The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-10-14
Are Germans Starting New
Sweeping Movement With
Paris AS the Objective?
drNotes


o'clock yesterday morning the harbor
station at Ostend was besieged by
thousands Of persons anxious to get
aboard the mail boats, according to a
distance from the Ostend correspon-
dent of the Reuter- Telegram Co.
Members of the Belgian government
the diplomatic corps, and other Off
steamers. The later boatcrS were lit
orally stormed by a crowd of fugi-
tives. many even getting on board by
way of the luggage chutes.
Berlin, via Amsterdam and London,
Oct. 14.-When the Germans entered
Antwerp they found in the harbor for
ty-two steamers and two sailing YES
sells flying various flags. according to
an official statement given out here.
The statement follows:
Tn the port of Antwerp the Ger
mans found four British, two Belgian,
one French. one Danish, thirty two
German and two Austrian steamers,
and two German sailing vessels. The
German steamers had had their boil
ers rendered unserviCeable.
THE damage done to buildings in
the city was slight Tho enemy de-
stroyed the sluices and ferries"
Paris, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Havas News agency from Havre says
that posters were put up around the
city bearing the signature of the
mayor, announcing the arrival Of the
members Of the Belgian government,
and calling upon the citizens to re-
ceive them appropriately.
London, Oct. 14-'It is officially re-
ported from Vienna that 10000 Rus
slams were killed or wounded near
Przemysl.
Holland estimate that about 10000
Belgian soldiers are still in Antwerp
as prisoners.
THE Germans, as soon as they
entered Antwerp, took possession Of
all the fire engines in the city and
commenced extinguishing the fires"
This official statement was given
out in Berlin and has been received
here by the Marconi Wireless Tele-
graph Co.
Washington, Oct. 13.-American
Consul Johnson at Ostend reported
that British interests there had been
turned over to him and that the Brit
today Whether this meant the
well as Belgian military officers was
not stated, but the dispatches indi-
cate the rapid approach Of the Ger
mans from Antwerp.
Mr. johnson reported that communi-
cation between Ostend and Client had
been severed since yesterday and the
belief prevailed in Ostend that Ghent
had fallen. He said he still was able
to communicate with Bruges, not far
distant from Ostend, disproving re-
ports that the town had been occu
pied.
The British government has asked
the American consul at Warsaw, Rus
sian Poland, to take over British
property in event the town is cap
tured by the Germans. American
Consul De Soto at Warsaw cabled for
instructions today, saying that there
was every probability of occupation
by the Germans. It is believed here
that the Russians intend to evacuate.
Amsterdam, via London, Oct. IA
According to the Franfurter Zeitung
inoculation against cholera is being
carried out in the Austrian army on
a large scale. One hundred and twen-
ty thousand packages of cholera serum
have been received from Vienna and
whole regiments are being lined up
for treatment A field hospital is in
charge of DR.. Bruno Button, who studi-
ed cholera during the Balkan war. The
period of immunity given by inocula-
ton is about three months.