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BATTLE OF DINANT

ACCOUNT BY EYE WITNESSES GERMANS CHASED BY FRENCH Brussels, Monday Eye-wit<ißsseß of the fighting at Dinant an Saturday state that at daybreak the Germans occupied that part of the town on the left bank of the Meu?e. The enemy's force comprised one division of Guards and another cavalry division supporting the infantry with machine guns Simultaneously the French infantry entered the other side of the town

Skirmishes lasted throughout the morning, the fighting extending to Beverai villages in the vicinity About 2 o'clock the French infantry withdrew into the woodp, and their field artillery engaged the German artillery, the heavy French guns meanwhile exchanging Bhots with the German guns across the town The French commander than gave the order to advance, and an infantry regiment proceeding from Houx flung itself on the Germans, and chased them out «-f the town to the hills south of Dinant Profiting by the enemy's disorder regiments of light cavalry crossed the river and huntod the flying Germans for several miles. Though the French pursuers were greatly outnumbered, six French batteries, each of six guns, were able to follow the retreat from the other eide of the river, moving forward through wheat fields on the west of the town, while the chasseurs and infantry drove the Germans due south The French captured many hundreds of Uhlan .borsefl German columns can be seen winding along the valley of the Meuse towards Dinant, where there are signs that preparations are being made for important operations

TURKEY'S OMINOUS ACTION ANTI-BRITISH FEELING Constantinople, Monday The Turks are acting in an arbitary manner in the Dardanelles. . They are detaining vessels belonging to the Triple Entente without explanation The newspapers are pulishing bitter anti-British articles Turks in Smyrna have seized pro perty belonging to British subjects WAR ORRESPONDENTS BARRED Copenhagen. Tuesday The German General Staff refuse to allow war correspondents with the army

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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 696, 19 August 1914, Page 5

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BATTLE OF DINANT King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 696, 19 August 1914, Page 5

BATTLE OF DINANT King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 696, 19 August 1914, Page 5

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