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Antwerp Rombarded.

Antwerp Bombarded.
LONDON - II is reported that
the Belgian government has been
transferred from Antwerp to ostend.
All reports point to the increasing
gravity of the situation at Antwerp.
The Amsterdam Niepws v%andendag
announces that the Germans, having
broken the outer defenses OF the city,
began a bombardment with their
siege guns,
Measures have been taken by the
Belgians TO protect and conceal art
treasurer collected in Antwerp. Thou
sands Of residents have left the city
Ia take refuge In Holland or In the
coast cities.
At 1880 o'clock in the morning the
Germans, under a flag OF truce, sent
a polite notice that they would open
fire within two hours upon the city
itself. At $3.50 a. m. shells began fall
ing within the city. The military gov
ernment of Antwerp, It is officially an
%nuunced, addressed a letter TO the
burgomasters OF within the
fortified position Immediately after the
receipt of the German note, informing
these officials that the b~ombardment
was imminent.
; viii Continue Resistance.
At the same time the military Cover
nor announced that the bombardment
wouio not influence the resistance
which would be, he stated, maintained
To the last extremity. Persons who
wished to escape the consequences OF
! the bombardment were requested to
leave as soon as possible, and TO pro-
coed in a northerly and northeasterly
direction.
Tie warning was at once acted upon
by thousands. The rush TO leave
the city was instant but fairly well
ordered. since the probability had
been prepared for.
Within the city every possible mea-
sure CT defense was taken to supple
ment the strength OF the field forces
defending the River Nethe and the
Enciente. A barricade OF sand bags
was erected around the Palais de JUS
tice. while guns are ready TO sweep
the principal streets. AS many troops
as could be held in reserve from the
violent fighting In the fortified lines
were held IN Antwerp.
Mines Laid In Streets.
II Is limited that mines have been
laid under streets approaching public
buildings, and that these mines Vii
be exploded II the Germans enter the
city. It may be assumed that the
government al Ostend will lie pro-
tcottd by the big guns Of British war,
SLIPS n the harbor as well as by Pitt.
fish Gnd Belgian troops on the land
side. The city is unfortife !, but It
IS known that since Il was threatened
BY the Germans more than a month
ego, formidable earth works were
thrown up and heavy guns mounted.
CstCnd IS about sixty-1ve miles south
OF east OF Antwerp and is n FINALLY OF
about $4,000 population. Unques-
tlcnably the government would not
have retired TO Antwerp unless sur.
icicnt measures had been taken tor
its safety there.
Forty-thIrd Casualty List 10000.
The Forty-third German casualty
list, Just made public. contains the
names OF 10000 dead, wounded or
missing, headed by the name OF Major
General Won Walter, who was wound
ed az Tarnovka. Russia Poland.
Six Austrian Ships Sunk.
More than 500 men. officers and
crew, lost their lives when six Aus.
trian warships were sunk by contact
with submarine mines OF the coast Of
Dalmatia, In the Adriatic sea. Four
torpedo boats and two torpedo boat
oes'royers, which were scouting for
the Anglo French feet, went to the
bottom within a few minutes after
striking the explosives. which are be.
lieved 10 have been placed by he
Austrian government.