South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-12
SECOND AERIAL RAID
PUTS PARIS INTO PANIC
Bombs Dropped From Aero
planes Fail to ExpIOde-0ne
Bears Note Threatening
Capture of French Capital.
BY FRANKLIN =. MERRICK.

PARIS. oct l2-Attacks made by
the German troops on the French
left wing between I.assigny and Roys
have been repulsed. according to an
official statement ISSUED at 3-15.
O'Clock this afternoon ID states that
the allies also have made some
progress on the right bank OF the
Aisne. The cavalry engagements In
the region about Lille continue.
The official statement follows.
l.&-On our left wing, the cavalry
engagements continue in the region
Of L.abassee- -Estaires- -HazebrOuck (all
near Iille) Between Arras and the
Disc the enemy has attempted nu-
merOus attacks which have been re-
pulsed. notably between Lassigny and
Roye.
"2.-At the center we have made
some progress on the pleateaus on
the right bank OF the Aisne before
Soissons and TO the east and south
east of Verdun.
''3.-Our right wing. in the Nosges.
the enemy made a night attack TO
tho north Of st. Die. but was repulsed.
Flags Are Captured.
The flags taken yesterday belonged
to the Goth regiment OF active Pom
eranian infantry and TO the f9th reg
iment Of the goth German army corps.
The brigade Of marine fusilliers
was engaged night and day on oct 2.
and oct. 10 against the Germans
They repulsed the enemy inflicting
upon them a severe loss Of 200 killed,
and 500 prisoners. The losses OF
the French were nine killed and 80
wounded
CThis is the first time that marine
forces have been mentioned in con-
q n i
Il Belgium according TO the latest
information received concerning Ant
werp, the Germans have only occu-
pied the surburbs Of the city. The "a
forts on the two banks OF the Scheldt
are resisting energeucaly.
I'm Russia the battle continues
mercilessly on the frontier OF East
Prussia 10 the northwest Of Lyck.
The Germans. in full retreat, are de-
strOying their bridges In southern
Poland between Ivangrod and Sem
menr.Z. Artillery battles are raging
between the opposing columns
stretched along the Nistula.
Aerial Raid on Paris.
4 German aerial raid upon Paris.
the second within - hours was made
today by a Taube aeroplane which
swOOped down upon the city from the
northeast and dropped bombs be-
tween two crowded passenger trains
that were just steaming out Of the
northern railway station.
The missiles failed 20 explode and
We're later found imbedded in the
earth, two feet beneath the surface
Nerdun Next Target
The next target for the monster
KrUpp and Austrian siege guns that
demolished the forts around Antwerp.
is expected 10 be the f0rtresses az
Verdun, which have stood in the wav
OF the German advance along the
Meuse valley in eastern France The
gigantic cannon which reduced the
Antwerp forts are already on their
way 20 France.
II. as believed. Nerdun Is their des-
tinatiOn ir VIII be az least a week be-
fore the siege artillery could be
ranged before the Nerdun forts as the
guns and ammunition have 70 be
transported more than 225 miles
across Belgium and western Germany.
on account Of the strength OF the
French forces along the Meuse and
the nature OF the country around Yer
dun, the Germans may not be able sd
get their heaviest siege guns IN a pO-
sition 10 shell the forts. AT Antwerp.
Liege and \amur the German troops
We're not opposed By heavy forces %
men and the artillery in those works
was not as heavy as that In the Yer
dun forts
Expect Hard Blows.
II is expected that hard blows viii
be struck during the next few DAYS IN
northeastern France and northern
Belgium. The Germans viii undoubt-
edly attempt 20 take Ostend, 20 which
point King Albert's Belgian army is
reported 20 have made its way IN safe
". A strong force OF French and
English troops Is reported 90 De Bro
the vicinity OF Ostend and II the Ger
mans throw an army against that city
il VIII meet with stout resistance.
Success Heartcns Germans
II IS a question how many German
soldiers the fan OF Antwerp will re-
lease for the operations against the
allies left iR France.
Unofficial details from the north
show that the fighting around Arras
was OF the most sanguinary character
Many civilians in the city were killed .
IN the bOmbardment. According to
these reports the efforts ~ the Ger