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Sftte Medford Mail Tribune 1 1 .. ' ? 1 1 'rtH. I it . Ti f SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Mnr. Wlj .JMIh. fll ltd, Hum. !M. MEDFORD, OKKCION, THURSDAY, AtTCiWP 20, IflM fort yfurlTi Yrnr, Dully Ninth Yi-itr. NO. 129 GERMANS AT BRUSSELS I BELGIANS' RETREAT FORCED OF BRUSSaS BY Diirnomnstrr Orders Civic Guard to Disarm Drllmi Field Army, Con fronted hy Superior Numbers, Falls Dack, Havliifj Delayed Hostile Ad vnnce. LONDON, Aug. -, 7..VI p. in. 'I llO HIII1MllllIllll lit (Jl t f tllO i:iluiiigt' Telegram omiiMiiiy luis hrnt In it 4l.nlili ! Inu Hint lr"l" of lln ii I lies Imvo Inrilrti'il 11 itcfcut mi tin fin limns vilio rtilnil ln ulittit fltilii 'lllll'llionl Willi heavy loosen LONDON, AMR. 20, 0:45 i. in. A despatch lo tho Htnr from Brussels rays tlio (lorinnn occupation of Hrus pel Ik Imminent. Tho hurRomastor of thn Belgian niilinl Iiiih ordered tho civic guard to disarm. LONDON, Auk 2, f 33 i. in Tim following information was given nut lijr tin ulfliinl buicau thin nflor iiooii: .M.. llLdl.lt-fl..l.l ..-It... n MHi. I 111, IH'IRKlll ,M1IW lllllljt I Hll - (! hy superior numbers, has fallen linen. "Tim Belgian troop havo ndiulr nhly iM'TforinciI their iluly In delay ing thn hnstllo advanco and enabling their allien to complctu their concen tration.' LONDON, Auk- 20, I 20 p. in. Tho almoin complctu almenro of news from the thriller of war todny Is tho host evidence (lint Mr event nro In progress which tvlll tent tho real mil her of tho ImtlnlloiiN toilny engaged In I ho "now Waterloo" or tho "now Ha ilnn." That lha grunt (lormnn ndvanco Is heliiR pushed with vigor nml deter mlnntloii ran ho tinfrly nsscrtiid, Judg Iiir from tho Intelligence permitted to tho oulilo world. On both banks of thn Mouse tho Germans aro crowd ing suuthwurd toward tho ontroncnen rreuch nrmy wlatlnB to stom tliolr progress toward Sedan nnc t'nrls. Tho Invader ulruiuly havo reached n lino luitween Dlnnut and Noufnrtia lean, tho latter point IioIur loin thun 8!i inlloii from Hednn na tho croiv tiles. To tho nortliwnrd tliolr advance troop havo roachud tho Itlver Dylo, neur .Mallnos, Almost midway ho tweon llrttssoU and Antworu. Ilcforo thin northward rush thn lllglai forced aro rotlrltiR to Ant werp. In Brussels tlioy call tho re tirement a Hlrateglo rotroat, Whether (ho inovotnuut Ih strategic or forced, tho ClermniiH havo Ralurd much Kround In tho direction of Urunsols. Should thoy, howovor, Ink iidvautaKO of this tomptliiR oponliiR for n raid on tho IloltilauR thoy may find tho now retreating nrmy swoop Iiir down upon thorn rrom hohlml, "All Ih going well for our arum," rontluiiPH lo tho tonor of offlclalH Fiolioli dlspntchos concerning tho sit nalloii In Alusaco-Lorraluo, Tho official Information hurnati an nouucod that communication with Brussels allien early thin morning baa hroii disrupted, PHILIPPINE BILL WAUIIINOTON, Auk 20 Tho JoucH hill fur Phllliplno Imlopninlonco wiih favurulily lotioilod to thn Iioiibo Imliiy hy llin Inutilur affulm cuiiimlt loo. Ilupiuiioiilullvo June, of VI i islnlu, IIm niillior, uMiiniiiii'ud hU pnr- lOll lo pillUN It llllllllf llio pll'-l'lll (tumiloii of (uimitiM, OCCUPATION FOE IMMINENT FAVORABLY KAISFR MAKES CHANGE IN PLAN OF Open-Inn Found to North hy Germans, Who Gain Ground on Both Banks of the Metise and Are in Contact With the Allies Antwerp Appar ently Temporary Goal of Germans. LONDON, Auk. '.Ml.- An eutito change in the plan of campaign may ho brought iihuiit hv the liudlug of mi opening I" Hi' uoilh hv the Ocr iiiiiii tiimv hi Belgium. TIiIk vvn nil milli'il in mi official coiuinuiiicutiou from Mi unixI". toilny, which mud lli" (Ictmnn "liiul ginned ground on both hunks of die Mciim', nml are in con diet with llio allies." It uiUlx that the "llelRiiiu, hiuini; ilmo nil tlint could ho exM'elcil by lioliliui; the in vuilent in eheck for fifleeu iliiyn, their nlnil('KV will now ho mcrijed Into the LTiiernl tilan of llio nllicd nrmlen." It eoiieluilert with llio kIr nifu'iiiil Kcnli'iii'ii Hint llio 'retro Rriule movement iloen not menu ile fell I," illlii)itl! tlint tlio HelRiilllH Imvo lu'i'ii opcralin Intlierlo hy lliriUKelve III elueKint; tlio OelliiaiiH, while tlio IVeneli nml llritlli were making ir''nriitioiM to meet tlie ml vniii'iiiR (leniimi foreeK. llriisseU Itiiiuort'il lmt ItumorH Hint Hhium-Im Iiiih fulleu into (lormnn liamlx were iwrxiHlently eurn'iil hi l'lin. hut no eoufinuutiou eould ho oliluiucil. The llolRian eap Itnl wiih known lo he threaleneil'hy (lenuaii ohvnlry, vlio luul ronchcl the forext of KoiRiieH, flanking tlio city. All llio niMirouohinc roailx lunl liceu harrieaiU'iI and entrenched. Four of llio MriHHelx hoNiiulH are filled with wounded Holdicrx. Autwctii ii iiiinri'iitlv tho tempo rury roiiI of the (lennnu troopi in HelRimn. They aro reported moving hlowly hut hleiulily in tho ilireetion of the Rreal forlilied port on llio river Scheldt. Tho Herman soldier hnvo occupied tho town of Tielmonl, nml their muxsc punliing in from tho frontier uro licliccd to Imvo eomo into coutuet with the allies' front. Ilntllo ml Clinrleiol Itcpnrtrt in HrtiKselij uscrlcl n hat tie hail occurred nenr Charleroi, in which llio (lennmis were Mipposcil lo havo Hufl'crcd a Iohh of (tl)DO killed. Thin wan not confirmed hy uny of l'icial Mouree. Itcporls were current in many I'nr opcan ipiarturH today that flerumuy had decided not to comply with .la pan's ultimatum calliinr for thn Her man evacuation of Kino Chow and Ihc uhiiudonmeiit of the eastern hcas hv (Ionium war essoin. Holland in said lo feci uneaHincHS in regard to l.iiHt Indian colonics, hi view of .In pau'H attiluile. (Contlnuod on pica 1.) rAHIS, Auir. 'JO.-In Iho hdlcf Hint lluiHo dIuhhoh irom whom tho IIoxotn KpruiiK might succeed in foimlng hiiihII gtoupH which take mhuntiiKO of Iho wnr lo ullcmpt oiico morn lo expel fo1o!nnoi'n fiom Cliiim, Iho gov t'liimeul insliucti'il loduv tho provin CAMPAIGN BOER UPRISING EARED CHINA cial iillthoilllcrt lo a I' I'o id foielgiii'lri nil ucocfHiiry piolenlioii, Tho prom wuh nl Hie hiiiiio time warned iiguhiNl exulting ho pcoplo hy iilllcleri on thn war, wlillo illwminNioiu on llin wnr mo I'liihldileii in public jiImhcn, I'uillier niciiMiiicrt Imvo hrun tnUi") iikiiIiiM Ihu involution!. fu, who hnvo lifgiiii lo inii'iv Hulr nilhllli'if ii KUU'lHl plui'i'K, WHERE THE ALLIES S"k tf ifrl T-7 1 " Ifiu LTmL G' ( -x moving to froniI , Sft yy VEWVI6RS ' X. I j EMJLK. JTMA,urny A T Tt)Al tZZsSJV' 73IavcijOT I 1 t-.' MEZICSXffWlXi'Xv C U M Jh I RKtiM:, : ( CWR5JJprv Amett & I V Mcwcuouy )P t! 7 1 fi 1 ' AqjjewniRi: T S " ft fei I .' vj BELGIANS A V, U $4 Wy N.VWsSilJM GERMAN J, raSiMI vLv ljw I gj i r: MAP 5HOWINC3 POSITIONS -ir mis. E LONDON, Aug. 20, 5:50 a. m. An official communication statement la Kucd at I'nrlfl last night atatca that Oorman forces aro crossing tho Metmo lictuccu LIcro and Natnur. Tho Htntoment centinues: "Tho French army Is innKlnB a rapid advanco on tho Solllo river and at tho end ot tho day havo reached Dolm on ono nldo of tho rh.cr and Morhnngo on tho other." A dltpntch to tho Times from Paris s,aya that tlio first point at which tho aorniniis crossed tho French frontier van at Clroy-Sur-Vosou. Hlnco then thero has been continued fighting In that region until a day or two ago when It ended In tho victor- long advanco of tho Kronen forces, who Inflicted a declslvo dofeat ou tho onomy and drovo them back across tho frontier cast of Lunovlllo. OF L PAHIB, Aug. 19. ll:3G p. in. Ilaoul Vllllan, tho nBsasslu ot tho French socialist loador, Jean Leon Juaros, douloil at a preliminary hear ing today that bo had acrompllcoa In tho ci Into, Ho reiterated that Juarcg had betrayed and wronged tho couu try, Villain, slight of build nml with bin blond hulr brushed back so that bo looked llko a student, told how ho bud miiiiilit tho socialist lender uftor buying rowihoi'H and said bo would havo shot him on Iho slieots or whoitivur ho found him, Kxtra. an miuiiclnu iiiohllUullou bud lnclln'1 III til lo HUKur wild bo di'i'luiod llmt ho spolfu o no nno of hU Inltnilloii. Vlllulii will probably Im subinlllnd lo u invntul viHinliiulloii ur. ME CROSSED BY GERMAN ARMY FRENCH ADVANCING GERMAN EORGES OF CONTENDING FORCES rrsiil1s.M ND JfcKIVIAN FKOrSTlEKS WA DRAWING NA BRUSSELS HOSPITALS FILLED UUUS3KLS, Aug. 1. (Tuesday), via London, Aug. 20, G:30 a. m. The war evidently Is rapidly drawing nearer this city. Already four hospi tals aro filled with wounded soldiers. German aeroplanes havo been seen scouting above tho city nfter sun down. German cavalry Is reported fre quently in tho region on tho farther sldo of tho forest ot Solgnef, which flanks tho city. This forest Is tho point from which tho attack Is moat likely to co mo in tho opinion of many hero and n network ot trenches has been thrown up along the woods. Tho trenches aro occupied by burg hers and a few civil guards. Tho forest of Solgnes, southeeast or Itrussels extended In tho direction of Wavec, where fighting has been reported. Trustworthy icports havo been ro colved of nn engagement near Char lorol. It Is asserted by Belgians that 0000 Germans wore killed In this battle. Tho censorship hero Is now so strict that no news of tho war Is lug out of tho city except by cour rlor, F PAULS, Aug 20, 10:30 u. in. Tho problem of providing work for tho largo number of unomplo)ed In Franco today occupied tho cabinet council presided omr by Prosldeut Pnlncaro at tho paluco of tho i:iseo. Louis Mulvy, minister of tbu tutor lor, ii'poitod (bat slops md been taken In collaboration with Iho local authorities and lumo employer to etui t work simps mid labor yards. AriuiiKtiiueuU uro being mmlo u tho llunli of Fiuiico lo discount rom iiiuiflul pupm- fiot'l) uml nil ho hunk j mo duliiK thvlr bent In usslsl blUlNOM lulvrvilv. ARE OPERATING. IN BELGIUM AMI? E PARIS, Aug. 20. 11:40 a. m. An official communication received here from Hrusscls says: "Tho Germans have gained ground on both banks ot tho River Meuso and aro In contact with tho armies of tho allies. "Tho enemy finding tho routes to tho southward strongly held by French and Uelglans, discovered nu opening to the north. This may en tirely chaugo tho strategy on both sides. "Tho Uelglans, having held tho In vaders In check for IS days, have douo all that could bo expected. Bel gian strategy will now bo merged Into tho general plan of tho allied armies, "Tho retrogrado movement doos not mean defeat." BELGIAN PAPERS 11RUSSRLS, Aug. 20, (Tuesday) via London, Aug. 20, 0:30 a. mv Tho llelglan papers, becauso ot '.tlio rigid censorship, havo ceased to bo sources ot war news. Thoy aro pub lishing chiefly local matters uncon nected with tbu war. Tho mulls also aro being hold up, An order bus been Just issuod pro. blbltlug tho granting of fuithur mill, lary passes lo newspaper or others and without these. It Is Imposstblo (or correspondents lo go outside Iho city, The popular.i does not appear un duly okcIIuiI over Ihu proupvct of fljihlliiK In tho ktrmln, Tbu crowd vt'imi plat Id uml Ihu pooplu sri ut (cudliitf lo (heir bu.lne.e mm u"u, GERMAN'S IN GRODND IN ADVAC BELGIUM MUELHAUSEN LIEGE DEFENSE TO CONCENTRATE Belgian Resistance Has Perfected Mobilization of Powers British Navy Safeguarflinfl Trade Routes German Fleet Cooped Up in Bal tic or Confined to Harbors. WASIIIXtlTON', Antr. 20. The British embassy here todny received from itrs foreign office n smmnnry of the naval ami military nitiutioii to ilnte. Colville Itarelay, the charge, hent n copy lo Secretary Dry an. It follews: "Since the ileelnralion of war the fleet ha been responsible for Hie safety of the expeditionary force which completed its disembarkation in France on August 18, which was effected in perfect order nml without a casualty. Work of the Navy "The work or the imvy in the At lantic nml elsewhere in xnfeguarding the trade routes is best exemplified hy Iho fact that at LloydV yesterday the war risk rate fell to 10 Hhillings per cent forj!mivjj-aikK.,io,Xvej of Mntish vessels, whereas the rale to iiiMiro freight of corn, paid hy the steamers from the United States ( n Uritish port, is 30 Hliillings per cent. "The Herman fleet outside the Hal tic is confined to harbor. Knglish commerce is almost normal. German sea-borne commerce is paralyzed. "The only casualty is tho loss of the light cruiser Amphion, blown up by n mine nfter hnvintr sunk the Her man mine Inyer Koenigiu Louise. Ono Herman submarine has been sunk in the North sen. TI. ...:i:i..- :ir.... :. 1...1 iv iuiui.it j n,9iiiuii i.s as 101- lews: IUItiry Position "Tho flermnn forces nt present north of the neighborhood of IJasle, through liege to n point in Helgium to tho east of Antwerp nnd near the Dutch frontier. Outstanding features of the operations up to the present has been delay caused to tho German offensive across the Jfeuse by tho de fense of Liege, where the forts still are intact. It has permitted tho or derly mobilization nnd concentration of tho French nrmy and tho ltritish expeditionary force. German troops imvo now crossed tho Mouso both above nnd below Liege, nnd are Ruin ing some ground slowly westward, hut their advance cavalry has been continually cheeked by tho Belgians. "In the south where the Herman nrmies were apparently on the de fensive, the French nrc advancing on n long line into Alsace nnd Lorraine, n great extent of which they now occupy nfter driving bnck in several engagements tho troops opposed to them." E LONDON, Aug. 20, 7:10 u. in. Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of Reuters' Telegram company says that Grand Duko Nicholas, commanding tho Russian army, has sent a lotter to Prlnco Alexander of Servla, say ing: "Having received now a of tho bril liant victory of tho Korvlau army, I send 011 behalf of tho pan-HulvIo army, cordial congratulation In first vic tory which God bus given us, Tho Russian army shouts to you a vigor ous cheer In honor of Iho victorious Herbs," All Jiipniii'MO mibjcctw tie 1 n 1 led yi'ftl.'ldii) I'lom llio lli'iwiui )ii'!'r!i. Mill! of Kiuij Chow, ENABLED A CONGRATULATIONS RECAPTURED ALSATIAN TOWN AGAIN TAKEN BY INCH FORCES Hot Battle Rages at AerscM ! gians Outnumbered, But Put Up Desperate Resistance FIftrt Be comes Veritable Butchery Eight Left Out 288 In One Company. PARIS, Aug. 20, n p. m. The rc neenpation of Muclhmiscu, Alsncp, hy French troops is announced of ficially hero today'. The recapture of Mulhniiflen was preceded by n very nevere battle, during which the French troops took one of the suburbs nt the point 11 f the bayonet. Thoy also took, as the result of their victory, six Herman cannon nnd six ammunition wagons. The official nolo says the situation in tho Vosges mountains is un changed. In upM-r Alsace tho French have occupied Uuebwiller, fourteen miles southwest of Cohnnr. In Lorraine, it w staled the French lines extended from the north of Saarbun,', passing by Morhnnge to Ddme. The situation in tho Puehv of Lux emburg and in Iletgium.U unchanged, Aerscliot Hot 1 Utile LONDON, Aug. 20, (5:10 p, m. A dispatch from Renter's Nuwg Agency from Ghent, Belgium, snys: "Yesterday's fighting nt Aerscliot wns extremely hot. The appearance of two Herman aviators wns the first Intimation Hint Iho Hermans, who had been repulsed on the previous even ing, intended to renew tho attack'. "Flying low, the German aviators surveyed tho positions nnd then re turned to report. "Soon nftenvnrd tho Herman nn fnntry, supported by mnehino guns nnd artillery, opened a fierce attack. "Tho Belgians were outnumbered, but put up 11 desperate resistance. "The troops on both sides fought liko demons nnd tho battle soon be came n veritable butchery. "Two Belgian regiments which al ready had distinguished themselves in the forts of Liege, held tho invad ers in cheek for two hours. Heroic Defender ''Both sides were losing heavily when tho retreat wns sounded." "Major flilson, avIioso nose hnd been broken by 11 bullet took charge of the Belgian rear guard, which fought so stubbornly that only seven out of his force of 288 men returned. "When Major HiUon reached Ghent n friend suggested telegraph ing to his father. At first bo refus. ed, remarking that his father would lenrn about his wound from tho newspapers. Finally, however, he consented, saying: " 'I urn nt Ghent. No need to worry. Will quiukly rejoin my regi ment.' " BACKWARD MOVE PAWS, Aug. 20, 10:15 n. in.r-V portion of tho Belgian army has be gun to retire in the direction of Ant vvcrp, according to an nffiolul an nouncement this morning coiieeruiiijf the situation In Belgium. Fast of Nniiiur the (lei mans nhv atlalnoil tho linn between Diimnt siHrl NcufchnlcHii. I.aiyo GeriHHii fnrciHi eoulirMH Ut cro4 the river Mint Mmm I4j uml NaiHiir, ' (IcrwHu ruliMiii Imvk loiMimliJ I Me, TV iHlrMiH nt IW Mtiftftl I'l 4 1 i i i i kttMfMtstt.