GERMAN FOOD SUPPLY
CONVEYED THROUGH HOLLAND London, Thursday It is stated that Germany is securing her food supplies through Holland, which would account for her anxiety not to violate Dutch territory If the allies reach Cologne this avenue will be closed, and the only possibility of Germany securing a fresh one will be by opening a devious route via Italy, Austria, or Roumania ADVANCE ON MULHAUSEN BREAKING UP OBSERVATION STATION Paris, Thursday The French retreat from Mulhausen was well carried oul. The advance on Mulhausen was merely for the purpose of breaking up the German observation station Ths proportion of the forces engaged was four Germans to ontj Frenchman. Trie German field artillery was far inferior to that of the French, the bursting of their shrapnel being indifferent It is believed that a strong German army is concentrating to Beize the crest along the line of the Vosages. Whoever holds this crest will dominate Southern Als*ee An official report publhhed in Paris says the Gsrmans bombarded Pon t-a-Mousson with heavy artillery from a considerable distance The shells fell in the streets of the town, and killed and wounded many of the inhabitants besides wrecking man' houses
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 694, 15 August 1914, Page 5
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196GERMAN FOOD SUPPLY King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 694, 15 August 1914, Page 5
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