THE GERMAN ADVANCE EASTWARD

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2227, 13 August 1914, Page 5

THE GERMAN ADVANCE EASTWARD

• POSITION OF THE MAIN FORCES ' NONE OF THE ENEMY ON FRENCH SOIL (Reo. August 12, 8.30 p.m.) ■ fho Press Bureau states that at this period of"hoSfilMwToTimpbrf. ftiico can. be exacted. No movements of tho British Army or of the Allies ca* M divulged, and over the proceedings of the enemy 4ies tho fog of war ■ Tjl'here is good reason to ' belipvo that the mass of the Germnns is distributed v "round Thionville, which ■ lies 111 German territory south of Lttxembure. niid'at •uege, -while Lorraino - is held comparatively lightly. There is every indication that the Aiistrians iliaVo entered Alsaie. ■ It is believed the . forts at Liege "have hot been taken. ■ (R«i. August 12, 7.55 p.m.) m ■ Paris, August 11, night; • The Matin stawa ,that not a Binsle Gfcrman soldiGr has entered France. FRONTIER ENGAGEMENTS NEAR LUXEMBURG!. ~ Paris, August 11. . . It i 9 officially: reported that engagements have taken place along the frontier at Longwy, Longuyon, Mar.ville, and Virton. German cavalry patrols were encountered north of Montmedy. The Germans liavo reached thp Belgium town of Houfl'ulize, n«vr the border of Luxemburg, about half-way between Liege and 'l'hionville wherp tho Germans aro .stated ;to have concentrated on, the French frontier." ' . . • The Grand Pucbess.of Luxemburg has personally.protested against the entrance of the German troops, into tho .neutral territory of Luxemburg. ■ An officer brutally' bade, ber go home, and drew his revolver. . The Graiid Duchess withdrew, after announcing that she would telegraph to the Kaiser. : :It' is officially stated that'while villagers were at cbiirch in Afflerille, 1 a frontier village, the.German Uhlan, 1 ! poured petroleum oil the houses and destroyed the: village by fir*. A similar outrage is reported 'as hiving taken place in the Limburj proriac-e.

GERMANS LAY WASTE THE COUNTRYSIDE. ■ (Rec. August 13, 0.20 a.m.) Brussels, August 12, morning. Six thousand Germans with guns and quick-firers captured the Lauden railway station, and tore up "the rails. Fugitives state the Germans have fired many villages. after giving the inhabitants half an hour to cloar out. k, German aeroplane at Narnur was brought down by rifle fire, and two military .Aviators captured. The Belgians concealed themselves in thickets in the field and captured considerable numbers of the invaders. Bogaei'ts, a Belgian lancer, is becoming famous. He sallies forth alone with lanco.in posse generally killing or wounding one Uhlan and then the rest surrender. Eogaerts . lias already, .secured fourteen"' prisoners, killed three Uhlans and wounded several without himself receiving the slightest injury. (Rec. August 13; 1 a.m.) '„■■■■ ■ Brussels, August 12, morning. The Germans have evacuated Lauden, and the Belgians have reoccupied the place. ~ ENEMY'S ENTRENCHMENTS AROUND LUXEMBURG. (Reo. August 13, 0.5 a.m./ \ Brussels, August 12, morning. / The German troops are entrenching round the city of Luxemburg, along tho talley of tho Wurthe. JYenoh aeroplanes keep 'headquarters well informed of tbo Germau movements. • FRENCH WITHDRAWAL FROM MULHAUSEN. . Paris, August 10. • It is officially stated that the Germans compelled the French to withdraw from Mulhaueen to the high ground iii the neighbourhood. "