The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-15
Germans occupy Antwerp.

p&tcn received ~ the AmSt0ru@Al
Handelsblad from Antwerp. under
date Of October 10, is forwarded to
the Reuter- Telegram Company:
"The few people who remained In
Antwerp throughout the bombardment
are now leaving their cellars. The
city is completely occupied by German
soldiers. The German commander is
quartered at the city hall. He has
made Burgomaster Jan Devos his ad
wiser in the administration of the
city.
Sin Antwerp everything is quiet af'
ter days of turmoil. The Germans who
arranged with the burgomaster for the
surrender of the town, all the military
authorities having left, have issued a
warning to the people that any dis.
turbances will be severely dealt with
Make Slow Progress.
Paris, Oct. IAN official commun-
ication issued by the French war of.
fee, says: ...
There are no new details to men,
ton, except the capture of flag near
Lassigny. The impression of the day
is satisfactory"
The following announcement by the
French war Office was made:
"On our left wing German cavalry,
which had seized certain points of
passage over the Lys River to the east
of Aire, was driven off and retired
into the Armentier district. Between
Arras and the Disc the enemy made a
very vigorous attack on the right bank
of the Anore, but without making any
progress.
More Bombs On Paris.
Paris. Oct. 12.-Twenty bombs drop
ped in the center of Paris by German
aviators killed four peSsons and in
jured twenty others, twelve of whom
were women and girls. The property
damage was small.
The aeroplanes appeared soon after
noon. One began the attack by drop
ping a bomb near the Northern rail-
way terminal, another on the Rue st.
LaZare. and a third which landed at
the rear of the great Cathedral Of
Notre Dame.
Germans Lost 1900.
London, Oct. 12.-One of the CORE
spondents in France of the Daily Mail,
in message, says:
"A desperate battle was fought yes
terday in the district to the north of
Arras, where the French and German
forces have been in touch for many
days 1t ended in brilliant success
for the French arms, the German
forces being driven back. ten to thir-
teen miles. This was decisive con-
flict in the Arras district where the
tide of battle has ebbed to and fro for
days. The German losses are said to
have been approximately twelve thou:
sand killed and wounded"
Allies Lines Holding.
Paris, Oct. 10.-The sharp offensive
movement of the Germans on the
wing of the Allies at the Bel
gian frontier evidently has failed in
it's object of bending or breaking the
French and British line.
The long extension of the battle
line. which now has gone beyond the
four. rivers, Scarpe, Somme, Disc and
Aisne, was initiated by the Allies In
an endeavor to find solution of the
problem of ousting the Germans from
their strong position in Northeastern
France. In these positions the Ger
mans had been besieged nearly a
month, since the conclusion of the
bloody battle of the Marine, frontal
attack being considered inexpedient
by the Allies.
Japs Dominate Using Tau.
Picking. Oct. 10.-The Japanese have
mounted siege guns on Prince Henry
which entirely dominates
all three of the Using Tou forts, ac-
cording to advices reaching Pekins.
These farts are named bismarck,
Moltke and Iltis and are three or four
miles from the mountain. The attack
on Using Tau may begin any day.
Prior to it a demand for surrender
will be made.
Raid Dusseldorf Again. -
Berlin, Oct. 1O.-The official COM
given out by the German
general staff says: "The airship hall
at Dusseldorf has been hit by a bomb
thrown by hostile aviator. The roof
of the hall was pierced and the cover
of an airship in the hall was demol-
ished."
Hit q Zeppelin.
London, Oct 10.-The Evening
Stars Antwerp correspondent. tele-
graphing by way of Amsterdam. says
that eye-witnesses of the Zeppelin
flights over Antwerp insist that they
saw one such craft hit by shells from
the forts and fall to the earth.
italian War Minister Quits.
r London, Oct. 10.-General Grand.
minister of war In the Italian cabinet.
has resigned. according to Rome dis
patch to the Reuter- Telegram Com
pany. The resignation was the result
Of newspaper criticism concerning the
administration of his department.