and
Fourteenth line regiments, held the
country between Forts Flerou. I'm.
bourE and Boacclles The Ninth JleSi-
mcnt bore the bruut Of the attacks
which were rcpellcd
With the FIRST rays ~ daylight. about
o'clock. was able t. make ont troops
OF the German line OF battle They
were hFhtine N close order could
not believe that I was watching the
hrst inc as this seemed 20 be old
fashioned tactics. hut there could be
no doubt as TO their formation.
Tine engagement attained its nercesi
stage NJ o'clock. when Fort E'ieron
was silence1. was afterwards told
that the German ire had smashed :hc
machinery of the disappearing CUR
carriage Toward s o'clock there was
2 lull
would not attempt closely to csti-
mate the attacking force II might
have been division Of $4,000 men.
with 1000 or 5000 cavalry These oc-
rnr,ied MT lu ~