The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-30
I|Als PREPARE
INVASION Of
GREAT BRITAIN
Move In Force On Antwerp
and Subject City to Heavy
Bombardment
3 Invade England
By Sea and Air
Plan Is To Gain Bases at Ant
werp and Ostend For Active
Campaign Against British
May Reinforce Belgians


London, Sept. s8.-News from Ant
Nres1, that the Germans nave cnntan-
4 hetl 70 shell Antwerps outer fortift-
4 &o1tOns With heavy artillery and that
Ho1nfOrceE.erts. which include more
Il than $4,000 German naval reserves
9rr being niassed on Belgian soil have
lmercased the gloom To that part Of
4 Germany il making ready 10 carry by
~ and air the war into EDGland IT.
al.
~ The 25, 900. probably more. German
naval reserves reported as now bei.ig
held In readiness in Brussels could be
assembled there. Il Is widely believed.
only for the purpose OF manning y
GGfman feet once Antwerp and Os-
tesld have been captured. which will
Safl to England In conjunction with a
Il German feet.
These naval reserves were brought
~ Brussels from the North sea towns
/ OF kiei and Hamburg. and now. Ii
II reported. are being prepared Tor ii
coming attack upon ENGLAND.
ga Although the exact number OF Ger
man troops now In Belgium is no,
~ ~ that since last Monday enough
4f0Xp trains have passed through tnas
I city to bring the total UP to at least
1te. 900 men.
70 Close upon the news that the Bel
Eians had retaken Alost void comes
4oday from Amsterdam that Alosi had
been reoccupied b. a0.oeo Germans.
This report adds that Il was necessary
"a Withdraw eiecsneEts of Be!gian
troops from Antwerp, and that taes'.
4eig:an reirfc-cemerts advancing in
/ the direcsioa Of BRUSSELS. have como
mp with The German forces Reports
indicate that q Big battle between the
two armies liz now rac!ng in Belgium
Guerilla Warfare Around Antwerp.
One detailed hit Of information was
frt clved in London today from & tray-
eier Just In from Antwerp. who says
that the country surrounding that citv
u now experiencing mos. remark
a6ie exhibition Of guerilla warfare.
The traveller informs the Contra,
News that Ii has become a nightly
occurrence now for the Belgians to
make sorties around Antwerp. each
morning at daybreak the Reigians re-
turning from their attacks upon the
Germans ontposts. carrying the Bel
ktAn wounded.
A. scarcely a night passes without
fersrcrsei with the blowing up OF
German trains, the Relgians defend
ing Antwerp had begun TO be known
among their enemies at the time the
Central News information left Bel
Rium AZ the black rats"
Germans Destroying Journal.
From Antwerp today it Is reported
4hat the Germans have destroyed
shout one-fourth OF Journal. one Of
the most ancient towns of Belgium,
With a population OF $4,000. A war
contribution of 100000 has been
levied upon the city.
n large number of Journals most
noted citizens have been placed un-
der arrest by the Germans. The
aarne dispatch adds Mat Antwerp has
harmed that before the war began
III All number OF heavy German
nuns had been taken to the Namur
YeKion and concealed in stone quar-
sxy belonging to Germans.
IL is believed in London tonight
sthAt a siege OF Antwerp by the Ger
mans means that Great Britain, as
measure of self-preservation and
precAntion against German naval
Sand air attack upon England. will
make a strong effort to send REIN
i 1orcemants to the Belgians in Ant
Mefp liz that is at all possible. The
Attempt to do this will be made. It
! n aid. through the Dutch Scheldt.
&s standardization with Antwerp is
mF0Wing more difficult hourly.