Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-10-15
THE GREAT WAR.

The Germans have had The best OF the
fighting in the great European war the
past week. After having besieged the
city of Antwerp for ten days and battered
its wonderful forts into ruins with their
terrible siege guns, the Germans took
possession OF The city. They were dis
appointed in not capturing the Belgian
army that had defended Antwerp, for the
soldiers had evacuated the city and are
joining the allied forces. 1t is said that
Germany demands war indemnity oil
500. OOO, 900 from the city OF Antwerp.
The continued battle between the French
and English OIL the one side and the Ger
mans on the other has not YET resulted IN
any decisive victory. Both armies &C.
cupy their entrenched positions, with
occasionally one or the other securing
some slight advantage. II is said that
the Germans are preparing to take the
offensive in supreme effort to rout the
allies. Theirgreatg guns, which have been
so irresistible, are being concentrated at
important points.
The campaign between the Russians
and the AuStrians and Germans in the
west has been rather quiet. The Ger
mans report that the Russians are being
driven back, while the latter declare that
they are making steady progress.
The airShipS and dirigible balloons OF
the Germans have been very active and
efficient. They lowered over Antwerp
and dropped explosive balloons upon the
city until the inhabitants were frantic with
terror. Bombs are dropped almost daily
upon the city OF Paris, wrecking build
ings and killing the people, and the
French seem to be unable to prevent this
sort Of warfare. II is reported that the
Germans are preparing TO invade England
with a fleet of dirigible balloons, and
LondoniS in constant dread OF such a
visitation.
A German submarine last Sunday at
tackled the Russian cruiser Pallada in the
Baltic sea and blew her up with tor
pedo. II is said that every man OF her
crew OF 573 was lost.
The scenes in Antwerp when il was
definitely learned that the city could not
stand against the attack OF the Germans
are said TO have been terrible. Word
was given to all non combatantS to evac-
uate the place, and hundred thousand
fugitives were soon in mad flight. Pris-
onS were opened and the inmates set free
10 join the unhappy multitudes. Asylums
were abandoned and lunatiCs poured out
by the hundred. The helpless inmates
OF hospitals were carried off where friends
could be found TO care for them, while
others were abandoned to their fate.
Homes and household goods were left
to be looted by the invaders, and the
people crowded from the city to endure
the hardships and sufferings of flight
through the country until they could find
shelter and bit of food in safer quarters.
The abandonment OF Antwerp was one
OF the most dreadful incidents OF the war
up to this time.
The fall OF Antwerp has opened the
way for an advance OF the Germans to
the sea, and they are now sweeping on
10 the coast OF Belgium with practically
no resistance. They have occupied
Client and will take Ostend in few days.
The Belgium government has been trans
ferred to England. When the Germans
shall have gotten to the sea coast they
will be dangerously near England, and
though the English fleet may prevent the
operations OF German war ships, it is an
easy journey for airships and dirigibleS.