New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-22
Great Belgian Fortress Partially Invested !
Kaiser's Troops Continue Westward
March on Both Sides Of Meuse.
VICTORS TAX BRUSSELS S4O,OOO,OOO
| ieoe Taxed $4,000 0OO-Brusse8 Submits Quietly to
Invaders Antwerp Prepares for Ap-
preaching Assault.

Invaders - Antwerp Prepares tor Ap-
preaching Assault
Paris Aug 2l-An official statement issued tonight
saws: "Namur is partially invested. Heavy artillery
opened fire toward noon The westward movement OF
the German columns continues both banks OF the euse
outside the range of the action at Namur
German cavalry forces passed through Brussels to-
day. going westward. They followed later by an
army corps.
"a war tax of $40 600 900 has been levied the city
of Brussels by the German general
(The Kaiser's levy on Brussels means SIS for every
man. woman and child in the city, OF $3.50 from
every famly)
"The retreat of the Begians continued to-day without
incident.
CAS- already announced after reconquering the from
tier our troops advanced into Lorraine along front
tending from the Donan mountain to Chateau Sans They
drove the Germans back into the valley of the See River
and the marshy district and advance guards reached
Define, Dieuz and Morhange.
FIGHT FIERCE ON BOTH SIDES
yesterday several German army corps made Wig
orous counter attack and advance guards fell back The
fight was extremely fierce both sides and in view of the
greatly superior number of the Germans troops who
had been fighting continuously for six days. retreated
"Our left covers the advanced works of Nancy and
our right is firmly established in the Donan hills The great
strength of our enemy made remaining in Lorraine
useless and mprudent.
"Details received show tha. the reoccupaon of Mue-
hansen great The offensive first along the
line from Thanh Donnemarie (Dammerkirch) and then
on to Muelhausen, carried out with dash
"By bold stroke General Paul Pau, he
master Thanh and Donnemare directed the troops
of Muelhausen giving the enemy opportunity TO engage
him between lines and the Swiss frontier. Then by
second move, the Germans thrown back Muel-
hausen
''Whle our right attacked Altlirch the left advanced
NeuBrisach and Comar threatening the enemys line Of
The Germans then forced accept battle
which hottest in the suburbs of Muehausen and Dor
mach Our infantry captured twenty your guns at the point
of the bayonet and made several thousand prisoners The
fight swept through the from house house and the
German losses enormous.
Following up the part of the army occu-
pied Muehausen, while the rest turned Atkirch and
forced the Germans to fall backward disorder Thus W.
attained the initial object of troops upper Asace to
drive the German forces to the right bank of the Rhine
FRENCH STRATEGY DESCRIBED
"The battles of Muelhausen and Akirch lift the cur
practically for the first time the operations of the
two chief belgerens The losing of position and its re-
capture in a colossal is merely an episode which
indicate the strength and weakness of the opposing
forces The strategy which enabled the French retake
Muehausen follows
The French knew from aviaors that the Germans had
between the French frontier and Muelhausen compare
lively small force and that the major part of their army was
massed the right bank of the Rhine. With this know
edge the objective in the attack the Germans