The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-16

ern line by eleven-inch Howitzers.
september Magazine Off
Fort Waelhem blown up by shell
fire. Fort DE Wavre-St. Catherine
put out Of action; forts at Lierre
| bombarded.
September 30.-Forts Waelhem
and De Wavrc-St Catherine compile
tely destroyed. WaterwOrks behind
Fort WGclhcm blown up. The Bel
glan infantry continued to hold their
, entertainments in the face Of a YER
table hell OF she'll fire. The water
supply in Antwerp is greatly curtail-
| cd.
October 1.-The Terra forts de-
stroycd The German infantry at
tacls were repulsed with heavy
! losses.
October 2.-There was n heavy
bombardment of the Belgian trench
es. The Belgians retired at night
in good order and lined the River
Nethe. The Germans began to oc-
cupy the outer ring forts A German
aeroplanc flow over the city and
dropped pamphlets urging the inhab-
itants to surrender and save them
selves suffering.
October 3.-Arrival of FRESH
British troops who relieve fatigued
Belgians on the southeastern section.
Here the Germans concentrated their
attack, which is now almost exclu-
sively an artillery attack.
October Quiet until evening,
when the Germans began furious
bombardment of the Lierre and the
river bank trenches.
October 5.--The Germans cross
the river and occupy Lierre and
Duffel. The main Belgian army be-
gan retirement westward.
October departure of King
Albert, the Government and the for
eign ministers. Heavy lombard
ment of the Allied position. The
Allied troops retired during the
night on second line of forts.
October 7-Governor General De
Guise announces that lombard
ment of the city is imminent. The
Germans emplace batteries for their
purpose and at midnight a heavy
bombardment begins.
October S.-Exodus of the popu-
lation. The bombardment of the
town is continued with violence.
The petrol tanks are ablaze. Ber-
chem, southern suburb, is in
flames, as also are many houses in
the CITY, The defending troops on
the southwest section are offering
violent resistance. 1t is decided to
evacuate the city and the British and
Belgian forces leave during the
night.
%, October S.-The fall and ocupa-
ton of Antwerp.
TT will be seen that the Germans
took a fortnight to drive their wedge
into the southwest section of the de-
fenses," the correspondent cOntin-
ues, land this speaks volumes for
the stubborness of the defense. Brit.
ish marines were hurried across last
Sunday and conveyed to Antwerp
| with all speed. With them were
some bluejackets. They came with
out overcoats or kits, but cheerfully
endured the cold and rain as well
as the pulverizing fire.
Their reception all round was
most enthusiastic.
after Monday it was merely a
question of enduring the terrific fire
as long as possible. A large pro-
portion of the Belgian troops went
westward Monday and Tuesday to
ensure an eventual line of retreat.
A large additional force of British
marines arrived Tuesday morning.
Eventually the Germans mount
| GU blClf ihCs
were enabled to fire with great ac-
curacy, although on the cold and
heavy rain their operations were
sometimes suspended. The British
naval gunners brought one balloon
down with pound 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
irresistible conclusion-that the day
of forts is over. The supposed i'm
pregnable forts proved broken reeds
against the giant howitzers.
Zone of Brialmonts' great works
sank almost bodily from sight in
consequence of the cavities made all
around its foundations by the terri
fic explosions The others are shat
tered beyond recognition.
sJ understand that tho British M