The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

h1SuTy, 0OVeIuOT 1oucTdI OI tuo SOH- go; Major General Tombeur. en- trusted with the high command of the forces massed in front of German East Africa; Colonel Molitor, com manding the troops of the north; Lieutenant Colonel Olsen, command ing the troops of the south. and also the Engineer-in-chief of the railways of Upper Congo to the Big African Lakes, Mir. Adam. The latter crown ed a colonial career already long by master strike: at the beginning of the war, the portion of the railway cutting from Kabalo Con the river Congo) to Lake Tanganika was far from Ibeing completed; 100 kilometers still separated the terminus of the rail- way from the borders of the big Afri- can lake; in a few months, under the energetic direction of MT. Adam, the work of the railway. of which the strategical importance is considerable, was terminated. s.,
 While the organization of the Bel gian troops was going on, the enemy tried on several occasions to bring the war into Belgian territory but
 these attacks resulted in failure.
 Evidently only one way was open to General Topbeur to put the from tier definitely in safety; that was to carry the operations into German territory This he did immediately his troops were in order. in co-opera- ton with the British forces in East Africa . t
 "On April IS, 1s16, the hour CT rived for the offensive. On that day . detachment of the first regiment of the Olsen brigade took the Isle of Gombo, at the southern extremity of the Lake Kiv1l, in order to take the German post of Shangugu from the other side; the next day. April 19, the remainder of the same regiment took this position, the same evening our colors foated in German territory"
 MT. RenJein sketched the n/.ler- ous successive engagements from this date to the latter part of June, when the hrst objective of the Belgian troops VIZ -eached--namely the plain between like Tanganika and Lake Victoria, in the northwest corner of German East Africa
 From there the second phase of the campaign began. the pushing of the Belgian line eastward toward Ta7bora. During July the ''Molitor brigade" dis tinguished itseH particularly by push- ing the Germans back at the point Of the bayonet in full retreat toward the Mwanxa (Lake Victoria) route at Ta- bora.
 While these events were taking place, the Olsen brigade were pro- ceeding toward the south; and the first regiment, operating on its left, reach cd the river Combe. July 20, establish ing the connection between our left wing (the Molitor brigade) and our right. -E
 During the same month of July. the Belgian fiotilla of Lake Tangani- ka and the aeroplane squadron also showed great activity. bombarding several times the positions of Kigoma- Udjiji and assuring. by the destruc- ton of all the German naval units still in service, the absolute mastership of Lake Tanganika.
 From then onward the troops placed under the orders of Lieutenant Colonel Moulaert and charged special ly with the defence of the western side of the lake, became at liberty, and were able to reinforce the right wing under General Tombeur, for the march on Tabora." -~
 t"The portion of the colony into which the Belgians are now seeking to penetrate is the finest section of German East Africa. In the mean time the British operating on the In- dian Ocean coast of the colony have reported occupation of the principal seaport, Dar-es-Salaam. which on September s surrendered to a com bined land and naval attack, and are striving to cooperate with the Bei- gians in completely surrounding the German forces.
 M. Renkin, concluding his inter view, said;
 .In Africa today, at the same time as she is defending in Flanders the last shred of national territory, Bel gium is striking another blow at the powerful Empire that threatened her independence, This blow is particu- lariy felt by Germany because it touches her pride and her dreams of oversea expansion.
 :The Belgian army has in twenty combats overthrown the German troops and made them fly before them for a distance of over 800 kilometers, taking prisoners and trophies at each step.
 "The German Chancellor spoke com.