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Show GERMANS BOH ITMJELGIUM Government Transferred to Ostend, 10,000 Refugees Arrive at Rozendaal ANTWERP Oct. 7 via The Hague and London Oct 8 7 40 a m. Tho condition of panic among the populace was increased today by the appearance at 11 o clock this morning and at 3 this after noon of German aircraft which dropped bombs destroying seven houses and k lling a score of people AMSTERDAM via London, Oct 8 2 21 a m The Handelsblad learns from Antwerp that the com mander of the German forces in vesting that city announced at 1 0 clock Wednesday afternoon that the bombardment would begin at 3 0 clock Thursday morning unless the city surrendered. The Germans forced the crossing of the river Nethe by means of heavy artillery AilSTEEDAM Oct 7, va London 7 37 p m The N euw Dan Den. Dag says that the Belgian government to day was moved from An werp to Os tend The paper says that the German commander of the forcos bes eg ng Ant werp sent an off cer carry ng a wh te flag into the c ty this morn ng to an nounce that the bombardment of the temporary cap tal would commence at 9 30 o clock th s forenoon Many refu gees left for Holland and at noon the government was transferred to Ostend BELGIANS MAKING A GALLANT FIGHT By HUGH MARTIN BELGIUM (name of town deleted by censor) Oct 7 The s ege of Antwerp s developing into a second batt e of the r era It is raging from Termonde on the west to Lierre on the east along the banks of the Sche dt the Rupe and the Nethe wh ch the Be g an army Is de fend ng aga nst odds but w th stubborn de ermlnat on The nan attack at the moment is be ng launched aga nst L erre he enemy av ng apparently determ ned to cross the Nethe at this po nt, 1 spent some t me on the fortified pla n before the c ty where the fie d artil ery s aga n d s ngu shing itse f In the es ern sect ons the strugg e is between two fie d armies the Be g ans hav ng the benefit of fighting under the r excel ent fortress guns It cannot be too clearlj understood that he e s a tal d (Terence between the de fenses of An werp and those of Liege and Namu Wh e the 42 cent mete how tz ers may d spose of a Briamont ring for tress. bv no means fo lows that they wi be equa v successfu against a wide spread netwo k of flood m nes wire en tang ements ntersected by watercourses such as tha wh ch I passed through th s afte noon h e I was In the weste n a ea of ope a ons A brie bu o en attempt was made by the e em o storm a sho t length of Belgian ren hes and a ha 1 of rifle fire swept o e e pla n The a tack was (Continued on Pago Nine.) GERMANS BOMBARD ANTWERP, BELGIUM (Continned. from Pago One ) counted" wdthUr fl!a Eun'' ""nedatoy counie ed w th a lgorous bomba dment ?VJ lhe German lntreohm?nt3 1 e respo be was weak t e enemy be ne ob lousy w ou sufficient art ferv It w and dcd d0 n compete y shots' Ca e SUnS of the forts firea -D !g he e h "Be t was cu ous to no o he a pa of e peasants w ho a e v ng nd a ng on e ery dav 0 k a e n n be among the forts a d ba e es T e dren p ay as me us c e e worn n keep the r co ages P k nd pa ad the men d g e on e e o d gs w en not a ed u o o d g ren hes for t e n a 1 and e s fa ous pic ure Peace and a so done befo e A twe p e e y da A qu e at An we p There s no Pan b o ands are leaving the c t Os end s c owded w t well to do fug Anne at Ostend LONDON O t 7 8 p m A d spatch to the i xchange Telegraph company fron Ostend says Se p al m n iters w tl the person nol of the m n str es have rust arr ved here Cardinal a Refugee LONDOM Oct 11 4 p m An An sterdam d spatch to the Teuter Telegra n co npany says Arnong the refugees who left Ant verp th s morn n -were Card nal Mer c e and the m n ster of lust ce and other h rh off c als They traveled by auton ol fj to Hush ng fron when po nt the p oeeeded to Ostend More tl an 10 000 fug t ves have arr ved at Eozendaal at wh ch place the bombardment of Antwerp can clear! be 1 card Railway Line Cut LONDON O U a The Da la Be um co espo dent sa s th t e O e d a wa ne as been cu be een Cou a and r ourout |