The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-08
Sa4v HordeS of Germans
on the March to France
Hoander Tells of Spectacle Kaser> Leoions Passed
Through Belgium by Tens of Thousands After
Taking Liege and Wise.
INVADERS FELL IN SCORES BY BELGIAN

, continued sending thousa DIS ~ men W
I 20 the front 1hct slaughter must have
/ been terrible. At present IL IS stated
| that at least 1000 were Killed oui..r'
However. the Germans took posses on
OF the city OF Licgo and Of two f....
Nine OF tI" forts are still in the ha.H.
OF the Bclglans and il will be hard
task for the Gcrnuns 20 take them. u.-
less with enormous sacrifice % tir.-
mon. Tho Germans, seeing that they cg~-
not force thor way through have ~r--
thrown a big rmv 81 lOO. 600 men north
ward Of Iege Fighting took place r..-
Hass"!t and Tor geron last Mo.It,.
[ Tuesday and "Wednesday. August 10. -
and II. Again tho BelEiars were VIC
tOr.Ous, repuised the Germans o. H'
sides and have not a little increased the
admiration for the Belg!au army
Prom German officer Who H.-
wounded in the battle around Lae-. r.
have the information that he bad -
charge with 400 men a supposedly 50 Ak
position OF the Be!gians. They ran q.
against the incline OF the hills suddenly
the Belgian Maxim guns 6Qu.ckNrur
guns) started 20 shoot aud 500 OF IS
men were killed. lie assembled the other
| 100 and continued to tine attack Again
volley shot down eighty of them. then
the rest fled Tie officer was wounded
and afterward carried from the battlefield
and brought In the ambulance to Mlast.
TltA'. MS statement OF TINS small ~ ..
shows ne the bravery OF the Gcru.ss
hut also the ferceness of the battle 80
doubt the Germans show an enormous
| fighting spirit The Germans say W.
must win, even If only one-fourth Of our
men come back But will this be PCS
sble and when?
tThc remainder Of this article irds
lr,iucH on August 49,
Last Friday TWO of my friends went Va
motorcycles to Maastrlcht and NI.-.r
right on the frontier. and th. sight tIcN
said they will never forget From the
top OF III" little mountain, about LOCO
feet high. they saw the German army pro-
coed toward the River Meusc ana march
on toward Hassclt 6northclst az BEL.
sum). Tn, enc nous army that passed
below them utterly stunned them. one cou-
tinuous stream OF soldiers, cavalry with
their lances and little hags. artillery ann
munition wagons and cars loaded with
food and covered with hoods (tcnt
wagons).
They watched this food OF army men
Tor three hours with field glasses and
counted all told about 10000 men tha,
passed In three hours. This gives so 600
men In twcnty-four hours. This march ~
troops has not stopped for three solid DAYS
and nights, and you can see for yourself
how little Belgium is being Inundated
with German warriors. at least 25u,U0O
men, horses and cannons. also field artl-
D.
enormous Siege guns. each arriving hy
train and loaded on three cars TO support
the heavy weight They were taken from
the train and loaded ~ heavy wagons u
cross the country. Thirty-six heavy truck
horses pulled each gun slowly toward the
enemy. Behind each Krupp gun followed
wagons full OF cement TO mason the gun
. and give II stability as soon as the right
position had been chosen.
The great battle the largest In history
ever held. is taking place now. The
fight will have begun already and on both
sides the losses will be terrible I.iege
Is practically in the hands OF the Germans
The town is being Germsnlzed and every.
where German names put up. Wise was
burned down yesterday. burned to the
ground. Why, We do not know yet prob
ably citizens shot on the German soldiers
and they burned tho place as a punish
ment. Four hundred women were ser;
to Maastricht, left without penny. Th.y
were commanded 10 leave their houses
suddenly, without warning. The men
there. were separated from their wivcs
and sent 10 Germany as prisoners. What
| will become Of them God only knows