GERMANS PRESS FORWARD

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2235, 22 August 1914, Page 7

GERMANS PRESS FORWARD

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RUSSIANS' FORWARD MARCH

. the German advance towards France is reported to-day to have . reacted Brussels. The circumstances surrofln'ding this movement, as ■ described by Mr. yHartin Dohohoe, the "Daily Chronicle's" correspond- ,■ ent, indicate that the Belgians fell back before the advance of an overwhelming force of Germans. Then came the retirement from Brussels, in conformity wtyh a'tactical move apparently decided Upon by tho chiefs of tho Allies' war staffs. The Belgian line., which obstructed the German advance upon Louvain and other -strategic v ~ points to the east of tho capital had accomplished its purpose—to delay the enemy the French and British concentrations were being completed. The retirement) deetocd desirable in order to preserve tlid historio monuments from the destructive'savagery'of the, Germans, was previously anticipated by the transfer of tie seat of Government to' Antwerp, and should bo read in conjunction with the report of tho defeat of/the-Germans by the Allied troops at Tirlemont, south-east of Brussels, and the successful operations of the Allied armies round Namur and along-th«-Meuse, From various sources' come horrifying . stories' of German brutality, not in one quarter only, but from widely distributed localities. The. Russians appear'to be steadily advancing, andfresh successes are recorded, also a'reverse to a party of (Cossacks. Austria's internal'dissension has apparently interfered with the movements of her armies, the commanders hesitating to leave the disaffeoted areas in ordor make a concerted movement against' the Russians, while her >troops in the Servian theatre of war have been ' . decisively beaton by tho troops of tho little Balkan State, across the ! Danube. • A "commentless" message from Washington conveys the 'suggestion that Germany is willing to cede Kiaoehau back to China, 1?4 : .. apparently a. f mWe''Td'coptiif the offend'-! yW sive attitude of japan.