Barton County democrat., 1914-08-14

ana lmm6Uldtcly dItCA "oAt' AA'
son was killed. The Germans re-
treated and shortly afterward the
bodies of the two princes we're
demanded of the foe. They We"
Professionally in a vaIil.
of Seraing cemetery. The dla-
mond rings which the reigainS
prince wore on his fingers and
his daintily wrought sword were
handed over to the police OF S'r-
aing by Belgian scout.
"1his morning when leaving
the American legation, | saw two
municipal guards arreSting a lady
whom they politely conducted to
the police station. My chauffeur
cried, That is no lady. He is a
German spy
1.-TWO men, hearing this, rushed
ND and attempted to maltreat the
prisoner, but the guards protect
ed their charge effectually.
AT the police station the priS-
oner, who looked quite collected.
was found to be a male German
agent, possessed of an apparatus
for cutting telegraph wires. He
also carried compromising docu-
mentS.
"The American minister, who
has been charged with Ihe task
of protection to Germans, was as
tonished by the many touches OF
good nature. nay tenderness, dis
played by the Belgian soldiers, po-
lice and people toward the sub
iectS of a slate which is Waging
cruel war against this country.
Special trains are conducting
civilians 10 Holland and special
motor cars convey them to the
American consul or to centerS
where they are housed and fed
until they are ready to start"
New Movement Regun by
Germans in Belgium.
Brussels, Aug. 12.-The advance
of the German army to strike a
blow at the very heart of Belgium
has begun. The course of the
movement is north of Liege and
an extraordinary force of cavalry
is serving as the protecting shield
along the whole front of the al
lied armies. The objective of the
German force is as yet undiScov-
cred.
Sharp fighting between the
French cavalry and the German
mounted advance body occurred
at intervals during the day. The
engagements were in the nature of
SkirmiSheS, and both the German
and allied armies seemed to be
feeling for the weak spot in the
; formation of the enemy. A regi-
ment of dragons attempted to
surprise the BelgianS at Annette
in the province of Liege, but met
with such stubborn resistance
that they finally were r2pulsed,
suffering the loss of 153 dead and
1902 taken prisoner
The dragons came from the
direction of Liege. where a new
German army corps is investing
the city. The new corps of in.
veStment is comprised of troops
that have been fighting and
marching hard during the past
week. and the Liege garrison was
relieved in order to secure tn
freshest troops possible.
This eventually is the new
movement determined upon as a
result of abandonment of the Ger.
man plan to take Liege by 'lirecl
assault of infantry and marks ?
new phase of the war. The Ger.
mans are entrenching along thC
MaeStricht-Liege front and hun
dredS of peasants are being em.
plcyed on the road leading south
through the provinces Of LiegC
and Luxemberg. This engineer.
, ing movement is taken to indicate
an attempt by the Germans t.
force their way to the south o.
MeuSe in France. Reports re.
{ ceived here are that a force o
UhlanS have taken nearly S4OO,OOC
! from the bank at HaSSelt, the cap
ital of Limburg province.