El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-25
KAISERS TROOPS
ATTACK AGAIN

RHUA H6HIN
toOntinusd Prom Page one-l
vance detachments The allies have
The Belgian army came from Ant
Namur Is Captured.
The official war Information bureau
1T is announced that Namur has
fallen"
The above dispatch was filed in Lon
don at 1852 o'clock Monday afternoon
and received in New York at $40 o'clock
this Tuesday morning. Its transmits
sion was probably delayed by the cen
Bor.
Qualifications Were Extensive.
The Notifications Of Namur and
Liege formed the finest examples Of the
work Of the famous Belgian military
engineer Gen Henri Alexis Brialmont,
whose reputation was world wide.
The defensive works Of Namur were
lot so strong as those Of Liege. but the
possession Of the city was much better
Tor military purposes.
me forts are nine in number, the four
most important being st. Herbert,
Audoyes Suarlee and CogneIee, while
the connecting forts Of less strength
are Dave. Maizeret Malonne, AIarche-
volette and Emines
All are protected by hardened steel
domes, generally eight or 10 in each
1orLs nd the artillry, consisting of
modern heavy disappearing guns, is
very powerful
England Considers News Very Bad,
Commenting on the loss Of the Bel
CLAN stronghold the Chronicle saws:
The news today is decidedly bad"
adding that If the allies loss have
Deen heavy, we may yet see before
long the Germans march in earnest on
Paris.
'Nsmur is a fortress Of great
strength which its defenders could
possibly hold several months We do
not imagine that it was taken BY a
rush. More probably a breach made
elsewhere in the line Of the allies i'm
posed on them the the alternative Of
leaving 4 large force to be invested
IN Namur or Withdrawing from it alto
Eether.
Speaks Volumes For German -tttaclS.
The blunt fact remains that in a
really first class battle the French
troops occupying a secluded position Of {
singular strength were driven out by
the Germans after not more than two /
days fighting This speaks volumes for /
the power OF the German attack.
England and Russia must stubbornly |
resolve that come what may to France \
they VIII never surrender TO Germany, I
but VIII stick 10 her as they stuck to /
Napoleon-untL they pull her down 4
As long as We hold the sea We cannot
ourselves be vitality struck"
Fear More Bad News.
yesterday was a day OF bad news I
and we fear more must follow" the
London Times says today in an editorial I
on the fall of Namur.
in the first phase Of the great bat
tie the paper continues, the Germans !
appear to have won ground all along
the line, save in the area held by the
British We were prepared for the ebb
and flow Of conflict, but not for the
fail Of Namur.
I'VE have to face this situation with
mistaken confidence. We have to re-
member that the battle is not yet over.
The Germans have not vet burst their
way through France We have to re-
meber that this is only the first great
encounter Of a war which plainly is
destined to be a long one For the al
lies II is a phase; for the Germans, it is
vital Ihey are dealing their blows
with tremendous vigor, but the Issue !
IN Belgium still hangs IN the balance .
N n spite OF the unfortunate events at
UProOt Prussian War Spirit.
WAaleEer De me upshot, Great Bril-
tam and her allies will face the out
look with logged determination and
continue the war until the shirt ~
Europe.
IT,. Time fights on the side Of the al
nothlng. but the French and the Eng
Isl 4aye everything 10 gain by waging
Qelaylng war While the Issue re- |
-,n uncertain, we may still maintain |
ne stoutest hope Should II 20 against
ls, We may remember that the allies
ave not ike Germany, staked al on (
-heiE ursr venture. Our Ultimate E11c /
sess IS certain and we will never sheath I
9uE sword until Germany has been
-lnatiy beaten TO her knees" J
Not Like Liege Resistance. s
ne 4imes military expert saws II / /
s 100 early to say that the line OF 7
ne 4euse south of Mezieres must be ?
-.oanooned' but the outlook Is not I
~ Lsole ana the development OF the
situation in the next few davs viii he I (
.atehed with legitimate anxiety. 44e C
OF i1l Ilnues: Z
There are reports that the towns y
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