The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-10-15
AGAIN CENTER OF FIGHTING
Antwerp Is Occupied.
See-saW Battle on
French Border.
APPEARANCE OF FRANCO-eRiT,
18Th FORCE IN NICK OF TIME
SAVES RETREATING
BELGIANS.
ny International Views Service

Hy international News service.
London, Oct. l3.--The Germans
cheated of their chance of cutting OFF
the %retreating Belgian and British
army of defense in its flight from Ant,
werp by the severe check admins,
tered in the surprise attack by Franco,
British forces at Quatrecht, rear Ter,
monde, are now advancing rapidly on
Ostend in the hope of capturing King
Albert and the entire Belgian govern,
ment.
Belgian Army at Ostend.
The Belgian field army, assisted va
liantly by large detachments of British
cavalry and infantry and the British
naval brigade which eluded the Ger
a Ranking movement near Selzeate,
has made good its orderly retreat and
the main body has succeeded in reach
ing Ostend safely and intact. 1t is
now in a position to effect a cOnsoli-
dat on with the allies. AS soon as
this junction is a fact the Belgians,
the British and the French will form
a new battle line to the south and
east of Ostend.
heIuUGeS FLOCK 10 OStenC.
Refugees from Bruges and Eecloo.
including many women and children,
are flocking into Ostend fearful of the
coming of the Germans. They report
large bodies Of Uhlans scouting in the
vicinity of these two cities and spread
Ing terror as they advance.
Berlin dispatches report that the
200, 900 troops who formed the besieg-
ing army before Antwerp, together
with the heavy artillery used in the
bombardment, will be Immediately
transported to France and that Ant
werp will be made to serve as a base
for a new campaign against England
In which mines and submarines will
play an important part.
Enormous Supplies at Antwerp.
We took enormous quantities of
supplies of all kinds" says the official
German statement. that 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" he adds, may lead to
the demolition of your beautiful city"
Personal protection and immunity
from property loss are promised those
who abstain from hostile acts.
Enormous War Fine.
Germany has, it is reported, impos.
ed a fine of G20,0 0O, 900 ($1OO, zoe. O0O)
on Antwerp as wal indemnity.
The losses sustained by the Ger.
mans in the battle near Termonde.
where they were forced to cross the
Scheldt under heavy fire, were enor-
nous. This is probably the first in
stance since the beginning of the war
in which a surprise attack has been
carried to a successful conclu-
sion. The presence of the French and
British allies in great force in this
vicinity has been successfully hidden,
even from the scouting aviators.
May Threaten Holland.
1t is reported here hat Germany is
preparing to force it's war demands
against Holland and that it will lay
claim to the mouth of the Scheldt on
the ground hat it is necessary as an
emergency war measure against
Great Britain. The Scheldt, which
makes Antwerp one of the greatest
ports in the world, is a neutral water
way because of the fact that it flows
through Holland to the North Sea.
Holland has an army of 100000 men
on the active list, with a reserve force
of l00, 900. which it can call upon to
enforce It's demand that its neutrality
be respected. Utilization of the
Scheldt for war purposes may draw
Holland into the conflict.
The French Statement.
London Oct. ia dispatch from
France to the Daily Mail says that
the Germans have been driven back
ten miles and have lost $4,000 men in
at Arras since Friday.
The French communication deals
only with the battle, or rather series
of battles, which have been in prog
ress for four weeks from east to west
in France with IN ever extending line
which now reaches northward from
the elbow of Noyon to and across the
Belgian border at Armentieres.
Allies Reported Holding.
The statement says that the allies
have held their positions everywhere
and that German cavalry, which was
attempting to envelope the allies left
wing and had seized certain points
of passage ON the River Lys, to the
east of Aire, was defeated and retired
to the northeast into the Armentieres
district.
At the same time, the Germans, it is
Raid Zeppelin Hangers Again.