THE BELGIANS AND GERMANS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 37, 12 August 1914, Page 7

THE BELGIANS AND GERMANS

NEWS FROM ALSACE-LORRAINE FRENCH DRIVEN OUT OF MULHAUSEN cUT THEY OCCUPY HIGH GROUND NEAR THE TOWN WHAT WILL JAPAN DO ? INDIGNATION IN THE NETHERLANDS

'A feeling of indignation exists in the Netherlands against the violation of the neutrality of Belgium by the Germans, and there is a natural fear that Germany may send a force in the direction of Antwerp and possibly retreat on Holland if Belgium is flooded. In the latter event' Holland would be promptly flooded to a depth of four feet. In Alsace-Lorraine the Germans, according to an official report from Paris, have compelled the French to withdraw from Mulhausen, and the soldiers of the Re- " public are now occupying high ground in the neighbourhood of the town. Important news from this quarter should be received* soon. Further details of the fighting round Liege affords amplification of the fact that the Germans suffered severely, and that the seizure of the city is of small importance while the Belgians continue to hold the forts, which are being subjected to an almost continuous bombardment. It has been reported (the report has not been confirmed) that the British troops are now in Belgium. A story that the Kaiser had been made a prisoner by the war party in Germany probably really means that he was against war, but was "captured" by the party which has thrown Europe into turmoil. There is much speculation as to what Japan will do in the immediate future. A rumour that she had sent an ultimatum to Germany has been denied, but there is a feeling that if she has not done so the act is not likely to be long postponed. Owing to the withdrawal of Austrian troops from the Servian frontier, the Serbs and Montenegrins, who have now joined hands, are "making hay," and have already occupied two or three places in Austrian territory — Bosnia. 1 Britain protested to the Italian Government against two big German liners being allowed to lep.ve an Italian port to re-coal German warships in the Mediterranean. The protest was accepted and the departure of the steamers blocked.