New Britain herald., 1914-08-08
French and German Troops Reported Have Come Contact Portugal Decides Support Great Britain European War; Norwegian
 Steamer Strikes Mine and Reached; Americans Held Spies
All Eyes Turned
 \ Toward Belgium

London, Aug 8.-All eyes were turned today toward Belgium where the unexpected stand made by the Belgian army against a German ad- vance guard has earned praise in ali quarters. Tne authorities here have taken 1 the greatest preca utions to proven: l the leakage of information as to mil'- 1 tary and naval movements, but indi- l cations were seen in the commandeer- ing of large liners and stoppage of the 1 ss-channel passenger traffic tha, l the departure of British expedition ary force would probably soon take place. The fighting around, although l regarded in military circles as i'm portant, is considered as merely an opening movement in the campaign. No hint has yet been given as ,1 the position of the bulk of the twenty four German army corps or of the twenty-one French army corps. It is known that several of the German army corps are near the Russian frontier.
 The organization of other corps from the immense body of reserves must hove occurred since the mobiii- zation.
 It is pointed out by military men that any decisive offensive movemen, by the German or French army will involve several hundred thousand men on each side, whose contact will completely throw into the shadow .i1e fight which has just taken place at Liege.
 Reports from many quarters rec ord further captures of merchant ves- sells sailing under the German flag, while the presence of contact mines even in neutral waters was shown in today's wreck of a Norwegian steamer in the Builder Zee.
 What is happening in the Africa colonies of Germany, France. Belgium and Great Britain is not known. as news from those places appears to be suppressed.
 The spirit in which the British peo- pie are taking the war has found ex- pression in their acceptance of their first misfortune, the loss of the crui- ser Amphion with 136 men. In q lesser conflict it would have been mourned as a disaster; today it is re- expected incident. The public &C., cept the loss calmly.
 The reports of a victory in the North Sea raised false hopes which the admiralty promptly dissipated
 The business section of the town displays very few flags. and even sol- diers march through the streets with out attracting special notice. An on- locker said:
 'Thetemper which we are certain is going to inspire the nation cannot be expressed better than in words of the greatest of Americans, Abraham Lincoln: With malice toward none and with charity for all''
 The Nation, which is the organ of the pacificists. says:
 '.There is but one substantial hope Of averting second return of Europe to barbarism. That lies in setting up ir each afflicted country a reign of modified socialism"
 The authorities hold that there is certainly no malice being shown toward the 3O,00O Germans who re- main in England. The war office be- lieves that the Germans have main tsined for several years the largest and best organized system of espion- age that one nation ever supported against another. Consequently the police have arrested a large number of Germans About fifty were rounded up yesterday The police took pos session of the residence at Maresfield of Prince Muenster of Derenburg, who left for Germany upon the declaration of war. They also raided the German monolight works at Sulford and seized a number of rifles and some ammunf- tion. Thirty two Germans at the plant were arrested.
 Bow street police station is housing a small armory of weapons which have been taken by the police from the homes of Germans
 Several large German stores and restaurants display signs announcing that "The proprietor is a naturalized British subject" A few German shops in the suburbs have been closed. No instance of Germans be- ing mobbed or assa aulted has been re- ported and there have been only few cases where they have been in suited.
 A British force on the Gold Coast West Africa, has seized Port Lome, German Togoland.
 According to late despatches this morning, quite an important engage ment between French ana Germans occurred in Belgian LuXemburg. The
 Etoile Beige of Brussels learns from
 an official source that no decision has