The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-11
Prologue Of the War Staged There
by Germans and Bel
gians Has Been
Bloody.
IS STILL IN PROGRESS
Prince William Of Lippe IL Reported
to Have Been Killed In Ore
Of the Assaults on
the Fort.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BRUSSELS, Aug. 11.-Fightina was
still In progress north Of the river
Meuse today with details suppressed.
The Lieee forts still hold out. The
allied army has moved north from
Namur to reinforce the Belsian-French
army operating against the German
army of the Meuse. As an evidence
OF the severity Of the fighting, delay
ed dispatches made public by the war
department. today tell Of another
fierce attack on Fort Serang Sunday
night. The report says: For three
hours the Germans vainIy charged the
approaches to the fort. When they
fell back beaten, they left 800 dead on
the field. Many Of their dead were
caught in entangIements of stakes
and barbed wire that confronted the
fort. The dead and wounded were
streWn across an area half a mile
square.
Belgian wounded arrjvina. tell stories
OF German daring Of the most courage
GUS sort IN this attack, which is one
hinted at In precise language of Of
fetal reports. They say the assault
began only after the sheIIing of Fort
serang by German artillery. The as
saulting party was made up Of several
regiments Of German infantry. Nov
ing forward with remarkable precision,
the German soldiers rushed across
the open fields at top speed in massed d
formation despite the heavy fire from
the fort. The shells from the fort
tore great gaps In their lines but the
survivors promptly closed up and kept
on until the first line of entanaele-
ments was reached. This was made
up Of felIed brush and small trees
entwined with barbed wire waist high.
The German Infantry cut and dragged
at the ENHANCEMENT but it had been
carefully set and proved almost i'm
pregnabIe to penetrate. The rear
guard of the German attacking forces s
could not be checked and rushe d
against the advance which was trying
to demoIish the entangie ements. From
the fort rain of fire was directed at
the struggling macs from the rapid
fire guns that had been held In reserve
iSt J0St A''S So'teit'SSt'SJs hC d.
tackina column could not break
through and no signal to fall back was
given. Soldiers were forced to hold
their position by being deciminated,
while waiting word from the front.
Eight hundred dead and nearly
5000 wounded was the cost to the Ger.
man arms Of this vain attempt, ac.
cordina to the estimates made public
here.
Among those killed in this fight is
reported to have been Prince William
Of Lppe, colonel of the 71st Prussia n
infantry. French artillery sent to re.
inforce the Belgian and French col.
umn which has been designated to
prevent a German movement toward
Waterloo and Brussels is being rush.
ed through this city, having been
brought UP from Lille. It is announc.
ed here that the Germans have been
moving large bodies of infantry with
out supporting artillery through
Tongres and they are believed to be
moving toward Waterloo and Brussels.
Tonercs is said to be the headGua rter
oane, but this Is not confirmed, the
only announcement at the war office
being that the town is held by the
Germans. The advance Of the allied
French Belgian army will be an at
tempt TO cut off Gerra ny's reinforce
nents beinu sent against Liese. Ger
many used the heaviest siege guns on
4ba forte since Sunday but accordj~ q
to reports from the war office they
still hold and are only slightly damag-
ed.
EELGIAN'S DENIAL.
LONDON, Aug. 11.-The Belgian Ie-
oasion in an official statement ISIS lei
to-day, denied that the entire German
army Of Meuse is in liege. The stat=.
ment said: