Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-14
BELGIUM CAPITAL
MOVED TO OsTEND
DISPATCHES FROM AMSTERDAM
STATE OFFICIALS FLEE
BESIEcED CITY.
PREDICT ANTWERP's FALL
Japs Capture zap. Most Important
Island in Caroline Group-Retake
Lost Ground Is Report
From French.

Amsterdam. via London, Oct s.
The Nieuw Dan Den Dag says that
the Belgian government on Wednes-
day was moved from Antwerp to Os-
tend. The paper says that the Ger
man commander of the forces besieg-
ing Antwerp sent an officer carrying a
white flag into the city Wednesday
morning to announce that the bonn
bardment of the temporary capital
would commence at $3.50 o'clock.
Many refugees left for Holland and
at noon the government was trans
ferred to Ostend.
Predict Early Fall.
Berlin, Oct S.-(via wireless to Say
vile, L. I)-That the capture of Ant
werp is certain within a few days at
the most was the announcement made
by the general STAFF on Wednesday.
1t was stated that two additional
forts. those of KesseI and Brochem,
have surrendered to the Germans.
Bombardment with the big siege guns
proved too much for the garrison, and
after the walls of the forts had been
battered almost to powder the garri-
sons yielded
1t is stated that the bombardment of
the inner ring of forts is being pushed
at every point, and that already no
ticeable impressions have been made.
The general staff is confident that the
Belgian resistance cannot be main
tanned much longer.
Refugees Leave City.
London, Oct San Amsterdam dis
patch to the Reuter- Telegram COM
pany says:
Among the refugees who left Ant
werp Wednesday morning were Cardi-
nal MERCER and the minister of justice
and other high officials They travelled
by automobile to Flushing, from which
point they proceeded to Ostend.
More than 10000 fugitives have ar
rived at Rozendaal, at which place the
bombardment of Antwerp can be
heard.
Japs Take Island.
Pekin, Oct. S.--According to a Ger
man news agency dispatch, Japanese
forces have occupied the island of
zap, the most important island in the
Caroline group, or New Philippines, in
the Pacific ocean.
The Caroline islands are east of the
Philippines The group is very ex-
tended, and comprises about $50 small
islands. zap is about 1000 miles from
the island of Mindanao, one of the
Philippine group
The Caroline islands were sold by
| Spain to Germany in 1899.
French Claim Gains.
Paris, Oct. S.-The official communi-
cation issued by the French war de-
partment Wednesday night announces
that the ground previously ceded by
the French between Chaulnes and
Roye has been retaken and that on
the center the French have advanced
on certain points.
The text is as follows:
Except on the two wings where
/ sa'C oCi alNlthS nave yGCu IT,
pulsed there has been nearly complete
calm along the front
"On our left wing the German caval-
ry has been held in check; to the
north of Lille it has been driven back.
Estimate Army Losses.
Berlin, via Amsterdam, Oct. S.-At-
| taches of the war office estimated that
the losses of all armies engaged in the
| European war have reached the enor-
nous total of 100000 killed and
wounded. German losses up to Sept.
/ numbered 1I7,000 Since then %, 900
more have been listed and it is estl
mated that further losses up to the
present time have increased the Ger.
man total to 225,00O.
British, French and Belgian losses
are estimated at 325,00O. Russia, the
war officials declared. has suffered
more heavily than any other nation.
They fix that country's loss at 400, 900.
Austria's losses are estimated at
$4,000, while German officials believe
Servia and Montenegro have lost
$4,000 men.
Prince of Wied to Battle.
Rome, via Paris, Oct S.-Prince Will
liam of Wied, former ruler of Albania,
according to advices from Berlin. in
an address TO his company of uhlans
said he hoped through their bravery
to reconquer on the battlefield the
crown of Albania
Take Wounded to Vienna.