Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-08-21
FOREIGNERS LEAVE
ANTWERP AS KING
DIRECTS DEFENSE
Especial by United Press Wire.)

ANTWERP, Aug. 21:-Ths city has been placed in
state Of siege foreigners will be asked leave
possible. King Albert and general staff are now here the
boats all manned and the civil guard has been ordered to
act under orders from the military.
Fast channel steamers have been requiSitoned to carry
the nOnCombaanS to places of safety either in England
France. While details of the defense methods withheld it
can be stated that all the original plans being carried out
While the censorship eliminated any further details. is
known that the defense plans for the flooding of Cer,on
onS of the approaches to the forts to depth of between two
or three feet but sufficient to prevent the bringing up of a
ey and yet not big enough to permit the enemy to boats
Many of the smaller houses in the suburbs and along the
canal being destroyed and the trees outside of the city cut
down that any German attacking force will be unable to
take cover.
ROTTERDAM, Aug. 21:-Detais of the German accupa-
ton of Brussels yesterday received here today Buruo-
master Max met the detachment of German cavalry which
tered the city via ouvan gate. He carried white ag.
German commander expressed frendness and promised that
the inhabitants of Brussels made attempt at resistance
that harm should come to the city its people So tar
only cavalry detachment has entered the city, but is
tain the main army will be there today.
Despite the plea of the city officials residents of Brussels
are everywhere displaying the Belgian, French and British
flags
PARIS, Aug. 21:The French protest to the neutral pow
against the alleged German harbay violation of rules
of civilized warfare about completed will cite instances
where the charge that German soldiers killed wounded Bel
gans and French deliberately exposed women and children to
anuer and shot non COmbatants who unared made
1T is stated at the war office that the Belgian foreign minister
had forwarded sixty instances of deliberate violation OF ne
HagueGeneva convention, together with an affidavit proving
They will be forwarded to all of the powers Sgnaoy to the
Geneva and The Hague conventions and they will be asked to
demand that Germany live up to her obligations.
is believed likely that the British and German fleet
anderS are deSOus of establishing naval base in Cattea
arbor It the best harbor the AdratC and from there
he French and British war craft could comb defeat Reports
that the British fleet was contemplating the bombardmen of
Trieste is not believed here 1t known the British Warshps
secuted to Poa effort to draw the Austrian fleet out
from the protection of the land force. The Astrans would
mot come out however, and Poa protected by series OF
floating mines no attempt made by the British to enter
LONDON Aug 21:-The official war bureau in state
ment issued at noon formally confirmed the Occupation OF
Brussels by the German troops The announcement contained
no information regarding what has been developing Belgium,
simply announcing that Brussels has been occupied and re-
peang the Belgian plan that the city has been abandoned and
mo attempts made to hold because OF its strategic I'M
rOranCe.