The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-09
ANTWERP FORTS
HOLD OUT WELL
GERMAN COMMANDMENT AROUND
NEW BELGIAN CAPITAL HAS
BEEN IN VAIN.
BELGIAHS TAKE OFFENSIVE
IN The COUNTER ATTACKS
Forts Damaged But sllshtIy-London
Thinks kalser's Men Intend only
to Bottle Up BeIslans-French
Western Army Has Moved Almost
to Belgian Border.

London.-The Antwerp correspon.
dent of the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany has sent the following Dispatch
THE German attack on the fort and
approaches of Koenigshoyck Zone Of
the new forts on the outer line) was
repulsed
"a violent attack on Termonde was
repulsed at o'clock Oct. 3, the
Belgians blowing up the bridge lover
the Scheldt)
THE Belgians undertook a counter
attack from Antwerp Friday morning
on the front of the early position. This
continues"
The Germans, who are supposed to
have had the assistance of heavy Aus.
trian guns, apparently have failed in
their first attempt to pierce the outer
line of Notifications at Antwerp. Of
ficial reports and statements by cor
gian forts have been severely dam.
aged and that the German infantry
attacks were repulsed with heavy
losses to the attackers.
The opinion prevails here that the
Germans do not intend at present to
make a serious attempt to besiege
Antwerp and that the attacks they
have made is for the purpose of keep
ing the Belgians within the fortress
and stopping sorties, which were dis
concerning to the Germans occupying
the rest of the country and occasional
ly disarranged their plans.
London.-The Battle OF the Aisne.
as it is still called, although the ar
mics contending in 1t have spread far
beyond that river, has been in prog
ress over three weeks and no decision
has been reached.
Reports from Paris that the allies
operations were about to succeed were
premature. From all appearance there
must be more fighting before either
side gives way.
The heaviest blows are being given
and taken in the western area, where,
according to late French official COM
munications, an extremely violent bat
tie continues, especially In the Roye
district, where the Germans have CON
centrated considerable forces. The
communication added that the action
was extending more and more north
ward and that the fighting front now
extends to the district south of Arras.
This apparently was a modest ac-
count Of the northward advance of the
French for private kilograms received
in London announced that the French
actually had reached Arras Stubborn
resistance is being offered by the Ger
mans in the vicinity of Roye, where
earlier in the week they succeeded in
occupying the heights which, however
they later we're compelled to abandon
Along the front from the Disc to
the Meuse rivers, according to the
French report, only partial operations
have been attempted by either side
Frontal attacks by the allies, as a mat
ter of fact, have been discontinued.
while the flanks are fighting for as
tendency.
On the allies right the Germans
have made another attempt to cross
the Mouse at st. Mihlel, where they
got across last week. The German at
tempt to regain this ground, which
they had abandoned when threatened
on their fanks by troops from Toul,
was made recently, when they tried
to throw bridge across the river.