Gilpin observer., 1914-10-15
Chief Seaport and Temporary
Capital of Belgium Gives
Up and Government
FIees to Ostend.
REFUGEES SUFFER
Half Million of Them Strew Roads
. to HoIland.-All Destitute
Airship Bombs Kill 5
In Paris.
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Summary Of EveNkS.)
The Germans have captured
Antwerp, chief seaport and tenn
porary capital of Belgium, after
a siege of two weeks. They have
imposed fine of one hundred
million dollars on the citizens for
resisting the invaders, and have
taken over the civil administra-
ton.
When it was seen that Antwerp
could not hold out indefinitely
against the kaiser's great guns,
the seat of government and royal
family hurried to Ostend, a fam
GUS seaside resort just across the
channel from England. The Ger
mans have sent a strong column
toward Ostend in II effort to cap
ture the royal family. 1t is re-
ported that the queen and her
children have fled to England.
The city of Antwerp has not
been badly damaged. The archi-
tectural monuments, including the
cathedral, the public library, the
city hall and the art museum. are
untouched. When the German
commander sent notice to the Bel
gians that he was about to bonn
bard the city, the defenders sent
him a map indicating the position
of these famous buildings and as
sured him they would not be used
in any manner to aid the defend
ers.
Holland May Fight.
Th fall OF Antwerp places Holland
squarely between the millstones of
British and German interests. For
Antwerp to be of any use to Germany
as base for naval vi aerial opera
tionss against England the kaiser
must control the mouth of the Scheldt,
which is altogether in Dutch hands.
Germany is urging the Dutch govern
ment to relinquish that control. Such
diplomatic success by Germany would
be a direct violation of the neutrality
of Holland.
In Northwestern France on the
Allies left wing. S:o main positions
of the contending forces now reach
the Belgian border, while beyond
those points masses of cavalry con-
tinue the struggle over the frontier
line and into Belgium. Along the
greater part OF the front, however,
the antagonists seem content to
watch each other without attempting
any definite movements.
French Much Encouraged.
The strong German reinforce
ments, which appeared on the Bel
gian frontier in the region OF Lille,
according to late report, have made
no progress in any point, and at GER
tain points the Germans have moved
back. particularly to the north of Ar
ras. where the fighting is developing
under conditions favorable to the
Allies
The cavalry are fighting even fur
ther north than this and the French
communication says operations have
developed almost to the North sea
Around Roye, where the Germans cap
tured important heights from the
frenCn last week, tne frenCn nave
regained some of the positions.
Nearer and Nearer to Antwerp.
The present front is within about
siXty-eight miles of Antwerp. where
the Belgians offered such heroic
resistance to the bombardment of the
heavy German artillery Further down
toward the center of the line the Sc
verest lighting continues at Roye.
Reims again has been subjected to Il
short bombardment.
From the north OF Aisne. where two
forward movements by the Anglo.
French troops have been mentioned
within the last few days, the Germans
seem to have withdrawn some of their
men. probably to strengthen their ex-
treme right, around which the Allies
have been trying to work ever since
the battle began, nearly four weeks
a.
The long extension OF the battle
line. which now has gone beyond the
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