Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-13
Both French and Ger mans
Claim Victory in Strug-
gle for AIsatian Town.
HOSPITALS ARE FULL
Swiss, Near Scene of Battle,
Declare Facilities Are Alb
soIuteIy Inadequate.

The first dispatch direct from
Berlin, uncensored by the au-
thorities of the nations at war
with Germany, was received to-
day by the Associated Press
through the medium of the
Goldschmitt wireless company's
station at Tuckerton, N. J. The
dispatch follows:
Berlin (by wireless from
Nauen, Germany, to Gold
schmitt wireless station, Tuck
erton, N. J.) Aug. 13.-Ger-
man troops took 120 French
officers and LILO French SOL
diers prisoners in the fighting
at Muehlhausen, Alsace. They
also captured four French can
non.
Another thousand French Of
ficers and men were taken pris-
oners in the fighting near Long
wy. German soil is now entire
ly cleared of French troops.
French Claim Victory.
London, Aug. ia dispatch from
the French foreign ministry issued by
the French embassy here today reit-
crates that French troops behind
Muehausen, Alsace, have not retired
but have victoriously resisted an en-
tire German army corps"
The statement of the minister adds,
"The Belgian army and forts around
Liege are intact and are prepared to
resist all attacks. There have been no
important changes in Lorraine and
there is no truth in the report that the
sixteenth regiment of French infantry
was taken prisoners by Germans at
Briey, in the department of Meurthet>
Briey, in the department of Meurthe-
et-MoseIle."
At the end of the communication
the French minister says, France is
gratified by the attitude of Ameri-
cans"
Another French Report.
Paris, Aug. 13.-The following Of
fetal announcement was issued by the
French war department late Wednes-
day afternoon:
up to the present hour no encount-
ers between German and French
forces except those of outposts have
taken place.
The occupation of Muelhausen was
effected by a French brigade of in
IN, ~
center in operation in that
town. That being accomplished. the
brigade was Withdrawn, the general
in command considering the position
too perilous.
The French brigade was followed
by the entire Fourteenth German
principal lines.
"Our strategical situation remains
as before, excellent"
Many Wounded at MueIhausen.
London, Aug. l3.-An exchange Tel !
egraph company's dispatch from Swift |
zerland. says: Following the terrible |
battle at Muelhausen the hospital IA !
cilities proved absolutely inadequate |
to care for the almost incredible num- |
ber of wounded Hospitals, schools, |
churches and hotels were occupied to |
their capacity. II was necessary TO |
charter special trains to convey the |
wounded to Mulheim, ST. Ludwig and |
other towns The latest estimates /
place the German losses at from eight |
TO ten thousand.
Take French Troops.
Berlin, (via LondonD. Aug. 13.-The
German troops near Muelhausen have
captured ten French officers, 500 men,
four guns, ten wagons AMI many rifles.
According 10 the report German ter
ritory has been cleared of the French.
II is also stated that at Lagarde the |
German troops took more than a thou
sand prisoners. about one-siXth of the
two defeated French regiments.
II it is necessary TO make enemies.
L.