The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-16
Germany Imposes
Fine On Antwerp

London. Germany has imposed a
fine of $1OOOOO,OOO on Antwerp as a
war indemnity.
London.-Antwerp and the forts sur.
rounding the city are in complete pos
session of the Germans, but the great
er parts of the Belgian army has es.
capped.
1t took the Germans just eleven
days to capture the strongest fortress
in the world
The fall of Antwerp is evident that
even the most powerful forts are no
match for the colossal hOwitzers which
the invaders have successfully en-
ployed against every fortified place
that stood in their way. These huge
open gaps through which the besiegers
find an entrance for their field artll-
lery and infantry.
The Germans, after Smelling the city
itself for many hours, making it UNI
tenable, entered the town through the
suburb of Berchem, to the east. They
had made a breach in the outer line Of
forts some of which were destroyed
by their big guns and others blown up
by the defenders. The Germans fol
lowed similar plans in dealing with
the inner belts of forts and at the same
time threw shells into the city, which
set fire to many places.
The inner forts, like those farther
out, soon succumbed to the enormous
shells, and on Friday morning several
of these forts had fallen, opening the
way tor the Germans into the city. By
midday they were in occupation OF the
town. and at $50 p. M the war banne?
on the cathedral was replaced by a
white flag.
King And Royal Family Escape
4 few forts continued to hold out
and it was not until Friday morning
that the Germans, according to their
own official report were in complete
possession of the city and fortress.
When they arrived they found that the
Belgian field army and at least part
of the garrison had anticipated them
and, like the king and royal family
had escaped.
The death roll, resulting from the at
tack on and defense of Antwerp, has
not been compiled and probably the
full details never will I've known, but
all accounts describe it as being ter
ribly heavy. The Germans, although
their big guns cleared path for them
had to sacrifice many lives in crossing
the rivers and canals and in driving
out the defenders who held the en-
trenchments until the last.
The stubbornness Of the Belgian
and Of those who went to their as
sistance cost them dearly also, so tina
i, both sides will have long casualt.
, lists. There is no reliable informa
ton as to the loss of life in the cit.
t King Of Roumania Is Dead
' Amsterdam.-A telegram receives
here from Vienna says that Kin
Charles Of ROumania is dead.
Recent dispatches have describe
King Charles of Roumania as bein
-, seriously i'll, but from other quarter
his indisposition has been declared
: be entirely political. 1t has been PR
n dicted lately that he was preparing
: abdiCate.
n The succession to the throne Of RoI
mania, in the event of the king T
- manning childIess, was settled by Il
e constitution upon his elder brothe
n Prince Leopold of Hohenzolern-Si
9 maringen. Leopold renowned h
IN rights in favor of his son, Prince w
re- helm. and Prince Wilhelm, in 1883, I
nounced has rights in his turn in fav
- of his brother, Prince Ferdinand, wi
was born in 1865.