The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-27
;flG|ANS HAVE
NOT QUIT YET
While Army is Bottled up at
Antwerp, Find Time to
Make Several
Sorties.
HARAss1NG GERMANS
Two Thousand Rifles Were Found
Hidden In Deserted Church
and Ammunition on
Ships.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
ANTWERP, Aug. 27-The Belgian
army 10 striking at tho German lines
Of communication which are very
loosely held. A large proportion OF
Belgian forces which took refuge IN
Antwerp when Brussels evacuated, 10
now In the field operating between
MalInes and Brussels. Tho 6e'9'ans
are heavily supported with artillery
and already It 10 believed they have
succeeded In drawing some OF the
weIah4 OF the attack on the French
frontier.
Il 10 not tho Intention Of the gen.
eral staff TO hazard ito forces IN
General assault. Tho Belgian army
NAV vet be needed to defend Antwerp.
But the field forces are raldtng tho
German lines, destroying the railways
wherever possible and cutting COM
munlcatIon generally. Up to the pres.
ent the Germans are reported az not
depending on railway transportation.
They have an enormous number o.
automobiles Of every description and
they are formed In regular supply
trains, protected by heavy detacn-
nents Of UhIans and mounted bat
teries,
PLANTED RIFLES.
ANTWERP, Aug. 27.-Upon early
raids upon German stronghoids IN
Antwerp 1000 rifles were seized In
deserted synagogue. A large amount
Of ammunition found In one OF the
German ships In the harbor was IN
boxes labelled starch.
Owlno to tho exodus Of greater
part Of the population and to the
practical cessation Of the export trade
provisions were absurdly cheap IN
manv districts In Flanders during the
early period Of hostIlities. New laid
equs brought only a cont a piece.
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS.
LONDON, August Riley mall to
New York)-A graphic story OF tho
burning Of the village OF eoneeHes
by Belgian soldiers because 1t would
interfere with the fire Of tho Llege
forts, Is told in a letter by the broth
er Of a Belgian soldier.
"I shall never forget tho sight OF
IT," the Belgian soldier wrote. zone
hundred and thirty houses and the
church of BonceIles forming one big
blaze In the middle Of the night. and
the poor inhabitants helping the SOL
diers to destroy their own little
homes and all their contents.
"It was about ten o'clock when
tho peaceful Inhabitants Of Boncelles
were reminded Of the horrible sisnf'-
canoe of the word war. An engineer
officer, surrounded by an army OF
sappers, knocked at every door and
delivered the message that the house
had to be burned to allow the fort to
operate Its guns without obstruction.
While the officers were speaking, the
sappers were already bringing IN
wood, cotton and petrol. The inhabl-
tants about the forts were Informed
that In time Of war the necessity
mIcnt arise for the authorities to de-
stroy their houses, but In this case
they had not been warned during the
afternoon and most Of them had gone
to rest when the knock on their door
came TO tell them Of their fate. |
could not describe all the scenes
witnessed that night. All remember
ia women In tears and children pray
ina, Some of them Implored the SOL
diers to let them at least take their
furniture away, and threw themselves
at the officers feet. But they were
gently raised by the arm and led out
side In the dark.
COULD SAVE NOTHING.
"The soldiers rushed In and threw
bundles Of wood under the stair case,
poured petrol over them and lit them.
In an instant the house was ablaze. A
woman tried to push In to save some
souvenir, a photograph, cradle, any
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