The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-21
BRUSSELS FELL
WITHOUT A SHOT
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Of between two or three feet, depth
sufficient to prevent the bringing up
of artillery and yet not deep enough
to permit the enemy to use ooats.-
United Press.]
Many of the smaller houses In the
suburbs and along the canals have
been destroyed and the trees outside
OF the city cut down so that any Ger
man attacking force will be unable TO
take cover. Details by General
Joffre Of tho French staff arc now
hero and there Is grave doubt whether
the German plane consider any sef-
Gus Siege Of Antwerp. Tho dsfenses
Of tho city are considered lmpre0-
nabIe. There are three lines OF forts
the final and naturally the strongest,
having been completed In 1903. 1he
entire approach from the land -
carefully guarded while Britain Or
French warshlps can be called dlreGt
Iy Up the scheIdt to aid In the de-
Tense. But the very fact that It would
require a lengthy Siege to take the
city, If II could be taken-wh{eh all
Belgian officials deny-ls expected to
prevent any formidable German move
ment against II. To detach an army
o. sufficient strength to mako an I'M
preston on Antwerp would rob the
kaisers forces Of men very badly
needed In their forward movement
against tho French frontier. Tho
general staff believes that all the
Germans will do will be to post .
force sufficiently strong to hold the
Belgian army in Antwerp, thus pro-
tecting its flank from attack while the
main body Of the German army con-
ttnues TO press southwark. Communi-
cation with Brussels is entirely cut
off and no word has been received OF
developments in that city following
its evacuation by the Belgians- II IS
reported the Germans burned many
belgian villages and cleared the eoun-
try in their advance from the Mouse.
MARCHED IN TODAY.
CLIENT, Belgium, Aug. 21.-The
main German army entered Brussels
today. Headed by major general
and his staff, the German forces pro-
ceeded into the city along the two
main roads leading from Louvain- Up
to that time the only German forces
in the city were the cavalry who took
of Brussels yesterday. As
on yesterday, the invaders were met
at the city boundary by the bursomey-
ster of Brussels, CARRIED in his official
robes. The greeting to the Germans
was friendly. The buraomeyster e.iL
ed attention TO the fact that he had
Yesterday surrendered to the Germans,
that It was open and undefended and
that on behalf Of Its people he demand
ed possession be deereed by Internal
ionaI law.
The German commander In chief
said that 90 long as the people Of the
city remained quiet they would be in
no danger. But he made II emphatic
ally plain that any attempt on the part
Of the eelgians 70 interfere In any way
with the German forces would be met
with suitable reprisaEs-
The German general and his STAFF
then proceeded to the city hall where
offiees were established. The Ger
man signal officers took possession Of
the telegraph offices and troops pro-
eeeded to positions to which they had
been assigned. A heavy force was
distributed around the city and all
roads were guarded. It Is expected
that a formal proclamation taking
over the city and outlining what the
people will be permitted to do, will
be Issued later in the day. German
troops were in complete control and
according TO the latest advlees reach
ing here, no untoward demonstrations
have taken place.
OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED.
LONDON, Aug. 21.-1he official war
bureau in q statement Issued at noon,
formally confirmed the occupation OF
Brussels by the German troops. The
bureau announcement contained no
information regarding what was de-
VeIopine today In Belgium, simply an
nouncing that Brussels has been &C.
cupied and repeating the Belgian
claim that the city had been aban-
doned and no attempt made to hold
it because II was Of no strategic I'm
portance.
PITlAsLE CONDITIONS.
ANTWERP. via The Hague, Aug. q.
Tho condition Of the residents Of
the Belgian territory now occupied by