The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-08-13
GERMANS FORCING
WAY TO FRANCE
FIGHTING NOW TO REACH BEL
CLAN CITY OF BRUSSELS.
FORTS At LIEGE ARE CRuMBLING
BY Orders of Kaiser, Assault Was
Stopped Until the Larger Guns
Were in Position. German
Losses Not Unusual.


|, Brussels, Aug. IL. The general
German advance is progressing and
cavalry is on today There is fight
ing in the country west OF Tongres
and south of Louvain in Belgium.
The Germans are said to have two d.
visions of cavalry there supported by
infantry and artillery and are said to
be trying to reach Brussels and Wat.
erloo
Germans Pushing On to France
1t is believed here that the Ger
mans have decided to attempt to car.
ry through their plan for the invasion
OF France by way of Brussels and
Lille. Crossing the river Meuse
through the north of Liege, the main
German army is believed to be feel
ing out Belgium defense lines. With
cavalry, artillery and infantry re-
ported to have reached Tongres mil.
itary experts now believe a general
battle is iminent and that such a
battle will settle for a time at least
whether the German invasion OF Bel
GUM can succeed. King Albert has
troops at Louvain.
Fighting Near Luxembourg.
Paris, Aug. 12.-Fighting is in pro-
gress on the frontier of Luxembourg
where the Germans in force are at.
lacking Montmedy and Longwy,
There have been heavy losses In
skirmishes. The war Office says the
French army which was driven from
Mulhausen is holding its new lines
along the Alsace frontier. All inform.
alton regarding the fighting is sup
pressed.
Lieae Forts are crumbIins.
London, Aug. H. The Belgians
say forts at Liege are, still holding
tout but admit that the firing from the
heavy seige guns Of the Germans are
damaging them, Prisoners taken BY
the Germans are being well cared
for. The allied army of the French,
English and Belgians has been plac.
ed along German frontier and an en-.
gagement is expected A news aR'
cy says that Italy has given SWitz.
eTland permission to raise men in 1t.
ally to increase its army to enforce
neutrality.
SSS&dtN SASPHGo
Berlin (by way of Amsterdam,
Aug l2.--Kaiser Wilhelm interfered
to change the German plan of carry.
ing the Liege forts by storm. When
the news reached him that the Ger
man losses were so heavy conse.
| Quent to the assault upon modern
steel Notifications by the infantry,
he ordered that the attack be chang
ed, that the assault be stopped and
the line Of communication be immed-
lately restored so that the heavy
seige artillery still in the rear could
be brought up. He took this step en-.
tirely through humane feeling. The
German generals reported they could
carry the forts by assault and
going to do so but the Kaiser did not
consider the possession OF the forts
or suttlcient necessity to make up for
the loss of life which carrying them
by storm would have cost.
German Reports are Different.
This information was made public
today by General Won Dein who de-
clared that the reports from Belgium
were absolutely in contradiction of
the facts. The general said the Bel
gian army in front Of Liege was su.
perior in numbers to the Germans
and that the grounds in the neigh.
borhood of the forts were of greater
advantage that the Belgian defenses.
Now that the heavy guns have been
placed in position the forts will soon
be entirely destroyed. He denied that
German losses have been in any way
as havy as the Belgians claim and
said they were only what may be ex.
pected in field operation OF such mag
nitude.
Paris is Objective Point.
London, Aug. 12-The military ex-
perts here agree that the German
army operating against the Belgians
and French In the Belgian-Luxem.
burg district numbers fully 1000, 900
men. It is believed that the German
general staff despite the check at
Llege, is adhering to the original plan
OF campaign for the capture of Paris.
censorship is strictly enforced and
not single word can be obtained as
to the location and number OF the
English troops. While 1t seems GER
tain that the British regulars are In
operation, official information is not
obtainable.
Montenegro Breaks in.
Vienna, Aug. 12.-Montenegro de-
clared war upon Germany today.
Greece Notifies Germany.
Athens, Aug. lat was officially
confirmed today that the Germsn
cruiser Goeben has taken refuge in
the Dardanelles. Greece has notified
4 Germany 1t must decide in "a hours
whether II will go out and fight or be
i held until the end OF the war
\ Americans Get Relief.
] Paris, Aug. 12.-With appeals for
aid still being received. the American
embassy UP to today distributed $751;
900 among $500 Americans stranded
iwithout funds in the war zone.