The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
ATTACK ON L|EGE
IS 1SABANDONEDBY
GERMAN FORCES
Reported That They VIII
Try to Make Way Around
Forts.
AIM TO ATTACK BELGIANS
BEFORE FRENCH ARRIVE
Armies Are Hurled Back in Last
Terrific Assault on Heroic
City.
LOSSES ARE GIVEN AS 10000
French Have 100000 Troops Rush
ing T." Assistance OF Little
AIM TO ATTACK BELGIANS
BEFORE FRENCH ARRIVE
LOSSES ARE GIVEN AS 10000
French Have 900 900 Troops Rush
ing I" Assistance OF Little
Ally.

BItCSS ELS. August s.-The Germans
have aba ndoned the attempt 10 capture
/ l.icsc. With the entire army OF inva-
sion hurled back once more to-dav In
& terrific assault upon tho I,iege forts
movement OF German troops across
the Meuse was begun tonight The
plan now appears 10 he 10 pass around
/ the forts toward Wise and between
( Liegc and Huy
/ The German aim is To attack the Bel
gian army before the arrival OF French
reinforcements. which are hurrying
! forward under forced marches = gen
( erai engagement between the Germans
and the French and Belgians is irnmi-
ncni
The French have ALREADY effected
/ partia! junction with the Belgians. and
French army Of 100000 is reported to
be approaching from Lille
At the same time. II is reported that
the German crown Prince. Frederick
i william. is leading 900. .0Go Germans in
the forward movement against France
4 The Seventh. Ninth and Tenth Ger
ma n army corps. said 10 number 1875
600 men, engaged IN tho assault on the
ihcge forts to-day, with General Won
Emmich in personal command
/ The German losses thus far for the
/ three days OF fighting arc reported as
: 30 900 and the Bclgians 5000.
TRENCHES ABOUT CITY
ARE FILLED WITH DEAD
, Soldiers returning from tho from, re-
! port that the trenches around IieSc arc
/ literally filled with tho bodies OF Ger
mans. In some places the bodies are
piled four and I'VE deer.
The Belgian infantry cavalry and
/ light artillery surprised and practically
( anuihi!atcd a division OF German cav
I airy that forded the Meuse Seven en-
| tire regiments Of Germans were either
Killed OF captured. Tho Belgian loss
was also heavy
The renewed assault, was made thi.
morning following the refusal OF the
Belgians Ia grant the requested arm
istice OF rNertyfour hours. The Bel
Gian commander declared he feared
The Germans would use the time TO
: bring up reinforccincnts. King Albert
IN person comma ndcd \ brigade OF Bel
cian cavalry which attacked the Ger
man Hank, hcinm!ng IN the invaders
! between The advancing Belgian troop.
ers and the forts. : flying French
cavalry colunlH opportuneiy reinforced
the Belgian defense.
Repeated ana brilliant charges were
made hN the Germans on the fortin-
cations The slaughter was frightful.
rs The iiclc ian fire vas deadly The
Germans were forced 10 advance over
open spaces which had been accurate
IS mapped by the Belgians Every
shot from behind the belgian batteries
P N''h VIZ ftiN 'Iit'l ne SeiHldnS were
admirably assisted by their aviation
corps. which located the position OF
concealed German columns and sig
nailed back 10 the forts
MiNs were repeatedly exploded be-
ncaih the feet OF advancing columns
"i Gcrmans They fought on dogecdly.
They fought under the most distress.
ing conditions. Their supply trains
have been delayed by swollen streams
the result of heavy rains. belgian cav
airy is circling around them and cut
ting their communications. The rail
road has been destroyed
CITY HAS BEEN FIRED
IN DOZEN PLACES
shot for shot the Germans returned
the artillery nrc. Thousands of eX
pioding shells landed in the fortifica-
tions and in LieGo from the artillery
mor,ars and huge guns of the Gcr-
lnans. The city OF Legc has been
fired in a dozen places. The roof OF
the famous Licgc Cathedral was de-
stroyed by the cannonade.
At ono stage Of the battle the Ger
mans penetrated into the city. but
were later withdrawn when Il was
seen that all tho fortifications we're
still intact.
With receipt OF the news that the
rrench were coming, the fury of the
Bclgiaus appeared TO be redoubled
y statement was issued by the War
{ flee which declares that despite The !
fact that $4,000 Germans have been
engaged they have been unable to make |
any impression on the Legc defcnses. !
II adds:
For many days our little army with |
tenacity and courage rendered high |
ly valuable service TO the French army.
which for some days has been COM
ins 10 our assistance at top speed.
French troops occupy much Belgian /
territory nov and are supporting the !
Belgian defenders.
Another statement from tho War Of .
flee reads
MI goes we'll everywhere. The
Franco EclSan plan OF campaign is
maturing rs well could be desired"
With the French rcinforccments said
TO be ?t hand the Bclgians declare they
arc able 10 hold the LieSc forts in
definitely Realization OF this has
probably brought about tho change i'm
the German plan OF campaign
II Us charged by the Eclgians that
the German soldiers do not appear Ia
have their hearts in the lighting.
statement says:
rho German prisoners OF war arc
mostly cavalrymen. They display no
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