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DIARY TELLS OF GERMAN ADVANCE
ON and CAPTURE OF ANTWERP

LOndon.-In the form of diary, the
story of the siege of Antwerp and the
German plan of attack are given IN
the following dispatch received by the
Central News from its Ostend CORE
spondent:
Saturday, Sept. 26.-The Belgians
retired from their positions east, south
and west of Malines to the line Of out
er forts.
Sept 27.-The Germans bombarded
and occupied Malines.
Sept 2S.-Bombardment Of Forts
De Waelhem, De Wavre-St- Catherine
and other forts on the southern line
by 11-inch howitzers.
Sept 29.-Magazine Of Fort De
WaeIhem blown up by shell fire. Fort
De Wavre-St. Catherine put out OF
action. Forts at Lierre bombarded-
Forts Are Destroyed.
Sept. 30.-Forts De WaeIhem and
Wavre-St. Catherine are completely de-
stroyed. Waterworks behind Fort De
WaeIhem blown up. The Belgian in
fantry continued to hold their in
trenchments in the face Of a veritable
hell of shell fire. The water supply
in Antwerp is greatly curtailed-
Oct. 1.-The Lierre forts destroyed.
The German infantry attacks were re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
oct. 2.-There was a heavy bonn
bardment OF the Belgian trenches. The
Belgians retired at night in good or
der and lined the River Nethe. The
Germans began to occupy the outer
ring of forts German aerOOIa0e
flew over the city and dropped pamph-
lets urging the inhabitants to surren-
der and save themselves suffering.
British Troops Arrive.
oct. Carnival of fresh British
troops, who relieved fatigued Belgians
on the southeastern section. Here the
Germans concentrated their attack,
which is now almost exclusively an ar
tiIlery attack.
oct. Quiet until evening. when
the Germans began a furious bonn
bardment of LIRE and the river bank
trenches.
oct 5.-The Germans cross the riv-
er and occupy Lerre and DufeI. The
main Belgian army began retirement
westward.
oct departure Of King Albert,
the government, and the foreign min
listers. Heavy bombardment of the al
lied position. The allied troops retired
during the night on the second line
Of forts.
City Is Occupied.
oct. 7.-Governor General de Guise
announces that a bombardment OF the
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DEFEND UNTIL FIRE
BECOMES MASSACRE
BY F. BANISTER.
international News Service.


Ostend.-I was right up on the firing
line near Lokeren when the Belgians
were ordered to retreat from the
trenches and was carried along in the
frantic rush for shelter beyond the
range of German shells. InfantTymen,
jaded, heavily Weighted by accouter-
ments, stumbled across the fields, sweat
pouring from their faces, and sank, ex-
hausted, to lie for few moments and
then scramble to their feet and stag
ger forward again as shells continued
bursting around them.
They fought bravely and well. The
trenches were not vacated anywhere
till the rain Of German shells meant
sheer massacre If the defenders re-
manned.
In the retreat of the field army
which had been defending Antwerp,
along the one road still kept open to
the west, were many soldiers who had
been fighting continually IA days,
snatching hurried sleep on the bare
earth or pavement Hundreds col
lapsed on the march and had to be
left behind at various points, TO fol
low on after treatment and rest The
Germans have not yet reached Ostend-
Horse meat has been substituted for
beef at most of the hotels and restau-
rants. Otherwise there is no lack Of
food at normal prices
Every day, spies are arrested in and
near Ostend. One man was seized
after chalking in a corner of the vii
lage railway station some figures the
interpreters supposed indicated the
strength Of the allies in the neighbor-
hood. He was dressed as a simple
peasant and showed evidence Of be-
ing a man Of superior education, which,
with the discriminating memoranda and
the chalk marks at the station, sealed
his doom.
A German officer was arrested in the
main street Of Ostend yesterday wear
ing a Belgian officers uniform. He
was nearly torn to pieces by the huge
crowd before he got to the police sta
ton
The only route out Of Antwerp af-
ter the bombardment began Wednes-
day was the River ScheIdt. The peO-
pie would not stay in the cellars Of
the houses, as advised by the author
tiles, when they found the shells from
the great German guns often fell right
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FOUND OUT.
a Trained Nurse Discovered Its Effect

No one is in better position TO know
the value Of food and drink than q
trained nurse
Speaking Of coffee. a nurse in Pa,
writes: "I used to drink strong cof-
fee myself, and suffered greatly from
headaches and Indigestion.
While on a visit to my brothers I
had a good chance TO try Postum, for
they drank It altogether in place OF
coffee. After using Postum two weeks
I found 1 was much benefited and
finally my headaches disappeared and
also the Indigestion
Naturally have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
a marked benefit where coffee has
been left n md Postum used.
Il observe - curious fact about
Postum when used by motherz. It
greatly helps the flow Of milk IN cases
where cofIe- Is Inclined to dry IL
mp, and where tea causeE nervousness.
i find trouble IN getting servants
to make Postum properly. But when
It Is prepared according to directions
on package and served hot with
cream, It is certainly q delicious bev-
erage."
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich Read The Road to
MELVILLE" IN pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and zoe packages
Instant Postum-is a soluble powdeZ.
A teaspoonfu1 dissoIves quickly In =
cup Of hot water and. with cream ana
sugar, made a delicious beverage Ia
stantIy. soc and soc tins.
The cost per cup OF beth kinds e
about tue same.
There's 4 Reason" for Postum.
sold by GrocerA
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Tor, according to a German report
issued, the Allies are retiring from
several important positions. This
statement of the Germans is con-
tradicted, however, by the French
communication issued in Paris
which says the Allies have not
been moved, despite violent at
tacks of the invaders.
All along the front, from the
North sea to the Swiss border, in
fact, each side claims to have re-
pulsed the attacks of the other or
to have made slight progress at
various points. The cOntending
armies seemingly are so nearly
equal In strength that neither can
force the other back, pierce the
front or get around the wings.
Germans At Disadvantage.
The Germans, however, are believed
to be fighting under a disadvantage
along the coast, as the British ships
which have been assisting the Allies
land forces have long range guns cap
able of menacing German troops and
men IN the trenches, as well as the
ammunition trains and supply con-
voys, which must remain in the i'm
mediate rear of the troops.
The battles on land are being con
tested with a fury and tenacity which
would indicate that strategic import
ance is being attached to the posi-
tions held by the opposing armies
When a town is reached, street fight
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Russians Claim Victory.
SMKfESE

The defeat of the Germans in West
ern Poland attains the dimensions of
a rout, official reports from Petrograd
say. The German losses have been so
gigantic that now two great armies
that have been operating as the prin-
cipal attacking force against Warsaw
are merged in disorder and numerical
~ are far less than half the strength
they mustered a fortnight ago.
The coup which brought about the
disaster was accomplished by Russian
cavalry, which, more than one hun
dred thousand strong, by forced
marches through the barren wastes
toward Thorn, managed to get past
the German line, which was composed
of Saxon and Hanovarian troops. For
three days the Germans tried to stem
the move, but were unable to do eff
fective work with their big guns.
Hardly any of their great shells ex.
ploded, nearly every one falling and
Embedding itself deeply in the soft
marshy soil without firing.
More Activity at Sea.
A British cruiser and four destroy.
ers sank four German destroyers off
the Dutch coast. This followed the
sinking of the British cruiser Hawke
and the killing of 500 men by a Ger
man submarine torpedo boat
The British and French fleets and
the Montenegrin army are carrying OF
| an attack on Cattaro, the fortified
seaport Of Austria in DaImatia, the
first sortie from which the Montene
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ing generally develops. One side
gains an advantage only to lose it
when the other side brings up re-
endorsements.
While England paid homage to Lord
Nelson on the anniversary of the bat
tie of Trafalgar, the forces of Germany
and the Allies continued to fight back
and forth along the battle line in
France and Belgium to the south from
trenches, woods and villages, and to
the north over a web of waterways,
the presence of which seems likely to
give the struggle there the name Of
the battle of the canals.
Heavy Rains Along Coast.
TorrentiaI rains have been falling
recently near the scene Of the coast
fighting, making the flat country a
sea of mud, and this, with the net
work of canals, makes the movement
of German guns extremely difficult.
The Germans, however, are still
bringing up re-enforcements, a mes
sage from Amsterdam saying that
troops are steadily moving westward
between Weterend and Termonde to
ward the French frontier. 1t was
added that the men were of all ages
and were accompanied by heavy guns,
supposedly for Ostend.
French Hold Eastern Line.
The French still hold the eastern
frontier fortress line, although a
number of barrier forts have fallen. A
letter from a German officer who was
before Tou1 describes the art with
which the French defend every yard
before and between the fortresses. The
French infantry is sheltered in three
story trenches. The bomb proofs, even
in the infantry positions, are rooted
with concrete, against which all ex'
cept the heaviest shells are ineffec,
tive. Cannon in disappearing armOred
turrets answer the continued German
fire.
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Reason for His Faith.

''Bruddren and sistahs," began Jim
Dinger, the gambling man, during the
revival in Ebenezer chapel, Il rises
30 testify dat has done been snatched
fum de slough O sin and de sass-pole
D 'nickerty whuh has been waIlerin'
tOr 10 desc many days"
Hallelooyeri Bless de Lawdl"
shouted a dozen earnest voices.
Vas, bruddren and sistahs, de
Lawd's done made muh eyesight so po'
yuh Of late dat I KANT 'eely see
5e spots on q cyahd, and I mought
dess as wen fine de church as to stay
outside Muh days O. usefulness IL
ovah, anyhow"
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.BELGIANS REFUSE TO
RETURN TO ANTWERP

London.-A total of 5000 penniless
Belgians quartered in Flushing refuse
absolutely to return 10 their homes in
Antwerp or other Belgian cities in the
hands Of the Germans. 1t is true a
hundred refugees did go back to Ant
werp and an equal number left later,
but the movement to get large num-
bers to return has been futile.
All the school and church buildings
OF Flushing are occupied by impoyer-
ished Belgians. The schools have
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been dismissed to accommodate them.
The normal population of this city is
10000, but it is now augmented by
probably 10000 Belgians, only 1000 of
whom have funds. The municipality
is bearing the expense of feeding and
sheltering those who are without
money.
Many refugees are leaving daily for
England, but the Belgian and British
governments have not granted the re-
quest of Flushing for transports TO
facilitate this movement All the mU-
nicipal officers, as well as the school
teachers, are at work feeding the fugi-
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Desperate Fighting Continues
Between Allies and Ger
mans in West Flanders
and Northern France.
SLAVS SAY THEY WIN
Official Reports from Petrograd State
Austro-German Army Is De-
feated-PIight of ReIgians
Grim Tragedy.
Summary Of EUenS.)

Desperate fighting continues IN
West Flanders and Northern
France between Germany's arm
les, REINFORCED by virtually all
her forces in the occupied por-
lions of Belgium, and the French,
British and Belgian troops aided
by eleven British warships whose
fire is directed by English avia-
tors
Along the coast, the User river
still divides the cOntending forces.
Neither side, apparently, has been
able to advance, but in the inter
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AMERICAN COMMISSION
WILL FEED THE BELGIANS

London.-An agreement has been
reached by which the starving Bel
gians will be fed by an American COM
mission composed of American resi-
dents in London and Brussels, and
headed by Herbert c. Hoover Of Cali
fornia, who has acted as chairman of
the American relief committee in Lon
don. This has come about after diplo-
matte negotiations extending over
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TRAPPED IN SWAMP,
GERMAN BATTERY LOST

Rome.-An incident of the battle
between the French and Germans
near EsteTnay and Sezanna is thus de-
scribed in a Paris dispatch.
"a German battery. which had been
caught in a swamp, and which for this
reason had been cut OF from the main
force, managed finally to free itself
from the mud Instead Of surrender
ing it continued single-handed the
fight against the advancing French
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Kaiser's Cattle Captured.

LOndon-A dispatch to the Star
from Petrograd says that among the
remarkable war trophies arriving at
Smolensk is the entire stock Of EN-
peror Williams famous pedigreed cat
tie and horses, captured by the Rus
slams from the emperor's estate at
Rominten, East Prussia They we're
taken to Moscow and presented to the
Russian Agricultural institute for dis
tributiOn among agricultural breeding
associations.
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tives. Soup and meat is given for din
ner, and the other meals consist Of
meat, bread, cheese and coffee. The
refugees wash their clothes and iron
them and cook their meals in the
school houses. At night they sleep on
straw under the seats.
Physicians are keeping careful
watch to see that no serious illness
breaks out, but the strain is greater
than the philanthropic citizens OF
Flushing can stand much longer.
Hundreds Of the refugees are sleep
ing in ffshermen's boats in the harbor
and on the sands along the water.
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diers, and who called out: We are
friends when the sentinels chaI-
lenged them The colonel Of the Bel
gian regiment himself was watching
them and saw them go up as if to
speak with the sentries. Then sud
denly he found himself gagged and
saw the sentinels strangled by the sup
posed English
The Germans then rushed in on
ths Belgian soldiers, most Of whom
were asleep in the trenches When
the attack was over only 500 survived
of the 1000 BeIgians."
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GERMANS FOOL BELGIANS,
KILL 1900 OUT OF 1000

London-"One Of the most disheart-
ening incidents OF the Antwerp siege
occurred at DuffeI, a position where
the trenches we're held by a fine regi-
ment OF Belgian chasseurs," dispatch
to the Morning Post from one Of its
correspondents in Belgium says The
message continues:
Late at night the BeIgians saw ap-
preaching from along the river men
whom they took to be English sol
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me. Ny head ached constantly, ana
at times had high fever and bleed
ing at the nose. was q perfect
wreck
81 tried several doctors, but derived
no relief. I read In one OF your lit
tie booklets, called Ills OF Life OF
Peruna being q remedy for catarh,
and procured q bottle at once. After
the use Of one bottle felt some bet-
ter, SO I tried the second and the
third. and now am q well man"
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The German artillerymen beat their
assailants on with heIlish fire, which
the French artillery tried IN vain to
silence. Until late in the evening the
battery continued its deadly work IN
til its ammunition became exhausted
and the men were either dead or
wounded.
When arrived the brave crew had
already been buried. and the guns
still rested on trees which the men
had placed under the wheels in order
that the pieces might not disappear
In the mud"
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Killed Her stepson.

Hugo, Ok.-The jury in the case OF
Mrs. NJ. \. Bayse OF Telephone, Tex,
charged with the murder Of her 10
year-old stepson, Harry Bayse. at Bos-
well. May g, 1912, returned a verdict
Of guilty OF first degree murder.
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several weeks, in which Walter Hines
Page. the American ambassador, acted
as intermediary between Belgium,
England and Germany. 1t is estimated
that 100000 Belgiums, who still are
in their own country, are on the verge
of starvation
Early in the negotiations regarding
means to relieve these people Ger
many declared her willingness to as
sist, but she declined to give the
guarantees requested by the British
foreign office until the latter lifted
the embargo on foodstuffs.
The situation was becoming desper-
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Germany on North Sea.

The border of Germany on the North
sea, from the easternmost corner Of
Oldenburg TO the nOrtheTnmost point
in Schleswig, measures some two hug
dred miles. The Kaiser Wilhelm
(KieD canal is 81 miles long and cost
s4O,OOO,O 900.
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ate when Ambassador Page proposed
that Mr.. Hoover undertake the work
Germany Immediately acceded to this
plan, saying she would extend every
possible aid to such a commission and
England as promptly removed the re-
strictions on food exports.
Formal organization of the commit.
tee viii not be completed until meet.
ing is held, but Mr.. Hoover already
has purchased with the funds supplied
by the Belgian relief committee
$4,000 worth of food, which will be
sent to Belgium on a specially char.
tered ship by way of Rotterdam.
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Peruna Cured This Man Of
Catark.

Mr.. J. B.
Reese. Habnab,
II q Ey1and,
writes: two
years ago I be-
came q SUI
1erer with ca
tarrh, which
continued to
grow " or e
and made me
mis- e "a bic. !
could scarcely
smell at all,
and my taste
had almost left
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city is imminent The Germans en-
place batteries for their purpose and
at midnight a heavy bombardment
begins
Oct s.-Exodus Of the population
The bombardment Of the town is con-
tinued with violence. The petrol tanks
are ablaze. Berchem, a southern sub
urb, is in flames, as also are many
houses in the city The defending
troops on the southwest section are
Offering violent resistance It is de-
cided to evacuate the city, and the
British and Belgian forces leave dur
ing the night
Oct 9-The fall and occupation Of
Antwerp.
Took Two Weeks.
1T will thus be seen that the Ger
mans took a fortnight to drive their
wedge into the southeastern section OF
the defenses,'' the correspondent con-
tinues, and this speaks volumes for
the stubbornness Of the defense Brit
ish marines were hurried across last
Sunday and conveyed to Antwerp with
all speed They came without over
coats or kits, but cheerfully endured
the cold and rain as well as the pulYer-
iZing fire
After Monday il was merely a ques-
ton Of enduring the terrible fire as
long as possible a large proportion
Of the Belgian troops went westward
on Monday and Tuesday TO insure an
eventual line of retreat A large ad-
ditional force of British marines ar
rived Tuesday morning
Mount Their Big Guns.
Eventually the Germans mounted
their 42-centimeter guns. They were
enabled to fire with great accuracy,
! thanks to their observation balloons,
although owing to the cold and heavy
rain their operations were sometimes
suspended The British gunners
brought one balloon down with a round
Of lyddite, after shrapnel had proved
ineffective.
Ability to hit back weight for
weight was the one crying need at
Antwerp, whose fate points to one IL
resistible conclusion-that the day Of
forts is over The supposed impreg-
nable forts proved broken reeds
against the giant howitzers-
One of Brialmont's great works
sank almost bodily from sight in con-
sequence of the cavities made all
around its foundations by the terrific
explosions The others are shattered
beyond recognition
Il understand that the British naval
force saved all its wounded and guns
The Belgian army is still intact"
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The Biooest Jackknife.

Larry Mount, a policeman Of New
Britain, Conn, has completed, after
four years work, what is believed TO
be the largest jackknife in the world
1t is feet Z inches long when open
and 3 feet 21z inches when closed, and
the large blade is 61k inches wide.
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through the houses and exploded in
the cellars
Trains and barges, perilously over
loaded, till Friday bore the people to
Holland. 1t is clear that a vast ma
jority Of the population of Antwerp did
not believe till the very last minute
that the city would be bombarded.
One shell shattered like a house of
cards the Hospital of St. Camille, bury
ing all the nurses and wounded in the
pile Of ruins.
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asufto-. OF Mis- WiIson crazY.

Chicago--David a Wilson, who adj
mitted that he had written letter
to Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter Of
President Wilson, proposing marriage,
has been taken to state hospital for
the insane
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ENeHthfno

What do you and Jack talk about
all evening""
oh everything"
We'll, what, for instanee?"
Love"
What elseE"
Why, nothing else, of course. Love
is everything"
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ToIavy 70 Get Rid of Job.

Cotton, Utah-Lyman H. Marble,
merchant and postmaster here, has re-
tanned an attorney in an endeavOr to
be released from his official position.
His term expired more than a year
ago.
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Mine RIe,x un sHedish Roat.

London.-The Swedish steamer
Alice, homeward bound from London,
has been blown up by a mine in the
North Sea. It sank in three minutes.
All the members of the crew were
saved
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ONerdraWn.

Robinson hear you fell out with
the bank
Jackson lost my balance
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put I'D
40 years ago They regulate and inTigOrate
stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-cOated
tiny granules. Adv.
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YOUR own DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Iry Murine Bye Remedy for Red Veal WaterT
Eyes and GRADUATED Hyeiids- No SmzrinE-
Just Eye Comfort Write for Book of The I've
by mail Free Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago
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A eEE E3IIIS S7sSsi We

When a man says, I'm built that
way" il means that he is both self
willed and selfmade--Desert News