South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-09
INFANTRY TO STORM
INNER DEFENSE LINE
TeutonS Lose Heavily in Furi-
Gus Night Attack RepulSed
by Fierce Rifle and Machine
Gun Fire.
BY HERBERT TEMPLE.

LONDON, oct. 9.-The German
ring OF steel is closing in on Antwerp.
The invaders have been able to cross
the Scheldt river at three separate
points. according 10 a special dis
patch To the Times and while the trc-
mendous Krupp siege guns thunder
away, the German infantry is crawl
ing forward to storm the inner line of
defenses.
A furious night attack is reported
TO have been repulsed by the inner
forts and the Germans lost heavily
under the murderous rifle and ma
chine gun fire which was directed
against them. Throughout the night.
the sky was lighted up by the glare.
the dispatches say, and thunder OF
the ponderous German guns was in
cessant. The Times correspondent re
ports that Crown Prince Rupprecht OF
Bavaria, brother-in-lOw of Queen
Elizabeth of Belgium is leading the
bonn bardment. but a more plausible
report is that the operations are all
being directed by Gen. Hans II. Won
Hesler. The last heard Of the Bavarian
crown prince he was leading an army
near Nancy, in France.
Cross River at Three Points.
The following account Of German
of Antwerp, is given by the Times
correspondent:
That the Germans are strong in
numb bers is evident from their fierce
offensive along the river Scheldt
which resulted in their crossing at
three separate points. l watched
dense clouds of smoke rising from
the naptha works at Schoonaerde,
which were fired by the Germans on
~. 10 hN-
the bombardment at SchoOnaerde was
very great. The fighting was bitter
and both Germans and Belgians lost
heavily. The German losses especial
" must be important for they held
the bridge over the SCheldt close TO
the intrenched Belgians. In assault
ing the inner works, through the
breaches in the outer forts the Ger
man soldiers have TO cross soft.
swampy ground a great deal oil
which has been flooded, forming one
big moat."
Shells Find Men.
The German shells kept creeping
nearer and were sweeping the road
through which / had passed. Press
ing myself against the sheltering
| stone wall of the cottage, / peeped
around a corner. I saw a half COM
pany of Belgian infantry dashed in
fire. / had never seen men sweat in
such a way as these men did. Blood
was trickling from the temple OF one
OF them. The red was clotted thickly
on the cheeks of another. A soldier
with blOodstained finger and blood
shot eyes handed me a frag gment Of
shrapnel. IL was so hot / could hard
ly hold II in my hand. In exchange
I handed him several cigarets, and as
I So the nf Ghp11
the air above us. IL struck the earth
with a frightful jar about 80 yards
behind the cottage where il exploded
with a terrihv detOnation sending a
binding cloud Of dirt and stones sky
ward. We flung ourselves 10 the
ground meanwhile holding on 10 one
another Then came a shell with
shrill crescendO Shrek. 1t exploded
and the bullets swept like driving hail
through the lime trees only 10 PAGES
distant. bringing down a shower of
leaves and branches.
Belgians i'm Retreat.
Il walked across some turniD fields
which. judging from the direction OF
the fire, were safe But the shells
have a way of fading a man about
They began 10 explode quite uneX-
pectedly At one time the sharp
Crackle OF infantry fire broke out.
Something went wrong. A retreat
was Immediately commenced bv the
brave Belgian soldiers BY the time
/ reached the main road. shells were
dropping within 200 Yards OF IL from
the German cannon. One OF them
did damage TO a soldier whom I found
lying by the highway He was not
vet dead. although his BODY was torn
and mangled.
An Exchange Telegraph Co. dis
patch SAYS that the Germans are now
in complete possession OF the forts on
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