The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-10-12
RELEASES TROOPS FOR
USE AGAINST ALLIES
England Fears City viii Be Used
as Base for Zeppelin At
tack ON London.

werp ends the hope of the allies to de-
lever a crushing blow against the
German army in France before the
occupation of the Belgian fortress by
the enemy. The German right wing
under General Won Kluck apparently
still is intact and the official com
m~unication given out in Paris does
not give evidence of any material
change In the situation on the allies
left, although 1t asserts the fighting
continues under satisfactory condi-
lions, the entire battle front having
been maintained In spite of violent
attacks of the enemy at several
points"
The statement, which is brief,
says the fighting on the left wing be-
tween the cavalry forces Is confusing
because of the nature of the battle
ground. To the north of the Disc and
In the region of st. Mihiel the French
make claim of material progress.
The strategic value of Antwerp to
the Germans arose largely from the
fact of it's menace to their lines of
communication. With the Belgian
army withdrawn to a position half
way between Antwerp and Ostend,
the pressure on these lines will be
removed, at least temporarily. But
at the same time there would appear
a. hn IItNIa AhaYnnIn 70 Tho pnluianC
effecting a junction with the allies
working to the northward in West
Flanders.
May Use scheldt Waters.
1t is assumed in London that il
Germany considers 1t convenient to
her plan of campaign she will not
hesitate to utilize the neutral waters
of the Scheldt, but except as a sub
marine base 1t is ~contended that she
can derive no advantage from this
waterway.
Dispatches attempting to analyzt
the German plan of campaign, witt
Antwerp in their hands, declare thai
the German purpose is to sweep ovel
Northern France with the object Of
taking possession of the channe
ports, and thus bring the warfare
nearer England.
1t is said here that German news
papers are predicting the use of thi:
Northern Belgian position as a base
for operations against England.
Antwerp is $50 miles from Londor
and in England the fear has been ex
pressed that, with this city as a Ger
man base, Zeppelin airships could b.
used to attack the English coast line
and even London. The distance from
Antwerp to the English coast is less
than 100 miles.
To Strengthen Won kIuck.
With Antwerp taken the German
will be able to detach the considerable
force used during the siege of the
city and transfer these men to theil
right wing near the French-BelgiaI
frontier, which has been sorely pressed
The moral effect of the fall Of Ant
werp Is not minimized in England
The city was called by Napoleon 8;
pistol pointed at the heart of Eng
land"
Commenting on the situation in Bel
GUM before 1t was known officiall.
that Antwerp actually had fallen Enc
Ilsn newspapers ashcu WIN optimism
what the ~conquerors were going to d.
with Antwerp when they had 1t. par
ticularly in view of the fact that 1t |
conceded that no fort can stan'
against artillery. The opinion wa
generally expressed that should tn
allies attack Antwerp there would b.
a repetition of what has taken place
that is to say, the German garrison
could not hold out against them.
The battle line In France is SO lonl
forming as 1t does a rough curve o
$50 miles from Lorraine to the Bel
gian frontier-that the battle OF tn
Aisne and the operations before Ant
werp had become SO closely knit as t
be. from the military point of view
inseparable.