The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-20

with the left flank engagements of
the battle of Seven Rivers, now in it's
twenty ninth day, according to frag-
mentary information disseminated by
the press bureaus of the belligerent
powers.
On this giant conflict will depend
the success of the German effort to
obtain a North sea base from which
to launch the projected aerial and
infantry attacks on England.
Race to Reach Belgian Army.
With practically all of Belgium in
German hands, and with at least fifty
thousand fresh German troops report
ed en- route to Bruges and Ostend
from Client, it is generally accepted
here that the next move in the Bel
gian theater of war will be a race
between the allies and the Germans
for the remnants of the Belgian army,
which is now believed to have ar
ranged to evacuate Ostend at the
most favorable moment for a dash
to join the extreme left wing of the
allies.
Allies Occupy Ypres.
That the fianking movement Of the
allies left wing, is making marked
gains is indicated by an official state
ment issued in Paris 1t states that
the Belgian town Ypres, which is II
miles northwest of Lille and 80 miles
south of Ostend, has been occupied
by the British troops.
This announcement, which is the
first official statement that has men
toned English troops as operating IN
this section, shows that the allies
left wing has extended it's range of
work from France into Belgium.
Antwerp Taken by Germans.
London, Oct 13.-Antwerp and the
forts surrounding the city are now 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 one of the strongest
fortresses in the world.
An official admission that the Brit
ish participated in the defense OF
Antwerp is contained in an ad-
miralty announcement that three ma
val brigades with heavy guns had
been sent there during the last week
of the German attack.
The announcement adds that in
the retreat from Antwerp two Of the
British brigades reached Ostend safe
off
to the north of Lokeren ca town of
East Flanders, twelve miles northeast
of Ghent), and 1000 of the men were
interned in Holland.
The retreat of the Belgian army
was accomplished successfully
The losses of the British naval bri-
gades probably will be less than 800
out of total of 5000 men.
The death roll resulting from the at
+ tack on and defense of Antwerp has
not been compiled, and probably the
full details never will be known, but
all accounts describe it as terribly
heavy The Germans, although their
big guns cleared path for them, had
to sacrifice many lives in crossing the
rivers and canals and in driving out
the defenders who held the intrench-
ments to the last.
Germany has imposed a fine Of TO-
100000 pounds sterling ($100,000,0 00)
on Antwerp as war indemnity.
Prepare to Take Offensive.
On the Battle Front, via Paris, Oct.
1.-THE whole German front is pre-
pairing to take the offensive along a
battle line no less than three hundred
| miles long.
German cavalry has advanced with
| in thirty miles Of Ostend; Client, &C
| cording to dispatch to the London
| Star from Rotterdam, has been cap
tured by the invaders; uhlans, screen
| ing a heavy Prussian force, have been
encountered all through the territory
west of Lille.
These are maneuvers covering the
/ establishment of the new Belgium bat
| tie line reaching out from and con
Meeting with the German right wing
| in France.