Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-17
GERMANS CLOSE
IN upon 0STEND
PLAN TO CAPTURE BELcum.
TEMPORARY CAPITAL AND
GOVERNMENT.
FAIL TO CUT OFF RETREAT
Claim Large Stores of Supplies ~ All,
Kinds Captured in Fall of An.
we@-Mexicans Fire Acros.
the Border.

London, Oct. 12.-Tbe cer.,
cheated of their chance of cpttins ' osc
the retreating Belgian and pr5.i,L
army OF defense in it's flight franz
Antwerp by the severe check admit
tered in the surprise attack bv FIN.
British forces at Quatrecht. near Ter
monde,>are now advancing rapidl,.o,
Ostend in the hope of capturinq E,r-
Albert and the entire Belgian govern
ment.
The Belgian field army. assisted
valiently by large detachmepts -
British cavalry and infantry and ,ba
British naval brigade, which elndes
the German thanking movement non
Selzaete, has made good its orderly
retreat and the main body has sun-
ceeded in reaching Ostend safely ap5
intact 1t is now in a position IA
effect a consolidation with the allies
Refugees from Bruges and Farfoo
including many women and children
are fiocking into Ostend fearfpJ ne
the coming of the Germans They
report large bodies of Uhlans scapr-
ing in the vicinity of these two cirtes
and spreading terror Vas thew adj
vance.
Berlin dispatches report that the
100000 troops who formed the ba-
sieging army before Antwerp. togetb-
err with the heavy artillery used in
the bombardment, will be immediate
ly transported to France and that
Antwerp will be made to serve as p
sea base for a new campaign AGAINST
England, in which mines and subj
marines will play an important part
These dispatches also state that tie
headquarters Of the German general
staff officially announces the capture
of Antwerp and add that they cannot
estimate the number of prisoners Ia
ken. I'VE took enormous Quantities
Of supplies of all kinds. says the Of
fetal German statement.
The German military commander
Of Antwerp has warned the people
against committing overt acts against
the Germans, which will be punished
according to the laws of war and. ne
adds, may lead to the demolition of
your beautiful city" Personal pro-
lection and immunity from property
loss are promised those who abstain
from hostile acts.
Japs Claim to Advance.
~I~ q mn
fetal statement relative to the Japan
csc operations around Using Tau, scat
of government of the German concas-
sion of Kiao-Chou, was given out here
on Sunday.
The German forts, warships and
aeroplanes are trying vainly to arrest
the Japanese advance. We are sus-
tanning no damage. japanese war
ships silenced lltia fort and drove q
warship out of range of their guns
Our aviators answered an unsuccess~
full attack by German airmen on Ja-
panese nine draggers by flying over
Using Tau and dropping bombs
Drop Bombs on Paris.
Paris, Oct 12-Twenty bombs
were hurled upon Paris by German
aviators yesterday, killing three pen
sons, wounding twenty and causing
considerable damage to property
Two aviators in Taube machine aa
peared almost Simultaneous fro"
the east, flying low as soon as ta9'
were above the city. One of
bombs fell near the northern rft'N4
terminal and another in the Rue
Lazare. The mortal effect @.
bombs was felt in the Faub.r-
Antoine, where the bombs strus
a crowd of persons who were retaFA
ing from church