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Show BELGIAN SOLDIERS IN THRILLING ESCAPE LONDON Aug 5 i 35 a n T( ntwerp correspo dent of the Mo n g Post te s a vivi story of the adventu es of BOO men of the Be g an army at L ego who arrived at Namur Satu day a( e noon after twenty (Jays of fig t ng a 4 marching , -) At the openl g of the war the po ( 1 was between the L ege fo ts chaud on , talne and Embourg On Wednesday n g t of the first week of the, war o de s we e given them to e acuate the r pos t on, but the orders never reached th s ba a on which became iso ated by the Ge mans but with a strong fort on each flank T e Germans were aware of the r presen e but d d not 1 now the r st ength and the Be glans int enchlng were ab e to od out e ght days after t e ret rement of t e ma n Be g an fle d force and repu Bed constant German attacks Tina y when the r rat ons ran shot, they succeeded in break ng through a German nes and after, many ha breadt escapes reached Se a ng Th a was not accomp shed w thout sevc al b ushes w th the enemy du ng wh b, many of their number we e wounded, They reached Huy on Saturday after hj ra lway author t es made up a tra a anl took them to Namur 1 |