The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-12
GERMAN
KAlSER'S LEADER DENIES HE LOST
 2O,OOO SOLDIERS
Movement Only Mask For Real Invasion of Army
 Into France

I,ondon. Aug. 12-The military posi- tion at Liege, Belgium, and also along inc Franco-German frontier where the opposing outposts are in touch and in AIsace. where severe engagements between a French invading force and the German defenders recently were fought is explained in despatch from the French foreign minister re- ceived here this morning.
 He says: -.Rumors regarding the loss of the forts of Ldege by the Belgian troops are entirely false. Only small groups of German soldiers entered the town itself under cover of the dark ness. All the encircling forts, 12 in number are intact. Small, unf1npor- tantz engagements have occurred along the whole line, where the French and German armies are facing each other from Belfort, opposite the southern most part of Alsace, to Liege in Bel gium. In these encounters the French cavalry has always maintained it's su- troops while our artillery has been splendidly served.
 Our troops have kept the crests and passes of the yosges Mountains and they dominate the heights of Alsace. A line between Thann, P miles south west of Kolmar. Alsace, and Altkrch dhe first position occupied by the French army after it's invasion of AL saee) is held by our armies This line runs slightly to the rear of Muelha.u- sen.
 ..The French government indignantly denies. that there was any violation of German territory by the French army before the declaration of war;
 Washington, Aug. 12.-To date Great Britain. is the only country which has responded to the United States gov
 
 the powers involved in the European war as to whether American army of feers would be allowed to be present during their campaigns as military ] observers. England has replied in cordial terms that two American ob- servers would be permitted to go tc the front with the British troops. Norfolk, Va, Aug. 12-The United l States naval auxiliary Vulcan, just in from Vera Cruz, is preparing to get away for EuropeFwith supplies for the American cruisers Tennessee and ] North Carolina, recently dispatched | the war stricken continent The Vul- can is now at Portsmouth loading l coal and supplies which will include flour and other foodstuffs.
 Lieut.. Commander Greensda1e, de tached from the battleship Michigan |
 New York. Aug. 12s-The Dutcl steamer Potsdam from Bou1ogne, ont l day overdue reached New ork thi l morning with more than 800 passen
 gers, many of them American refu
 gees from Europe, who left so hur
 riedly that they were unable to brin, l their baggage. Because of the crowd | ed conditions, the ships officers wer l unable to give the correct c1aSSifica, | tions of those aboard but there wer | said to be FPS in the first cabin, 29
 in the second cabin, and 29S in tn
 steerage.
 l To the suspension of the Impera l tors sailings were attributed the con gestion aboard the Potsdarn. Anon those aboard was Julius P. Meyer 4 first .vice-president of the Hamburg 2. American line. The passengers tol
 tales of hardships in Europe sin1i1a to those related yesterday by man l of the Kroon1and's passengers. Tn 1 Potsdam sighted no war vessels on he
 way across.