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GERMANS NOT WANTON.

Count Won Bernstorff. the German Am
bassador, who has returned 10 New York
for a short stay at the Rits-Cariton. said
yesterday afternoon that he had received
no official information of the destruction
OF the Cathedral OF Notre Dame In Ant
werp, which has recently been reported.
1T seems unnecessary 20 say" he
added. that the cathedral could have
been destroyed as n wanton act 1t might
have met the fate Of the cathedral In
Rheims. but II certainly was not de-
stroyed purposely by the Germans. II II
has been harmed at all"
do you believe the capture OF Ant
werp by tho Germans to be OF great I'M
portance ," he was asked
Naturally" the Ambassador replied,
that goes without saying" He showed
plainly by his manner that he was pleased
with the latest coup of the German
, forces.
James speyer. the banker. was in CON
ference with Count Won Bernstorff earlier
ia the day. Asked II the meeting had
any significance relative to peace nego-
tlations or a war loan TO Germany. the
Ambassador answered
"Yes, saw Mr.. Speyer. He IL a very
! good friend OF mine but our conference.
as you call Il. was purely In the nature
| OF a personal call"
Mr.. Speyer reiterated Count Won Bern
\ storff's sentiments, but made this state
| ment
England Ia the enemy Of peace, We
| will not have pence until a decisive bat
tle il fought really believe, however
that the war should he stopped. They
| have killed enough already"
| When Count Won Bernstorffs attention
was called 10 an article In yesterday
| SUN intimating that German agents are
still at work on peace plans In this coun
| try and that reports OF United States
peace moves appear TO be annoying Brit
ish statesmen, the Ambassador said:
II know nothing whatever OF these SO
called German agents, II there are an,
here I certainly have not heard Of II
The whole question is absurd suppose
they will be blaming mo next ne Ger
man agent"
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FORTS USELESS NOW.
Military Expert says Modern Artii.
I.ry Makes Them Untenabic.
Special Gable Despatch 10 The Sun

LONDON, October 10,
The military correspondent Of the Times
draws this lesson from tho fall OF the
Antwerp fortress:
Permanent forts In an exposed Sltua-
ton stand no chance against modern ar
tillery. II the German forces hold Ant
werp and We attack II later the result will
be the same"
taking Of the city will have little effect
on tho result Of tho war, The city" he
says. "even " converted into a German
first class fortress. will bring the Ger
mans little advantage, for the Scheldt
cannot be used for naval purposes, Ger
many doubtless hopes to retain Antwerp
when peace comes, but there is no chance
that this dream will be realized"
On" Of ths results OF the taking OF the
fortress helpful to the German campaign
will be the relief OF the considerable force
which has been used In the investment of
the city. These troops. or such OF them ne
are not required to hold the Belgian army,
now deprived OF its last fortified position
can be added 70 tho hard pressed German
right wing, II 10 estimated that there are
at least 100000 German soldiers in Bel
gium to-day The release Of a portion OF
this force 40 that II may reinforce Won
klucks wing will be valuable asset to
the Germans
The British press takes fun account
OF tho moral effect OF the capture OF the
city which the great Napoleon called IN
arrow pointing at the heart Of England.
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FEW TROOPS LEFT.
Garrison Retired to Left Bank of
scheIdt Friday.
Nv q. z STEM Arm.
Special correspondent; Of THE SuS and rae
London "Ddilv Netrs."

Special correspondent; Of TUE SuS and rae
London "DdHv Netrs"
Special Gable Despatch 10 TUE Sun
ROTTERDAM, Oct. 10 saturday night.
Yesterday morning only few hum
bred troops were left in the city Of Ant
werp. The Belgian army had retired to
the left bank Of the Scheldt passage
censored). The heaviest bombardment
occurred between 1890 and IL O'Clock
Thursday morning and Thursday eve
ming. when shells must have been fired
al the rate OF about twenty a minute.
The din was appalling.
our men had been fighting con-
tinuously for Ave days. In the morning
the firing continued spasmodcally
passage Censored).
On Thursday the Belgians fired the
enormous petroleum tanks on the west
bank OF the Scheldt. Enormous clouds
of smoke from tho tanks completely hid
the sun and formed cloud across the
horizon which will ,dst for days. The
Belgians also fred their grain stores
and sank a lighter laden with grain In
the waterway before leaving.
In the city the damage done by the
shell fire has been chiefly to private
houses. About thirty OF these had been
burned when | left Yesterday.
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LONDON, October 10.
There is some anxiety here concern
ing the safety OF the King and Queen
of the Belgians, who remained in Ant
werp up TO the last moment.
II is now said that Queen Elizabeth
has arrived In London from Ostend.
King Albert was with his troops on Fri
day and II Is feared he has been
wounded. One correspondent tells OF
seeing him with his arm in a sling.
Every story received here goes to
show that the fall OF Antwerp was &C
companled by the most pitiful scenes that
have been witnessed even in this great
waf The Rotterdam correspondent Of
the Daily Mai. telegraphing on Friday.
says:
Among the last fugltlves 10 arrive
from Antwerp last night was Marshall
Ga Daily Mai photographer. He left
Antwerp as the houses were blazing
and shells were bursting everywhere.
THE bombardment opened with
dramatic suddenness. Midnight had
Just struck and the empty streets were
suddenly alive with people. The cries
of children were mingled with the shrill
terrified screams OF women. The people
fiocked panicstricken in every direction
They had no fixed destination. Their
fear was pitiable.
There was lull after the first she'll
Then a quarter OF an hour later the
booming OF big guns began on huge
scale. Each shot was followed by the
weird long drawn out din OF flying
proiectiles. Then came the final ex-
plosion. which was tho most fearsome
of all
Fires started and the sky was WILDLY
lighted up in parts. intensifying the
inky darkness Of other spots. hun
bred yards from the Queens Hotel In
the direction OF the pontoon bridge q
shell burst in the roadway. Marshall
went to fetch his belongings. The bonn
bardment was so fierce that nothing
could he accomplished. Continual dashe,
| into cellars were necessary.
prom now until dawn the terrifying
bombardment proceeded. There was q
respite of two hours from about
o'clock, but the firing began again more
! nerccly than ever about o'clock
I Marshall. Jeffries correspondent OF tn,
/ Daily MdiD and the correspondent OF
| the Times were advised by the military
commandment to leave the city withou
delay. They abandoned their belong
! ings and proceeded on foot to the Dutcf
! frontier, the last boat having left anc
other exits from the town being i'm
possible.
| "All the while shells were falling
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Inhabitants Flee Amid
Rain of German Shells
Men and Women Foot Children in Baby Carriages and
Wheelbarrows, Struggle On in Pitfu
Flight Into Holland.
REFUGEE TRAIN STRUCK BY ARTILLERY FIRE

chiefly around the Palais de Justice. N.
pontoon bridge and the Care du sud
Marshall saw a petroleum tank hlaz.
ing and the fires were increasing In
the town generally. Buildings were
heard crashing to pieces.
"Londoners in order to visualize the
scene in the streets must recall the
roads leading to Hampstead Heath on
a bank holiday, with the gay crowds
become tragic professions. in which
cripples we're carried and the sick hob.
bed amid thousands of weeping women
and children, while some persons pushed
barrows. Most of the people were Ne.
ing with merely the clothes they were
wearing and many were only hat
dressed Servant maids were seen
dressed as IL they were prepared for
their days work. Several Of them who
were pushing their mistrcsses In bar.
rows were tragically adorned with mus.
lin caps.
Every now and then little groups ~
weeping women halted to look back a.
the scene where they had left Their
husbands, sons and lovers fighting 10
the trenches Swift progress was IN
possible The crowds were So dense
that they moved sometimes like ne
queue AT theatre. Sewing machines
and babies were piled on bicycles ana
trundled along. Every few minutes
fainting women were carried out Of the
crowd. When revived they continued
the march.
The las. trains were about 70 leave
| two miles from the town. People wer
seated on the footboards and the roofs
OF the cars, on the hat racks and eve
ON top of the tender and engine. Ever,
time n shell whistled overhead long
| tremor passed through tho crowd
Women clasped their babies tighter N
their arms and hurried away from the
city of death.
"All day long the people tramped on
The sun poured down, but so great was
the dust that the army OF people could
hardly be seen. When night fell they
had not yet reached the Dutch frontier
and in the growing darkness the burn.
ing town began to glow like some
great iron works, over which bursting
shells spread thousands OF shootn (
stars. The front OF the great exodus
was some twenty miles from the last
line, and all night long this tragic de-
fenceless army marched on"
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Belgian retreat. The forts were blown
up by their garrisons, while the retreat
ing troops continued a sharp fire.
There were five engineers and three
stokers on the locomotive. When 1t ar
rived Mt one of the warehouses In the
harbor they refused to proceed and
clambered down. ] then saw their OBJ
Ject. The gates of the warehouse had
been forced and the stores Of provisions
were at any ones disposal About
thirty people were breaking open the
cases and barrels and carrying away
what they could. Others began drink
ing heavily. The shells began to fall
nearer and we feared the engineers
would get drunk and be unable to re-
turn.
FORTUNATELY we found another loco
motive and finally got back with a
freight car loaded with barrels and
cases.
81 learn that the garrison before leav-
ing spiked the guns. All grain laden
boats in the harbor were sunk and the
locks blown up"
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refuge for Belgian exiles to-day. Be-
sides the crowds that came via Flushing
three boatloads came from Ostend. The
first two vessels carried $500 persons
among whom were seventy wounded
Belgian gunners and engineers. They
were MANNED, weary and covered with
bandages.
Priest Tells Of Siege.
young Antwerp priest from the
south side of the city, which from first
10 last bore the brunt of the German
onslaught. was among those who ar
rived. lie said the first shell fell in the
Rue Brederode. lie saw the Germans
making targets Of the Pslais lie Justice
and the Bank of Antwerp near by.
The streets leading to the riverside,
said the priest, were filled with thou
sands OF people. Many OF them had
tried to get boats the previous days
hut there was none leaving. IL they
asked about making their escape Ivy the
railways they were told that the
stations were on Are. They seemed to
give up hope Of getting away and stared
reslgnedly at the terrible shells as they
sailed overhead and burst. Some sank
In the middle uf the river and others
appeared 10 have barely missed the
crowd.
THE first we could sec" continued
the priest was flash on the horizon
a long way of Then after "A few
seconds there was an explosion. In
another instant came n crash, with the
roar Of falling building.
"Aftcrward al this seemed like per-
petual roar. especially when the firing
was at its height"
4 commercial traveller who arrived
at tolkestono said the scene at Ant
werp was iudescrihable. In reply to n
question about the cathedral and the
Musee PlantIr he said:
From all could hear they were
damaged but not irretrievably sn. They
are In the northern part OF the city and
| believe they escaped the worst Of the
attack. but the rest Of Antwerp is
he'll"
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JVYNEGEM FELL FIRST.
Berlin Reports on Antwerp Siege
German ships Blown Up.

Special Gable Bespdtca 10 THE srS.
LONDON, Oct lO.--An official wireless
despatch from Berlin says: "A division
marched against Fort Wynegem early
on Friday morning. This fort, the first
of the inner belt OF the Antwerp forts,
was destroyed with a few houses.
attempts made by the outer forts
to stay the advance were defeated and
the forts were slenced. The Belgian
army withdrew across the Scheldt.
The RhcniSh WeStphnhdH gazette
says that thirty-two merchant steamers.
including the North German Lloyd
steamship Gneisenau and other large
liners and twenty Rhine steamers, were
blown up in the harbor because Holland
refused 10 allow them 10 he used TO
transport fugitives to England,
at il officially reported from Vienna
that the advance Of the Austrians has
retarded the Russians fruttless EFFORTS
in the region OF Przemysl. The lighting
was fiercest on Thursday night but
the fire OF the Russian artillery against
the fortress began to weaken on Friday
morning The Russians then partly
withdrew.
AT Lanhout heavy fighting continues.
The Russians have been driven from
Woz- wede. In the Carpathians the Sit
uation Is favorable to the Austrians'
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SAYS GERMANS AIMED
TO TERRORIZE ANTWERP

wife. who STAYED to the end, had eX-
tremely narrow escapes, as all the ROADS
were blocked and no vehicles were OBJ
tainab,e to convey them from the city.
They finally boarded n lighter, on which
they are now floating down the Scheidt.
Forts Are blown Up.
81 could count "A dozen or fifteen on
the southeast side Of the city. There
was a glare over all. IL reflected the
oyerhauging clouds OF black smoke,
against which the flash of exploding
shells fckered constantly, resembling
lightning The circumstances OF the
night and the haring flames made IA pic
turr defying description. IT was almost
more terrible early on Friday morning,
when the firing continued intermittently
and was puuctuated by heavier detona-
tons as the Relgians blew up forts and
other buildings TO keep them from serv-
ing the enemy. A heavy black pail or
smoke overhung the whole sky, re-
sembling some portentous and AWFUL
eclipse.
81 fioated away from the city in the
middle OF Friday morning, taking a
lighter, which landed ME at lAlle AT
noon. There I hired a country cart,
which took me To the Dutch frontier.
where | Joined the still endless stream
of refugees I walked to Bergen op
Zoon, thence by train to Rotterdam.
The train was loaded to the last inch
| by refugees and II required four hours
to travel fifty miles.
AT Rotterdam found Official re-
ports that Antwerp had fallen and the
city was burned. The latter report
believe to be quito untrue, although the
enormous blaze of the oil tanks and
other fires may easily have created the
impression I'm those watching from a
distance that tho city was burning.
| Nor do know what IN meant by
| fallen
" the Germans have entered the city
they have entered mere shell, for
there Is nobody I'm the untenanted
streets % zee their triumphal entry
Also they may regret extremely COINS
into the city. The Belgian forces, OF
whose movements even what | know
cannot be disclosed, are still full OF
fight,
THE entry into the city, II achieved
must he q barren and comfortless sue
cess. There are no soldiers there except
the wounded in the hospitals, There
arc no supplies or materials OF any i'm
portance, Except for satisfaction II
the act itself the entry can he Of M
advantage 10 tho enemy In tho grea
operations now proceeding. II ma,
prove To be quite the contrary"
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II has been for centuries one OF the great
est seaports OF Europe, but its value to
Germany port under present cir
cumstances Is problematicaL
English opinion is that Germany will
not hesitate to use the SCheldt even n
II does iow through neutral Holland, but
II IL not believed here that the use Of the
river as base for operations will have
any great value.
The Importance placed by the Germans
on the taking Of the city Is indicated by
the Berlin T'dOesscitunO. quoted IN a des-
patch reaching London by way OF Amster-
dam The German newspaper says:
The capture Of Antwerp In eleven days
carries the germ OF the capture of Paris
The fall Of this fortress not only means
the overthrow Of the Belgians. but IL Is "A
most serious blow TO England. /, proves
that II II only necessary 20 break down a
large section OF even the most extended
fortresses In order To make the remaining
part untenable"
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Il Am Gods Instrument"
Says Kaiser, Russia Hears
,ectai Cable De.patcA 10 Tnr sus.


PARIS, Oct. 10.-The text OF the
Kalser's proclamation 10 the Army
of the East Is published In a War
saw paper. II is dated September
- and says:
Remember you are the chosen
people, The spirit OF the Lord
descended on ME because | am
the Emperor Of the Germans.
am the instrument of the Most
High. I am His gauntlet and
His representative.
Woe and death to whoever re-
slsts my will. Woe and death
to those who are the enemies of
the German people. They will
perish. God requires their de-.
structlon, God who by mouth
commands you to execute His
will.
The Warsaw paper says the text
of the proclamation was read to all
the soldiers Of the German army.
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BELGTANS FORESAW END.
Realized on "wednesday Thst cry
Could Not Hold Out.
SpeciaI CabIe nt.patcA % I'M Sos.

AMSTERDAM, oct. lo.--A correspondent
OF the Ntcutos Van HCn Dag. who
reached Antwerp aboard "A locomotive,
telegraphs from Rosendaal as follows;
1T was realized on Wednesday that
the end was only question OF days,
but the fighting continued. with the BEL
CLANS showing desperate courage, The
Germans used Lierre as tho main ap-
proach to brins up their guns, infantry
and cavalry. A heavy nre was main
tanned against them to cover the orderly
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FLEE TO ENGLAND.
Allies Ministers Join Refugee Move
ment Out of Antwerp.

PARIS, oct. l0--A telegram from Os.
tend to the Temps says the French Rus
sian and English Ministers left Antwerp
Thursday night.
Thousands OF refugees from Antwerp
are arriving at Ostend and the steamers
leaving Ostend for England are crowded
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IN TRENCHES 72 HOURS.
Beigians Used Pontoons In Crossing
scheidt, Then Destroyed Them.
Special cattle Despatch 10 THE suN.

OsrEND. oct. 0 CDelayed). re-
tirement Of the Relgians and English
from the Antwerp intrenchments was
accomplished ny means Of pontoons
across the Schedt. These were de-
stroyed after the troops had crossed.
The Belgians were In the trenches for
seventy-two hours.
The Ministry ~ War estimates the
German losses M IN Friday at 10000
out Of $4,000 besieRers.
The German infantry advanced ia
serrled masses upon the first line de
fences. They were deliberately sacri-
feed In order TO allow the big guns to
he placed in position.
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$4,000 Mock Ferry.

Besides the exodus by roads TO Hol-
land | have seen crowds, at least Il 900
persons blocking the ferry and the pom
toon for the railway 10 ST Nicholas and
Client. Early on Thursday these had
disappeared The last trains had gone
Arrangements had been made for blow
ing up the pontoou bridge Tho city
was now almost empty
"1t was an extraordinary experience TO
walk through the deserted streets. Al
windows were suffered. Many places
were Uttered with debris from the shell
IRE. Occasionally saw figures hurry
ing under tho shelter of walls while
shells were fallnS saw corner
knocked on OF house about 100 yards
from the cathedral. saw shell smash
through the sheds on the waterfront
from which the Tlnrwich hoats start.
Shells ploughed NJ the pavement Of the
street a little in front " me ! saw a
factory chimney break, crumhlc and e.
crashing down upon other roofs nifty
Yards away. The German shells could
rcach every corner ~ the city
The chief characteristic Of the bom bard
ment was the haphuzsrd way In which
the nrc was directed. IT was not concen.
Nh'en any MheJe' me ohlert seemed "
be terrorltatlon rather than destruction
-sVntil Thursday night no great dam
age was done. Single shells hit the
Palais de Justice, the National Bank
the central station and shops an,
houses here and there, Evorywhcr,
there were houses atire, especially uea
the Palais de Justice, \ fire here cause,
an explosion OF gas which shattered m,
windows Of the English church par
aonage. The Rev. c. Harrison aud hi
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The Belgian army which escaped from Antwerp is
in retreat toward Osend pursued by part Of the Ger
besegng force The distance between Antwerp
and Ostend is sixty miles, and is believed that the pur
pose of the retreatng army is to form junction with
the cavalry of the allies that has been operating in west
Belgium, and that has reached far north Cas-
sci, about twenty miles from Ostend.
In the capture Of Antwerp the Germans removed
to their line Of communications. 1t also gives
them base for the operations which is said the Kaiser
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RUMANIAN KINGDEAD,
WAR MAY COME
continued from First PdOe.

speeches. open criticism by diplomats
mand OF the people that Rumania seize
the opportunity to gain Pennsylvania,
Bukowina and Bessarabia.
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LoNpoH, oct. 1.-The times CORE
spondent at Rotterdam, telegrarh!ng
Saturday says:
Everything has been on terrific
and bewilderinG scale. The exodus from
Antwerp began very early on Wednes'
day. ON Wednesday afternoon and
Thursday morning members Of the
Civic Guard went from house to house
telling the inhabitants to flee,
II walked out along the main road
TO the Dutch frontier as fer as Will
marsdonck. For "a month past | have
grown accustomed to the sights OF
streams OF refugees trailing along all
the roads Of belgium until the queer
Illusion has grown up that they are
always the same refugees. They look
so pitably alike. But all of these scenes
on all the roads for weeks past must
be added together and then multiplied
twentyfold to resemble the spectacle
witnessed along roads to Holland within
the last two days.
"There is hardly any migration in
history even that of the lsratlites or
the Kalmuck Tutars that can be COM
pared to II.
1.-TWO relieving features are the eX-
IRENE kindness Of the Dutch people at
the frontier and the beautiful weather,
These have reduced mortality TO mini
mum. but nevertheless there have been
terrible scenes. I saw woman In a
violent stage Of scarlet fever being car
red In wheelharrow. I saw another
trundled In barrel trying to care for
an infant Just born. | saw many aged
and frai persons quite UNIT for the
task in the human stream.
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wife. who stayed to the end, had eX-
tremely narrow escapes, as all the roads
were blocked and 40 vehicles were OBJ
tainabie to convey them from the city.
They finally boarded n lighter, on which
they are now floating down the Scheldt