Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-12
to render the remaining part unten.
City UnconditionalIy surrenders.

City Internationally Surrenders.
1t became apparent early Friday
that further resistance was useless
and the greater part of the Belgian
army was removed, leaving only
enough to man the guns in the shat
tered forts.
Nearly all the military stores in the
lying in the harbor were either sunk
or demolished in order to prevent
booty Of that sort falling into the Ger
mans hands.
Later Burgomaster de vos, accom-
panied by Aid Louis Franck, went to
the Berschem gate. There they met
the commander Of the ~besieging fore
es and made unconditional surrender
Of the city.
Britons informed in Holland.
The retreat of the British defenders
of Antwerp into Holland was made
known in an official press bureau
statement issued early today. which
stated frankly that the danger to the
Belgian army Of being cut of by a
strong force Of Germans was great.
The statement follows:
I'm response to an appeal from the
Belgians, three brigades Of British
marines and sailors, accompanied by
heavy naval guns and under the COM
mand of General Paris, participated
in the defense of Antwerp last week.
They assisted the Belgian army in .
successful defense line along the river
Nethe until Tuesday morning, wnen
the German artillery compelled their
retirement. They were assigned to the
inner line Of forts and maintained
their position during Wednesday and
Thursday. while the city endured a
ruthless b~ombardment.
Casualties Only 800.
The behavior Of these men was adj
mirable. In spite of the severity of
the fire to which they were subjected,
the casualties will probably not exceed
800 out Of the 5000 men engaged.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
blown up all the bridges between
Client and Inglemunster and have ue
stroyed the railroad station Vive Stee-
loi. Inglemunster and Vive Steeloi are
on the railway line between Client
and Courtarai.
Another correspondent hears from
q reliable cource that the Belgians
Antwerp, while another indicates that
Fort Waelhem was also destroyed by
the Belgians..
According to what one hears in
London today, Antwerp's fall will
have only one. immediate result, as far
as England is concerned-namely, to
give splendid impetus to the recruiting
for Lord K%itchener's. army. On ali
hands the view has been expressed
hitherto that all that was necessary
to p%opularize the war eve more than
it is would be an event suggesting that
Great Britain really is in danger.
The strategic importance of Ant
werp to Germans arose largely from
the fact Of its menace to the British
lines of communication. With the
Belgian army withdrawn to a position
half way between Antwerp and Ostend
the pressure ON the lines will be re.
moved at least temporarily.
But at the same time there would
appear to be little obstacle to the Bel
gians affecting a junction with the
allies working to the northward in
West Flanders.
"The defense of Antwerp could
long enough to allow adequate forces
to be sent to the relief of the city
without prejudice to the main
strategic situation.
1.-THE enemy threatened the line Of
our communication near Lokeren,
pressing back the Belgians, whose
commander decided to evacuate AM
werp.
"The British forces in the city Of
fered to cover the retreat. but the
Belgians insisted on being given this
post Of honor.
Two brigades of British marines
have arrived safely at Ostend, but UNI
der circumstances not yet fully known.
two thousand Of the first naval
brigade were cut off by Germans at
North Lokeren and entered Dutch ter
ritory in the neighborhood Of Hulst.
There they laid down their arms in
accordance with the laws Of neutrality.