The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-15
WAR NEWS.

Twenty seven cases of cholera were re-
ported in Austria on October 9Th.
Germany has imposed fine of S100, 0O0,-
600 on Antwerp as war indemnity.
Ypres has been occupied by the allied
forces, which is decided gain for the AL
| lies.
On October 9th a German torpedo boat
destroyer was sunk by a British submarine.
The siege of Antwerp cost the Germans
heavily. Last Thursday four trains of
| forty cars each left with wounded.
Turkey and Portugal are reported pre-
pairing for war-the former as an ally of
Germany and the latter as an ally of Eng
land.
Two French torpedo boats collided FRI
day morning off the Isles of Porquerolles
in the Mediterranean and sunk. The crews
were saved.
Belgian refugees in Holland number
761, 900. The Dutch authorities are greatly
embarrassed by the incessant stream of
refugees, says dispatch of the 18th.
Forty vendors of newspapers have been
sentenced to long terms Of imprisonment
by the German authorities for selling Eng
fish, French and Belgian newspapers in
Brussels.
| The Allies and the Germans engaged in
| a serious battle near Client Monday. The
German force outnumbering the Allies,
they were forced to withdraw towards the
west. This removed the opposition to the
progress of the Germans towards Ostend
and other ports in Northwest Belgium. A
state of panic existed at Ostend as the
Germans advanced, and as fast as ships
could be provided they left for England,
escape by land having been cut off on all
sides.
London, Oct 10, 9:35 o. m.-Antwerp
and the forts surrounding the city are in
complete possession of the Germans, but
the greater part of the Belgian army has
escaped.
1t took the Germans just eleven days to
capture the strongest fortress in the world.
The fall of Antwerp is evidence that
even the most powerful forts are no match
for the colossal howitzers which the in
vaders have employed successfully against
every fortified place that stood in their
way. These huge guns open gaps through
which the besiegers find an entrance for
their field artillery and infantry.
Rome, Oct. "a dispatch from Cettinje,
Montenegro, says the troops are suffering
severely, especially at night, owing to the
cold. Snow already covers the peaks of
the mountains. Several detatchments of
Austrians have been compelled to retire
unable to resist the terrible weather. Some
OF their sentinela were half frozen.
Paris, Oct. IA score Of bombs launch
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German aviators, killed three civilians and
wounded twenty others, of whom twelve
were women and girls. Property damage
was small. Altogether twenty bombs fell.
Paris, Oct. ia dispatch from Rome
says King Victor Emanuel has named Gen.
Zupelli to succeed Gen. Grandi as Minister
Of War. Gen. Grandi resigned because of
newspaper criticism.
London, Oct. 11.-Famine prevails in
most parts of Belgium, which are occupied
by the Germans. 1t is most serious at
Brussels, but the shortage of food is also
felt at Namur, Luxembourg and Hainault
Paris, Oct ia dispatch from Athens
says: Newspapers here say it is announced
from an authoritive source that the Turks
are showing much energy in Syria, Pales-
tine and North Arabia, where they are
concentrating troops at a number of points
and fortifying important places on the coast
and on routes to the interior.
London, Oct. 12.-The forty -four lists of
losses in the Prussian Army, which have
been published, contain total OF 221 900
killed, wounded and missing. The lists
do not include losses among the Saxons,
Bavarians and Wurtembergians.
London, Oct. 13.-The headquarters of
the Belgian Government were transferred
to-day to Havre, France. With the ex-
ception of King Albert, who remains at
the head of the army, and the Minister of
War, the members of the cabinet, with the
other Government officials and the diplo-
matte corps left Ostend for the French port,
where they will carry on the affairs of
state and where hospitality has been Offer
ed the by the French Government. The
American and Spanish Ministers, both of
whom are still at Brussels, are the only
diplomatic representatives accredited to
Belgium remaining in that country This
is the third move of the Belgian capital
since the Germans silenced the forts of
Liege. The Government first moved from
Brussels to Antwerp thence to Ostend and
to-day across the line to Havre.
VI the German Emperor and his part in
the European War Mr.. Low, the Washing
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