BRILLIANT STAND BY THE BRITISH.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2241, 29 August 1914, Page 7

BRILLIANT STAND BY THE BRITISH.

GERMANS MOWN DOWN, BY DEADLY ARTILLERY FIE . N ¥ , .. - . .. i i / ALLIES' STRONG DEFENCE. FRENCH SUCCESSES. SANGUINARY FIGHTING IN LORRAINE TRAWLERS BLOWN UP. TERRIBLE WORK OF FLOATIGINES GERMAN FLEET DISASTERS. ARMED LINER SENT TO THE BOTTOM . The news from tlhe Franco-Belgian theatre of war to-day con* 'tains a detailed description of the fighting at Mons and Charloroi. It is dear that the'magnificent artillery and rifle firo of the British troops in the Allied line, and their oonduct through a critical period, , while terribly destructive to, the Germans, also raised the morale of the French, and inspired a. spirit of emulation that promises well for the success of the desperate undertakings which have yet to bo at- , tempted.' The Allied line ia said to have been withdrawn further south to a strong defensive position, amove Suggestive of a tremondou9,attack by -the full'force of the northern ■'German" Army! • it is""', stated that eleven Gentian Army Corps have passed to the south of " Namur, indicating tho assembling of the utmost resources of the invaders in front of the What appears to be a flanking' movement by tho French troops operating to the south, along the, Luxemburg frontier on the Frenoh aide, has been attended with' considerable suooess,' whllo severe losses to the Germans have resulted / from reported engagements in Southern Lorraine, and in the vicinity _ of Nancy. The Russian march to Berlin continues iie 6teady advance, ' the'■ inhabitants of East Prussia/ are fleeing before the invaders, ' who aw apparently encountering feeble resistance, while the report of the withdrawal of German troops from the west to the east indicates some apprehension in the mind of J he German War Staff that Russia's intention to reach Ber- ■ lin in 21 days is no idle boast. There is a stirring account of the jinking of the big German armed merchantman, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, by a, British cruiser off the west coast of Africa, and news also of the loss of the German cruiser Magdeburg, which had gone f" ashore in the Baltio, and which tho Germans v/et& forced .to blow up, I under the fire of Russian guns. In England, tho temper of tho nation t has been refleotod in Btirring speeches in tho House of Commons by the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith), the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. * 'Bonar Law), Mr.. John Redmond (the Nationalist Loader),, and others. Stories of German atrooitieß continue to horrify civilisation and inflame publio opinion against the nation in whose name -these outrages tare being perpetrated. Further disasters, with loss of life, have befallen i peaceful trawlers of neutral natione by contact with the deadly floating mines, with, .which tho North Sea waters have been wwn by the Germans.