Show NAMUR is LIKELY LIU LIUTO TO Tn BE SCENE ur FIGHT Belgians French and English English Eng Eng- English lish Join There to Resist Resist Resist Re Re- the German Ad Ad- vance By 13 United Press BRUSSELS Aug 1 10 Ali O.-AJl All communication communication cation with Lie Liege e is interrupted It i is now admitted that tho Germans hold the tho city De Despite the statements made mada earlier carlier in the day that all allot of tho the Belgian forts orts are aro intact it is ia rumored that the tho Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans have ba taken some of these The present pos position tion of ot of the main Belgian army is now kept a secret Itis Itis It Itis is probably at Namur Kamur The German commanding general has issued a proclamation to tho the Belgians stating that i if those unconnected with tho the Belgian army participate in f further lighting lighting-an fighting oc on ernan troops will r rb no he ant and they s 's summarily executed ana their homes burned Most Mosto of th the tho residents have fi ned fled from Liege An enormous Gorman army is concentrating eon con in is Belgium German cavalry cavalry alry airy is operating b between Liege and Namur By United Press BRUSSELS Aug 10 The 10 The German Gorman forces hold bold the city of Liege The Bel Belgians ians still hold their forts butare but butare ar are compelled to operate independently It is now expected that the present German force at Liege will continue to besie besiege o that point and thus permit the main body of ot the hu huge Germany in ad in inc army to move south unopposed and make their way nay into French rench territory The retreat of the Liege city garrison carrison is explained by the war office which states that the troops have been withdrawn with with- drawn and sent to Namur amur for strategic reasons By Associated Press LONDON Aur Aug 10 1 1 1 p. p m. m m.- m. lies m-lies- res sages tinges received here today iu in official quarters from tho the Belgian an general Jeneral staff assert that the occupation of tho town of Lie Liege e by the German troops has not had the slightest influence on the tho strategic ir situation It is declared that BO so long as tho the ring of forts around Lic Liege o remains intact as it still is the guns command three of the principal roads by which tho the Ger many army can advance This it is pointed out makes it Ira im possible for the Germans under the tho present circumstances to receive supplies supplies sup sup- plies or ammunition Every line lino of ot railroad between Liege c cand and the German frontier i is all allo alleged rod ed to have been destroyed and the Belgian troops are arc said paid to have blown up cry every bridge culvert and tunnel The Tho Bel Belgian an general staff declares that it has received reports that the tho Germans expecting to take tae Liege Lieo in a afew afew afew few hours brought with onith them only sufficient sufficient suf suf- food for ifor a a. few days and little ammunition their plan being to rush rushI I Liege iele an and make make- it their base of ot opera opera- The Tho same ume authority states elates that the German assertion of the capture of 1000 Del Belgian an prisoners is baseless and adds that not a single in Belgian soldier remains in the town of Lic Liege e as 19 they are aro all nil quartered in the forts As far as cau can be learned bv by the tho Belgian Belgian Bel Bel- gian inn general staff some German troops were en engaged nt at Liege Thc They are said raid to have hao been so weakened as to tobe tobe tobe be unable effectively to attack the forts On tho the other hand it is argued that it is not possible for the forts to concentrate concentrate concen concen- their fire tiro on tho town of Liege it it it- self The Tho next development in the thc situation situ is expected to bo ho the arrival of the tho B BoIcian Bol- Bol l. l cian dan main army reported to be td anc In tug ing rapidly from ain LO in the tho northwest northwest north north- west to attack the Germans occupying tho the town of Lie Liege c. c |