A GENERAL JUMPS A WALL.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2462, 2 October 1914, Page 4

A GENERAL JUMPS A WALL.

Brussels, August 8.

An eye-witness of the attempt on the part of German cavalrymen to raid the Belgian headquarters at Liege and kill General Linian, the commander of the Belgian forces, has given an account of the affair to the ititoile Beige. He says: — "The general was in his office in the Rue Saint Foi when suddenly there was a great uproar. Officers shouted: ' The Germans are here/ and in a moment a volley was fired and Major Marchand fell. "Two Prussian officers and six soldiers then appeared in front of the house, pistols in hand. 'Give me a revolver quickly, , said the general, but an officer shouted to him not to expose himself and helped him over the wall, which he also jumped himself afterwards. They found themselves in a foundry yard, whence they were pulled up from neighbouring windows,, and obtained refuge in a workman's dwelling. "The other officers and gendarmes of the general's escort killed the" two officers and the six German soldiers. Two Belgian gendarmes were also killed." —Reuter Special. A PRO-GERMAN ITALIAN. London, August 12. Siguor Tiftoni, former Italian Foreign Minister and present Italian Amabssador to France, visited the Italian Embassy in London on Saturday (says the London Correspondent of the New' York Herald). Signor Tittoui is the leading anti-French pro-German of the Italian diplomatic corps. He has been a strong believer in the Triple Alliance, and will Undoubtedly be/greatly distressed to see Italy side with England and France. I learn that most fortunate circumstances took Signor Tittoui far beyond the zone of diplomacy. during the last two weeks —fortunate circumstances at least for the Triple Entente. He took the North German Lloyd Prinz Frederich Wilhelm at Boulogne for a vacation trip to Spitzborgeu. The declaration- of war was learned by wireless when the shij) started to return. When the ship was at the southern point of Norway an English warship hove in sight, and the captain immediately started full speed "for Bergen. He reached that point safely, landed his passengers next day, and dismantled. The Ambassador was able to get a ship for Newcastle, although he was greatly distressed at being unable to enter Germany, and at learning that Germany had such a small naval force in the Mediterranean. He left Newcastle by the noon train on Saturday, arriving in London at night, when he called at the Italian Embassy. Signor Tittoni returned to France afterwards, but it is believed that his influence is ended at the French capital. FRENCH AIRWOMEN ASK TO SERVE.

Paris, August 7. Paris has been deeply stirred by the ! publication in London of the corres- ! poudence revealing Great Britain's re- ' fusal to be bought by Germany. Sir Edward Grey's letters have caused a splendid impression. The heroic resistance of Liege is also filling all France with admiration and will have a great; effect on the French- troops. The impression here is that they will not fail to emulate the glorious deeds of the Belgians. Patriotism is sweeping like a >pUrifying fire all over the country, recalling its greatest days. The French are goinp- into ;battle with true Gallic dash and daring. - Three airwomen have offered their services to the Government. Baron Neuville; whose bank failure has been one of the sensations of the -season! benefiting by the amnesty, has joined his regiment as a trooper, and the notorious "King" Pataiid, whose electricians' strikes have placed Paris in darkness,, is also a soldier. Dranein, the French George Robey, is guarding a bridge on the frontier. The women aud old men left behind are answering wonderfully to the call of the Minister of Agriculture to help in the fields. "Wheat is unre'aped and the vintage approaches," saye the Minister in his appeal. "Go to harvest and then prepare for next year's crops. That is the greatest eervice you can render to your country. ,. And the old men, women, and children are going to the fields to do their duty.