Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-16
SERIOUS DANCER
!. OF EPIDEMIC IN
CITY OF ANTWERP
Pollution of Water Supply Re-
suliing From Attack by
i Germans Causes Authori-
ties Grave Apprehension.

Antwerp. Nov. 5.--"Koolsi NV Wa
ter" IS the warning posted over the
dead walls of Antwerp and upon the
windows of the thousands Of closed
shops.
IN English this is "BoH your wa
terri Beneath the warning is state.
menf signed by Burgomnster de Nos
In which he explains that because cf
the pollution OF the eitys water sup
ply there IL danger of typhoid AMI
other maladies
The water still has a decidedly
brackish taste and Is full ~ sediment,
due to the cutting Of the water sup
ply By the Germans when they were
besieging Antwerp. Belgian engi-
neers, who had anticipated such q
stroke, gave the city partial water
supply by turning the water OF the
river Scheldt into the mains. This
made Il possible to fight the fires
! caused by German bombs and prob
ably saved the city from burning.
However, the polluted salt water from
the river is wholly unfit for domes-
tic use and IL will be months before
the city's supply mains and pipes VIII
be cleansed Of the impurities left b
the temporary water supply.
German officers are supervising the
cleaning up of the city in all sections.
The debris OF buildings wrecked by
rhells Is rapidly disappearing. streets
and walks are being cleared and In
short time only the shattered walls
and roofs of ruined residences Will
remain TO show what destruction the
bomba rdment caused.
Soldiers are restoring the breast
works and clearing the forts of de-
bris that they may be ready In case
the allies should force the Germans
back toward the Scheldt. This ac-
tivity of the Germans makes resi-
dents of Antwerp very nervous, es-
peciauy the younger men. who fear
they may be impressed into service in
case an emergency defence Of Ant
werp Is necessary.
Engineers Direct Survey.
German engineers may be seen IN
all the suburbs directing surveys.
Bags of sand stacked near the lead
ing gateways by the Belglans so rs
to afford cover for the city's defend-
ers have not been removed. Ii IS
rumored that all the roadways en-
tering the city have been secretly
mined by the Germans.
AutOmODiieS are not btiiH'tt'N ~
enter Antwerp, and the only railway
trains approaching the city are from
Rosendaa in Holland. These trains
are forced TO stop at Merzem. a SUI
burb three miles from the main pof-
ton of Antwerp. All passengers are
carefully scrutinized by German Of
ficers and soldiers who examine all
passports The trains stop In the CEN
ter OF field half mile from high
way and passengers are forced 20
walk along q path thanked with plain
clothes men and soldiers. Street cars
are not permitted to operate IN the
outer sections OF the city and passen-
gers from Merzem must walk or roe
in carriages for mile and a haii
and pass sentries on two bridges pc
fore they can avail themselves OF
street car.
Before leaving The city Belgians are
required to have their passports
stamped by both Belgian and German
officials who are constantly at WORK
in various parts of the city handling
the papers Of crowds which file
through lines of German soldiers
standing ON duty with fixed bayonets.