LIEGE FORTS STILL FIGHTING BRAVELY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2230, 17 August 1914, Page 5

LIEGE FORTS STILL FIGHTING BRAVELY

v ■ ■ MORE GERMAN RUSHES FAIL l . - . —7— REPORTED DEATH OF GENERAL VON EMMICH (Received "August IS, 5.5 p.m.) ' Brussels, Augiist .15. The Germans at Liege:are devoting their energies to the forts on the left tank of tb'e v Meuse, particularly /those at ' Dcpontisse"" which prevent the. free use "of the HeKtal'Bridge. The GermaM'attempted to rush'tlie J front by'jnain 'forte, in th<i middle of-Thursday' night. The fight developed with, great ' fierceness) 'the Germans holding the profit for the few- hours of v darkncssj'but' had not reacliod beyond the iriacis before daylight, where. they lyere mown down. ' The' Germans frero provided"with, bundles of wood'and roattr«es : mth'yrMch fn fill up " tW'ditches !?ut wersuhable'to use them'.' ■' ' " '" ' * "' 'Port Delliera, the next on the north side, boldly assisted Fort Pontisse, All the fortS'are 'fifchting bravely. ; ' ' " * ■ . • " -The' German-staff in the (own of Lirga has ocoupied the Convent de Saore Couer and Barricaded' itself against attacki" (Received August 16, 6.5 p.m.) London, August 15, evening. Rumors have been current for several days that' General-Von Emtuich, Commanded' of' .the German Tenth. "Army,-' ortxs,']iag'becn'killed. The Exchange Telegraph, Association'confirras the report and also states that General Barwiz success ' Yon-Bmmich. •• • •- •• • •. - - v v ,—■ ■■:.< .• • Paris, August 14.' . In the operations arOjind Liege tl'e Belgians have 'trtKen two ; 'thousand accommodation;ali'd 'the" Belgians' hayo"'"asked the' 'I'V"each.' , to' take charge. : 'The Fronth hate captured fifteei hundred prisiShera along'o®r farts'of' frontier.'" ' v'—• a.j. -•4' .. Berne, August 14. . It, is. reported that the Germans fired on their flwn troops at Liege, destroyinjj 'St";irhole; and Sydney ' "Sim"; services;'" " DETEEMINEp ATTACK ON FORT PONTISSE. ' (Reo. August 16, 5.5 p.mj . , ' . ' Brussels, August 15, morning. During the attack on Fort Pontisse at Liege,, the Germans'were armed ■ with hand penades'and'huge wirecutters, and 'feaihod! the! outworks. The Belgians aetecteil' their presence when' the German artillery 'fired star-shells which 111 up the. neighbourhood, and the Belgian-machine guns decimated the columns. The attackers'were' provided with steel shields, hand-bags,- and entrenching tools in order, to' dig"themselves into v cover es "the* Japanese did at' Port' Arthur. REPORTED SUICIDE OF GENERAL VOlf EMMICH. (Rec. August 17, 0.5 a.m.) , _ " ' """ ' ' Brussels, August 15. .It is reported General von Emmich, Commander of the Tenth Germ in Army Corps, which;is'besieging' Liege,"committed" suicide. He' wrote to • his vnfe 'he knew. 'Liege."would !be' his tomb','and : preferred to die by'his 'own hand. Several Soldiers' 1 committed suicide lri' the Meusei. ' ' '