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Show Advance On Belgium I I Brussels, Aug. 14, via London, 5:45 p. m. The Germans today suspended the bombardment of the Liege forts on the right bank of the river and concentrated all their efforts on those to the west of the town. The forts attacked were Pontisse, Liers, Lantin, Loncin, Hollogne and Flemalle, an especially severe attack being made on Pontisse. I 1 Tierlemont, Belgium, Aug 14, via London, 5:45 p. m.The German advance became more pronounced and general today. Their infantry is advancing in the direction direc-tion of Tongres and St. Trond, and another attack is expected in the direction of Diest and Aerschoi to the northeast of Brussels, by several army corps. The German troops are marching on a front stretching from St. Trond to Hasselt Their cavalry occupies a position to the right of Hasselt. Formidable defensive works have been H erected by the Belgians around Namur. To obviate any pretext for reprisals on the part of the Germans all the inhabitants of Namur are being disarmed. i FRENCH RUSHING TO AID BELGIANS AUSTRIAN STEAMSHIP IS BLOWN UP CREW AND 150 PASSENGERS LOST FRENCH AND BELGIAN SUCCESSES CONFIRMED BY LONDON BUREAU Saale Pass Region Now Occupied by French Troops Position Commands Valley of the Bruche Numerous Desertions From German Troops Noted Many Prisoners and Some Machine Guns Captured Belgians Surprise Sur-prise German Cavalry, Take Prisoners, Cannon and Machine Guns. ' PEREMPTORY DEMAND SENT TO TURKEY Purchase of German Cruisers Must Be Explained to Allied Governments Liege Forts Still Holding Out Paris Officials Claim German People Are Being Systematically Sys-tematically Deceived by False News Circulated by Large Agency Kaiser's Army Seeking Seek-ing to Reach Plains of Waterloo. i Evidences of a sharp sea fight in Chinese waters were J brought to Hong Kong yesterday when two battered warships either Fiench or British, arrived there with many wounded. The telegram apparently censored, did not identify the warships, war-ships, but said they were reported to have been in action with the German cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. A London report says the captain of a Danish steamer declares he passed seven sunken German ships on the east coast of England. He could not identify them, but believed they were warships. The reported purchase of the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau by Turkey, has been made the occasion of action by the British, French, Belgian and Russian allies, which are to call Turkey's attention to her duty as a neutral. Greece also is perturbed by the purchase of the two cruisers, which she considers will upset the equilibrium of power in the Levant. Russia is reported from St. Petersburg to have mobilized 1 5,500,000 men, 2,000.000 of whom are on the German and Austrian frontiers. Todav all is reported quiet along the front, according to . , J r r Dl;,, othcial statements trom r ranee mm ucunii Belgian accounts of yesterday's cavalry encounter, j known as the battle of Haelen, give the total German casualties as high as three thousand killed and wounded. No German report of the engagement has been received. The Belgian staff believes the German movement at Haelen was an attempt to reach Brussels, which today is stated to be "no longer in danger." French official reports say the Belgians captured 2,000 German prisoners at Liege and the French have taken 1,500 along the frontier. The Belgian government has requested France to provide places of interment owing to trie lack of room in Belgium. Aviators are taking a very prominent part in scouting for the armies in the field and are suffering severely, accord-1 ing to reports. Belgian authorities report the destruction of . three German aeroplanes and the death of two of their pilots, while French reports recount the narrow escape of a French aerial scout from German flying machines which hunted him. London, Aug. 14,2:53 p. m. Great Britain, France and i R i,cci5 V-nr a ckarn rlpmanr t r Tn rl- r-r frr thf im mpiiatf' repatriation of the officers and crews of the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau. It is reported that the two cruisers were met by a Turkish vessel outside and escorted into the Dardanelles There is no official confirmation of the actual purchase of the cruisers by Turkey, but the report to that effect is generally credited. London, Aug. 14, 3:55 p. m. A despatch from Brussels to Reuter s Agency says the following official announcement was issued at noon today: "The Germans are planning a new movement against us, but all dispositions have been made to repel it like the pre-, ceeding ones. "Reports show that the situation continues favorable to us and our allies, while the news from Lorraine is highly favorable fa-vorable to the French. "The general staff has heard nothing of the reduction of i the forts of Liege. Rumors to that effect, therefore, are ' false." Paris, Aug. 14, 3:15 p. m An official announcement says that a large number of French troops has entered Belgium and are proceeding from Charleroi to Gembloux. ten miles to j the northwest of Namur. London, Aug. 14, 5 p. m. About 150 of the passengers ! and crew of the Austrian Lloyd steamer Baron Gautsch were ! killed or drowned when the vessel was blown up today by a : mine off the Island of Lussin. on the Dalmatian coast, according accord-ing to a Reuter despatch from Trieste. She carried about 300 passengers and crew, of whom 1 50 were rescued. London. Aug. 1 4. A despatch to the Central News from j Rome says that according to reliable information from St. Petersburg, Russia has mobilized 2,000,000 men on the German Ger-man and Austrian frontiers, half a million on the Turkish and Rumanian frontiers, while 3,000,000 men are held in reserve. London, Aug 14 (4 p. m..). The official press bureau of the British war office and admiralty today issued news of a French sikcuss in the Vosges mountains. Alsace, in the following fol-lowing worde "After a succeaaful resistance last ing five dayn at the passes of Salute Marie Aux Mines and I-e Ronhotnme, the French troops have occupied the region of the Saale Pass, which commands com-mands the vallei of the Bruche, an affluent of the Khine. "At Saale numerous desertions or German troops are noted. "The French have taken muuy prisoners pris-oners and captured some machine guiu- Belgians Successful. ' It iB now confirmed that the Bel- a glan troops were siK'dil m their engagement on August i uith six regiments of German cavalry support ed bj 2600 infantry with machine guns and artillery The Germans were completely disorganized. The six cavalry cav-alry regiments suffered great loss ami the Belgian troops pursued the Infantry which gave way. German Cavalry Surprised. "This (Friday I morning towards Kj-,!iiv.r.' trn miles north of Namur. a mbed detachment from the naiii-son naiii-son surprised some encamped cavalry regiment- threw them Into cunt u.-mn ana fought them towards the east, after taking numerous prisoner! and capturing cannon and machine- gum.. ' To the southward of the Meuse tho German cavalry avoids contact with the French, "News of the fight in the vicinity of Haelen yesterday confirms the story that the Germans were driven to the eastward and that there is no German cavalry between Hasselt and Kamil-lies Kamil-lies in the province of Brabant. "The Liege forts still hold out and have plenty of supplies. "German cavalry patrols are now reported to the north of Montmedy, which lies on the Franco-Belgian border bor-der in the department of the Meuse.' The communication of the official press bureau concludes Belgian cyclists and cavalry from Namur yesterday surprised a force of German cavalry accompanied by artillery and machine guns and compelled com-pelled them to retire The Germans lost a field gun and several machine guns." Liege Forts Hold Out. Brussels, via Paris. Aug. 14 (155 j m.) It was officially announced here today that none of the Liege torts had capitulated as had been stated, in German reports. It was de dared that the defenders had been instructed to blow up tho forts rather than surrender rumor that an attempt had been made on the life of King AlbPrt was based on a slight accident to the royal automobile Police Open Letters ' Rome, Aug. IS (11:40 p. m J (via Paris. 1:35 p. m.. Aug. 14). News received here from Vienna says that letters addressed to foreigners in the Austrian capital are opened by the police, who either retain them or de-liver de-liver them with a yellow band on which is printed 'opened by the state police." Newspapers throughout Austria-, Hungary print scarcely anything except ex-cept official news. ienn;i itself is half deserted The worst feature ol the war to those in the capital is the lack of money and the fact that prices of food have risen enormously The public servires are paralyzed and women are taking' over the work False News Deceiving Germans. Paris (3 25 p m ). Aug 14. An otlicial communication issued today says that, since the beginning of the war. the German people have been systematically deceived by false news rirculaied h; a large German agency with the object of making Germans believe their troops had gained great advantages It adds that there has bi ii an absolute suppression of all n. ws disadvantageous to the Germans. Ger-mans. The French government it was stat ed. had decided to publish a dally news bulletin for distribution among the French troops. hia would be composed of reports of field operations opera-tions and of important events in France, the object being to create a strong link between the French soldiers sol-diers In the field and their relatives. Brussels. ia Paris. Aug 14 (1.55 i ra.) -Technical observers of the 'military operations of the last tu days declare the French border 1 through the southern part of the Bel I gian province of Brabant. crossing I thai section n here the plain of Wa terloo is Bituated and forcing the Belgian Bel-gian army to retreat on Antwerp. Prince William ot Llppe. who fell at Liege, is reported to have had In Dle helmet LO.O00 marks in German bank notes. Montenegrins Invade Austria. London, 2:35 P m. Aug 14 A special newspaper dispatch from I Rome today says the Montenegrin troops, aided by tho Inhabitants of H'Tzegrn ina, are successfully invad , in Austria, whose blockade of the Montenegrin coast has practically I ceased. Official W3r Report. Paris, Aug 14 (10.32 a m ) An official report issued here today-says- "No fact of striking Importance took place In the theater of operations opera-tions yesterday. There were, how-ever, how-ever, several skirmishes between German and French patrols and en-counters en-counters between outposts, notabl at Chamhrey in German Lorraine, where two companies of the Eighteenth Ba- varian infantry regiment were sur j prised by the French troops and driv- i en off leaving numerous dead and wounded on the field." Paris, 1 65 p m , Aug. 14 The Haras Ha-ras Agency announces that Field .Marshal Sir John French, the com-! mander-in-chlef of the English Held army joined General loseph -loffre.j the French commander-in-chief, at j ! headquarters today The locality is not mentioned. i Turkey Pays $20,000,000 for Ships. London. 6:15 p m, Aug 14. Ac-i Ac-i cording to a dispatch from Constairi nople to the Exchange Telegraph Co . Turkey has paid J20.0U0.000 for the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau Halifax Aug 14 The Cunard liner Mauretania which put in here about I a week ago to avoid capture, sailed today for a destination which was not announced. Montreal Aug 14 The consulate of Austria Hungary, which has regained re-gained open bere notwithstanding me ciec uii aiicui cm rrai uoi.otsu vji-v Britain and Austria-Hungary, was ordered or-dered closed todav by the Dominion authorities |