| Show WILL ILL t HOLE HOlU f TO THE Ti lAST i 1 H s t S1 FIGHT x t to I I I LONDON Oct s S. S 4 i a. a m. m m. A A Jr C view of oC the tho situation Is taken by the authorities wires the Antwerp correspondent correspondent dent of or the Dally Daily news The rhe great guns have hn told the tale The fighting around Ant Antwerp crp has haa been a battle of oC Krupps against men EverYday Every Everyday da day and the fighting has continued with deadly effect against the fort rort forts 11 while thUe the shrapnel and ad shell have made man many of or tho the trenches untenable As Ae 8 fast rast as the Belgians withdraw from froma a position the Germans Germane IL it The Belgians as frequently frequentS repulsed the Germans but the these e repulses always nl mean a renewal of or German artillery attacks and eventual e Belgians retirement of oC tho tile Belgians in rn n their present position the Germans even eyen with their second largest guns uns are arc able to reach the elt city The correspondent 0 of or the Chronicle at Antwerp under date of or Wednesday takes taku a contrat contrary view 10 He lie says tays An Optimistic View There is 18 an nn all air of or quiet et confidence that the Germans will never ne capture the eft city Numbers of ot the forts lort are aro holding out with great stubbornness an and the threatened bombardment Is I a desperate attempt to force them to capitulate in jn order to save C the thc elt city from Irom damage For some days with re red and white diagonal stripes have ha flown from mom churches and other buildings those on the cathedral cathedral cathe cathe- dral deal and St. St Jacques tower being especially cape espe dati conspicuous These rhese flags Indicate that the buildings serve no military end It is stated that the thc Germans have to 10 spare such buildings as much muchas as possible All lights In the town arc are extinguished at dusk cloak and the shops close at al 6 Kaiser Offers a Prize It Is rumored that Emperor William has baa offered th the Iron Cross and marka to the first man entering Antwerp For twenty four hours the Germans have made scarcely an any advance The They bombarded the village 0 of or fiercely but hut the Bel Belgians lam held the place until it was waa in flames James then evacuated I Near the Germans are lighting light lIght- ing lag desperately to cross the river ScheIdt Tho The last lut news is Js that tha that the they have not suc suc- suc- suc The Germans arc are pressing forward on the thc east cast The They crossed the river Nethe Nellie on fin the cast it and are only held at bR bay b by bythe bythe the desperate efforts of oC the nel Belgians This offensive movement mo Is Js s said ald Id to have ha cost the Germans Germane men I Two Armies Attacking City On the south In the region reon of Contich I Doom Boom and the German at attack at- at tack appears to have ha been brought to a standstill The Amsterdam correspondent of or the Chronicle under Wednesdays Wednesday's s date says as a's the moans Get have ha crossed tho thio Nethe an and anI arc advancing rc on Antwerp from Crom that side aide An Another thel army seems ho he says to eb at- at In an eastern direction from Irom toni Earl Early this tide morning the correspondent continues the lon long stream of or refu refu- gees gee e arrived ed nt t Jutt on the thc Belgian Belgian- Dutch frontier rhe They came from Irom tho the vU 11 J lagos KelS the tue Inner fort oll line and were allo allowed ed to travel cl only In a northerly di dl- dl By Fly noon the roads lOads presented presente a pitiable sight Thousands were trudging with household belongings In s In Ca carts carte rig drawn by ly hor horses hordes es and anti f To lIO Germans to them thou la lIS to make them shiver r. r Gorman Army Anny of Under rueda the Times rimes AntWerp Ant nt tays The rh exact strength tren th of or the tue German attacking at at- tacking force IH Is unknown TIc The most au au- au e estimate Is that they thc num num- her ber 1151 arc are provided with coma heavy 26 Kims I an-I nd nI apparently one 4 42 gun un The fhe last 1 named however Is rarely used The Thic 0 of the tho German Germah a attack durIn dur dur- tag ing Inthe the night a isac thrown thron n on that part of or the river near I 1 have ha Ju juSt t returned from ironi r- r where the chief of or staff Mart rankly frankly do- do scribed the tho situation to me nie as being se cc- cc c- c rious The Tho Tel Telegraphs Telegraph's correspondent In lid Bel- glum under Tuesdays Tuesday's date bayS Mowed Do Down Between Forts The fighting between the alles alIce and the tho enem enemy has been een furious Advancing between the fort forte the hc German infantry were mowed down Iown In thousands The They are arc however hoc attacking In gl great t strength th having brought up lip Cresh h troops from froni Brussels In 11 the last lat few lew days clan The They I hurled l their Infantry recklessly I the tue allies' allies trenches and eventually suc succeeded succeeded suc- suc In crossing the Nellie From all alJ accounts account the tue German Gelman Infantry mc-I mc tr try contributed little It tle toward the tho progress progress' roles of or the Their Theil enemy marksmanship was na poor and It was wat only b by hurlin hurling forward successive bodies of men that they the succeeded soc suc In ad advancing Their bl big guns uns are admitted to be 00 highly effective and los loes es among the al- al lies were caused almost exclusively el b by eli ra priel Toda Today the Germans r renewed newe their at attempts attempts attempts at- at tempts to force the passage of or the thc but up un to now without an any suc sue ce cess cesa I There here has bas been t righting fighting all nil along the line between Grember Grembergen en and Lone Bridge Tempting Bait AgaIn Agala the enemy concentrated his attention at at- U on oJ the tho Belgium lum po position at I where the remaining bridge n n n Wider under the shelter of or the Antwerp Ant Ant- 1 fort foI is Ie s. s tempting halt bait but ho hn never a approached within infantry strikInG ing distance This In spite of oC a continuous ous bombardment with tho the Idea of allenc- allenc lag InS the batteries and of or shelling the tue Infantry from their trenches which were ere within easy range of or the river bank As a a. matter of or fact the German field guns uns were wera even en less lens effective c than yesterday yesterday yes yes- es vb en enfiladed and outranged ed they were ere compelled to withdraw I further southward toward the main position at Alost Today the enemy enemy's s shell sheU tire ire Impound a a. severe I strain on the tho Infantry In the trenches Hour after arter hour nd neV nel burst over them Inflicting a bl bin ble casualty Under this ordeal tho the de tic tic- renders lenders stuck to their trenches and ac accounted accounted ac- ac counted for everyone crono of the enem enemy who showed himself on the opposite bank within rifle fie range Bravery of ot the tho Defenders I An Instance of the tue t tenacity with which tho the Infantry stuck was wag reported at th the where the comman commanding officer orrl- orrl I er and his aide dc de camp amp were In nil an ex exposed me- me x- x posed position Sandl Sandbags protected them for some lo e time thus but at last the aide do dc I cam camp was struck h by shrapnel and his lace face ace was practically blown away L wa Unperturbed b by this the commanding officer stuck to his post pORt and for lor further shelter placed d tho the corpse corpe of or his Junior over o his hili bod body In this tills position he lie lay 11 Orin firing whenever cr possible from Irom 3 I this hla mornIn morning morn morn- In ing In until 4 In Ia the thc afternoon During the da day the tho Belgium gunners devoted de several se rounds to Rh shelling the Germans out of or tito tho town of or The They took aim at the German factory and quickly getting the range e destro destroyed the building King Still in City A dispatch to the tue Exchange c Telegraph from flom Antwerp states that I King Albert remains in t tie e city General de do deGuise The military governor Jo Guise has recommended that the Inhabitants tants make cellars habitable and take precautions against 11 lire hIres res The Ostend correspondent of or Routers Reuters Telegram company says lS l'S that It Is be believed believed be- be l In well Informed quarters that Antwerp Antwerp Ant Ant- Antwerp will hid out Volunteers arc are enrolling enrolling en en- rolling dally daily The Telegraphs Telegraph's correspondent In BelgIum Bel- Bel glum gIum umer date of or Sunday Sunda says The Thc Germans who have b cn repulsed repulse l i In n ever every effort to cross the are arc concentrating attention on an approach to Antwerp from the southeast As this dispatch is 18 s sent the they are arc ma massed in force lorce forcen i in n the circle bet between the thc li rivers In this occupancy Ocy they suffered cn enormous loss Following the repulse the enem enemy brought up heavy guns uns and concentrated their fire on th the Belgian Infantry occupying occupy occupy- I ing ng the first defense defence lines In tho the race lace I of or this artillery attack the defenders I found round it impossible to hold out without l losses Incommensurate with any an ad adanI I tage Con Consequently the they retired In goo good 1 order I The Thc Belgians now no hold a front which the tue enemy so tar far has been unable to pierce The flooding of oC the surrounding country i IB It the hardest obstacle in the Wt way of or the Germans In their attempts to cross cros the Netho the Germans de destroyed troyed the fort rort between the an and the Scheidt Tho The Belgian troops lou fought ht desperately but all that comes in the way of ot the German fire ire Is totally destroyed |
