The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-07

and both were wrecked 1t is under
stood the Belgian escaped uninjured.
COY Over r., N i,I li;ese the people remained
night the cry arose:
The Irussians arc coming"
Patrols were at once sent hurting
through the town in all directions. &C.
companied by, buglers. announcing:
The town has not been taken. The,
anGe Long live Belgium
GERMANS ATTACi< UNDER
attacked Fort Be Der, nc" grtan of
lie Eieses Under cover Of artillery Are;
their fire until the enemy. getting
close, were preparing for their on
hail OF lead from machine guns till
the ground around the fort rescmbled
z shambles when the attack had
simultaneously, the Germans at
tlcmnied an assault upon Fort Chaud
cover of q nearly castle Which ' tney
mad seized. Tho BclGians, from the
fort; poured y raking fire upon tho
castle. and the advancing column of
the German advances broke and ran.
In tho retreat following these two at
tacks, the Germans abandoned seven
teen machine guns, which later i'm the
BelGians.
mans lost between 1000 and 5000 In
these two attacks.
the dead Sodss Of s'reWm T,s
slain in the previous days nehting. No
accurate count OF the dead and wound.
that tho Germans alone lost $500 in tho
hEhtinE around Wise on Wednesday,.
Nrnnna Lasss o g" far The German loss
Dawn also brought .roinforccments
which We're sadly missed in tho pre-
Vlous days fighting.
;, It's l., Is VII, With III, these Mowi.zers and
pounding away all day at the Liiege
forts.
Further details of the earlier night
ing show that the Belgian field arti-
lery and machine guns have been used
with particularly deadly enes. in halt
adjunct OF war. Three Belgian avia-
Srs " '. serH E"s 70 she se
mans, reconnoitprlns their position.
tho German columns
The accuracy Of tho artillery play of
the ne Ecislams in consequence has dazed
their midst, killing and woundinS hun
dreds. Particular attention has been
given to the airmen. who have fallen
by the score.
KING ALBEtT MAKES
ADDRESS TO TROOPS
In an address TO the people before
taking personal command OF tho troops,
Is ing Albert said;
"A neighbor, naughty in Its strength,
without the slightest provocation. has
torn up the treaty bearing it's sigma
ture and has violated tho territory OF
our fathers because we refused TO for
felt our honor. 1t has attacked us.
Seeing its lndependence threatened,
the nation trembled and Its children
In sacred cause. have confidence
in your tenacious courage. | greet YOU
in the name of Belgium, a fellow Cit
zen who is proud OF YOU"
In proclamation, the Governor OF
/ i-iege says:
Germany has invaded Belgium after
belgium has proudly taken UP the
| gauntlet and the army Will do its
duty"
-Four thousand residents OF Licge
have been expelled from the city.
The Gazette publishes what IT says
are the facts SO far known regarding
the repulse OF the Germans yesterday.
Saws the Gazette:
The Belgium Eleventh Brigade, af-
ter successfully resisting the German
attack, i,% . pursued the meeins Prussiana
commanding the BelSians was obliged
TO order our troops 10 turn back, as
! tive range of the guns OF the Belgian
| forts The enthusiasm of our troops
was superb.
| wounded Germans fed to Dutch ter
ritorN, and this gave rise to the belle z
/ that the enemy had heen compleiely
routed They, suffered heavy losses.
however which are estimated at 5000
/ our losses are small"
AT o'clock the German Tenth Army
Corps attacked the Chaudfontaine and
| Boucellcs forts FROM the Southeast,
while their artillery homba rded the
fort at I'lemaile. on the opposite of the
Meuse. Ave miles southwest OF Liese
The 3elgians captured seven guns and
some prisoners Proposals for the sur
render of liese have been again firmly
refused