FIGHTING IN BELGUIM.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 4946, 21 September 1914, Page 5

FIGHTING IN BELGUIM.

GERMANS RE-IN FORCED. Amsterdam, Last Night. Reliable information has been received that the Germans at Brussels have been re-inforced by two Army Corps, and now number 150,000. Antwerp, Last Night Mitrailleuses repelled 400 German cavalry advancing in Dixmude. Two hundred were killed and wounded. ANOTHER ATTACK REPULSEJD.

Antwerp, Last Night. Official: The Germans from Brussels were engaged in an artillery duel at Termonde on Wednesday and Thursday. A subsequent attempt by the German infantry to advance was repulsed, and the attack was not renewed. DEED OF DARING. Antwerp, Last Night. The Germans at Willsbrook were sweeping the Belgians across the canal with machine guns and the Belgians were unable to cross as the bridge was raised. A soldier volunteered and swam the canal under fire and lowered the bridge, but he was mortally wounded. A FIERCE BATTLE. ENEMY AGAIN MOWED DOWN. Paris, Last Night. Ghent reports that a third fie.rce. battle was fought at Termonde. The Germans, singing and shouting, wrecked the town. The chief feature of the struggle was an attack on the bridge. The German regiment attempted to rash in close formation, but the Belgians mowed them down with machine guns and then fired the bridge. When the last rafter fell the surviving Belgians plunged into the Scheldt and many battling for their lives in fhc water were shot, few escaping. Next day the Germans forced a passage with boats, but were unable to maintain their landing and finally evacuated tho town, leaving four guns. During the fight the Germans n#nmted a machine gun on the tower of the cathedral compelling the Belgians to shell the building, which seriously damaged the tower. Hie Germans firc-d the fifteenth century Town Hall before retreating. GERMANS LOOTING. REPORTS ABOUT LOUVAIN. Amsterdam, Last Night. Ihe Germans in Brussels forced tho doors of tho Palace of Justice .and removed all objects of historical value, which later were found in soldier’s knapsacks. The Magistrates protested against the robbery. Tho North German Gazette says the officials despatched to report on Louvain report that only a fifth or a sixth of the city is in ruins, and most of tho public buildings were preserved, especially the Town Hall. TOTAL GERMAN” LOSSES. London, Last Night. It is stated on reliable authority that during the past fortnight the German losses in killed, wounded, and prisoners average 3200 per day, or a total of 4,000, of whom 14,000 have been killed. STORM OF INDIGNATION. New York. Lest Night. Publication of the German atrocities in Belgium has provoked a storm of indignation. The newspapers’ cry is “Germany must answer the indictment or stand forever condemned.” EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. Paris Last Night. It is understood that the British trench and Gentian Governments tack in one locality the Austrians Hod while tho Germans perished to the last man. Potrograd, Last Night. tour thousand five hundred German prisoners have arrives! at Lub bn. The Germans burnt Jo now hospital, which was filled with Austrian wounded, believing it to be n Russian institution. CHAMPION OF BEST IDEALS. WHAT A MONARCH THINKS. Potrograd, Last Night. I ho King of Montenegro, in a pro-

clamation to the people of Hungary, states that Russia is bringing freedom and the fulfilment of national aspirations. The Austro-Hun-garian Government for centuries has sown the seeds of discord and enmity. “Only upon your differences could she establish authority. Russia ouly strives that each of you may enjoy your language and faith and become united to your brethren by blood. Hence you should regard the Russians as the champions of your best ideals.” Lieuteuaut-Colonel Barclay, of New Zealand, has joined the Russian Red Cross field hospital. SHOT IN THE BACK. „ London, Last Night. Tliirty-two wounded German officers shot in the' back by their own men were recently brought to Brussels. ' ITALIAN NEUTRALITY. Rome, Last Night. A message from Petrograd states that the entire Russian press has renewed solicitations to Italy to abandon neutrality, offering her Trieste, Trent and Valona, also Russian commercial concessions., IN SOUTH AFRICA. Capetown, Last Night. The Germans, with three Maxims, attacked a frontier post at Nakob, which was defended by eight police, whereof • on© was killed and one bounded and three were taken prisoners. The main body of Germans subsequently returned to German territory leaving patrols to occupy the post ou neighbouring kopjes. They captured all cattle in the vicinity, and took as prisoners the coloured people. At a meeting of Pondo chiefs, Maseine .the paramount chief, authorised a message to the King expressing sympathy with the straggle to protect the smaller nations. Lorenzo Marques, Last Night. The Zeiten landed 145 British and forty other passengers ,at Mozambique. and the Portuguese liner brought them to Lorenzo Marques. Johannesburg, Last Night. Commander Fredericks, commander of the Scandanavia contingent in the Boer war, has offered Earl Kitchener the services of a. thousand picked men.