South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-09
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/. To AID ANTWERP
AGAINST TEUTONS
Amsterdam Dispatches State
Heavy ExpeditiOnary Force
of Artillery and Naval Guns
to Man Inner Circle of Forts.


3 LONDON. oct. s. According TO
dispatches from Amsterdam an eX-
Evolutionary force OF troops in great
strength consisting mainly Of artillery
and naval attachments Of heavy guns.
has been rushed 10 Antwerp from the
territory west Of Client and Thurs
day night has manned the inner ring
OF forts. relieving the Belgian de-
tenders who have been Withdrawn 10
the city proper and held in reserve
Five German army corps numbering
aprroximatelv $4,000 men and sup
ported BY 16-inch (42-centimetre)
and 10-ineh S-eentimetre) siege
guns. who effected a crossing OF the
Nethe river near Lierre on IueSuaS
have broken through the outer ring
of forts and are now approaching the
inner circle and are conducting fur
ions bombardment Of the city with
deadly effect.
(Note. The above dispatch as
transmitted, appears with the nation
atty of the relieving forces deleted-
Previous reports have indicated the
presence of an additional expedition
airy force Of British troops on the
northern sea coast of France and Bel
gum ana il IL DtAltNEu AAAeA AAAC NV
Is appearing army in Antwerp are
British troops whose presence in Bel
GUM the war office for strategical
reasons is not yet ready TO admit. The
presence Of Winston Spencer Church
in. first lord of the British admiralty
in Antwerp a few days ago, taken in
conjunction with the arrival of a
British naval force with naval guns,
is significantly.
s-so 10
ed from their sides, the northeast, the
east and the south. the last being the
scene Of the most determined as
saults. Most terrifying, however, is
the aerial attack on the city. Zeppe-
Inns and Taubes are keeping up an
almost incessant rain of bombs in
hicting great damage on the fortifica-
tions and in the city and many houses
blown up by the prOjectiles. More
than 100000 inhabitants of Antwerp
have fled TO Holland in terror and the
remainder OF the non-cOmbatants
have burrowed in their cellars where
shTapnel, shells and bombs from the
air are making life a nightmare.
Before dawn today six Zeppelins
had flown over the city in the night
dropping bombs. several of which
struck the Palais de Justice, damag-
ing il severely Today a Zeppelin
a bomb in an oil tank at HobOken.
setting it afre. The other nearby
tanks were hastily drained TO prevent
the spread of the flames.
Belgians WOrsted in Air.
Several battles in the air have Oc-
Cured Belgian aViatOrs engaging the
Taube aeroplanes with little success
because of the inferior type of the
Belgian air craft After a furious
night attack the bombardment was
renewed at dawn today with greatly
increased vigor. So fierce has the
battle OF Krupps been against the
men and SO deadly was the aim OF
the German gunners in the hurting
of their shrapnel and shell that the
trenches had become almost unten-
able. Even the 2S-centimetre guns
now have the range of the city and
many shells have fallen the Place
Nerte near the Antwerp ledral.
\ dispatch from ROsendaal in
North Bratant north of Antwerp, says
TIE bOmbardment of the Belgium
temporary capital is OF so violent a
character that houses i'm Rosendaal
visibly shook. Thousands of refugees
have reached there and more are ex-
pected tonight. Several wounded
civilians are among the refugees. A
red glare eliminates the sky tonight
in the direction Of Antwerp The