Connecticut western news., 1914-08-13

Official Number of Killed, Wounded and Captured In Beisium-Women Near Lieee Pour Boiling Water on Invad- ing German Troops, Disabling 2,ooo. Austria Announces War on Monte negro.
 The first general engagement of the war, with fierce fighting along twenty miles of battle front, began when the the Moselle into France. .. More than 100000 men are believed to be included in the invading army. Massed against them is the great central force of the French defending army, probably numbering 5OO.0OO men.
 Starting, from the grand duchy of Luxemburg, the movement of the Ger man army was fanshaped with west. ward swing. Menacing Blamont on its left, it advanced upon Longwy, Longuyon, Montmedy and Marville, in France, at all of which the vanguard came into contact with the French and severe battles were fought. At the same time the German advance spread toward Virton, Belgium.
 The effect of this movement, If sue cessful, will be to cut off the British, Belgium, isolating 1t from the main French army of defense. This ap- pears to be the kaiser's heaviest blow. the crux of his offensive movement upon France. Upon it depends the success of his whole effort to reach Paris.
 Attack on Liege.
 Simultaneously with the army of the Moselle. the German army of the Mouse, including 10000 men. still pounding vainly at the Liege forts, Is enveloping them in forward move ment that will soon bring 1t into con- tact with the great army of British. French and Belgian allies disputing its advance through Belgium.
 The German losses, killed, wounded and captured. in Belgium, are officially given as 31,70O. Refugees say the 
 nous and that all the hospitals of Brussels, Ghent and other Belgian cities are filled.
 The French army invading Alsace- Lorraine suffered severe repulse when it was driven out of Cerney and Muelhausen, captured few days ago The French rallied and stopped the U1I, IL. the French vanguard in Kolmar and at Neubreisach in jeopardy. .t
 Women employed in the National Arms factory at Herstal, near Liege armed themselves and defended theil village from German attack, repulsine several charges of German Uhlans From houses they poured boiling water on the Germans. disabling 2,000. .,
 A German force which made a des. perate attack on Fort Seraing was re pulsed, and 800 Germans were killed within an area of half square mile Some of the German dead lay at the barbed wire fences protecting the forts
 Not living Austrian soldier is now on Servian soil, according to the Ser.
 
 tempts by Austrians to invade Servia have failed
 Official notice of Austria's declara- tion of war on Montenegro was re ceived by the state department in Washington
 France Unites With Belgium.
 With the Germans blocked in their turning movement through Belgium and the French halted in their attempt to turn the other flank of the German defenses. the German army of the Moselle, constituting the German cen ter, is moving into France from Luxemburg, through Esch. after de stroying the village of Merl.
 The French army has united with the Belgian defenders and the allied forces are at last preparing to take the offensive against the kaiserss shat tered army at Liege.
 An engagement in which 5000 Ger mans are reported killed and wounded and 1,7O0 made prisoners took place as the French re-enforcements arrived The Germans have swung northwarC re in an encircling movement around Liege.
 Belgium has been covered with net work of German spies. Six hundred already have been arrested and 1O( were shot. Some were wearing uni forms of gendarmes, civic guards soldiers and officers of the Belgian army. Many were armed with bomb. and had telegrams and letter witt