Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 18, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba Weather kor cast. Fine and warm. Sun rises . Sets . Moon rises. . Sets . Winnipeg tuesday August sixteen pages. Invading army of France pushing rapidly ahead rapid Advance in Alsace continues the Force having now reached Schrmeck and Marsal array making rapid descent High valleys Between b Ruche and reinforced Ger Man cavalry make big gains in Belgium and Are now almost at Brussels capital removed to Antwerp. Free press special pre s at i of 3 Ai Paris August most important news today comes from the East. It is a sequence of the occupation of the pass of Saale Wii Cli has been known for several Days and of the fighting at Bla Mont which was announced yesterday. Preparations Are now Cle Vej Oping at the Angle of the Frontier where Alsace and Lorraine join. Saale is at the Entrance of the Valley of Bouche which flows to Ward Strassburg and along which there is a railway. From this Point on Friday the French troops gained the Heights of mount Donon vis4 which dominates the Valley and also commands the Valley of the Saar. 1 the following saturday the French forced an Entrance into the Valley of the Saar and occupied the Heights on the other Side. The French Are already at be Hirbeck. Below mount Donon the Valley of the Saar their front is about five Kilometres from the important City of Strassburg. Farther West they Are at Dieux. They Are also descending the High valleys of Alsace the Bruehne and Sarre. At the further end of the Donon mountains the French have before them the fort of at Itzig the first covering of fortification of Strassburg. At the left is a non fortified passage 20 Kilometres wide Between Donon and Des Houi Nieses canal. This is one of the two Gates of the other lying Between a marshy Region further West and the defences of Metz. At the other end of the line in Belgium the French have to i umphred likewise in a less considerable but no less it had for a theatre the City of Dinant on the Meuse where German cavalrymen were in action. The interruption of operations to the North of Namur coincident with this attack by germans to the South indicates perhaps a great change of objective on the part of the enemy. In that event the great turning movement to the North would Bej placed by a less extended movement in closer connection with the that is occupying the German armies Are draw of Foi no. 38. A Battle front 300 Miles in length Rte Ling closer together in such a Way As to Force their Way through in the of me Zieres which is on the Meuse in France fifty Miles dial North of Namur. The arrival at the German emperor will Mark the be Tori ginning of great operations. 63 Brussels. Aug. Reinforce German cavalry which was repulse belgians in the far Hinr i taint and Louvain has penetrate a a town Only 15 Miles South Mil of Brussels. Sweeting an Early attack by this on the City of Brussels itself the Jore rement tonight caused the Hur rid removal of the capital from Brus to Antwerp. Hie proportion s of the German race Are undetermined but it is re Jet Elf to be backed by infantry in an Sony corps Suhich arrived during the to Lull in the operations Abou Brussels and immediately undertook offensive operations. Brussels practically an a fortified Tity. Resounds tonight with the noise and shovels a a soldiers Anc of clans alike Are working to strength a its defence. The government is rep Ariner for a Long siege and every ass possible is done to Enao be City to hold out for months again l German artillery attack. German troops make gains. The government Hopes to hold the at Antwerp by the combined strength of the allies armies behind fee fortifications. The removal of the a ital to that City indicates that the Belgium mar office realizes the Oer can troops have great gains to cough the country to the South and of the capital and bears out the j theory that the German Advance is As i methodical As a machine. During the Advance on wave the j germans encountered the fire of the 11 belgian outposts and after a number of skirmishes the German offensive movement was stopped. As a result of a series of careful aeroplane reconnaissance a it is believed by the belgian leaders that the main part of the German army is concen Trattl at Luxemburg. Tie German m plan revealed in the latest troop move 5 merits indicates an apparent attempt a to break through the Centre of the lines and Deal a crushing blow f the Rno St vital spot in France. J Namur ready for Battle. London. Aug. Is.-, 2.1q a Mur despatch to the daily Telegraph describes the conditions there As lol 1 lows. I 4 stage setting for the the first thing that strikes the at Tention of the arriving traveller. Here the streets which Are by barricades government German troops cent for a Patch of Blue across each Wing and very germans More cautious. London aug. Is 3 despatch received by the havas Agency from Brussels gives the following1 state issued last night belgian which yesterday failed in an attempt at a Forward movement Are returning today with out fighting in the direction of Han tit the reverse sustained by the German cavalry at Haelen made them pal pay More cautious both sunday and monday. They Are mov ing More prudently retiring without coming into any serious engagements. All the German troops recently seen before our army Are adopting a purely idea Eirsie ats Turfe entrenching themselves. Today without any the correspondent adds that according to the newspaper reports a fairly important engagement occurred in the neighbourhood of Mel Vart near Jodo Igne sunday in which the Ger mans Are said to have suffered heavy casualties. Germans satisfied London aug. Is Dis Patch to the Central news from Brussels says that a daring news Paperman has returned to that City after a trip along the Frontier be tween the armies during which he actually spent several Days within the Erman lines. He says the germans Are bringing up Al most unbelievable numbers of men ctn quantities of artillery horses and supplies along the entire line from Luxem Burg to the Northern limits of belgian territory. I do not believe the published tories of atrocities by germans As ,11 germans whom i met seemed not o be the sort of men Likely to be guilty intending to Cross the French Frontier at give and the Allied forces Are stubbornly resisting what is going on along the Frontier from Luxemburg to Metz is not known the first dispatches of the War re ported the germans As living invaded French territory from Luxemburg at Longway. Not a word of further news has come from this territory in the last ten Days. It is surmised that the main German army is massed Between Luxemburg and Metz and that its attack upon Che French army gathered to resist it has been held up by the checks met with by the German right Wing in Belgium. Further South the French have taken the offensive. Operating from Lune Ville and Belfort the French Fortes have secured Possession of All the passes through the Vosges mountains and afe now operating in Alsace. A French Force from Luceville has driven the germans out of Cirey and Lamont and has penetrated Alsace As far As the Donon a Spur of Well on the Way to Strassburg. Another French column appears to be operating the. Direction Colmar while the capture of thann a from Muhlhausen shows that the French Are still present Alsace in strength. The Battle along this enormous front of 300. Miles is now virtually under the whole German offensive movement say germans wore belgian uniforms As Decoy in attack Martin Donoghue describes Battle following outrage of War usage in which belgians effected utter Uhlan Hunting favorite pastime since scattered bands have lost All sense of location and Are Lessly wandering party of germans thought it had reached France while another walked into lines thinking it had returned to German base. Way. It will be made up of a Multi tude of engagements Many erf them Battles the French in tend to fight on the defensive in Bel Gium and along the Luxemburg Metz Frontier but plan to take the offensive m Alsace where a successful Advance to Strassburg would probably paralyse the French and German forces Are now facing one another along a Battle front of at least 30-0 Miles. From Switzerland to Holland in a straight line the distance is about 250 Miles the hires of Battle curve another. 50 Miles to the Battle front. The accompanying Section from the larger map published by the free the present disposition of the forces so far As they Are revealed by the dispatches. Tie. German army has rolled past Liege which is being invested and is now in conflict with the Franco belgian forces along stretching from Louv Ain immediately West of Brussels through Namur and Dinant to give on the French Border to the South. The German movement Northwest Ward from Liege involving actions at Hallen and Tir Lemont appears to have been a feint to weaken the French lines of defence South of Namur where the real attack in strength was planned1. The German column profit ing by its experience at Liege has i avoided Nam or and. Has struck the i French army in Force Small town on the Meuse 17% Miles above Namur. Gage ments of the War. To have taken place in this the fighting has been going on for some Days attended during the first couple of Days by severe checks to the Ger mans. Yesterday s dispatches report a still severer engagement in which the French held their own but at a heavy loss of life. Apparently the Erman army is pressing up the Valley by Martin h. Din Hue Brussels just re turned from an automobile tour in astern Belgium where i found the popular new National game of Uhlan Hunting in. Full swing. Stray parties. Of. German cavalry which have lost themselves in the country Between warehime and the belgian line were being chased from Illar to Post by belgian scouts who ook a considerable number of Pris ners. Some of the captives All of were suffering from acute Unger had not the slightest idea of heir whereabouts. Were Ndeki the impression that they had Rachedi France. The recon Noi tearing forties seemed to be wholly unprovided with comforts. One German patrol which ran into the belgian outpost was quite con into Complete disorder and retreated Pell Mell. Sacred rear ranks. The belgian squadrons thirsting for a fresh Rush at the enemy could not be restrained and followed us their earlier Brilliant charge by Sabring the rear ranks of the germans. In this last dash the belgians Cut off and made prisoner of a number of the Hussars who apparently had enough of the encounter and finding themselves Cut off raised their car Bines u Render. Several Young women of the District were involuntary witnesses of the fight. One girl who had been talking with some Soldier friends picked up two German to mallets which had fallen close to where she was sitting. She displayed extraordinary coolness and Pluck during the engagement and when the first prisoner a German Hussar was led in she asked for one of the Teuton s shoulder straps As a Vinced until it was fired on that it souvenir of an interesting sunday of was making its was the Ter noon. Was making its Way the Ger Man position whence id had started two. The horses of these men were thoroughly exhausted. A great Deal of desultory fighting took place along the Northern portions of the line on sunday. There was an engagement in the country Southwest of Louvain i arrived Ai the spot in time to witness the end of. An encounter in which the cavalry on both sides and with a mounted machine Section the strength of which i estimated to be from to came from the direction of St. Trend with the intention apparently of effecting a Surprise. I am informed that they have recourse to a ruse of War which if True is worthy of con the belgian troopers who had charge of the prisoner immediately complied with the request of the Bel Gian girl who is now the possessor of a strap Grey cloth Bearling the German regimental number. Indignation at ruse. Great indignation was expressed by the took part in the Day s engagement at the deception practice by the germans in their attempt to my Dign punishment. The Advance guard of the party were wearing the uni forms of belgian gendarmes. It is y supposed these uniforms were taken self did not actually see any germans dressed in the belgian gendarmes uni forms but i am assured by several officers who were present at the be ginning of the fight that the Advance guard of the germans was. Unquestionably composed of men in belgian uni forms. Everybody expressed i profound none of the military de t were taken prisoners for Iho it is j belgians Wouldhave been within their from gendarmes who were made prisoners at Liege when the germans entered the City. The germans were consequently Able to approach close to the belgian suspicion. Were enjoying sunday. A number of the inhabitants of the District joined the belgian soldiers and several parties were in the Woods close to the outposts. Suddenly a terrific fire Wasp opened by the Ger mans who were advancing under the rights in ordering their summary exe cution the prisoners whom i saw belonged to the seventeenth Hussars. Alls eem Guise of Friend s. The dismounted belgian cavalry Britain s expeditionary Force composed of three army divisions f such deeds although i did not see hem under the nervous tension of actual fights most of the German officers Are Ell satisfied with of the gating thus far. One officer said we took Liege in a. Week when we thought that it would take three months. We Are now in the heart of Belgium within a few thousand Yards of its capital. We will take to Strass Burg Many Gruns captured with the greatest ease from the vaunted Artil Ixia Sinahon. Adellea with Saml bags. At the station we we re stopped by Lery of France we can afford to lose of military and put through a million men As the Price of Victory but the allies cannot afford to lose thousands. The perfectly welded mass of the people of the German Empire is bound to overcome the badly United troops of the the Newspaperman continued the German government has no quarrel with the United states and is doing All in its Power to impress the officials with the necessity of extending1, court Esy and to those americans who Are e idea voting to get out a f the special treatment for Alsace prisoners Paris aug. Iwas announced officially this afternoon that Russia will treat with Especial consideration any prisoners from the Ger Man provinces of Alsace and Lorraine who May be captured toy her forces. France on her part will consideration toward any polish prisoners she May take. The two coun tries have reached an understanding to this effect. One cannot move the streets without a pass is examined by patrols at fre cent intervals. The barricades along the princ Palires have been made by enormous vans across the roadways and turning the vans into flock houses with sides pierced for Fine Are. Sand bags Are piled breast mesh inside and outside. The hotels have All been Comman were by the military no vehicles no horses Are available for Pri me use. Hardly had we left the hotel when heard the sound of the whirring Wro Piane propeller of a. German scout Fol machine overhead which was follow across the City by a Hail of Rifle bullets from sharpshooters. These German aeroplanes Are in appearance. Once seen ure never to be forgotten. They sir scarab shaped White in color sex Germany seeks to get Belgium out of conflict Berlin via. Copenhagen and August Gerr Narr government in a note to the belgian government item ated that the belgians had so brilliantly proved their Honor in arms that the German government after taking Brussels would be willing to conclude any a compatible with the conflict Between Germany arid and would evaluate Belgium As speedily As War conditions permitted. The belgian government replied on August 13 again refusing tha sen Man proposition. New York aug. Papers received Here today give details of the composition of the British expedition Ary forces under command of Field marshal sir John French. The Field Force is comprised of three army each comprising two divisions and there is an extra cavalry division under the command of major general Edmund Allenby. Each army corps is formed of 24 in Fantry battalions of about men on a War footing six cavalry regiments each with., batteries of horse artillery with .144 guns 54 Bat batteries of Field artillery two Howit Zer batteries and troops of engineers signal corps army service corps and either details. The British Field Force therefore should contain 72 infantry battalions 18 cavalry regiments 24 batteries of hours a artillery with 144 guns 54 Bat teries of Field 324 guns six howitzer batteries and the usual details according to the latest British army list issued at the end of july. The first army corps is commanded by sir Douglas Haig the third by major general w. P. Pulteney and the second was led by lieutenant general sir James Grierson who died suddenly today and has been replaced by another general. Sir Doue Jlas Haig. . Sir Douglas Haig k.o.i.e., has been the general officer command ing at Aldershot since -1911. He was born in 1861 and educated at Clifton and bras Enose College Oxford. Join ing the 7th Hussars in 1 8s5, he served in the Soudan Campaign of 1898, be ing present at Atbara and Khartoum and gaining promotion and two medals. He went to South Africa in 1899 was chief of staff to general French during the operations and commanded a group of columns there 3n 1901-2. As a result of his african serv ices sir Douglas had received the . The. Queen s medal with seven clasps and the mag s medal was also appointed . To i agr. His next appointment was in India he of cavalry from 1903 to 1906. Become do cavalry. The several eventually.-. Was appointed i India in 1909, a Posi retained until re Cervin command in 1911. He of a valuable work on . Pulteney. . William Pulteney has command of the 6th division command since 1910. He i he scots Al present at the Tel Al Kebir in the Campaign of 1s82 and has a fice and was vice Consul to Tho Congo free state in Jwal 9 Genera Pulteney has had consider Able big game Hunting in Africa. . Allenday. Edmund Henry Hon Man Allenby who is 53 years of age of sir test entering mentioned the . Lancers and in 1905 of by Sade the appointed inspector . Is Rierson. Moncrieff Grier in 1859 and had held tie position of officer in command of the Eastern Divis Ion since 19-12 he was educated at and the Royal military College Woolwich and be in the Royal artillery Active service in _ an 1s82 As an officer of the in Dian contingent and was present at the action of Assassin and Tel Al Kebir several distinctions. In South Africa sir James Grierson was engaged in Elg hot actions and afterwards served on the staff of count von Wal Deramee in China. He had also held Many important positions at Tome and in command of the first division at Alder shot from 1906-10. He was the recipe edit of Many foreign decorations Andi has several works upon military topics. Czar will join his army in Battle line London aug. Reuter despatch from Moscow says that the members of the Imperial family arrived there tonight and was received at the station by the municipal officials. Immense Crowdis. In the streets and Imperial family Ito the Echo their arrival having been heralded by. The frantic ringing of All the Church Bells in town. The Czar has announced is intention of proceeding immediately1 to the front and remaining with his army throughout the Campaign delaying his departure for Moscow Only Long enough for solemn service at the Kremlin weather forecast. The weather forecast for today is As follows Fine and warm. Ocean steamships. Steamer arrived at from Rieme Amsterdam new York Rotterdam Acona Toroc Liverpool Boston Antwerp Franconia Liverpool Boston Menominee Antwerp Philadelphia Montreal Antwerp Quebec Buenos Ayres Montchalin Saxelby passed the Soo. Sault Ste Marie. Mich., aug. . Hug Hon Pentland. 9 Northern Queen. Cort 10 noon wind. Harvey Brown. 2 Sanlan. House 3 Bope Howard Shaw. Corey Nye. 4 Orrow. 5.30 Gary 6 Leonard Hamu 7. Ire and. 9 Mariposa Haa ionic 10 Northern King. Jones Alberta Din key. A 3. Weather report. The weather report from tire my Taro Cical Observatory at St. John s College s As follows temperature at 7. . Yes erday 70.3 Maxim am for five preceding 2 hours. 75.4 mind Mem. 59.3 barometer 29.89 North wind at 8 Miles an hour. The can Adlan meteorological Are vice Eather observations taken at 7 o clock last Tannu August 17, win Lpes time were Ort Atli air 62 Cloudy Winnipeg 70 fair Minnedosa. 68 fair 68 current. Prince Albert. 72 air Battleford. I so Clear Imedla Cire hat 8 Cloudy Calgary. 62 fair Edmonton 72 air. The weather in treat has been talk 3d not quite so warm. Minimum and Jna Adnum Ictoria. ,62-64 oops. 58-80 Edmonton 52-66 44-74 Cal sary 46 0-66 Medicine hat. 56-74 Battleford 3 Swift current. S2-74- noose jaw 60 9 Regina. 52-77 Winnipeg i port arts end. 50-64- Parry Sornia 56-78 Toronto i 52-16 so were thrown into momentary confusion by the suddenness of the attack. They rallied at once however and with drawn sabres charged the enemy without a moment s hesitation. The pseudo gendarmes to Mfd and fled leaving the Brunt of the tharge to be borne by the German dragoons and Hussars the latter belonging to the seventeenth regiment. The Gallant Little belgians literally to the German mass piercing the cavalry line until they came under the machine Guu fire of the enemy. This ploughed Many in the ranks of the belgians but quite a dismayed they reformed and wheel ing about dashed afresh into the Ger Man cavalry battering them right and Ici t. I it might have gone hard with the belgian but at psychological moment a Battery of artillery came into action in support of the cavalry. The guns fired on the Ger mans who being Absolu Lebr without cover were in. A few Mir utes thrown ravenously of the food offered them. All told the same old. Story of being utterly sick of the War and Why and of which they knew nothing about food supplies Short. One prisoner Corporal admitted that the germaries supplies were Short food was scarce and the soldiers were consequently _ on Short rations. He told me that the regiment which fought on sunday had been Supply base for Over two Days Andt had been considerably harassed by the Beig iams. In the meantime they had existed on. What Little food they could pick up on their wanderings. Their horses too had Little rest and were on their last legs. Neither men nor horses were Able to withstand the Shock of the belgian charge. Are Well cared for and prisoners whether injured or whole Are humanely treated by their captors. One of the germans who was taken said that he had. Been told that the belgians killed they captured his astonishment and gratitude May be imagined when learn ans that to harm whatever would befall him at the belgian hands. Tue same prisoner asserted that the German cavalry has been assured by their officers that the belgians would never make a stand and would run away at the first appearance of the dreaded . War summary French army continues rapid and Vance in Aisa be and is now Only a few Miles from Haarburg. Reinforced German cavalry in Bel Gium has advanced to a sire sixteen Miles from Brussels. The capital has been removed to Antwerp. That the germans Are forcing their Way through Belgium is indicated by the Brussels report that German cavalry is approaching the belgian capital., that measures for j the defence of Brussels Are being hastened and that the seat of govern Merrt has been removed to Antwerp. The British official press Bureau announces that any action Vii hich Japan May take against Germany will not extend beyond the China seas except ror the Protection of japanese shipping. The British War Council has decided o exclude corresponderrts1 from tie orces in the Field and it is announced hat the French War department in ends to take the same action and that probably War correspondents in Bel Gium will be ordered out of that state. The German emperor i the Crown Rince and two other Supeha princes re now at the Greatford Ireilis of Mainz he emperor s departure from Berlin or the front has evoked enthusiasm in he German capital. Several austrian army corps a ording to advices from Vienna have invaded Russia and the russian and Ance in Galicia has been checked. Brussels admits that French casualties in the fighting Between Samur and Dinant were heavy As the ermans were strongly eni benched Riveir artillery played great havoc. The British official news Bureau says hat the French Fleet in Mediterranean has made a Swetin up the Dri Atio As far As eight austrian Block houses and Sev eral villages. The British military and Navat move ments Are still shroud of in mystery. Martin Donohue says he saw Ger mans wearing belgian uniforms make Surprise attack ending however in utter rout. United states Congress passes Bill admitting foreign built ships to Ameri can registry. A hold up in horses for the Cana Dian army division is suspected Many of the animals offered being of Pool Quality and the prices extortionate. The militia department has adopted a Strong attitude stating that it will buy Large shipments from the West unless Eastern vendors Are More reasonable. The opening of the War session of in the Dominion parliament will be attended by and pomp and be Renny the House starting at once with the consideration of and or. Emergency measures War Budge 4 of at Rian warships Are reported to have Een sunk. Montenegrin pro staed the osnian Frontier and occur ibid the town f Toh Minitza after a fierce Battle. Are 4lso credited Ivr Lii capturing Washington asked again for a lean of Gold from the United states. Switzer land in a state of siege with the a population under arms is facing serious question in feeding her army our carriers deliver the Manitoba free press morning or evening office store or Home. City or suburbs ten cents a week see the boy in you. Or phone Siasa 6340, free press circulation department and we will Hare Hilj Call ;