The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-22

LONDON, Aug. 22.-British and Bel.
gian refugees who left Ostend before
that city was occupied by the Ger!
mans, arrived at Folkstone today ON
the steamer Rapide. which was the
last vessel to depart from the Bel.
gian port for the English coast.
Most OF the passengers of the Rapfde.
were British subjects.
1Y BERNARD eELANcoURT,
international News stan Correspond.
ent)
ROSENDAAL, Holland. via. Rotter-
dam and London. Aug. 22-Within the
past three days the great German
army in central Belgium has marched
70 miles through a hostile country, oc.
cupying Brussels. the capital, Louvain
and Client, and is still sweeping
westward toward the French frontier.
More than 10000 German troops have
passed by Brussels, sweeping on to
Client, and beyond that to Ostend and
Bruges.
When l left the German cavalry
was approaching the city. The appar-
ent object of the German general stan
! 10 to secure control of the Belgian
coast from Holland to France, 30 a.
| to be able to bear down upon Lille,
France. cooperating with the heavy
force crossing the Meuse near Namur.
Results Of Victory.
At the same time the Germans may
be able to throw a line of troops across
northern France to prevent further
British reinforcements from landing
| on the north coast. and joining the
French army. With the Belgian army
cooped up in the district Immediately
adjacent to Antwerp. separated from
the allies by the tremendous German
army. the invaders now face the
French troops. and possibly the Brit.
ish, but no one seems to know Just
where the English soldiers are
A report was current in Antwerp to.
day that the Germans had given assur.
ances that they would not fortify, and
| hold Brussels. but would content them.
selves with marching through.
There is heavy concentration move
ment in progress among the German
troops along the River Meuse, near
| Namur. Military men believe that it
| Is the intention of the German general
| stan to try to push this army through
the lines Of the allies at that point to
join the northern army on French soil.
Expecting Hot Battle.
Terrific fighting will undoubtedly
mark any such attempt for all the inl
| dfcations point to a vast French army.
| fortified and equipped with artillery
| along the border of southwestern Beli
gium.
Among the war experts who have
hQ0n f011NUinD hn L. n-Sy
gium there are some who believe that
the three following issues are involved
| in the German movements:
) The left flank of the allies musN
| either give battle or fall back; the
Germans may try flank movement irlj
| an effort to get behind the left wing
| OF the allied armies. or the allies maN
| move forward in an offensive cam\
paign to check the advance Of tho
Kaiser's troops.
1t Is now said that the German GEM
eral staff showed great shrewdness in
! dispatching detachments of Uhlans ia
every direction to push against thS
Belgian lines. These attacks had the
effect of scattering the Belgian army
| instead Of allowing 1t to concentrated
Wherever a Uhlan raid was reported
the Belgians Immediately concluded
tnat II preluded an attack by heavy
force, and re-inforcements were sentl
Able Flees Louvain.
Abbie Francois Dierchu. vicar Of ST.
Joseph's church in Louvain, was ona
of the last to flee from that city bed
fore 1t was occupied by the Germansk
| II was aroused from sleep at day1
break by the beginning of the bonn.
bardment." said Able Francois, n
hastily dressed and fled into the
street. asked a civil guardsman II the
attack had begun. He replied
Yes the Germans have commenced
to shell our lines The cannonadd
grew heavier. The dreadful roar grew!
In volume. and the rumble Of the earth
increased until all were terrified.
was told that Tirlemont had beenlI
burned. left on the last train"
! Pitiful scenes were witnessed AMONG
the refugee bands. the members Of
which were fleeing from their homes.
and from scenes endeared by long as
| sociation. and ties of childhood. All
that the fugitives could carry with,
them was placed in a small handbag1
often in q basket.