Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-12


two feet beneath the surface
Paris had not yet recovered from
the excitement over Sundays raid,
when the first sky attack was
launched. Just a short time before
the French aerial patrols had re-
turned, after vainly securing the sky
for two Taube machines that dropped
eight bombs yesterday, killing three
and wounding fourteen. Along with
eight bombs dropped Sunday came a
small German pennant bearing the
words:
owe have taken Antwerp. Your
turn will come next"
Russians Advancing.
Petrograd, Oct. 12.-Further Rus
sian advances in Gal;cia and Bukovina
are announced today by the general
staff, but the details of the fighting
are withheld. 1t is hinted that i'm
rortant developments to the Russian
advance are pending. The official
statement said the situation in East
Prussia remains unchanged
Against Ostend.
London, Oct. 12.-The Germans,
cheated of their chance of cutting off
the etreating Belgian and British
army ofSdefense in its flight from
Antwerpsby the severe check admin
istered in the surprise attack by
the Franco-British force at Quatrecht,
near Termonde, are now advancing
rapidly on Ostend in the hope of
capturing King Albert and the entire
Belgian government
The Belgian field army, assisted
valiantly by large detachment of
British cavalry and infantry, and the
British naval brigade which eluded the
German flanking movement near Sci
zaete>,h made good its orderly re-
treat and the main body has succeeded
in reaching Ostend safely and intact.
It is now in position to effect a con-
solidation with the allies. AS soon as
the junction is fact, the Belgians,
the British and the French will form
{. new battle line to the south and
cast Of Ostend for the defense of the
new Belgian temporary capital and
resume the offensive operations
against the German lines in Bel
gium.
Refugees from Bruges and Ecloo
including many women and children
are flocking into Ostend fearful of
the coming of the Germans. They re.
port large bodies of Uhlans scouting
in the vicinity of these two cities anG
spreading terror as they advance.
Berlin dispatches report that tbs
100000 troops who formed the be.
sieging army before Antwerp, to-
gether with the heavy artillery used
in the bombardment, will be immedi-
.ately transported to France, and thai
Antwerp will be made to serve as 6
sea base for new campaign against
England, in which mines and subma.
rines will play an important part.
These dispatches also state that
the headquarters of the German gen.
eral staff officially announces thS
capture of Antwerp and add they can
not estimate the number of prisoners
taken.
"We took enormous quantities OF
supplies of all kinds" says the off.
cial German stateemnt. The German
military commander of Antwerp has
warned the people against committing
overt acts against the Germans, which
will be punished according to the law;
of war, and, he adds, "may lead to tht
demolition of your beautiful city
Personal protection and immunity
from property loss are promised those
who abstain fsom hostile acts.
Prince August Wilhelm, the fourth
son Of the Kaiser, was among the
first to penetrate the Notifications al
Antwerp. The prince sent an enthu
siastic message to the Kaiser, who re
piled, bestowing the iron cross upor
the prince and upon General Vor
Veseler, the German commander.
The losses sustained by the Ger
mans in the battle near Termonde
where they were forced to cross the
Scheldt under heavy fire, We're enor
nous. This is probably the first in
stance since the beginning Of the wa,
in which surprise attack was car
ried to a successful conclusion. The
presence of the French and British
allies in great force in this vicinity
had been successfully hidden even
from the scouting aviators.
The Germans are striving desper-
ately to gain control of all the rail.
road lines in northern and western
Belgium to block the onward march