The chronicle=news., 1914-10-08

bardment. and it was proposed to
house German prisoners inside as a
protection for the ancient building.
There MS great indignation !
against the German captain who is
charged With having. ordered the
burning OF Louyain. and who was
captured at the battle of Aerschot,
In private life the man. Is. q lawyer |
and his only defense. 1t Is said. is
that he received orders from his SUI
Dcrior He will be c0urtmnrtialed
next week and the expectation here
is that he will be condemned to die.
The Hague correspondent of the
Express says south Holland ID
swamped with refugees from Ant
werp and describes terIible scenes
of desoiation and despair among the
thousands of Beigians on the road
between Essichen and Rosendaal. "
The Times correspondent in Bel
gium( describing the reinforcement
.pf the German risht wing, says that
on Monday morning some five thous-
land troops, arrived and took upla. POI
Esition three miles east of Roubaix.
where they divided, about one. half
|pf them going In the direction. Of,
Luinglie, the remainder, going
toward .Armentierres. The same ,af-
ternoon 1000 troops passed through
Tourcoing, both men and horses ap-
pearing very tired. Other reinforce
ments came from Verdun.
Throughout Sunday the French
and Germans engaged in skirmishes
in the outskirts Of Lille. Many shells
fell in the town but caused small
damage. Ipress has been occupied
by the enemy and it is reported that
an entire German army corps Occur
pied the Lille Turnai and Courtrai
district.
The correspon OF the Times in
, Parts. commenting on the battle in
the north OF France. says:
After 26 days the formidable bat
tile of the Aisne still continues with
out having given any definite re-
suit. This part OF the immense lines
stretches from the neighborhood of
+; Noyon toward Lassigny up to the
, belgian frontier. formed in part by
. the river Lys. III.
| The enemy has concentrated in
4 Belgium all the forces not actually
occupied in guarding the line Of
communication. which attempts to
/ contain the Belgian army in the en-
Itrenched camp at Antwerp. IN order
to prevent 1t from assisting the al
lies on the Lys and the upper
F. Scheldt. -1.. 49,. :.
[, He has made vigorous effort to
break the enveloping movement Of
the Anglo-French army in the re-
sion of Lille and has made the tao
.tical error Of attacking violently the
| French left wing before effecting
1.-THE fall OF Antwerp.
! The possible consequences OF
this disastrous. proceeding "a, accen-
tuated by the dispatch of tine army
corps Germany possesses against the
allies. The German effort was ten
acious and delivered with despera-
tion. and the already tormented soil
of France was again the scene OF
,,sanguinary encounters, which by the
yast9ess Of i viii iliye in h.steky
! Berlin, Monday, Oct. 5.-Accord-
ing to the latest dispatch reaching
here from (name detained by censor
l'out. probably some place in France)
|. 'rontal attacks have proved 30 costly
I'm lives to both sides that they have
been deferred. The antagonists are
awaiting the results of thanking
movements which promise greater ef-
feet with fewer casualties. ,... .,
The German soldiers on the cen
'er of the line Tin France) live in
'heir trenches. The only warm meal
hey get is served In the night. 1t
lis impossible to kindle fire in the
\ daytime, as smoke discloses their po-
|: itions. Otherwise the men live on
! old victuals, fruits and beets.
Paris. Oct S.-A German aero
plane flying over Paris and the SUI
lburbs Of Auberyilliers and st. Denis,
lat Q o'clock this morning, dropped
two bombs. one of which wounded
Three persons. The other did no
arm. .,4. - +
| vs. rrF, ~ - tl. p 1aietita
Washington, Oct. S.-An official
l.ablegram to the Belgian legation
| here today announced that the Bel
(gian government had been removed
Ifrom Antwerp to Ostend .4.
Hayenitz, the Belgian minister, in