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Show ou BELGIAN ARMY MAY REOCCUPY BRUSSELS London. Aug 26 Coincident with the reports of heavy fighting of Brus sels como statements that the Germans Ger-mans are rapidly leaving Brussels and that the Belgians aro preparing to re-enter their beloved capital. The significance of this move is believed be-lieved by military men to lie in tho fact that tho German general staff is concentrating all of its available forces along tbe battle line to the south where the main contest Is waging with the armies of tho allies The fighting, at Malines Indicates that the Belgian army is being used to harry the German rear and. as Indicated by the statement of tho Bel gian general staff, to relieve the pressure pres-sure on the allies at the fronL Fighting between the Germans andj the allies was reported today at Luneville. near the Lorraine border, and at Maubeuge as well as at Malines. Ma-lines. There is no information forthcoming forthcom-ing here as to the results of the fighting on tho two former fields. Both armies are said to be putting the last ounce of their strength into the combat. Meanwhile the allies, subjected sub-jected to enormous pressure all along the line, are looking hopefully to Russia to force the kaiser to turn back in his advance through France in order to protect his 'capital from the Russian mass. Bringing locomotives from Aix la Chapplle to supplant those removed by the French to Palis, the Germans are said to be transporting fresh troops to the front and up to within a few miles from the French frontier. fron-tier. On the north German scouts have been seen at Pervuerven. nine miles from Antwerp. |