The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-08-18
Not a German Who =:
Passed Forts S1lruiued

LONDON August Associated Press By Federal wireless
yesterday BY Victor Dura the American consul the beeg
uered city throwing light the official made by the
Belgian minister Of war that Not German who passed the forts
survived in the initial main attack - .+E
ft.rt @ LIEGE DEFENsEs ~ 81 - <,.f ~
The defenses of Lege consist each
of the Meuse Their distance from the center Of the city from
three five half Memale banks
HoOgna and BOncees Fort Hoogne
the slope Of Ans and the railroad to Saint Trond with the highway
the guns at Forts Female and Loncin .tE@..ol-, $685.
WHERE ATTACK CENTERs. Y a. -" N
Fort northeast city and it was this point
that the Germans assed their attack The Begans held their
permitting the German advance to draw almost the walls The
fortress Then they turned loose their guns and the slaughter
tremendous before the shattered ranks Of the invaders could with
draw. A', rE~Ehf %
One infantry division Of Germans supported BY cavalry marched
mined ground The Begans their mines and twelve
hundred bodies picked after the battle at this place
Duras estimates that the Germans lost three to- in the early
fighting in and about Leg due mainly the fact that the German
commander underesmated the fighting qualities Of the Belgians
~. e. THURSDAYS FIGHTING FIERCE, ~ ~ ~ -
Severe engagements along the battle front AZ sgc continued
throughout Thursday according Brussels dispatches received here
s @ Il the nv ssPs Z T sS Rs
D cavalry charge at breawors resulted most dasrpuy for
crack regiments of the German service The attempted to
carry by storm but only crazd horses rderless
topped the barrcade. The regiment wiped out
r" ea& @5f# CHECK AT HASSELP - p" fG@ ,'H 80
check of the Germans was Has
self the end Of the Belgian line Here body Of thou
sand infantry thrown forward force passage for the main
northern army The advance necessated the crossing Of branch
ford the approaches which commanded
by rapid frers The Germans forced ba with loss said to
be three thousand q" ,"st1...3sa fil #a4 ="
News Of this check has been received with enthusiasm
as thought the intention to advance the capital Will now
be abandoned the that has been thrown north from Tonres
will be turned back join the divisions attempting to cut their
south towards Nalnur e.. ~ 2l n - H..
Nh CONCENTRATING ARTILLERY ATTACK ~
heavy artillery which had been enced by the
forts the south of the Meuse Iiege has been shifted to reinforce
the guns operating the six northern forts The commanding
yesterday heavy but throughout the day the defenders kept
steady reply the forts being apparently intact The have
allow the forts to fall into the hands Of the
enemy they find their positions unenabe they ordered to
destroy the works and render the guns useless ~ >ts "
ga MAIN INVASION PROGRESSING = n l
The main German army which the Mouse Wise and
swung Lege Tonges made considerable adj
yesterday pushing back the Belgian and British line which
Lege the general direction of St
army corps participating this attempt to pierce
the dnses the south Namur and the road France
by Of the valley Of the Mouse The line Of march should this
the historic battlefield of Waterloo the centenary of which battle
will soon be celebrated. "~.. .". =. tn.s