The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
GERMANS AGAIN ARE
BEATEN BACK
.continued FROM Page ODe.)

The German attack was Intended
as a surprise, but the Belgian avia-
tors had reported the activity OF the
Germans and the stan had prepared
for the assault. The result was that
when the German cavalry advance
moved against the point selected for
attack, instead OF finding a small
Belgian force, they found the French
Belgian army massed- (here the
censor carefully eliminated all Of the
geographical details showing the ex-
act location OF the battleJ and the
Germans galloped into trap. The
Belgians and French forces, instead
OF remaining on the defensive, met
the German attack more than half
way. The troops fought even better
In the open country than they have
In the fortifications and the German
assault was completely beaten of.
Belgian officials charge that the
Germans, maddened because OF their
rcverses, are resorling to barbaric
tactics, torturing civilians and kill
ing the wounded. Declaring that he
was prepared to prove this charge,
Foreign Minister Davignon today
called meeting Of the diplomatic
representatives OF neutral nations.
He said that he would submit his
proofs OF alleged German outrages
and would ask the diplomats to unite
in a protest against their contnu-
ance.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-The official
press bureau, In reviewing the opera
tons on the continent, insists that the
German attempts to penetrate the
French Belgian line has uniformly
failed. The statement follows:
IAN engagement has occurred
northwest Of Basselt, between Belgian
cavalry. supported by infantry, and
the German second cavalry division,
supported by q battalion of infantry
and IL guns. The fourth cavalry d..
vision is reported to be moving to-
ward Jodoigne, but no German infan-
try Is known to be on the left bank
OF the Meuse except those above men,
toned.
"A battalion OF Germans IL reported
to be entrenched near Wise. The Ger
mans are planting heavy batteries
north Of Lege and have constructed
temporary railroad between Wise
and Hamburg. parallel to the frontier
of Limburg In the Netherlands. The
Germans are throwing up entrench-
ments all the way to Liege. Huy,
Marche and Houfalize form the points
on the western frontier region held
by the German cavalry.
The German cavalry Ii moving
eastward through the Ourthe valley.
The French retreat from Mulhausen
In Alsace was well carried out In the
face OF the fact that the opposing
German forces were In proportion to
four Germans to one Frenchman. The
German field artillery proved far in
ferior TO the French and their shrap-
mel seemed only indifferently well
aimed. The German artillery Is not
proving as effective as had been ex.
pected."
BASI-E, Aug. 13.-The losses In the
fighting between the Germans and the
French have been enormous and out
OF all proportion to the number en-
gagged. In the lighting In and about
Mulhausen, taken by the French and
then recaptured by the Germans, the
wounded were so numerous that the
hospital facilities were utterly made
quate to care for them. Not only are
the hospitals themselves filed, but
schools, meeting halls, hotels and pri-
vate houses have been utilized. The
German losses exceeded 10000, while
no details of the French have been
received. Special trains were used to
transfer the wounded from Mulhausen
to st. Ludwig and Mulheim.
LONDON, Aug 13.--The liner Bal
tic. carrying hundreds OF American
refugees. is scheduled to sail today.
Every cabin II taken and those un-
able 10 obtain any other passage have
been crowded into the steerage. 9th
ers are arranging to leave for Rotter.
dam, where they win board the Moor
dam. scheduled to sail Saturday This
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