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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
DEFEND UNTIL FIRE
BECOMES MASSACRE
BY r. BANlSTER.
international News Service.


Ostend.-I was right up on the firing
line near Lokeren when the Belgians
were ordered TO retreat from the
trenches and was carried along in the
frantic rush for shelter beyond the
range OF German shells. Infantrymen.
jaded, heavily weighted BY accouter-
ments. stumbled across the fields. sweat
pouring from their faces, and sank, ex-
hausted. 10 lie for few moments and
then scramble 10 their feet and stag
ger forward again as shells continued
bursting around them.
They fought bravely and well The
trenches were not vacated anywhere
till the rain OF German shells meant
sheer massacre If the defenders re-
NAMED
II the retreat Of the field army
which had been defending Antwerp,
along the one road still kept open TO
the west. were many soldiers who had
been fighting continually II days.
snatching hurried sleep on the bare
earth or pavement Hundreds col
lapsed on the march and had 10 be
left behind al various points, 10 fol-
low On after treatment and rest The
Germans have not yet reached Ostend
Horse meat has been substituted for
beef a. most Of the hotels and restau-
rants Otherwise there is 10 lack Of
food AZ normal prices.
Every day, spies are arrested il and
near Ostend- One nan was seized
after ehalEing in z corner Of the VII
lage railway station some figures the
interpreters supposed indicated the
strength OF the allies in the neighbor-
hood He vas dressed as a simple
peasant and showed evidence Of be
ing a man Of superior education, which.
Elth the incriminating memoranda and
the chalk marks AZ the station. sealed
his doom
A German Officer was arrested il the
main street OF Ostend yesterday wear
ing Belgian officers uniform. He
vas nearly TOM to pieces By the huge
crowd before ne got TO the police sta
ton
The only route ont Of Antwerp AZ
ter the bombardnent began Wednes-
day was the River Scheldt- The PEG
PIE would not stay in the cellars Of
the houses. as advised By the author
tiles. when they found the shells from
the great German guns often fell night
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
GERMAN LOSS AT
ANTWERP Is HEAVY

Paris.-The Germans lost 10000
men in the capture OF Antwerp. &C
cording to Paul Eric, special CORE
sPondent Of the Journal, who writes
The heroic Belgian defense Of forts
WaeIhem, Wavre and Lierre. forming
the outer ring. cost the Germans very
dear. General Won Beseler threw con-
pact masses of troops into the inter
walls. where the Belgians poured a
Tithering infantry FIRE on the assail-
ants.
South Of the third line of defenses
German bodies are now piled in heaps
This happened al the beginning OF the
assault South Of Fort Bornheim the
Belgians inferred 1900 German
corpses.
When Won Beseler managed 10
cross the Nethe and install 16lz-inch
guns on the north banks. shells fell
il Antwerp like hailstones. Most Of
The remaining population then retired
10 cellars with food, placing mat
iresses and sacks filed with earth
against the doors and window graf
ings.
AS soon as Antwerp was occupied
the Germans began to fortify it. Il
given little timetthey viii. with the
help Of their heavy artillery. make II
practically improbable"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
GERMAN ARMIES UNITE.

London-Gernzn troops have seiz-
ed practically the entire coast Of Bel
GUM. bat the Allies are massing their
men On q line from Yp-es 10 the
sea. and 4 terrific battle Is deFelop5ng
Tor the possession Of the coast
That ne German forces operating
Il Belgium hare Effected . junction
with the right -inE os the army II
France <as announced Al the Wa
OEce N Berlin Il <as stated that
the general situation Is showing slow.
Int nevertheless distinct. improve
zznt from the German viewpoint
II France the German right wing
has been gagged u : series q COZ
lets vita the Allies along the line
from Noyon and R0ye into Belgium
These encounters. ne War once
says. while taking On the character
q actual battles. have been In the
nature q separate movements. n
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23

London.-In the form Of diary, the
story of the siege OF Antwerp and the
German plan of attack are given in
the following dispatch received by the
Central News from its Ostend CORE
spondent:
Saturday, Sept. 2e.-The Belgians
retired from their positions east, south
and west OF Malines to the line Of out
er forts.
Sept 27-The Germans bombarded
and occupied Malines.
Sept. 2S.-Bombardment of Forts
De Waelhem, De Wavre-St Catherine
and other forts on the southern line
by 11-inch howitzers.
Sept. 29.-Magazine Of Fort De
Waelhem blown up by shell fire. Fort
De Wavre-St. Catherine put out of
action. Forts at Lierre bombarded.
Forts Are Destroyed.
Sept. 30.-Forts De Waelhem and
Wavre-St. Catherine are completely de-
stroyed. Waterworks behind Fort De
Waelhem blown up. The Belgian in
fantry continued to hold their in
trenchments in the face of veritable
hell OF shell fire. The water supply
in Antwerp is greatly curtailed.
oct. 1.-The Lierre forts destroyed
The German infantry attacks were re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
Oct. 2.-There was a heavy bonn
bardment of the Belgian trenches. The
Belgians retired at night in good or
der and lined the River Nethe. The
Germans began to occupy the outer
ring Of forts. A German aeroplane
few over the city and dropped pamph,
lets urging the inhabitants to surren-
der and save themselves suffering.
British Troops Arrive.
Oct Carnival Of fresh Briti4h
troops, who relieved fatigued Belgians
OF the southeastern section. Here the
Germans concentrated their attack.
which is now almost exclusively an ar
tillery attack.
Oct quiet until evening. when
the Germans began a furious bonn
bardment OF Lire and the river bank
trenches.
Oct 5.-The Germans cross the riv-
er and occupy Lierre and Duffel The
main Belgian army began retirement
westward.
Oct 6.-Departure Of King Albert,
the government, and the foreign min
listers. Heavy bombardment OF the al
lied position. The allied troops retired
during the night on the second line
Of forts.
City Is Occupied.
Oct 7.-Goyernor General de Guise
announces that bombardment Of the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
British Cruiser Hawke
Sunk by Germans

London.-The British cruiser Hawke
has been sunk in the North Sea by a
German submarine. Out of a crew
of 400 so we're saved. News of the
disaster is officially confirmed.
The Hawke was scouting in the
North Sea at the time. She was
steaming along when she was struck
almost amidships by the torpedo and
almost torn 10 pieces.
The Admiralty gave this announce
ment:
His maiesty's ship Theseus, Capt.
Hugh Edwards, was attacked by a
submarine in the northern waters of
the North Sea but was missed. His
majesty's ship Hawke, Capt. VI. P.
Williams, was attacked about the
same time and sunk
The following officers, with forty.
nine men of the crew. have been
landed at Aberdeen from a trawier.
Boatswain Sydney Austin, Gunner
James Dennis and Acting Gunner
Harry Evitt. The remaining officers
and men are missing.
The Hawke was 1850 tons displace-
ment. $50 feet long, 90 feet beam. and
drew % feet Of water She was a
sister ship Of the Edgar. Endymion.
Grafton. Theseus and Gibraltar, and
was launched in 1891.
Her armament consisted OF two go
inch guns. ten 6-inch guns, twelve six.
pounds. FIVE three-pounders, two ma
chine guns and two torpedo tubes. Her
complement was 544 men.
The Hawke was commanded by
Capt P. Z. T. Williams. Among her
officers were Commander Bernard A.
Pratt-Bahow and Lieut.-Commander
Robert r. Rosoman.
The Hawke collided with the liner
Olympic September 90. 1911, near Os-
borne bay. on the north side OF the
Isle OF Wight She sustained serious
damage.
The loss OF the Hawke makes a to
tai of six British cruisers destroyed
by Germany in the North Sea since
the beginning Of the war.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
Russians Victors in
Frontier Fighting;
100000 Engaged
Germans Fail at Eighteen Different
Points in Desperate Attempts to
Cross the Vistula-ArtiIIery
Abandoned in Swanps.

Petrograd.-With more than 1000
600 engaged. the great battles now
being waged by the Austro-German
armies and those of Russia along the
Vistula and San Rivers, in East Prus-
STA, and in Galicia are expected to
be OF even greater consequence than
the struggle now in progress on
French soil.
Dispatches from Warsaw indicate
big Russian victories, but 10 decisive
engagement has as yet been fought.
The Germans have been foiled in their
attempts TO cross the Vistula al
eighteen different points and have
suffered severe losses.
Information received from the scene
OF the fighting. which is likely 10
last a month and even through the
winter. shows that the German armies
in Poland and Galicia number at
least 100000. while the Austrian
armies consist OF al least 500 900
more. lie Russians have a force
Of 100000 facing them. This does
not include the 100000 men General
Rennenkampf has in East Prussia
nor the large German army there
holding Koenigsberg.
From Warsaw comes the informa-
ton that no new attacks are expect
ed. because the Germans who ad-
vanced there have been decisively
beaten and that in their retreat they
suffered greatly in loss of men and
guns and munitions. The roads add
ed TO their rout- In some places the
roads were boys and horses sank 10
their quarters Thousands OF animals
and big guns had to be abandoned.
The Russian losses during their at
tacks on Przemysl are estimated al
10000 dead and wounded.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23

which both sides have gained slightly
at certain points and lost at others
But at no point, it is stated, has
there been any decisive result.
Two or three of the positions. it is
declared. have been taken and re
taken three or four times. The
weather is said TO be bad and this
has had the effect of slowing down the
rapid movement Of troops.
Victories are reported from the
French war office at three important
points along the 360-mile battle line
in France. Close TO Verdun the Ger
mans directed an attack on the Allied
force extending from Malancourt to
Verdun. in which region the Anglo
French movement toward Metz is in
progress.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
TRAPPED IN SWAMP.
GERMAN BATTERY LOST

Roue-An incident OF The battle
between the French and Germans
near Esternay and Sezanna il thus de-
scrabed in Paris dispatch
"A German battery. which had been
caught II swamp. and which for this
reason had been cut OF from the main
force. managed finally TO free itself
from the mud Instead Of surrender
ing il continued single-handed the
Eight against the advancing French.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
7 SHIPS, 2.1s6 MEN,
LOST BY GREAT BRITAIN

The German policy of Grip
ping the British navy by sub
marine attacks and floating
mines while keeping the Ger
man dreadnoughts under the
guns of Kiel and HeIgoIand has
cost the British six useful
cruisers and one torpedo gun
boat, with a loss of 2,1s6 men.
BY submarine raids in the
North Sea Germans sank the
following:
The scout cruiser Pathfinder,
with 246 men, on September 5.
The armored cruisers Cressy,
Hogue and Aboukir on Septem-
Der q, with 400 men.
The scout cruiser Hawke on
October IS, with 3e7 men.
German mines in the North
Sea destroyed the light cruiser
Amphion, with 1871 men, on
August s and the torpedo gun
boat Speedy on September 8,
with % men.
The advantage in the naval
struggle is distinctly with the
Germans, although the British
have destroyed or wrecked four
German cruisers, two torpedo
boat destroyers, one torpedo
boat. three submarines and
eight merchant ships armed az
commerce destroyers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
HARD FIGHTING ALL ALONG
WHOLE LINE FROM THE BAL
TIC TO THE cARPATHIANs.
WITH BOTH SIDES REPORT
ING VICTORIES; HEAvI-
EST BATTLE ON FROM
WARSAW SOUTH TO
IVANGoRoD.
sERMLh DEsTROYERS SUNK BY BRITISH
SQUADRON OFF COAST OF HOLLAND

London--The situation in West
Flanders and France, as far south
as Lille. seems during the eleventh
week Of the war. more hopeful for
the Allies than at any time since
the German advance on Paris was
checked.
The German advances from 0stend
on the French coast towns have been
blocked temporarily. while further
south, in a region that was a week
ago the extreme German right. the
invaders have been again compelled
10 give ground before the Allies
wedge force concentrated on Lille.
Gunboats are being used by the Al
lies in the canals Of Flanders. as
well as along the coast.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
Won KLucK HAMMERS AWAY.

London.-The German attempt to
prevent the Allies in northern France
from extending their lines 10 the coast
failed and a heavy Anglo-French force
stretching % miles. from Ypres, Bel
GUM. 10 the North Sea al q point
about half way between Dunkirk and
0stend barred the advance OF the
Kaiser's army from the Belgian re-
sort town
The KsSser is rushing forward 20o.-
900 or 800. 600 fresh troops 10 the Bel
gian coast The Allies are streng-
thening their Left as rapidly as pos
sib,e.
In the meantime, Gen. Won Kluck's
men are not idle and the Anglo-French
left in the Liile-Ypres region Is kept
busy holding It's own. The French
Official reports tell OF the capture OF
Leyen-ie. 4 railroad town eight miles
norihErt OF Beihune.
The see-ssw movement Of the con-
tending troops in the North is well
illustrated by the following news from
Bordeaux. 10 the French Embassy al
London: The Germans have ad-
vznced from Au6enarde toward
Courtrzi- The enemy occupy q line
o. defense Meroin-Armentiere Given
chy- To the west OF La Base he Is
in contact with our troops between
that locality and Arras. a violent
combat took place northwest 0.
Le0s to yernelles. which resulted II
orr favor. We have taken Hannes
camps, southwest Of Arras."
In the Meuse region, the French
report the repulse OF q German attack
near Malancourt. u miles north o.
yerdun- Taere was little action along
the center.
In Al oEcial statement issued by
the German General STAFF il was stat
ed that al 10 point had the French
succeeded IN making any important
advances Where the French have
gained ground was said 10 De a.
points where for strategicsl reason.
the Germans had withdrawn
Zeeor1gge has been entered BY ths
Germans The German tag has beer
hoisted OF the whole Dztea frontier
Zeeb-ugge Is On the coast. 16iS miles
northeast Of Oztend On the steam
lrznwzy that runs along The coast
II is the new pOr1 Of Bruges. Con
nected by : ship canal with Bruges
already n German hands
The Allies line il Belgium noz
Z reaches from Ypres 10 the North Sea
thus barring German progress towarl
Duzkirk and Calais
The Government reports. as vel
as dispatches 10 the newspapers
snow thai the Allies have gone for
ward II northern France and l.
& southwestern Belgium while ths
Germans have continued an unopDos
&C advance 70 Osrend-
The German right Eing and ms
Allied IezI ring nov rest upon ths
sezc0as1 The Allied line nov rms
frun Nieapo-t through Dixnade K
Ypres. While Gen. Joare is stesdlly
pressing hack The Germans in 1hs
-sgiun Of Lille
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
Japanese Cruiser Is
Blown Up by Germans;
274 of Crew Drown
Mikado's Vessel, the Takaehiho, De-
stroyed in Bay of Kaiser's China
Stronghold, Now Under Attack
by Japanese and British Fleet.

Tokio.-The japanese cruiser Ia
kachiho was sunk in Kiaochu Bay,
il was officially announced here. Only
one officer and nine OF the crew are
known 10 have been saved.
The Takachiho was 500 feet long
and Of forty-six feet beam, with a
displacement of 500 tons. Her main
battery consisted Of eight s-inch guns
and her speed was about eighteen
knots. She carried a crew OF 2s4
men.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
kaIser,s Cattle Captured.

London.-A dispatch to the Star
from Petrograd SAYS that among the
remarkable war trophies arriving al
Smolensk is the entire stock OF En-
peror Williams famous pedigreed cat
tie and horses, ca tured b. the Rus
slams from the e mperor's estate at
Roninten, East Prussia They we're
taken 10 Moscow and presented to the
Russian Agricultural institute for dis
Tloution among agricultural breeding
associations.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23

ne German arfillerymen beat their
assallsnts of wifi hellish FIRE. which
ne French artillery tried in vain TO
silence Until bate in the evening the
battery oontinu ed its deadly work IN
III lis ammunition became exhausted
and The men we're either dead OF
wounded
When / arr the brave crew had
already been hurried and the guns
sun rested on trees which the men
had placed untss- the wheels in order
that The piec{s might not disappear
IN the mud.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
KAIsER's RIGHT BLOCKED.

London.-Attempts by the reinforced
German army 10 continue its march
down the coast from Ostend to Dun
kirk we're foiled by Belgian troops
on the banks Of the River Yer. ten
miles east of the French border and
about 20 miles from Dunkirk. accord
ing 10 a statement by the French War
once. King Albert and his remnant
Of an army now form the extreme left
OF the Allies 35e-mile front reaching
from the North Sea in slightly cury-
ed line TO the Nosges. They repulsed
the Germans in several hot clashes.
In the Bassee region. the Allies re-
port steady gains. their latest big
feat being the recapture Of the i'm
portant railroad town Of Armenueres,
10 miles northwest OF Lille
Near 81. Die. in the French Vosges,
two attacks by the Germans are re-
ported repulsed.
War news from Germany is 10 the
effec; that the French fortress Of Bel
fort, is invested and that there is no
important development anywhere else
in France.
The Kaiser is still rushing troops
forward TO Try 10 break through the
line defending Dunkirk. and the Allies
are likely to have their hands full d.
rectly, according 10 the following wire
from the Flushing correspondent of
the London Weekly Dispatch: The
Germans have levied a fine on 0stend
OF 81. eo0.000. AT an early hour great
forces OF Germans began 10 pass
through Ostend. The artillery COM
prised about 4eo guns. with 10000 in
fantry and q force OF cavalry. More
guns arrived al noon There are in
dieations that q strong movement is
10 be directed against Dunkirk-"
The German War ONCE, in an or
cizl statement. says that the number
OF Belgian soldiers who have fed 10
Holland and who are now interned
there Is $4,000.
The seni-oHicisl Cologne Gazette
says that the Germans are investing
the strong fortress OF Be,for1. which
forms the most southeriy point Of the
French eastern fortified line II says
also that already heavy siege morlars
have been mounted and that The Ger
mans are making steady bat necessari-
y vs-y slow progress
Russians and Germans and Aus
TRANS are stu al grips along 2 400
nile line reaching from near the
Baltic 10 the Cgrpathian Mountains,
with the heaviest fighting between
WARSAW and the Galicial border. &C
cording 70 cables from Perozrzd. Der
In and Vienna
Cholera Is assuming alarming pro
portions n Gsiicis and Hungary and
Is increasing very rapidly, 1e,000 new
cases being reported Al Kashsu. most
II among soldiers Half OF the cases
are reported 10 Be fatal after : few
hours. The authorities are powerless
70 combat the epidemic and are noE
adopting sanitary cordons- The Rus
slams gave up the invasion Of Hun
gary so IS not 70 expose their troops 70
co1tagioa-
The Vienna -'Zeii- blsnes The Aus
TRAN Government for neglect % the
elementary sanitary precautions N
combating the cholera which Is threat
sni1g greater mortality than the war
besides Gripping the army. The news
paper praises The system low adopt
Cd OF concentrating cholera patients
IN Hungary. where Iney can Be NOS;
completely isolated
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
DIARY TELLS OF GERMAN ADVANCE
ON AND CAPTURE OF ANTWERP

city is imminent The Germans EN-.
place batteries for their purpose and
at midnight a heavy bombardment
begins.
oct. S.-Exodus of the population.
The bombardment of the town is con
tinued with violence. The petrol tanks
are ablaze. Berchem, southern sub
urb, is in flames, as also are many
houses in the city. The defending
troops on the southwest section are
offering violent resistance. 1t is de-
cided to evacuate the city, and the
British and Belgian forces leave dur
ing the night
Oct e.-The fall and occupation Of
Antwerp.
Took Two Weeks.
1T will thus be seen that the Ger
mans took a fortnight to drive their
wedge into the southeastern section of
the defenses," the correspondent con
tinues, and this speaks volumes for
the stubbornness Of the defense. Brit
ish marines were hurried across last
Sunday and conveyed to Antwerp with
all speed. They came without over
coats or kits, but cheerfully endured
the cold and rain as well as the pulver-
izing fire.
After Monday it was merely a ques
ton Of enduring the terrible fire as
long as possible. A large proportion
of the Belgian troops went westward
on Monday and Tuesday to insure an
eventual line OF retreat A large ad-
ditional force of British marines ar.
rived Tuesday morning.
Mount Their Big Guns.
Eventually the Germans mounted
their 42-centimeter guns. They were
enabled TO fire with great accuracy,
thanks to their observation balloons,
although owing to the cold and heavy
rain their operations were sometimes
suspended The British gunners
brought one balloon down with a round
of lyddite, after shrapnel had proved
ineffective
Ability to hit back weight for
weight was the one crying need at
Antwerp, whose fate points to one IT.
resistible conclusion-that the day OF
forts is over The supposed impreg-
nable forts proved broken reeds
against the giant howitzers.
One OF Brialmont's great works
sank almost bodily from sight In con
sequence Of the cavities made ali
around its foundations By the terrific
explosions. The others are shattered
beyond recognition.
1 understand that the British naval
force saved all its wounded and gyms
The Belgian army is still intact"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23

through the houses and exploded in
the cellars.
Trains and barges, perilously over
loaded, till Friday bore the people to
Holland It is clear that a vast ma
iority Of the population Of Antwerp did
not believe till the very last minute
that the city would be bombarded.
One shell shattered like house o.
cards the Hospital OF ST. Camille, burr
ing all the nurses and wounded in the
pile OF ruins
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-23
British Celebrate
Big Naval Victory
Sinking Of Four Destroyers in North
Sea Hailed With Joy-Survivors Of
Hawke, Sunk by kaiser's Sub
marine, Arrive at christiana.

London.-All England is jubilant
over the naval victory in the North
Sea, when the British cruiser In
eaunted, assisted by four torpedoboat
destroyers, attacked and sank four
German destroyers. The news OF
the Undaunted's victory was received
throughout all of Great Britain with
great rejoicing. especially at Harwich,
the port from which the cruiser sailed
only a few hours before she met and
defeated the German warcraft.
Il is understood here that the en-
gagement with the German craft &C.
CURED near the mouth of the Scheldt.
No details have as yet been received
as 10 the German losses, but it is
known they are heavy.
An Official announcement from Der.
lin, transmitted 10 the Reuter- Tele-
gram Company from Amsterdam. says
that the German torpedo boat de-
stroyers Sis. Sill. Sis and sl1s
met the British cruiser Undaunted
and four destroyers close TO the
Dutch coast, and according to British
official news. the German destroyers
were sunk and thirty-one OF the crew
landed il England.
This announcement is signed by
Behnicke, department chief Of the
naval headquarters staff.
The steamship Modesto, which
picked up forty-eight survivors OF the
British cruiser Hawke, sunk in the
North Sea last Thursday by z German
submarine, arrived in ohristiania.
says a dispaeh from the COPENHAGEN
correspondent Of Reuters Telegram
Company. The Modesto picked up the
survivors from a small boat five hours
after the disaster. and later trans
ferred them TO an English traEIe-
on the Scottish coast.