South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-15
Official Announcement of Eva
CuatiOn of important Coast
City in Belgium Brings
Menace Closer to London.
PRESS WARNS AGAINST
OVER CONFIDENT FEELING
Military Expert Urges Govern
emnt to Instruct People How
to Act in Case Kaiser Lands
Force on Isles.

LONDON, oct. 15.-Fear OF n Ger
man invasion Of England struck homo
90 London today when it was officially
admitted that Ostend had been evac-
uated.
At the same time the Ostend corre-
spondent Of the Central News agency
telegraphed that heavy firing had
been heard near Dunkirl1. France. in
dicating fighting between Germans
and the allies IN that vicinity.
(Dunkirk is on the straits OF rOver.
between 80 and 40 miles from Eng
land The distance from Dunl1i1k to
London in a straight line is approx
1nately 1O5 miles. Dunkirk IS only
% miles northwest OF Ypres, the
point in Belgium which the allies
have penetrated, according to the
Trench war of1ce)
Press criticism of the government
continues. Col Repington, the mill
1ary expert Of the Times, in sounding
a. warning. calls upon the war Office
and the admiralty to issue instruc-
lions TO the people as to how they
shall act if the German invasion be-
comes a fact.
Must Prepare for Attack.
IF we must be expected to be at
lacked at home" writes Col. Reping-
ton. eve must not rest under the
comforting illusion that we will not
be assailed as an attack can have no
serious object unless the intention is
TO land an eNpe ditiOn in England for
the purpose of compelling us to sign
q disastrous peace pact An attack
upon the British Isles is one of the
most difficult operations that can be
imagined while we possess an un-
beaten fleet but the less chance there
Is for the Germans to bring off a
great success or land the more likely
they are 20 risk a great blow at US.
convinced that we are safe under our
naval shield and knowing. as we do.
that our land armaments improve
daily, we must not allow ourselves TO
be lulled into false security. The more
completely we are prepared the less
'hance there is that the enemy's
stroke viii be delivered
War Reaching Climax.
''The war IS now reaching the eli
max Of its violence and we must an
ticipate that all the living forces Of
Germany viii be thrown into the con-
1ict. We cannot expect that the
German army viii remain inert much
longer. There IS ample shipping in
German ports for the embarkatfOn Of
ave have had OF the CalmneSS with
which the German generals sacrifice
life 10 attain their objects we can be
sure that the loss Of O,0OO men in
transit would be considered a cheap
price 20 pay for throwing the re-
mainder ashore I'm England
Members of the government must
make up their minds whether we
propose 10 fight on land regularly or
irregularIy."
Urges Unity of Action.
col. Repington goes on to say that
the government ought to issue in
struCtions TO the people and the au-
1horities at once. There is no com
manG@r-iu-chief he says. except Earl
Kitchener, and unless one mind pre-
sides over the numerous garrisons
and various armed forces of defense.
there can be no unity Of action.
That the allies I'm Belgium have
feen h9rd pressed and were evidently
1latched 6gainst superior numbers is
shown by tie following Central News
BgtpCv dispatch from Ostend.
They had been driven out Of one
position after another all SATURDAY.
might (Oct 10) by the Germans ar
1illery. on the following day one
brigade lost its way Nfisled by a
guide II was ambusEed bv the Ger
mans and lost heavily. The retreat
however. was continued in good or
der throughout This Dartfcular
force finally withdrew intOs France
and there has been heavy lighting in
The neighborhoOd Of Dunkirk"
Cyclists nj Bruges.
The same dispatch said that the
belgian army had been ordered To a
unnamed place 20 reCuperate.
The Daily Mails Flushing. Holland
correspondent saws that 200 German
cyclists arrived at Bruges on Monday.
There IS an unconirmed press re
port that a number Of German SOL
diers who crossed the Dutch border
east Of Antwerp were killed IN a fight
with Dutch soldiers when they re-
fused 90 lay down their arms and
submit 20 internment There IS re-
ported 20 he q considerable force OF
Germans along the Dutch northeas.
and east OF Antwerp