GERMAN SIEGE GUNS BEFORE ANTWERP

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2262, 23 September 1914, Page 5

GERMAN SIEGE GUNS BEFORE ANTWERP

CITY PROVISIONED FOR A YEAR Antwerp, September 21, The possibility of a siege of 'Antwerp still looms up. The Gennaiiß are bringing along siege guns with a range of seventeen miles. Antwerp is provisioned for a year. Three thousand American, cattle have been arriving every week for the last sis weeks. TWO VILLAGES BURNED. ' (Rcc. September 22, 9.55 p.m.) ' • ■ Antworp, September 21. The Germans have expelled from 'Wolverthem, in the province of Brabant, all males ahovo the f,ge of 10. A detachment of German cyclists burned the villages of Tremeloo and Rotselcar. Wolverthem is eight miles north-frost of Brussels. Tremeloo is between Malines and Aersohot, and Rotsclear is between Louvain and Aerschot. GERMANS REPULSED NEAR BRUSSELS. (Ren. September 23. 1.40 a.m.) , London, September 21. The "Daily Chronicle's" Antwerp correspondent says the Germans made three desperate and unsuccessful attempts on Saturday and Sunday to capture Fort Wallhem, between Malines and Brussels. The first was a night operation, when, with their heaviest artillery they covered an infantry attack Upon the entrenohed Belgians. For a short while the isßUe was doubtful, but when the dofendors of the fort realised the danger they devastated the German lines. The attacks were finally repulsed with a loss of a thousand men. AUSTRIANS NOW OCCUPYING BRUSSELS.. '(Roc. September' 23, 1.40 a.m.) Ostond, September 21. It is reported that all the Bavarian troops have loft Brussels. Some were court-martialled and shot. It is stated that all the Germans have been sent to France or to the East Prussian frontier, and that forty thousand Austrians are occupying Brussels accompanied by seven heavy siego-guns. GREAT AUSTRIAN FORCE ON ITALIAN FRONTIER ITALIANS ARRESTED IN TRIESTE. Vanloe, September 21. Two hundred thousand Austrian troops are concentrated on the Italian frontier. Hundreds of Italians in Trieste woro wronaly denounced as spies and ttf« rested and their houses searched,