The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-11
GERMANSINLIECt,
FORTS HOLD OUT
Tie lied Troops Prepare to
Check Advance.
tElG'AAS SHOOT 100 SPIES
Big Battle Expected IT invading
Forces Attempt to Push on to Huy
and Namur.

Brussels, Aug. ia Sehoi'i az
vance of the French and Belgian ar
mics, probably reinforced by the BTU
ish expeditionary forces, against the
German army which has captured anu
holds the city of Liege, is in progress.
That the allies will bend all their
efforts to recapture Liege, or at least
to prevent the Germans from advanc'
ing to Huy and thence to Namur, Is
certain, and big battle seems imml'
nent.
The Belgian general staff declared
that the German forces were going
backwards before the advance OF the
French troops, a considerable effective
force of which has been In contact
with the German advance guard. 1t II
reported that the entire territory south
of the Meuse has been cleared OF Ger
man soldiers and they have ceased
their forward movement along the
River Ourthe, which joins the Meuse
a mile below Liege.
Reports have been received from
many directions of the retreat OF the
German cavalry before large French
forces. The locality of the fighting Is
not revealed by the military authors
ties.
Belgium has been covered with
network of German spies. Six
dred already have been arrest
100 were shot.
Some of the Germans captured
wearing uniforms of gendarmes, civic
guards. soldiers and officers OF the
Belgian army. Many of the spies cap
tured were armed with bombs and re-
volvers and were riding in automobiles
bearing false numbers.
The commander of the forts al
Liege, according to an Official an
nouncement, reports that all the forts
are intact. The soldiers manning them
are in fine health and spirits and are
amply supplied with provisions and
munitions. There is no cause for any
alarm.
All the approaches to Brussels are
we'll guarded to prevent anything In
the nature of a surprise from recon
noitering parties of German cavalry
Small bodies of Uhlans have been
sighted in all directions. Generally
they had lost their bearings and sur
rendered Immediately on being chai'
lenged.
The newspaper LIE Soir gives the
following details of the German occu'
patton at Liege:
1.-THE Germans on seeing spaces be-
tween the forts open before them en-
tered in small groups on Thursday
evening. Among those who entered
were General Won Emmich, com
mander of the Tenth Army Corps, and
his staff. At the citadel, which Is the
barracks, the governor and the bur.
gomaster of Liege were informed that
unless the town and forts SURRENDERED
the Germans would lombard the tow
and raze it completely. On orders fro
his government the governor then left
the town.
"On Friday night seventeen nota.
bles of Liege, headed by the bishop,
burgomaster and sheriff, with some
deputies, proceeded to the citadel and
begged General Won Emmich not to
lombard the town. The general re-
piled that the town and forts must
surrender or he would begin the bonn.
bardment. The Germans asserted that
the peasants in the district had com
mitted hostile acts against them.
"All the members of the deputation
were detained as hostages, and 1t Is
not known whether they have since
been liberated"