15 AUGUST 1914, page 1

If Miracles Do Not Happen, But Things Proceed In An

ordinary way, which is far more likely when the com- batants are so evenly matched, Namur may well prove the anvil upon which the Belgians and the French in combination will......

News Of The Week.

T HE war continues to be as amazing as ever. We have now had actual firing for over ten days, and yet there has been no serious invasion of French soil. What one was always told......

The Belgians, Of Course, Have The Incomparable Advantage...

in their own country and having all its resources at their disposal. The boys and women convey food to them wherever it is humanly possible to do so, whereas the 'Chiang have......

No Doubt, Under Cover Of 'the Battle On The German

right flank, vast masses of German troops which are now penned up to the east of Liegesand the line of the Meuse, ready to begin the business, will at once plish south for the......

We Do Not Believe Either That They Will Dare To

attack Namur summarily or that they have the nerve to neglect it. Namur is a very much stronger Liege, and during the last ten days the spades have been busily at work. The......

Among The Curious Features Of The Invasion Of Belgium Are

the facts that the Belgian field artillery is doing better than the German artillery, and that the Belgian cavalry is not only more alert, but far more enterprising than the......

It Would Be Useless To Attempt To Describe The Minor

vicissitudes of the campaign in North-East Belgium. It is evident, however, that the Belgians have been fighting in the open with all the dash, cleverness, and resource shown by......

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