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If LONDON, Aug 17 (6 40 a m ) A dispatch to Reu ' s Telegram company from Nish, Sema, under date of "A naval battle between French and Austrian war Lps fcegan off Budua, Austria, in the Adnatic, at 9 jock this morning The French squadron, coming from 6 southwest, attacked the Austrian warships The Aus aaironchds were sunk, one was set on fire and a fourth id northward toward Cattaro The fight lasted over an sir" ' ERMAN SOLDIERS , FORCED TO RETIRE IN GREAT DISORDER rar Office at Paris Confirms the c (Report of a Battle at Dmant, Bel-fium, Bel-fium, in Which the Kaiser's Troops fcAre Decimated by French Artillery. k PAEIS, via London, Aug 17 (2 40 a m ) A dis L Hch received Sunday by the Havas agency from Namur E pthat a member of the Belgian civil guard arriving in1 mai from Dmant, declared that a battle was raging m le environs of Dinant between the French and Germans . e gave no details Trains from Namur to Dinant are Esg stopped at Gehnden I FRENCH IN HIGH SPIRITS. i "PAEIS, Aug 16 (5 55 p m ) An official note issued f tie war office confirms the report of a battle at Dinant, Wgraa. It says "A division of German cavalry suppoited by some fiahcns of infantry attacked Dinant today The French . saliy repulsed the German troops, who retired in dis (der ' The French trcops captured some hundreds of Ger Bn cavalry horses, which were immediately sent to the ' wto serve as remounts for the French cavalry r "The high spirits of the French troops greatly en , Hiaged the Belgians " TELLS STORY OF BATTLE. I LONDON, Aug 17 (5 30 a m ) The Times corre nt at Namur, Belgium, who witnessed the fighting .Dinant Saturday, says ' The battle occupied a whole day, but was made up 'too actions The first continued from morning until 2 jtock in the afternoon The second occupied the re i fifflder of the day From early morning, when the Ger Mistook pcssession of a part of Dinant on the left bank te Meuse and a regiment of French infantry advanced Vae tujjg from tne t0 the north and occupied pother side of the town skirmishes between the two proceeded throughout the forenoon lw ' In the afternoon the fighting took the form of an ar "fry engagement The French infantry withdrew from F town into the woods at the side of the Meuse, four A from the river II ' The artillery then took charge of the battle at the 1 Fe foment that a French infantry regiment advancing ftogthe Meuse on the right bank from Houx, at the I Nh of Namur, flung itself on the Germans m the town, H aided by artillery drove them off Then from 3 o'clock until 6 the two armies were en m an artillery duel across the town It was always t Germans who were retiring along the hills to the 5 of the town and always the French who moved for their batteries little by little Gradually the French !?!eGermans southward, probably along the road L (Continued on Page Three.) i GERMAN SOLDIERS FORCED JORETIRE IN DISORDER (Ooutlnued fro Page One ) to Han Sur Lesse, pursuing all the time with infantry ana clnsseurs ''To all appearances the Fiench artillery made better practice than the Germans The number of killed and wounded must have been heavy " DINANT VICTORY IMPORTANT. LONDON Aug 16 A Brussels dispatch to the Ex change Telegiaph company says "No German movement is reported toward Brussels and there does not seem to be further fear of such an ad vance The German tactics appear to have been badly disorganized by the lesistance of the Liege forts which are still perfectly intact and are resisting courageously "Since Friday the advance of the French has been hastened and has become very determined, with the re suit that the French victory at Dmant will prove im portant "The Belgian army is strongly intrenched to the north, and the German attack on Haelen and Diest has been broken up It is therefore safe to conclude that the position of the allies is excellent Every day that has passed has strengthened their chance of final victory " CONFIRMS REPORT OF FRENCH VICTORY. LONDON, Aug 16 (9 10 p m ) Reuter's corre spondent in Brussels telegraphs that the French legation there confirms the report of a victory by the French at Dinant today He says the German troops appeared m force with several quick firing guns and attacked the French position A brisk fight ensued, m the course of which the French artillery decimated the German troops At the end of the fighting the French occupied both banks of the river INVADERS SWEEPING ALONG LONDON Aug 16 (10 22 p m ) Despite the repeated repulses which they have suffered the German battalions continue to move forward for a decisive encounter which cannot be delayed much longer While there has been a lull in the fighting in northern Bel gium, the invaders are sweeping along the valley of the Meuse south of Nanrar and have reached Dinant, where part of a strong force of French soldiers which is established by that town, took the offensive and defeated them. The incident shows that the French crdssed the Belgian frontier to join hands with their allies not a moment too soon All along the Alsace-Lorraine frontier the advance guards of the two oppos ing armies have come into contact and according to French official reports the Germans have been driven back everywhere with loss Strong French forces are now in possession of all the passes of the Vosges mountains from the west, as far as those leading down to Colmar Further south, French forces are ready to proceed over the flat country toward Mulhausen. The French have taken the offensive along the line from Lune-ville Lune-ville to Sarrebourg on the German frontier but here as in the other theaters of war the main armies have not come into contact On the Austro-Servian and Anstro-Russian frontiers both sides claim victories in encounters But these can have little effect on the general result unless the Servians compel the Austrians to send stronger forces in an attempt to subdue them. Austria is preparing to resist an attack on her shores on the Adriatic, which possibly will be undertaken by the joint Anglo French fleet It is explained that the state of siege which has been proclaimed in Bulgaria is simply a precautionary measure so that the country will be prepared in case of emergency FRENCH SUCCESSES REPORTED LONDON. Aug 17 3 10 a ro. Telegraphing from Delamont, Switzerland, the Dally Mail s correspondent says Fighting has recommenced in upper Alsace between Belford and Altkirch. The sound of gunfire is still heard at Porentry thirty eight miles northwest of Berne and near the Alsace frontier I hear that the French force which retired from Mulhausen has teen reinforced re-inforced and renewed the attack. French successes are reported on all sides in the Vosges mountains GERMAN SOCIALISTS IN REVOLT LONDON Aug 16 (6 01 p m.) A dispatch received fcy the Central News from Rome says Fugitives arriving here from Berlin declare that the Socialists are rising in revolt throughout Germany following the execution of their leader Dr Lieb knecht AUSTRIANS EVACUATE TWO TOWNS ST PETEBSBTJBG via London, Aug 16 (4 2o p m.) The Austrian troops evacuated the towns of Kielce and Chencln in Russian Poland on August IS after an attack by Russian cavalry which dispersed a body of 800 Czech inhabitants of Sokal in Austrian Galicla, who were supported by the Tenth regiment of Austrian dragoons TO PROTECT AMERICAN INTERESTS TOKIO Aug 16 (5 30 p m.) Simultaneously with the announcement of a disnatch of an ultimatum by Japan to Germany which is expected here to be fol lowed by -war Tekakl Kato minister of fore gn affairs conferred with George W Guthrie the American embassador and made a broad statement calculated to assure the United States that American interests to the Orient would be safeguarded safe-guarded and the integrity of China upheld. DUTCH TROOPS DISCONTENTED PARIS Aug 16 (10 30 a. m.) An official communication today says the TVntch troons in the provinces of North Brabant and Limburg are manifesting discontent azainst the Germans whom they accuse of being responsible for the actual situation. Their officers are said to have difficulty in controlling them. DESTROYERS BOMBARD TOWN LONDON Aug 18 (1 SO p m ). A dispatch from St. Petersburg to Renter s aeency Bays It Is officially announced that two German torpedo-boat destroyers hive bombarded Polangen in the province of Courland, on the Baltic but without doing any damage AUSTRIAN ADVANCE CONTINUES RrT?.T.IN via Amsterdam and London, Aug 16 (1 15 p m.) The northward advance of the Attstro-Hungarian armies continues both along the right and left banks of the river Vistula forming the boundary between Austrian Galicia and Russian Poland. HELP FOR AMERICANS IN ENGLAND FALMOUTH, England Aug 16 (5 27 p m.) The United States cruiser Ten ,iTmffla large sum of money for the succor of American citizens stranded L Turoplrrived here shortly before 6 30 this evening TAKE 500 GERMAN PRISONERS Di-pTtj Anst 16 (2 18 p m.) An official announcement by the French war ffl thf Fiench troops took over 600 German prisoners on Friday when they SSupUdeverai mountains around Donon, also known as Rougemont, on the bor der of German Lorraine FIGHTING STARTS NEAR DINANT uauTt! Amr 16 (2 50 p. m.) An official announcement by the French war rJTril!(lm a,nd German troops are reported to be fighting today near Di 5? toe south oNamu? A FreVh force is in the vicinity REVOLUTION AT SOFIA t vKmn-NT An? 17 4 50 a. m. A dispatch to the Times from NIsh, Servla, date of August 11, gives reports of a revolution at Sofia but adds that these reports have not been confirmed. STATE OF SIEGE PROCLAIMED T ONDON Aug 16 (5 55 p m ) The official bureau issued a statement this afternoon saying that a state of siege had been officially proclaimed in Bulgaria, j |