South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-09
GERMAN RING OF
STEEL Is CLOSING
IN UPON ANTWERP


The Germans have occupied the
southeast semi circle Of the third fort
ihed line OF Antwerp The Belgians
have made several sorties on the left
bank OF the Scheldt.
The Belgian government has been
removed TO Ostend."
The ferceness Of the lighting.
the bravery Of the attacking forces
and the gallantry OF the Belgian and
British defenders is seen I'm this dis
patch TO the Daily Telegraph:
The Germans today "wednesday
succeeded In forcing a passage OF the
Scheldt at point between Schoen-
aerde and Eigennem. They did this
under the cover Of a heavy fog.
Bring up Veterans
During the last few days the Ger
mans have brought up heavy rein
forcements. They are no longer de-
pending upon the landsturm and the
reserves, but are bringing up soldiers
of the first line. At least one army
corps concentrated at Assuche from
which place they advanced through
Alost toward the Scheldt.
The previous attacks Of the Ger
mans on the Scheldt were all made
under the cover of vigorous artillery
fire and they repeatedly proved futile
The last of these open attacks was
made last Monday evening and was
defeated by the vigorous defense of
the allies.
After this defeat the Germans
changed their tactics. Instead OF max
ing an advance in force on the
SchoOnaerde position they crept up
during the night toward a riverside
point farther east. Here they threw
across a pOntoOn bridge, and at s.
o'clock on Wednesday morning about
Inf
under the cover Of a vigorous artillery
assault
Defenders Withdraw.
They were observed by Belgian
patrols that Immediately opened fire.
The defenders, however, were small
in number and after encountering the
few advancing infantry they withdrew
to the main Belgian lines.
simultaneously the Germans COM
menced an attack all along the river
side line, extending from Termonde
to Uytherden. a few miles east of
Grembergen. They met with vigorous
opposition I'm which both artillery and
infantry participated.
Late Wednesday a holly contested
battle was in progress along the en-
tire line with mitrailleuses playing a
prominent part. Many of them en-
ployed by the Belgians were drawn by
imals were wounded by the German
fire and were later found lying help
-essly along the roadside where they
had been abandoned by the Belgian
soldiers The Germans shot them to
death to put them out Of their mis-
cry.
Battery Forces Passage.
Afterwards the Germans made
desperate attempts to take their ar
ff11ar~x~ fhn Snho1Hf
bridge. These were fiercely contested
by Belgians. One battery, however.
succeeded in forcing a passage. 1t,
was quickly brought into action and
continued a vigorous fire on the
ground held by the Belgians to the
east of Berlaerre.
After several hours Of fierce fight
ing the Germans brought up still
more achievements from some mys-
terious source. They threw large
bodies Of infantry over the pOntoon
bridges. and although they were swept
by a hot fire, a considerable num- Der
succeeded in reaching the other side
unScathed The Germans took up po-
sitiOns in the houses in Berlaerre and
from these vantage points kept up a
rifle fire on the Belgian infantry"
Gives Graphic Story.
The following graphic story of the
personal experieces of correspond
ent Of the Daily News in a river vii
lage just outside of Antwerp shows
the violence of the German attack:
''I moved from the side OF a cot
tage toward Scheldt river The viii |
lage was under fire and the Germans
were working tirelessly to send a rain |
of bullets against the place. The |
shell fire kept getting nearer and |
nearer as the Germans advanced far |
Their and farther. The shrapnel bull !
lets would sometimes patter in the
hedge opposite. BY the dykes the |
machine guns were being worked flu |
riOusly and the rattle Of their fire was |
deafening In the direction OF the |
trenches there was a continuous roll |
of noise like the knocking together Of
tin trays.
VIENNA. Via Berlin and Amster- |
dam, oct Am official statement is |
sued at the war office announces that |
the AuStrians. taking the offensive in |
Galicia have driven back the Russians |
and recaptured RZeszOw on the Wis |
lok river, west Of Paroslaw. The Off |
cial statement follows:
"Our troops have made further ad- |
vances and yesterday they repulsed |
the enemy on the road to Przemysl. |
near BaryoZ, west OF Dynow. RZesZOw /
has been recaptured and guns taken. |
I'm the territory between the river |
Vistula and the River San we took |
many prisoners from the fleeing Rus
SLAMS. Z,
THE renewed violent attacks on
Przeymsl have been splendidly re-
pulsed. and the enemy's dead and |
wounded are counted by thousands.
We have had victorious battle at
SZiget. in Marmaros county, Hungary.
and in east Galicia- The lsndtsurm
and the Polish DICTIONARIES rivalled |
each other in gallantry''.
Nutritious Delicious. Fresh Peanut /
Rnffpr at The Phi1q SATURDAY. &c La