Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-16
EIGHT THOUSAND TROOPS WITH
BIG GUNS JOIN FLIGHT AS
TEuToNs SWEEP BEL
GIAN STRONGHOLD.
BOMBS SPREAD PANIC
BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS TORN TO
PIECES AND HUNDREDS OF
RESIDENTS LEFT WITH.
OUT FOOD OR
!, FUNDS.
Western Newspaper t-nion Now. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
London, Oct. 12.-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 ten days
to capture the strongest fortress in
the world
A half million Germans are in full
control OF the city. and this great
force is now available for reinforcing
the Kaiser in the other theatres of
war.
All roads. canals, and steamship
lines leading from Antwerp are
Iammed with panic-stricken residents
who declare the scenes in the city
Just prior to its capture were inde-
scribable. Many beautiful public
buildings and homes were demolished
and thousands of residents were with
out food or funds. Some of the refu-
gees added that the famous Notre
Dame cathedral was not destroyed.
The fall of Antwerp is evidence
that even the most powerful forts
are no match for the colossal howitz-
| zers which the invaders have sue
cessfully employed against every for
tilted place that stood in their way.
These huge guns open gaps through
which the besiegers find an entrance
for their field artillery and infantry.
The Germans, after shelling the
city itself for many hours. making it
untenable, entered the town through
the suburb of Berchem to the east.
They had made breach in the outer
line of forts, some of which were de-
stroyed by their big guns and others
blown up by the defenders
The Germans followed similar plans
in dealing with the inner belt of forts
and at the same time threw shells
into the city which set afire many
places.
Big War Levy.
Germany has imposed war levy Of
Ge0,000,OOO s10O,0OO.OOU on Ant
werp. This Is many times larger
than any war indemnify ever i'm
posed on single city. Besides this
the Germans have seized works Of art
| and other valuables which will in
crease their official tax many mil
lions.
Seize King Albert" Kaiser Orders.
With Antwerp, formerly the most
powerful fortress in the world. crum-
bled before their giant guns and COM
pletely in their hands. the Kaiser's
forces lost not day in their terrific
onslaught against Belgium, according
to messages received at the war Of
fices of London and Paris.
Already one section of the Teuron
army is pounding away at Che forts
at Lokeren, twelve miles northeast of
Ghent, and other advices are that the
monster cannon which razed the
dozen forts around Antwerp have
been dispatched with large num-
Der of soldiers toward northern
France.
More alarming reports come from
Italy of,the spread of cholera in Aus
tria.
From Ostend comes the alarming
announcement that King Albert, who
arrived in that city Thursday night,
at the head of one section of his
army. is in imminent danger of at
tack by a large force of Germans who
are hurrying there with the avowed
purpose of making the Belgian ruler
captive.
Report $4,000 Men Fall in Battle.
Reports of terrific fighting between
the Russians and the rear guard of the
Germans southeast of Wirballen and
upon the line of lakes to the west of
Suwalki. on the East Prussian from
tier, were received here Sunday night.
Dispatches declared that both sides
during the last two days had sustained
the heaviest losses since the battle
began in that theater Of war.
The news followed closely another
dispatch which asserted that the Ger
mans had evacuated Suwalti, carrying
off the valuables they had taken as
loot. They did not have time. the
message said. to enforce the payment
OF the S5O0.0O0 war levy which had
been imposed
Another report of the lighting
around Augustown claimed that the
Germans lost 10000 men in the fight
ing.