The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-01
GERMAN LINES
DRAWING CLOSER
ABOUT ANTWERP
COMPARTMENT IN PROGRESS
WITH LONG RANGE GUNS.
REFUGEES FLEE FROM CITY
Kaser's Forces Desire to Hold City
as Base of Operations for
Their Air Craft - Railway
Station Wrecked.

Antwerp, Sept 80. The German
Operations against Antwerp continue
to take place. The German long
range bombardment of the outer ring
of forts is progressing with no ap-
Iparent damage to the Belgian posi-
ton. According to the war office the
Belgian troops by series of sorties
from the Antwerp forts have succeed
ed in infiicting much damage on the
enemy. 1t is now certain that the
reduction of the Antwerp forts is
being attempted and that this action
| is being carried on by marines and
naval reserves, by reserve organiza-
tons and several gun battallions. BY
this arrangement it will not be neces-
sary for the Germans to Withdraw
any of their active troops from
France.
Bigger Guns Being Brought Up.
1t is reported here that Austrian
troops have been seen on the Ger
man line outside of Antwerp and
scouts report that the heavy siege
ARTILLERY used by the Germans in re-
ducing Maubeuge are being brought
up from the south. 1t is not believed
that it will be possible for the Ger
mans to take Antwerp. The fortifica-
tions have been placed in a condition
to withstand siege at all points. In
addition there have been new rapid
fire guns mounted at points of want
age and the bikes have been opened,
flooding the lowlands. Reports from
lGnent say that the conditions there
Iare serious, because of the enormous
number of refugees fiocking to that
city. Included are all the residents
of Alost. which has been completely
evacuated by the Belgians, The
problem of feeding these refugees is
a serious one.
Refugees Flee to Holland.
The Hague, by way of London,
Sept. 3O.-The siege of Antwerp by
the Germans has begun, according to
adviceS received here today. Heavy
siege artillery is being placed in po-
sitiOn about the city Thousands of
refugees have crossed the Dutch
frontier to places of safety. Rail-
road communication with Antwerp
has been broken off. 1t is believed
here that the Germans want the tenn
pOrary capital to use as a base for
an overseas attack on the British
cost by aerOplane and Zeppelins, as
a new fleet of armored Zeppelihs is
understood to have been placed in
commission.
Railway Station shelIed.
London, Sept. 30.-The correspond
ent of the Post at Antwerp tele-
graphing regarding the attack on the
outer forts there, says:
THE bombardment of outer forts
. which developed Tuesday, had la
, mentable result at Duffel, ten miles
, south of Antwerp, where a crowd OF
; refugees were at the station await
ing train in which to leave the
, shell area Twenty German shells
fell into the station and the crowd
, of refugees, men, women and chill
drn, were almost annihilated.
IAN armored train with engineers
; and soldiers advanced near Duftel
and did great execution among the
German outposts.
THE position now shows clearly
that the Germans contemplate {
heavy artillery attack on Antwerp
, probably as a means to extort from
1.-THE government an armiStiCe so as tt
release the German army now cover
ing the fortress. Their plan proba
S bly, will be to use siege artillery.
Gunners Go to Certain Death.
London, Sept 30-A Reuter- dis
patch from Paris says:
Thirty gunners of British feel,
. battery have fallen, killed or wound
|, led knowing that they were goint
;, to almost certain death, they calle'
. out Goodby. fellows" to their com
!, rades in the reserve line. Two min
a utes later every man was out OF &C
/ ton.
r Thirty more went to the front wit
}. the same farewell greeting. Tn
) German shells we're falling thickl
behind the battery and killed o
wounded every man serving the guns
Eventually the persistence an
accuracy of the British fire prove
n effective and the British infantr
advanced and took the opposing pos
,, ton at the point of the bayonet
Similar incidents occurred alon
the whole western wing Tuesday, Ell
aiding the allies to hold their ow
against repeated furious onslaught
A. of the Germans, who we're attemp
ID ing to break through"
IS Germans Frustrated and Routed.
'e Petrograd. Sept. 30.-That the &c
ot man offensive against the defense I
x the Neiman river has been complet
to ly frustrated and that the German
W are now in retreat was officially a
he nounced today. 1t was stated thi
IN the Germans had failed in their Q
or tempt to capture the roads leadir
IN through the forests east of the M
man river.