Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-26
BELGIUM LODGES
PROTEST AGAINST
ZEPPELIN BOMBS
Appeals to Neutral Powers to
Stop Attack on Non
Conbatants.
CHARGES ACTS VIOLATE
HAGUE CONVENTION RULE
King Albert and Royal Family
Flee from Temporary-PaIace
at Antwerp.
BY the United Press.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 26-Repre-
sentative Haveneth, of Belgium, on be-
half of the Belgian foreign minister
filed a protest with Secretary of State
Bryan today against the depreda-
tons of the German dirigible Yep
pelins over Antwerp. causing the
death of many non n-combatantsr Sec
retary Bryan acknowledged the re-
ceipt of the protest but declined to
take any further steps at this time.
The protest of the Belgian foreign
office filed by Minister Haveneth was
as follows:
During the night of the oath TO
e5th a dirigible balloon, a Zeppelin,
flew over the city of Antwerp at d
steeple height and threw successfully
eight bombs of great exploding
strength. According to our investi-
cation. conducted by the judicial
court there have been ten killed, all
harmless civilians, among them being
four women, eight have been injured,
several montally; one bomb has been
exploded above the palace where the
queen and royal children were living.
The material damages are considera-
hle The bomoardment constitutes a
violation of act of the first conven-
tion OF The Hague"
Reported activity by Brand Whit
lock, the American minister to Bel
gium, is officially protesting to Ger
many, was denied by Secretary
Bryan
LONDON. Aug. 20 The Belgian
royal family viii abandon the tenn
porary palace. establishing them
selves in secret place in the city
as q result of the attack by Zeppe-
lin airship, according to the Morning
Posts correspondent at Antwerp.
''The attack, he adds, was evil
IDENTIFY designed against the royal
family. The warrior of the air stole
silently over the forts outside the
city, against which no assault was
made, and steered toward the palace.
where It dropped six explosive bombs.
None found the mark exactly, though
oil landed within the palace grounds.
One narrowly escaped wrecling she
Antwerp Cathedral and three found
human victims.
'The civil popuiation Is naturally
much alarmed. though the greatest
anxiety is for the safety of King
Albert's household. A reconstruction
of the German bombs by military ex-
perts shows that they were ten inches
In diameter. with an envelope one
inch thick. Their percussion caps
were loaded with picrite. 1t is be-
lieved that the work of the airship
was assisted by local spies. for
whom the military is making PAINS
taking Search"
The bomb-dropping exploit prom
ises to become matter of the widest
International consideration. The Bel
gian authorities claim that the attack
was a clear violation of article 26 Of
the fourth Hague convention, and
they are preparing to protest officially
to all the powers against this manner
of warfare.
A dispatch, which is regarded as
semi Official states that 900 houses
were slightly damaged and sixty
houses nearly destroyed. This dis
patch was sent to London. 1t is said,
after committee, which included the
Belgian secretary of state, the Rus
sian ambassador. the Papal Nuncio
and King Albert's secretary had ex-
amlned the entire city, with view to
appraising the results of the aerial
bombardment. This dispatch, pub
lished by the Chronicle, says:
For the first time in history
great civilized community has been
bombarded from the sky in the dead
of night Count Zeppelin. Wnom the
German emperor calls the greatest
genius of the century, has performed
the greatest exploit of his life. He
has thrown bombs on hospitals where
Belgians were attending German
wounded. He has staggered human
ity. On August the German COM
mander warned General Leman at
Liege that il the forts did not surren-
der the Zeppelin fleet would move
against Belgium.
"The Germans have been as good as
their word. We have explored every
one of ten devastated streets and
have found portions of ten bombs.
The number of victims is unknown.
1t is significant that all the bombs
were aimed at public buildings, such
as the military barracks. the govern
nient offices and the royal palace.
The population is in gloom"