The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
REPORTED 0STEND
.FALLST0GERMANS;
CENSORSHIP STR|CT
BELGIAN GOVERNMENT HAD PRE-
vIOUSLY BEEN MOVED TO
HAVRE, FRANCE, HOW
EVER, FOR SAFETY.
'TEUT0NS NOW BENT UPON
OCCUPYING ALL BELGIUM
Possession of Many Northern French
Ports Declared Also to Be In.
cluded in Plan of kaiser-Roye
Reported Fallen Before
Attack of Invaders.

London, Oct. 15.-It is reported in
London from authoritative sources
that Ostend has been taken by the
Germans, says the International News
Service correspondent
The government of the Belgiaus.
however, was previously transferred
to Havre. With the exception of King
Albert, who remains at the head of
the army, the minister Of war, the
members OF the cabinet with other
government officials and the diplo-
matte corps left Ostend by steamer for
the French port, where they will carry
on the affairs of state and where hos
pitality has been offered them by the
French government
American Minister at Brussels.
The American and Spanish minis.
tiers, both of whom still are at Brus-
sells, are the only diplomatic repre-
sentatives accredited to Belgium re-
naming in that country This is the
third move of the Belgian capital
since the Germans silenced the forts
of Liege. The government first moved
from Brussels to Antwerp: thence
to Ostend, and yesterday across the
line to Havre.
Germans Occupying All Belgium.
This final change followed quickly
upon the German westward advance.
which was begun Immediately after
the fall of Antwerp. Success in TAX
ing the chief port of Belgium opened
the way for new plan of campaign
which embraces the occupation of the
whole of Belgium, including the coast
town and, If possible, some of the
northern French ports. In accordance
with this plan, the German invaders
have begun to sweep across northern
Belgium.
Monday morning they occupied
Client without opposition, and are now
said to be well advanced toward
Bruges on their way to Ostend.
Censorship ls Rigid.
All dispatches from that region are
being censored strictly so that little
has been learned of the operations
since Client fell into the hands of the
Germans. The people are fleeing be-
fore the invaders and the steamers
from Ostend have been crowded with
refugees.
The Germans are making a stimuli
taneous western advance in southern
Belgium, while across the border in
France whole army corps has occu-
pied Lille and cavalry has been seen
as far west as Hazebrouck, which is
on the railway leading to both Calais
and Dunkirk
Roye Reported Captured.
Roye has also been reported to
have been captured by the Germans,
as is also Lille.
French forces have been sent to cut
off, if possible. this attempt to reach
the coast and, according to French
official communication, have taken
the offensive against the Germans.
The Germans, although they have
brought heavy re-enforcements from
Germany and can now use at least a
part of the troops which participated
in the sie"e Of Antwerp, are known
to have withdrawn many troops from
their front along the Aisne to re-en.
fo-ce the right wing, where they have
been strilSing bard at the allies left.
French Claim Progress.
These attacks apparently have met
with little success, for the French
claim to have made marked progress
between Arras' and Albert. At the
same time. the withdrawal from the
center of the German troops engaged
has enabled the allies to make ad.
vances in the Berry-Au-Bac district,
to the northwest Of Rheims, end also
toward Souain, west of the Argonne
and north Of Malancourt, between the
Argonne and the Meuse.
Nothing is said in the French of.
fetal rerort of the fighting around
Apremont and st. Mihiel, which has
been very heavy for some time. Here
the Germans have been making de.
termined efforts to meintain their
positions on the Meuse. However,
all this Is now secondary to the bat
tie in the province of Picardy, which
forms the department of Somme and
part of Disc, Pas De Calais and Aisne.
Russia Explains Withdrawal.
LONDON. Oct. 15.-Advices received
from Petrograd assert the withdrawal
CT the cars troors into the Warsaw
region was for strategical reasons to
lure the Germans into positions ia.
vorable to the Russian army before
giving battle. The German army is
now said to be in possession of all of
Poland with the exception of the ter.
ritory Immediately surrounding War.
saw.
Reports at Variance.
OF the fighting in Galicia the official
France to Aid Prisoners.