France

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 5, 24 August 1914, Page 6

France

"CSRMANY'S BRUTAL LEVY."

(Received 9.40 -a.m.) • Paris, August 23.

Lo Temps says that the English loan to Belgium is a noble response to Germany's brutal levy. It is one more bond and thus unites the Allies.

Britain and France have decided to advance 250 million francs each to Belgium to meet expenses occurred in the war.

MOTORING LIEUTENANT'S HEROIC EXPLOITS.

THE USES OF A MOTOR GAR.

(Received 12.35 p.m.) Antwerp, August '23 (evening)

Lieutenant Henkart, who has

jcorhe' famous for heroic exploits, is ■daily reconnoitring in an armoured imoioiv-car of his own device. Accom-

mniGcl by three others he; .obtained, ~ valuable information of the, enemy'4 "pWtions. He showed the.great, nos'| si jiilities of a motor car. Incidentally, ''ho'''kilted a large number of TJhlahsJ ■ extracted himself from several trapsj ! het rihisfc own at" Waterlog •againsl iwe companies of'cyclists and a squad-' Ita oif caVafry totalling 450, an,d killed t w bnty-five and wo unlled m any.