New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-04
GERMANS LURED ON
BY BURNING STRAW
Thinking Fort Has Been
Fired, They Make
Fatal Attack.

Amsterdam. Oct. s. During the Gen
man attack on Thursday night on For,
Wdvlhem the garrison bIrned a heap
of straw % make the Germc2s believe
the Tor, was on Gre. The enemy then
rushed ON. and when they arrived
within shooting distance the Belgian:
opened ire. killing hundreds. The Ger
mar attack on Antwerp Is taking place
over "a front oil fifty kilometres from
the Scheldt bank at 81. Amands to
For; Broecheu TT ousauds OF persons
have let Antwerp i'm the last few day.
The exodus has been 50 great that the
military authorities repaired the rail
way connecting the town with Esschen
ON Friday
Trains o. refugees were sent thet"
and others sent "a Hrcda yesterday, hNo
thousand were sheltered ~ EsSchen.
Ma.y refugees lost their relatives, End
there Is now hanging up at t%schen
list OF lost mothers. iatncrS and chii-
dreu. When IN, Germans attacked
Fort korigGoyct, OF Thursday nigh
they were repul ed with heavy losses.
and abour thirty prisoners ,hcrc tnc
censor has made a., eNclSion|. Inc
enemy re-a'tackeG TermOndc yesterday.
Tho Belgi&uS blew up the bridge anC
rcuulsed The enemy. Thjs con'rad'ct-
the German oHicIai report "ncH say
Vermoudc is U posses Sion q. ine '''
mans.
4, q re-ui, of the success, o. the Bel
..an, m blowing M the railway ne
'.vceh Lo,nejou. and Ncrtrysk. the
German. have made hostages IN YER
,iers. licse. Louvaiu and Brussels
who VIII i've -1ot II the work OF dc-
..ructiou IFS continued. BurgomaSter
Mas is stiil imIrisoned. In West Ran
GerS the Relgian trains again are run
ming regularly. Lille is free OF the
enemy and recovering IT'S normal an
pearance. but NalencienreS - stun IN
the hands Of the Germans. and tranlc
along the road from OrchleS TO 81
Amani ia impossible.
The Germans made an apparthtN
successful attack upon Coutral on
THURSDAY. They are building Yep
peiin garage and aerodrOme at ~. Aga
tha Rerchem. near Brussels. and more
over hav- enlarged "a garage IN kttef-
beeck SQUARE. Brussels. 10 hold Tempe
1Fr ajrships. Three German spies. TWO
dressed in Belgium uniforms, were
brought INTO Client on Wednesday
HulSt, Holland VIA LuLuoH'' - ~
Preparatory to the final siege o. Ant
vern. large detachmcnts OF German
-rooDs. composed for the greater par;
OF naval reserves and lanuWenI, moved
westward parallel with jhe Dutch IRON
+ier Several villages between AlOst
and Client have been deserted by the
inhabitants.
Driving their cattle before them and
HE tHGlf
.r5.nIturc Oh wEcclbarrOws ana hand
cars. the Flemish peasants are moving
westward as fast a they can. Large
numbers win probably be obliged 10
cross the frontier into Dutch territory
Everything is rcaOy 10 receive them.
Those who are unable 10 provlde loi
themselves Will be al once sent TO tht
Dutcb refugee camps in the Province
Of Geldelland. where the Dutch gov.
eminent has thus far taken care Of
about 1000 refugees.
The activity Of the Germans IN bius-
sells since September "a ana theIr
energy in repairing the roads leadlhg 10
the Belgian coast of the North sea
have been marked.
Recent storms have blown the waters
Of the Scheldt far over the regions 20
the south and east Of the town. and the
entire surrounding country has been
converted INTO a marsh.
Flushing Holland ,via London, oct.
OWING 10 renewed activity on the
uart OF Germans IN Belgium, followed
by the arrival here OF steady stream
oi new refugees from that country, the
state OF siege which has been declared
"a esi,t over this port is being strictly
maintained. Every preparation has
been made 10 close the mouth OF the
Scheldt River at a moments notice.
Likewise the principal bridges which
connect the iceland Islands with the
Continent have been mined. Strong de-
tachmerts OF troops keep constant
Guard over these structures.