Arizona republican., 1914-10-10
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open town outside of Antwerp with the idea that the fleeing civil popu- lation from these villages would garrison. There is no question that this policy had it's effect.
 Those streams of refugees were enough to break down the most heroic resolution, especially as the civic government was kept constant ly engaged in finding food and shel ter for the incoming crowds. "On Tuesday Fort Wavre-St Cath crimes was put out of action. Later on the same day Fort Waelhemi be- came ineffective. Whatever the Ger man shells struck they destroyed. On Thursday a Zeppelin attack on Ant werp failed Fort Kessel succeeded in punishing the Germans severely.
 "The Germans shelled Boon and Lierre, sending the industrial popu lation fleeing in panic to Antwerp. | By this time there were at least 50,- | 900 refugees in Antwerp.
 "On Thursday evening the German 1 infantry attacked Lierre, Duffel and Termonde, only the Duffel attack be- i ing successful. Up to this stage confidence had been general, but it now began to waver. Friday the bombardment of Lierre continued, and the authorities began to consider the possibility of Antwerp being occu- pied by the enemy.
 l "On Saturday the situation showed a slight advance by the Belgians and on Sunday the German attack seem ed to be stacking in it's intensity. On Monday the German artillery made a furious attack on Lierre and the city council urged the governor to continue the defense of the city without regard to property interests.
 "On Tuesday there were further lattacls on Lierre and at one point the Germans got handful of men across the river by swimming. But they only came over to be killed. The German artillery attack on rather a diffuse position was cheerful at Inightfall, though savage fighting Icontinued at Lierre.'
 Thousands of refugees are arriv- ling here and steamers for England Iare packed the Reuters Ostend cor respondent says.
 "In the siege operations against Antwerp the Germans are using no less than 200 guns of II. 12 and 16 inch calbre, some of them having range of more than eight miles.
 The bombardment of Antwerp yes terday began at 9:30 o'clock at night and stopped at 10 o'clock only to be renewed with increased violence at midnight
 The British. French and Russian ministers were the last of the diplo- matic body to quit Antwerp. They left by boat at II o'clock last night after witnessing the first part of the bombardment."
 The places in Antwerp which have linus far suffered most severely in the bombardment sof the city are the southern station, the palace of jus tice, Avenue De I Industrie and quarters in these vicinities. This statement was made in a message from the correspondent of the Ex- change Telegraph company.
 Railway and telegraphic communi- eaton between Dtillu anu tHlN r has been interrupted, says wireless dispatch from the German capital. iThe dispatch adds the French consul at Antwerp has transferred the archives of the consulate to Roosen- daal, Holland.
 Nothing New to Report | PARIS, Oct 9.-Tonights official communication says: There is nothing new to report except there has been a lively engagement in the region of Rove, where the last two days we cap tured 1600 prisoners
 The government is assembling exact information regarding the identity of the 10000 German prisoners now in French hands, with the object of ex- changing this data With the German authorities for similar facts regarding the French prisoners.
 The French minister of war issued the regulations under which money may be sent from France to the French prisoners in Germany and also from Germany to the German prisoners in France through the Swiss postal ad- ministration.