Brussels, Jan. 14.
Evacuation of homes in the Liege, Pepinster and Verviers districts, Wherever these were near military objectives, were carried out. It wa through the valley of the Lieze-Pepinster-Verviers region that the German Army invaded Belgium in 1914.
People compelled to leave, were taken in speedy motor cars to special centres in the interior of Belgium. The Government also invited civilians in the Eupen and Malmedy areas, Where German propaganda has been most intensive, to take temporary refuge from German radio, written and verbal propaganda blasts and move into the interior óf Belgium.
Newspaper correspondents in the eastern regions of Belgium were asked today to show discretion in their reports on the precautionary measures which, authoritative circles did not deny, have been taken "to provide against any eventual threat."—Havas.
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