The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-09
FLESH AND BLOOD
UNABLE To STAND
TERRIBLE TEST
Zeppelins Drop Bombs While
Krupp Guns Deal Death to
Brave Defenders
No Change In
French Situation
Allies Sending Reinforcements
and Guns to Assistance Of
Belgians-Germans Try 10
Break French Line

London. Oct. 8.--Antwerp Is hold.
ing ont tonight with desperate hrGv.
cry, but The fury of the German as
SAINT IL beyond imagina ton. All
that Belgium suffered hitherto d
condensed in the frightful combat
ROW at its heights. The king and
his ministers announced Today that
Antwerp will resist until every man
OF her defenders is dead at his duty.
1t may come to that.
The battle for "the arrow at thu
heart of England" Is not of soldiers
against soldiers. 1t Is Krupps and
Icppelins against men. As the Ger
mans captured the southeast forts -
day, while strengthening their holfls
OF the north bank OF the Netlle, shells
from their Immense mortars burst
near the Cathedral OF Notre Dame.
devastated whole districts, and com.
menced the ruin that marked I,ouvntn
and Rheims.
Three Zeppelins. cruising high above
the forts while krupp cannon never
ceased bombarding. flung bombs that
fired oil tanks at Hoboken and
threatened the defenders with the
newest perils of war. Yesterday. tf1ese
great air craft dropped bombs that
killed twenty persons and wounded
many more.
King Albert remains with his troops.
and will encourage their resistance
until the last hour. Then, X the road
Of escape to Ostend still remains open,
and mere bravery cannot prevent the
occupation of the city. the king will
attempt to lead his army to Ostend,
and to save 1t to the allied cause. But
the Belgians, literally maddened by
their misfortunes and German no
morselessness. will exact a terrible
price for the loss OF Antwerp AL
ready the German losses in killed and
wounded have been staggering, but
they have gone forward under cover
OF their great guns as they went at
Liege and Namur.
Germans Surely Gaining.
The. Germans seem slowly but sure
ly TO be overcoming the stubborn AMI
heroic defense of Antwerp. There ID
little doubt here but that the Belgian
city will eventually be added to the
list which contains now the names OF
Liege and Mamur
The krupp guns that nave de-
vastated the greater part OF Belgium
and have nullified the utmost effortn
OF the Belgian army are hammerine
away continually at such OF the nrsf
line OF Antwerp forts as are sfifl
standing. and are being brought -
bear upon the inner line and the civ
itself. The bombardment Ia carrfN6
on night and day, and as fre.h
breaches are made the German cone
manders rush ample forces az m.
fantry 20 occupy the ground. III fn
estimated that no less than Ave GAss-
man army corps are assembled t11kr,ass
The terrible ordeal to which II ha1x|
been subjected since Septembor 11s
when the direct attack was begun ~
+ not discouraged the little Boia71I
army Still it fights inch by inch. ulIs
vancing when 1t can, retiring ol.Y%
when II must. AS the shells from 83S
rs and 42,ineh siege guns which tSs
Germans have set up ON concrelxg
bases, scream through the air. exnl0ds Y
ing generally over the tlefondfn1
trenches, King 4lbert's soldiers besaS
TO their work and If they are drivs&s
back they make the enemy pay dearlSe3
for the advance ss3
| AT this moment the exact situaffts1S
in Antwerp is not esta biished. Tb3pSg
are reports here that the allies hlgp@
| sent to the city naval guns which VIII
match. inch for inch OF calibre. afsal.
pound for pound of powder, III:
krupp giants. 1t Is said that HSs5ls
to set up and operate these guns alS
already In Antwerp and that the H<GsA
tillery duel from now on will be Co.
Quoted on even terms. The BelRfa1Ss
themselves had no cannon capabIS 3Hs
standing or the Germans. so they alSsS
lpealed to England and to ErGucMS8
which have sent to their aid arrnn@s
ment like to that which is thnnderfnS1@
at the enemy along the heights ~
the Aisne in France. Oh