Huge Monetary Demand
WAR CONTRIBUTION OF £8,000,000 IMPOSED ON BRUSSELS.
(Received noon. London, August 21.
The Press Bureau states that Germany has imposed on Brussels a war contribution of eight millions sterling.
ON THE FIELD OF WATERLOO. BELGIANS MAKE STOUT RESISTANCE TO GERMANS. MANOEUVRES ROUND LOUVAIN.' (Received 8.1*5 a.m.) < London August 21.
Louvit, which is a sleepy medieval town, was defended by a small force of infantry and cavalry who retreated when the main body of Germans arrived. The latter made the resistance a pretext for burning a number of houses.
The Belgians found an excellent defensive position in the high wooded country between Louvain and Brussels, where the Gorman cavalry opened out in fan shape and advanced rapidly. When they ran against the Belgian position, the artillery punished the Germans severely, forcing them to dig themselves into cover. Later, artillery reinforcements arrived, but they were unable to make an impression upon the Belgians, whose front was protected by marshy ground. Finally the Gormans were compelled to retreat to' the. further side of Louvain. This Belgian force and a force holding Wavro retired late in the afternoon to prevent the possibility of being outflanked.
The Belgians are now occupying the field of Waterloo. The brunt of the German, attack fell on the Belgians, left the French practically untouched, but they were compelled to alter their dispositions in order to preserve the continuity of the Allied lines.
Th- Germans are now threatening Mai in ts, where the Uhlans are active.
(Malines. or Mechlin, is a city in Belgium on the river Dylo. The chief industries are cabinet-making, carpentry, chain making etc. Has a population of 60,400).
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 4, 22 August 1914, Page 5
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