The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-26
GERMAN DIVISIONS
CONTINUE ATTACK
ON SOUTHERN LINE

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French Prepare for Worst by Destroying Material Which the
Germans Might Use.-Cut Telegraph Communications
Cities Ordered to Hide Records-Paris IN Goom-Brit-
ish War Office Admits Big Battle on Southern Line.
WASHINGTON Aug. 26-The complete rout of English
infantry taking prisoners and the
rpuse of English cavalry brigade with advance toward
Calais by German cavalry and tne
forts Namu reported to the German embassy in wireless
dispatch from the Berlin foreign office late today.
The first dispatch read: English cavalry brigade has been
repused Maubeuge English infantry division beaten off,
Complete route of the division. Prisoners taken"
dispatch telling of the fight at Namur and claiming
the Ausrians against the Russians given out
as follows:
French official communication proves
offensive the Belgian line and Lorraine frontier has been
ruined Reports Namur describe the Ger
Terrible effect the victorious Centrmener howt
the forts, but not yet known here.
Zone Austrian attacked two Russians in South OF Kras
5000 prisoners three colors 21
mtraeues The situation East Prussia not yet decided
explained the German embassy that the mtraleuse
is machine gun of rs barrels
The German embassy highly eated at the continuous
pointed report
victory disprovng the clss Of sweeping Russian ad
vances. '.--r-
FRANCE PREPARES FOR THE WORST
PARIS Aug 26-France preparing for the worst At
points the northern frontier (deon by censo materials
that would prove benefit to the Germans have been removed
Teegraphc communication has been cut places
has been arranged that signal certain towns, such
Vaencennes (eetion by shall hide their archives and
securities Train is normal that trains
have been cancelled delayed because of the necessities of mill
ary operations Armed forces have been notified
cavalry that in the direction of Roubaix or Lille
The foregoing dispatch bears many rigid censorship
but it is significant that it allowed to pass at all.
| GERMANS MAKE GENERAL ASSAULT ON ALLIES
LONDON Aug ga assault upon the French and
British allies made along the line today the
army southwestern Belgium. This officially by
bureau of the English this afternoon
fict. The statement follows:
The Germans attacked the French the southern frontier
in force The attack repused The retired all along
the line"
! FRENCH TROOPS 1NsUBORDINATE OR COwARDLY.
after midnight, the office said:
"A battle Maubeuge the
On it hangs the fate of France
spread throughout city,
Immediately
allies, their forces and were marching
Paris This Immediately denied by the government which is
taking possible precauton outbreak Of ong
Public feeling at high tension. 1t that either
cowarde the the French
Tor some early successes the IN sac ous
the actual details being hidden by the office.
Probably by oversight this reference to the unfortunate
affair allowed to into official statement:
The Fifteenth which suffered heavily the last fight
had the its ranks filled formed of the armies
Ut made brilliant counter the Valley of the Vezouze The
of the splendid efacng their
conduct of August TO-"
French troops disgrace learned.
but known that General command them
the affair discipnaan
French army.
FRANCE AWAITS WITH FEAR BATTLES RESULT
PARIS Aug 26-A drawn battle-that is the of the
official the by the French office
is also certain that the of the German cavalry threat
ening northern France
1t is assumed by attempting
sweeping of their right around by
Lille through the flat country Paris is said quite truly that
the attack of the last had ecsivey against
! - Continued On Pase Threal