The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-10
Guns Of FortreSSeS Command
Roads by Which kaiSer'S
Troops Can Advance

on the route to Namur. Huy is
defended by a single fort,
which is well armed and sit
uated on a spur of rock detach-
ed from Mount Tichard on the
right bank of the river Meuse.
The fort dominates the town
OF Huy and the bridge and the
roads to Namur and Liege.
French Aid BeIsians.
London, Aug. 1O.-Dispatches to the
Daily Mall from Charleroi. Belgium.
filed Sunday night, says force Of
French troops arrived In time 70 par
ticipate in the fine success Of a Bel
gian division over the German troops
investing Liege. The correspondent
adds
THE French succeeded In reaching
the town OF Liege and working behind
the Germans. cutting off the German
retreat. The Germans are said to have
lost 5000 killed and wounded, while
1000 were captured. 1 give these fig
ures under reserve"
SURRENDER DEMANDED.
Brussels, Aug.t 10.-The newspaper
Lesoir gives the details of the Ger
man occupation of Liege as follows
The Germans, seeing spaces be-
tween the forts open before them, en-
tered in small groups Thursday even
fVNrr 4
General Won Emmich. commander of
the tenth army corps, and staff At
the barracks the governor and the
hurgomaster of Liege were informed
that unless the town and forts were
surrendered the Germans would bonn
bard the town and raze it completely.
on orders from his government the
governor left the town.
Friday night, seventeen notables of
Liege, headed by the bishop, burgo-
master and sheriff, with some depu-
ties, proceeded to the citadel and beg
ged Won Emmich not to lombard the
town. The general replied that the
town and forts must surrender or he
would begin bombardment. The Ger
mans asserted that the peasants in
the district had committed hostile
acts against them. All members of
the deputation were detained as host
ages and il is not known whether
they since have been liberated.
TWO DAYS REST.
London, Sunday Aug. 9.-There is
no confirmation of the report publish
ed In Berlin of the fall of Liege. re-
ceived in London. The Belgian lega-
tion gives the report no credence.
1t is officially announced. i'm dis
patch from Paris, that the Belgian
garrison of Liege enjoyed two days
rest, during which not shot was fir
ed. Fifty-three thousand civilian la
borers were working yesterday and to-
day throwing up entertainments be-
tween the twelve forts surrounding
Liege. with a view of rendering the
city impregnable.
GERMANS CLAIM VICTORY.
\ semi official dispatch from Berlin
says
"I.iegc in our hands. Between 1000
and 5000 Belgian prisoners en- route
to Germany. We hold fast. We were
faced at Liege by a quarter of the
Belgian army"
In Berlin there has been great re-
joicing over the report tht Liege has
fallen. a dispatch received from the
German capital says:
"The news of the fall of Liege
spread with lightning rapidity
throughout Berlin and created bound
less enthusiasm. The emperor sent
n aide de camp to announce the cap
ture OF the city to crowds that as
sembled outside the palace.
policemen on bicycles dashed along
Under den Linden, proclaiming the
joyful tidings. Imperial chancellor
Bethmann- Hollweg drove TO the cas-
tie 10 congratulate the emperor on
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