The evening world. Newspaper, October 8, 1914, Page 2

ae ATTLE OF many machine guns after crossing the River Nethe. was carried by direct Another report is that only one great German siege gun 90 far beer. brought into play. Quns half the size of the of Liege arid Namur according to this report are used in battering the ring of forts which surrounds a yp as P Pr + chal hat thie active bombardment of the city is really under } unced by refugees on the way to Ostend. rd the echoes of heavy artillery firing. iq of Antwerp is regarded here from the stand tippertance as out of all proportion to the numbers pod in its attack and defense. must not only keep an open door Into France, must be ip German military centse, in case the long resistance of Gen. von Kluck on the German ‘ends in disaster. [ibis euggested that the removal of the Belgian Government yto Ostend shows that a way is clear to the west for the of the Beigian army if Antwerp capitulates. {Phe Belgians apparently are adopting the same tactics at Ant- ‘Dayetp that they used at Liege, The field force te being held to- ne & distinct unit apart from the strategic demands centering the permanent fortifications of Antwerp. The artillerists ia ye forts are in reality isolated as far as the employment of the field y 18 Concerned.. The principal purpose of the field army at Ant- ESern, as it was at Liege, in to guard itself from capture and not to P defénd the city within the city walls, where escape is impossible, If a way of retreat westward is open for the Belgians and if thi ine can be kept clear Antwerp's fall will be of no military ‘consequence tothe Germans. The Belgian army will have escaped the trap eet by the German General Staff. [The culmination of this strategy would be the eventual union of ‘Abe Belgian army with the Anglo-French forces along the Beigian border.) : Never during the war has a greater picture of desolation been presented ten by, the hosts of refugees who to-day are fleeing from the last Belgian Great crowds of the citizens of Antwerp, dumb with terror ‘gmithe huge 32-centimetre shells from the German guns hurtle over thelr ‘Bends with a noise like the passing of an express train, are flesing toward ‘Wagiand and Holiand b numbers that the hospitality of those coun- tries is likely to be taxed to the utmost. -YLIGHT ACCELERATED BY BOMBS FROM AIR. | __ “The Bight of these unfortunate refugece—estimated at 100,000—has beon > geeelerated by the appearance over the city of Zeppelin airships, falling Dombs from which have wrought destruction and death. -.» Belgian sizmen are constantly attacking them, but the Germans so far Dave had the better of it, as their armored Taube machines are much faster Wan those of tho Belgians, »* Gome of the airships dropped bombs on some oll tanks at Hoboken B the Outskirts of Antwerp), which caught on fire. To prevent a general ‘x gration the other tanks were hastily drained. “ ohly ray.of hope from the standpoint of the allies is found in the that the almost exhausted garrison of Antwerp has been reinforced tyoops and. more guns, #4 Both sides confirm the report that the Germans succeeded in crossing River Nethe, but the trenches along the River Scheldt are still hold- outagainst their determined attacks. The German offensive movement fpproaching the inner ring of forts around Antwerp and Berlin re- the capture in the open field of four heavy batteries, fifty-two field 1 and as many Solthagse * the nét is being drawn tighter about the city the efforts of its de- being redoubled; many of their sorties have been marked by fighting. CHECKED SIX TIMES AT THE NETHE. crossing of the Nethe by the Germans waa one of the most spec- f episodes of the present war. The Germans first tried to build pon- protection of their heavy artillery. The. Belgians pushed their guns forward and frustrated six separate 4n which the Germans lost heavily. #- Finally the Germans clustered their heavy field artillery at one point simply built a wall of steel’ projectiles around their engineers, Tho ‘hurriedly threw four sets of pontoons into place and then two German ) were rusted across and carried the Belgian positions at the point dayoret. Beigians have made determined efforts to strengthen their inner nd. haye built inside of the forts proper a series of earthworks on they have mounted heavy cannon. The fighting is reported to be ‘with heavy losses on both sides. Sit ts generally believed here that the Belgians can not hold out more ) than two days at the most. They had considered their Nethe River pos!- “‘thens absolutely impregnable, but they were utterly wrecked by the pound- ef the heavy German shells. The losses to the garrison are declared ‘Telegraphing from The Hague under date of Monday afternoon, the spandent of the Associated Press sald: ave just managed to leave Antwerp after a week of the closest fay gud inspection of the battlefield. This is the sixth day of the siege @ Aniwerp, and the Belgian army is fighting with reckless courage. ‘RS BLOWN UP ON GERMAN SHIPS. “(As a precaution, the boilers of all the German ships in Antwerp have ‘Bae ‘exploded 00 as to prevent the use of the Scheldt and Antwerp asa m base. The detonation of the bursting boilers, resounding through ¥ itz,.eet the excited Sunday crowd very near to a panic, siege of Antwerp started Sept. 28 with a bombardment of the ‘of: Malines, where the ancient church was severely damaged. Next the town of Lierre was bombarded, and here, too, the church was de- | stfoyed. in this attack seven citizens were killed and three were wounded. town was hastily evacuated by the population, but in the evening the | Beigian infantry arrived, entrenched itself and at last accounts still held oy . ‘city. “The next day the village of Duffel was bombarded and here the tall factory chimneys offered an excellent target. The population fled to ‘ datverp, leaving behind several dead and wounded. “after taking Duffel the Germans attacked the semi-circle of forts be- the Rivers Nethe, Ruppel and Scheldt with their heavy artillery, A with fifty Belgian volunteers inflicted heavy losses on the Germans expected to occupy the forts, fighting until the last. The retreating jan army destroyed the bridges across the Nethe. + “Antwerp feels the greatest fear that the magnificent church tower of 5 Lady will be the target of the bombardment, and it Is proposed to house prisonete Inside as a protection for the ancient bullding,.” Oi er. Forts at Antwerp Reduced; ‘} BERLIN (via The Hague), Oct. 8—[United Press].—The official au- nent @f the War Office to-day stated that the attack on Antwerp ues witheut Anterruption. The outer forts have been reduced, the ier line is’ criimBling and it 1s considered certain the fall of the city 1s They! Germans, Intrenched Now, | prepared to close the back door to Essen, a | GREAT BATTLE NOW ON. 4 Inner LineCrumbling, Says Berlin RUINS CHEK ATENET TO UT PRENYSL SEE Make Stand at East Prussian Frontier. Y Reports Indicate a Fighting Line of 100 Miles— Engagements Repeated, LONDON, Oct. 8 (Associated Presa). —Tho Russians are battering away at the Preemysl fortress, which is said to be suffering severely under their artillery fire. All the efforts of the Austrians to relieve this fortress are reported as having been repulsed by the besiegers, The Russian General Staff reports that the German army, defeated on the Niemen River, has retreated with much stubborness to the East Prus- #lan frontier, where it has entrenched itnelf, and Berlin supplements this in- formation with the atatement that th Russians have beon repulsed with a/ lous of 2,700 prisoners and nine ma- chine guns, The Germans assert also that in @ minor engagement near Ivangorod, southeast of Warsaw, in Russian Poland, they were successful, having taken 4,800 prisoners, declarea that the rain confict along the Vistula River has not as yet developed, although there have been preliminary engagements between advanced forces of the op- posing armies. VENICE, Oct. 7, via Paris, Oct. 7 (Associated Press)--Reports from Budapest show that whe Russians completely surprised a small body of frontier guards armed with antiquat- ed rifles, who wero holding Uzsok Pass. The Russians emerged from hidden forests paths,, a detachment of Cossacks leading the infantry which had with it machine guns. The Austrians were speedily forced to re- treat before this superior force. In response to a telegraphia call guns were hurried forward ‘rom Csontos, but there were no horses to drag them up the mountain and the guna were sent back to Csonton to- ward which tho Russians advanced. The Austrians appeared then in u- perior force and drove the Russians back to the frontier. The greater part of the popuiati.a of Marmaros-Sziget and the sur- rounding country have fied to the in- terior. ROME, Oct, 8, via London, (Assocla- ted Press),.—In making answer to the statement from Vienna that the Rus- sians have been completely driven out of Hungary the Russian Ambassador to Italy declared to-day that Russian forces now occupy the entire Prov- ince of Bukowina, seven-elghts of Galicia and one-fifth of Hungary, all the passes in the Carpathian Moun- tains and tho Hungarian towns of Ungvar, Munkacs and Szigat. BERLIN (via The Hague and Am- sterdam), Oct. 8.—That a great battle is in progress in the region of Opatow ia understood here. (Opatow is in South Russian Poland on the spurs of the Lysa Gora Mountains, thirty giles west of Kielce and about fifty miles north of Tarnow, Galicia), Gen. von Hindenburg, the German leader who has been operating in Po- land, was obliged to make a num- ber of forced marches in going to the relief of the Austrians, who were hard pressed. He reached Opatow in time to be of help. The Headquarters Staff of the Ger- man army describing these opera- ons says: “On Oct. 4 German troops dislodged @ Russian brigade of the Garde Fusi- ers from an intrenched position be- | tween Opatow and Ostrowieo (Ostro- wiec is about fifteen miles north of Opatow. The Russians lost 3,000 pris- | id several ine guns, engagement Oct, 5 in the vicinity of Radom between our forces and two divisions and a half of Russian cavalry with portions of the Ivangorod Reserves, The enemy was repulsed and driven back on lvangorod.” [Radom ia about 60 miles south of Warsaw and 50 miles west of Lublin, The Province of Radom bordems on Galicia, Ivangorod ia | on the Vistula River, 50 milee | northeast of Radom.) A Vienna official statement says) strong Russian forces, moving to the; north from Galicia were repulsed and driven back across the Vistula near, Opatow. A division of Russian in. | fantry was declared to have been| jFouted in the vicinity of Tarnow, These reports indicate a battle ling of about 100 mil: ®@ question of @ short time. RMERMANY-TO:RETURN EE WORKS OF, ART TAKEN BO! materdam rn director or the Ber: From werlin via" i pea G he pees 1 ‘Taxi Drivers Get More Pay, | other army having relieved his, which ALLIES ADVANCE STEADILY, FRENCH WAR OFFICE SAYS _—— (Continued from First Page.) Alsne, in the vicinity of Roye, the enemy js still in force, but we have retaken the major part of the positions we wore obliged to give up. “To the north of the Alsne the numerical strength of the German troops seems to have diminished. DECLAI.¢ GERI: ANS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BACK ON CENTRE. “Second—On the centre, between Rheims and the Meuse, there 1s nothing to report. On the heights of the Meuse, between Verdun and St. Mihiel, the enemy has drawn back to the north of Hat- tonchatel. He still holds St. Mi- hiel and some positions to the north of St. Mihiel, on the right bank of the Meuse, “In the Woevre district the vio- lent attacks delivered by the ene- my to the west of Apremont have falled, “On our right wing, Lorraine and the Vosges, there has been no change.” The War Office for the first time gives an estimate of men actually en- gaged in this fight when it declares that there are twenty-three active and elghteen reserve German army corps, together with divisions of the Landwehr and Landeturm, operating in France and Belgium, a ‘total of more than 1,640,000 men, The allies, it is ddmitted, have even more men on the line, so that the total active fighting force aggregates more than 3,000,000 men, SA’ THE ALLIES ARE SUCCESS- FUL EVERYWHERE, Operations by cavalry in force were reported from the north last night and in every instance it was stated that success continued with the allies, They are moving their lines stead- ily toward the Belgian frontier and are reportéd to have frustrated an at- tempt to cut the main allied Mne of communication, The ne of battle has been extended fully one hundred miles from the Aisne to the Belgian frontier, and that line is now held Ly the armies of von Boebm, von Kluck and von Buelow, Reports are current here that Crown Prince Kupprecht of Bavaria is in command of the reserve forces that have been assembled in Belgium, an- previously was operating in the neigh- borhood of Verdun. This, however, is not yet definitely known here, On the southern front,extendingsome 160 miles from Complegne to Pont-a- Mousson, it is stated here that the only signs of activity Is in the Weevre region, where the French advance is steadily maintained, but the dally gains are very small, The French along the continue to force the | Germans . military headquart. say, with comparatively Nght to The Grievance Committeo of Mason-Seaman Transportation employees, representing the ‘Com: 900 taxi drivers, announced yesterday after the Germans are, delivering their ¢| pany's the muse! sine, Garman nt in! to ‘works P tn a : es But it is in the departments of Pas- de-C terest is most intense, Here it is that . 8 United Press with Aritwérp is cut off, but the city Is known to he underBw. «, On the centre wo have rare STOLEN SUBMARINE RETURNED TOTAL BY ORDER OF PARS WESTERN WING NOW IN PROG ’ :tertitlc bombardment from all sides. , King Albert fo stink\\ | * lIn_ the city directing the 4 i ~ ; Wwitiee bse osTenn-=y, A rey, % ‘ , ne ~ rar! A Bon pire. serie ines A ; Pe areg ar, i pin ne a, : oxen p AgRscuor sent 8 = “ ‘ apogee Oi 8 < wae Yall enugders ee ner at $. ICOURTRA! _frrve gr? © gnet® cy ONT « 4 bere from Gheat says Aghtiag of a violent onus ban u between Audenerde (Gftecn miles moon © nent) tnd Laupagbem 0 email town ehoul @ ail south fat Made an advance on certain pointe “The situatio: ims anchanwed along defromt Between Olne and the Moves, tn the vielalty of Verdun, pandhs ‘ WAR SUMMARY RESS'O1 BELGIAN SOM The fate of the Belgian army {s a etriking feature of the day’s war of Liege and Namut'is gravely threatened. Retired Naval Officer Took Vessel Into Port of Ajaccio, Corsica. LEGHORN, Italy, Oct. 8, via Paris (Associated Press).—The cruise of the Itallan-built submarine which disappeared from the Gulf of Spezia and turned up at Ajaccio, Corsica, has ended. The French authorities of Ajaccio, who took the vessel, asked Paris what disposition they should make ofrher. Paris communicated with Rome and Ttaly sont @ destroyer to get the sub- marine, and there is reason to believe she ds on her way home under con- voy. ‘This submarine was commanded by a retired ‘maval Heutenant, Angelo Ballone, who, leaving a letter in which he sald Italian neutrality was a mistake, and that every Italian should work to bring about Italian in- tervention in the war, headed for the open sea. Here Ballone told his crew he had been entrusted with a secret mission and was on his way to the Island of Corsica, . On arriving at Ajaccio the crew began to suspect that all was not right with the expedition, They voiced their suspicions to the port authori- t'es, who took. the veusel. ‘he crew returned to Leghorn to- day from Corsica and the submarine will be in the hands of her owners in @ fow days. — FIFTH HOLLAND AMERIKA HINER SEIZED BY BRITISH; NIEUW AMSTERDAM HELD. LONDON, Oct. §.~The Amaterdam of the Hi Line, arrived at Plymouth to- The Nicuw Amaterdim sailed from New York Sept. 29, her destination be- ing Rotterdam, The fact that she ts at Plymouth indicates that she has been diverted from her course by British au- | thorities and sent into Plymouth. Other steamers of this line which left New York for Holland have been diverted to English ports, notably the Potsdam, the Ryndam, the Rotterdam and Noordam, _————E—— entirely to the work of the British | air scouts, They reported the coming | of strong German forces from the north to Gen. d’Amade, and the latter | promptly called for reinforcements, | Delay in their arrival enabled the ' Germans to move south from Lille, but when the French strength was as- sombled the Germans were again driven back, They continue, howev on the offensive, and this results in severe fighting all along the wester: line, AMU NTS. lectrical Show Everything in and Prec eS a Upm. news. Since the withdrawal of the Government from Brussels to Antwerp the entire fighting of the little kingdom has been concentrated in the latter city. The fall of Antwerp before the German guns that reduced the forts Advices from néutral sources confirm heretofore disputed German claims that they have broken through the outer circle of fortifications, | be crossed the River Nethe and brought their big guns within range of the city proper. ‘The Government has been transferred to Ostend, the populace is fleeing into Holland and flags of mercy are flying from the steeples of churches to Indicate that these structures if spared will not be utilized in the des- |perate defense the garrison is expected to make. For days Antwerp has been holding out in the hope that the left wing of the allies would swing around in time to save the city. Little change on the battle line in the North of France ig indicated in the afternoon statement of the French War Office. It says that on the French left wing the Germans have made no progress, while at certain pointe they have moved back. On the right wing there is no change. The Violent attacks in the Woevre district have been repulsed, it is stated, but no details of the fight- situation on the centre remains much the same. ing are given. According to the French statement the Russian offensive continues along the front of East Prussia, A wireless despatch from Berlin says that the papers there report that the British and Japanese attacks upon Teingtau have been repulsed. The Japanese Government has Issued no public statement regarding the taking of the German Island of Jaluit in the Pacific, but the officials ex- plain that Japan's assurances that she does not seek territorial aggrandize- ment must not be interpreted as meaning that she will not take steps for the protection of commerce, The report widely circulated from sources hostile to Germany that Emperor William had removed Gen. von Moltke as Chief of the General Staff is shown to be untrue by reports from neutral quarters, — Special for Thured. AN. fe Sa aie a ial “rave ‘Choco pt, YouWith These OLD DUTCH STYLE CREAM CHOCOLATES—These ‘sweets have jackets of fragrant Bitter- weet = Chocol and delicious mer sane aoaae Aten an Dot eet te re Ee ecg BEL EE om. ial for NV Frid RED l- Seah Js for SUNK BY JAPANESE: | DARING ACTORES ° Jap Shells Sent the Iltis-to the Bottom in Kiso. chow Harbor. aia. SUBMARINE AT WORK. oOIco. NICHOLS.—At Mariendad, Austria, 21, 1014, JAMES BDWIN NICHOLS ef New York City. 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