The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-18
FIGHTING NOW
AROUND NAMuR
German Advance Continues De-
spite "Rep1ISes,"
MAY MOVE TO STORM FORTS
French Suffer Heavily in Early Fight
ing, But Rally and Drive Invaders
Back.

French Suffer Heavily in Early Fight
ing, But Rally and Drive Invaders
Back.
Brussels, Aug, 1S.-The battle be-
tween the Allies and the Germans
centered around Dinant.
While the Belgians claimed to have
rolled back the advance guard OF the
German line, there were reports OF
skirmishing between flying squadrons
of Germans and Belgians at-4-volr'
north of Dinant, on the Mouse river
German cavalry made gallant Ell
fort to take the machine guns OF the
Belgians, charging into hail OF pull
lets that emptied many saddles. There
is a heavy French force around Ma
muir supporting the Belgians. { The
Germans are advancing toward the
forts which protect Namur with the
apparent intention of trying to take
them by assault.
A despatch says that in the fight
ing between Namur and Dinant, Sat
urday, the French casualties were
heavy. The Germans were strongly
entrenched, and their artillery at the
outset played great havoc.
The German artillery was strongly
entrenched along the banks OF the
Meuse. The German gunners worked
vigorously keeping up terrific bonn
bardment against the French lines
The artillery had the exact range and
the bursting sharpnel strewed the
field with French dead and wounded.
French officers in CONSERVATION,
tried in vain to stem the slaughter
The order was given to charge. the
French infantrymen and cavalrymen
moved forward beneath the Smelling
of the German guns. Some one star
ted to sing the "Marsellaise," and
the song spread along the ranks. 1t
uuickened the dropping spirits of the
men. With a shout the lines broke
into a run, climbing the slopes OF the
German artillery, where they fought
hand to hand.
The Germans could not stand the
cold steel, and gave away. The des'
patch says that the French victory
was decisive. This is the first de-
spatch making any mention Of heavy
losses by the Allies that the cehsors
have allowed to come.
Dispatches from the scene OF &C
ton give the impression that the CEN
tire of the German army of the Mouse
comprising 100000 men, is pushing
forward toward the French frontier
behind a skirmish front which mas
been In action since dawn Saturday
morning. Both sides are using infan.
try, cavalry and artillery, both have
been equally inconvenienced by rains
which have turned the roads into
seas of mud. N
Earthworks are being thrown u 9by
the main body of the German ceftre
Just as was done by the right wing
along the line extending from a point
south of Antwerp to the district east
OF Brussels. -
The allies are strengthening {hen
positions between Dinant and the
French frontier. 1t Is apparent I'd the
military authorities that the German
forces, which were reported thrown
back from Dinant Saturday, constitu.
ted a flying squadron which had been
sent forward in advance Of the main
body to give skirmish to the enemy.
It is pointed out as significant fact
that the Germans instead of retreat
ing eastward took southerly course
along the Meuse valley toward the
French border at Givet. This indica.
ted that the German centre has made
good progress from its base at AK
La Chapelle.