Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-08-14
KAISER IN PERSON LEADING HIS
ARMY THROUGH BELGIUM
BRITISH, FRENCH AND BEL
CLANS ARE PREPARED.
ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE
MAY OCCUR AT WATERLOO
engagements in Alsace and Esch Near
at Hand-Teiegraph Lines From
Tongres Is Silent and Great Bat
tie May Be Now in
Progress.

ECnaoHs Aug. IG-i ne correspond"
ent of the Daily Telegraph telephones
message from Maastricht that there
has been heavy firing along the line
between liege and Toneres. The Ger
mans are placing heavy guns before
Liege and Namur.
London, Aug. 12-Three great bat
ties are imminent in the great Euro
pean war. Reports received here in
dictate that two of them, if not three,
are now being fought. The greatest
of AL, with Kaiser Wilhelm himself in
personal command is reported in
progress on the plains OF Belgium to
the north or northwest of Liege, near
TOngres. There the combined French,
English and Belgian forces are oppos-
ing the German invaders.
Another is inside the French bor-
der. just south of the frontier town of
Esch, and not far from the fortified
French port Of LOngWy. The third is
being fought in Alsace, to the south
of the German stronghold OF Strass-
burg. There the Germans, reinforced
by Austrians, are opposing the French
advance.
Three Vital Points.
All dispatches agree that there Is
fighting at each of these vital points,
hut whether the preliminary skirmish-
ing is still in progress, or whether the
great decisive battle is being fought,
is kept carefully concealed by the war
department of all the nations in
}Olved
From many sources come reports
which indicate that Emperor Wilhelm
OF Germany, who went to Aix-la- Chap
Delle to take personal charge of his
army, has recalled his legiOns from
before the forts of Liege and has set
them TO turn the French flank by
moving around Liege to the north and
west.
Also, he has apparently recalled the
army corps which has been in the vi
cinity of Pay, to the south Of Liege.
Recently the French outpOsts were in
touch with heavy force of Germans
along the Ourthe river, to the south
east Of Liege. Now these have dlsap-
peared. At the same moment comes
Il series of reports that squadrons OF
German cavalry have been encount-
cred in increasing numbers to the
northwest of Liege III the open places.
Kaiser Directing Army.
From his headquarters at Aix-la-
Chappelle, the kaiser is evidently
throwing the weight Of an immense
army around the north of Liege and
toward Brussels, where it is believed
here the French, English and Belgians
have concentrated to meet him in full
faith that the forts of Liege would
stand his assaults and compel him TO
undertake exactly this thanking move
nent.
If it be true that this turning move
ment was foreseen-was even forced
upon the Germans-it is very possible
that a second world-famous battle will
be fought on the old field of Waterloo,
or nearby. What the allied armies
have planned is kept absolutely secret,
but it is reasonable to suppose that
they have planned for just this course
of events, and have selected their field
of battle in advance.
All day the telegraph lines from the
vicinity OF Tongres have been omin-
Ously silent and all London is expect
ing news at any moment that the
great battle has been fought