Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15
Germany Imposes An indemnify
of 500, 600, 900 on City.
PARIS CLAIMS AN ADVANCE
AeropIanes Again Busy over Paris
Twenty Bombs Dropped In One
Day lnjure Great Many and
Threaten the City.


women and girls. The damage done
to property was small.
The airmen appeared soon after
noon. One began the attack by drop
ping a bomb near the Northern rail-
way terminal, another in the Rue st.
Lazare and a third which landed at
the rear OF the cathedral of Notre
Dame Three more bombs were
hurled by the same airman in the
vicinity of the Bourse.
Altogether twenty bombs fell. The
Germans few at very low altitude.
After they apparently had exhausted
their supply OF missiles, French areo-
planes assembled and pursued them to-
ward the east.
A pennant which was dropped from
one OF the airships bore the inscrip-
ton in German:
1--WE have taken Antwerp; your
turn will soon come
~ Levy Fine On Antwerp.
London, Oct. 12.-Germanv has i'm
posed a fine of G20,000.0O0 sterling
| 100000, 000) on Antwerp as a war
indemnity.
With the conclusion OF that phase
OF the war of nations which came
with the fall OF Antwerp, the censor
ship has again drawn veil over the
| fighting in the greater part Of the Eu-
ropean continent.
The French communication issued
Sunday afternoon deals only with the
battle, or series OF battles, which has
been in progress for four weeks from
east to west in France. with an ever
extending line which now reaches
northward from the elbow OF Noyon
across the Belgian border at Armen-
there's.
War News Condensed.
With the fall of Antwerp it has be-
come known through official an
nouncement by the British admiralty
that an English force consisting Of
three naval brigades of about 5000
men with heavy guns fought beside
| the Belgians in defense of their great
fortress.
With the Belgian army when it
marched out OF Antwerp went the
British, but during the retreat one Of
| the British brigades was forced to
find refuge in Holland, where it Is
now interned The other two bri-
gades reached Ostend.
The British admiralty statement
adds that the retreat of the Belgian
army was successfully accomplished.
The progress OF the battle along
the neighborhood of Lille, a violent
Lorraine is problematical the Off
cial communication issued by the
French war Office giving meagre de-
tails of the situation.
The latest statement says that gen.
eral headquarters only mentions en-
counters between cavalry forces In
1.-THE neighbour nod OF Lille, violent
action to the south, east and north
Of Arras, and vigorous offensive
movements by the Germans on the
heights of the Mouse.
An earlier statement reported
progress by the allies to he north Of
the Disc and in the region Of ST..
Mihiel
The death OF King Charles Of Rou-
mania, which occurred at his country
seat at Sinaia In Walachia, brings
prominently to the front the question
| OF the attitude which Roumania now
| 10 likely to assume with regard to par
ticipation in the war. King Charles
sympathies we're with the Germans
and the Austrians. His ministers and
| the Roumanian people have inclined
| toward the allies Meanwhile Rou'
mania had remained neutral
On the East Prussian frontier the
battle between the German and Rus
sian forces continues with undated
obstinacy According to Russian Of
fetal reports the German troops are
retiring froA the region of Lyck and
are blowing up the bridges.
The Russian troops are undertake.
ing strong offensive movements in
Poland and are massing along the
line from Lublin to Warsaw and also
| from Lublin TO Lemberg.
Vienna reports OF an official char
acter say that the advance Of the
Austrians has forced the Russians to
slacken their efforts against Przemysi
and that efforts have commenced to
withdraw their forces. 1t is added
that the Russians have evacuated
RseszOw and are retreating from
Mara naros-Sziget.
A news agency dispatch from Bor-
deaux announces that number of
important changes have been made
in he German army commands.
In the east, the Russians claim to
haze repulsed with heavy losses the
German attacks near Wirballen and
Fhilipoff, Russian Poland. They de-
clare also that some Of the principal
forts OF Przemysl, in Galicia, have
been taken by the forces OF Emperor
Nicholas, and that the Germans have
been driven out of Wloclawek. in Pol
and, across the border from the fort
ress OF Thorn, East Prussia.
Four Austrian torpedo boats and
two Austrian torpedo boat destroyers
have been lost on the coast Of Dali
malta as a result OF coming in con-
tact with mines.
The northward movement of the
French line brings 1t close TO the Bel
gian frontier and coincidentally there
have been engagements between the
Belgians and the Germas in the en-
virons OF Ypres. twenty miles south
OF Ostend. and at Audenarde. fifteen
miles southwest OF Client.
The British Official bureau reports
that the French army is fighting with
the greatest dash and bravery, but is
silanf On what the british are doing