TRENCHES HEAPED WITH BODIES OF THE SLAIN.
ATTACKING GUNNERS RUNNING SHORT OF SHELLS. London, August 9,
It was reported from Berlin to-day that Liege had fallen. This is emphatically denied by the Belgian Government. It is stated that the town is invested by the Germans, but that the defenders still hold the forts.
The bombardment of the town is very intermittent, and it is reported that the. German gunners ai'O running short of shells.
Soldiers state that some of the trenches round the forts at Liege were filled to a height of 4ft with bodies of German soldiers shot in the endeavour to take the forts.
The Brussels newspaper Pcuple declares that among the wounded prisoners at Liego was a nephew of the Kaiser, who commanded the German cavalry engaged in the siege,
A message from President Poincarc to the King of Belgium eulogises tho gallant defence of Liege.
Refugees from Namur, who have arrived at the Garc du Nord, Brussels, report that the Germans are starving.
They declare that no arrangements were made for feeding the troops, tho Emperor having announced that they would march through a smiling countryside.
Many Germans surrendered for bread. This is said to be the secret of the request for an armistice.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15684, 11 August 1914, Page 7
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