The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-16
Antwerp Is 0cCuried--
See-SaW Battle on
French Border.
REPORTED IN LONDON TEuTONS
HAVE TAKEN GHENT WITH
OUT MEETING WITH
OPPOSITION.
FINE OF S1OO.OOO.OOO IS
IMPOSED ON ANTWERP

49, h''h
London, oct. 1.-THE whole Ger
man front is preparing to take the
offensive again along a battle line no
less than 800 miles long.
Cavalry Near Ostend.
German cavalry has advanced with
IN 30 miles of Ostcnd. Client is al
ready reported captured by the inyad
ers, and Inlaus. screening Il heavy
Prussian force, have been encountered
all through the territory west OF Lille.
These are all maueuvers covering
the establishment OF the uew Belgian
battle line, reaching ont from and
connecting with the German right in
France.
Attacks Increase in Fury.
Between Arras and the Disc the enc
my has renewed its attacks with in
creasin2 fury; the plateau north Of
SCISSORS continues 10 he the scene OF
vigorous offensive movements by the
kaiser's forces and Nerdun. for eight
weeks under almost incessaut fire from
the German guns, now is 10 be made
the target of the monster hoWitzers
which reduced Antwerp.
The result Of the series of battles
extending rom the Swiss border to
within % miles Of the straits OF Dover
indicated by these fragmentary re
ports OF activity in France and Bel
GUM, are laden with importance.
Belgium Really Crushed.
The fall OF Antwerp was essential to
the contamination of this far greater
and more stupendous plan Of campaign
being initiated ty the German general
staff, if for no other reason than that
it signalled the crushing of Belgium.
making three-quarters of the kingdom
solidly held by the kaiser. 1t eliminat-
ed Antwerp as a torn i'm the side OF
Germany and, lastly and most impor-
tant, it released 130,0 600 men and the
besiegine army's big guns, making
them available for active operations
in France which the kaiser could not
agaist the more formidable opponent
love.
The attempt Of this Antwerp attack
ing army to effect this junction in its
westward movement toward the coast
will De the signal, military experts
believe, for a general attack along the
whole German battle front. The con.
certed attacks at other points OF the
line are designed to keep the allies so
busy locally that they will be unable
to hurl TO the northward sufficient re-
Inducements to relieve the threatened
left wing of the allies, against which
the Germans even now are directing a
turning movement in the region of
Lille.
Allies Ready at Ostend.
The French general staff has antici-
pated this strategy and during the
past week is reported to have conccn-
trated sufficient troops at Ostend, in
Guiding the newly arrived British
forces, the Canadian regiments who
are reported to have arrived there.
and the Belgians who have come from
Antwerp, to be ready to meet the new
German front.
Thus, If the German plan is possible
Of success, Belgium would be isolated.
and the only way the allies could save
King Albert and his army, together
with the French and British forces
holding the coast city. would be to cut
through the German line, a feat thus
far not accomplished in the wal in
France because of the enormous
strength of the invaders line.
This strength. military critics now
agree, will be more in evidence from
now IN. because with the taking OF
Antwerp the whole German line is
shortened automatically and in this
shorter line are now still more men
Berlin Official Report.
London. Oct. 1.-THE following of
fetal statement has been received
from Berlin by the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph company:
Enormous quantities Of provisions
OF all kinds were captured in Antwerp.
The garrison of the northern forts
and $4,000 English fled to Holland,
where they were disarmed. The Eng
lish Themselves are said to have blown
up ten of the Antwerp forts. The
Belgians estimate they lest 10000 men
as prisoners. When the fall of Ant
werp was made known to the allies
the French cavalry was withdrawn In
the direction of Arras.
The interrupted artillery engage
ment in the Woevre region was re-