Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-10
French Invade
 Lower AIsace
OCCUPY THEE rowrs-nosn
 STRONGLY FORTIFIED.
ARE MERELY oUTPoSTs
German Garrisors wsrs Theoretically Fairly Strong. But Mersy Hindsred the Franoh Advance sefer. Falling Back to There supperts

aug. S.-Tne invasion of low CT Alsace by French army rnder the command of General Joseph Jeffrs tne French commander-in-chief has awakened great enthusiasm throu1h out France. French military authorf- Hnne recognizing that the occu- patton of Altkirtche and Muihausen oy the French troops is not of hieh strategfcal importance believe that tfe successful advance of the French army Tar across the German frontier will anse aisn consideTaole moral effect. It Is also unofncfally reported that Koinnar. Iurtner to the north, has fallen into the hands of the French. None of tnese three places was strongly for tined and all of them lie outside the line of real German defense. being re- garded as outposts of the strenrIv Ioruned cities Their German rarri- sons were numerically fairly strone. put 1t was understood that in case of attack they would merely endeavor to ing back into their supports.
 strassburg Prepared for sieos. Neu Breisach. where they are ..sd to have retired, lies to the eaA o1 kolmar and is strongly fortified while Strassburg, situated some distance to the north. is the center of great az gregation of German troops. is strong ly fortified and is supposed to be pre- pared for long siege.
 French Losses "Not Exeessive.s Omcial reports of the fighting h. | tween the French and German troon- state that the French losses were -not excessive" while those of the Germans are declared by the French to have been very serious" The AIsatian in habitants are said to have been so oyer1oyed at the appearance of the French army that they tore up the frontier posts.
 Austrian Army on Swiss Frontier.
 Reports of the arrival of an Aus trlan army corps on the Swiss frontier attention by the French military sno thor1ties- It was said that several more Austrian army corps were being organized in the Tyrol, whence they would later be sent toward the French frontier. In view of this the French government today asked the Austyo- Hungarian ambassador to France. who still remains at his post to explai1 the intentions of Austrfa-Hunsary i1 regard to France. fr-s
 German Troops Burn Bupdinaa
 Before retiring from Muerhausen the fire to numerous buildings in that city. especially the warehouse where food and forage were stored and the forest of Hard. near Kolmar. Ls said to have been razed.
 Martial Law In Alsaes.
 Martial law has been established in Alsace. where it is said the Ger mans announced that any person sus- pected of sympethizinR with the French would be executed without ds- lay.
 Civilians Build Entrenehmenes.
 Details of the fighting around LAese Belgium, state that the forts thsre
 were not seriously affected by the Ire of the German siege guns which Wwu Of large cahbre. Not shot has been
 fired there since yesterday morning according to ofncial reports and dur
 ing the two days cessation of fight
 ing over 5o.000 civilians havs besn
 employed in throwing up entrench- [ ments between the ring of forts These entrenchments are said to have ren-
 dered the city almost impregnable.
 France and Belgium Share Resources Detailed orders were issued today
 by both the French and Belgian gov
 ernments making the industrial re-
 sources of the two countries common
 property while the arms factories ir France and Belgium are working ir cooperation in supplying military material. Coal and grain are to bt
 utilized in common by the two coun-
 tries and there is to be complete CO., , ordination of military resources. English Warship at Tesoiand. 5 The governor general of Frenef
 West Africa telegraphed to the colo.
 nial office today stating the Frenof 8 forces wefe there in cooperation ant 3 an English warship has occupied tn. : German colony of Togoland. Simul. ] taneously with the appearance of tn,
 British warship off Port Lome tn,
 French garrison of Grand Popo in Da- s homey, crossed the frontier and oc- 8 cupied the eastern part of the German . colony.
 Wireless Stations Suppressed.
 All the wireless stations in Franes
 and Algeria were suppressed today D, the government except in cases wher' authorization had been given or vher' ' they were used for military purposes Joseph Caillaux former premier. hal T joined the French army and has beer 5 attached to the treasury depsrtmen