Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-15
Antwerp Is 0ccupied--
See-saW Battle on
French Border.
REPORTED IN LONDON TEUroNs
HAVE TAKEN GHENT WITH.
OUT MEETING WITH
OPPOSITION.
FINE or 500, 10000 is
IMPOSED ON w
Nv aatsrnasieaal sVw. service

By Hmteraaffsnal News seryfes.
London Oct 1.-THE whole Ger.
man front II preparing to take the
offensive agAin along d battle line no
hsss than 200 miles long.
casasFy Near ostend.
German cavalry has advanced with.
II 30 rifles Oh Dstend; Client Ii oil.
ready reported captured BY the InYad.
srs. and UhIanH. screening d heavy
Prussian force. have been-enconntered
III through the territory west Of lille.
These are all maieuyers covering
the establishment DIT the new Helgian
battle hne, reaching oft from and
connecting with the German right in
France.
Attacks Increase In Fury.
Between Arras and the Disc the enc.
my has renewed Its attacks with til.
ereasing fury; the plateau north of
solssolH continues To be the scene of
vigorous offensive movements BY the
kaiHer's forces and Verdnn, FOR eight
weeks under almost ineeasant fire from
the German gums. now III to be maze
the target of the monster howitzers
which reduced Antwerp.
The result If the series OF battlea
extending from the sWisa border to
within 20 niles 81 the straits or Dover
Indicated by these fragmentary re-
ports of activity III France and Bel.
giura. are laden with importance.
Belgium Really Crushed.
The fall of Antwerp waa essential to
the contamination OF this TAR greater
and more a~taipendoua plan Of campaign
being initiated by the German general
ataff. II for no other reason than that
Y aianaIied the crushing OF belgium.
making threeauarters OF the Kingdom
soladly held by the kaiser. 1t ellminat
sd Antwerp al q torn III the side DE
Germany and, lastly and most impor.
tant, II released 10000 men and the
h~esieging arnlyss biz guns, making
them available for active operations
Ia France which the kaiser could not
agtdst the moro formidable opponent
move.
The attempt OF this Antwerp attack.
lng army I'd effect this junction IN It's
westward movement toward the coast
Will be the signal, military experts
believe. for q general attack along the
whole German battle front. The con.
norted attacks al other points Of the
line are designed 10 keep the allies ID
busy locally that they will be unable
q huri 10 the northwara sufficient re.
Inducements TO relieve the threatened
left wing of the allies. against which
Rae Germans even now are directing 4
turning movement In the region of
Lilo.
Allies Ready at ostend.
The French general stan has antIcI.
pated tins strategy and during the
pAst week Ii reported to have cnneels
trated sufficient troops MT ostena. IL.
GLIDING the newly arrived British
forces. the Canadian regiments who
are reported % have arrived there.
and the nelgians who have come from
Antwerp, In no ready III meet the new
German front
Thus, II tho German plan Ii possible
nf success, nalgium would be- isolated
and the only way the allies could save
King Albert and his army, together
with the French and British forces
holding the coast city. would he TO cut
through tho German line, il feat thus
far not accomplished In the war In
France because OF the enormous
strength Of the invaders line,
This strength, military critics d
agree, will DO more In evidence from
now on, because with the taking at
Antwerp the whole German line Is
shortened automatically and ia this
shorter line are now still more men
Bertha ofHclal Report.
London. Oct. N.-rhe following OF.
fetal statement has been received
From Berlin by the Marconi wireless
Telegraph company
Enormous quantities OF provisions
OF All kinds were captured Iii Antwerp.
The garrison or the northern forts
and i3,a0o English fled 10 Holland.
where they were dlsarmed. The Eng
fish themselves are said To have blown
up ten Of the Antwerp forts. The
helgians estimate they lost s0, 900 men
as prisoners, When the fan of Ant.
werp was made kaown Ia the allies
the French cavalry was withdrawn M
the direction of Arras.
The interrupted artillery ngage
ment III the Woeyre region vas Il.
samed Oct, "A. AT the same time the