WHEN WILL THE ENGLISH COME?

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 694, 15 August 1914, Page 6

WHEN WILL THE ENGLISH COME?

LIEGE WAITING FOR HELP Brussels, Tuesday The question in every mouth in Liege is, "When will the English come?" Mothers console their children with the worcs, "The English will soon be here" Improvised hospitals have been established everywhere. Many houses hear such signs as "Fifteen beds ready"; "Ten beds for wounded here" The first brigade of cavalry left Charleroi on Tuesday, 1500 strong; onlv 490 ar« known to remain. For 52 hours the brigade held 8000 Germans at bay. The Germans fought on empty stomachs, while the cavalry brigade was supplied with wine and food by boy scouts. The loss of Belgian officers was out of all proportion to the rank and filee, due to the distinguishing headgear, a handicap which is now being remedied.

Evidence of the unpreparednesa of the German attack is accumulating. German prisoners in Belgium Blate that the new boots served out to the troops cut their feet to pieces, in consequence of the high heavy bootH being unsuitable for quisle marching. French doctors state that tho French bullets are causing much morn serious wounds than those of tho Germans

Many atoriea are circulating of German cruelties to non-combatants, but apparently they have little basis in fact, though illegal executions of French subjects have take" 1 , place French troops have taken seven of tho most notable citizens of Montreux as-hostages