THE GERMAN SIDE OF THE STORY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2279, 13 October 1914, Page 5

THE GERMAN SIDE OF THE STORY

• UNPRECEDENTED.. ENTHUSIASM. .... ' Rome, October 11. _;. The fall of Antwerp caused unprecedented enthusiasm in Germany, and is regarded as the beginning of the end.' Flags were hoisted, and . demonstrators paraded the streets. ■•..'■ -. '-.■'•■'..' ■ The wounded men who recently arrived at Aix-la-Chapelle, Cologne, and Dusseldorf weio covered with flowers, and given presents. .-.•... '" ■ The "Tages Zeitung". states .that the capture of Antwerp, carries with it thei germ of the capture of Paris, and is a most serious blow to England. - : :.' ' ~ .'■ ■ v .' ENORMOUS SUPPLIES CAPTURED. : - --•'•. London, October 11. 'A German, official message states that the Germans captured enormous supplies of all kinds at Antwerp.,, The number of prisoners cannot be estimated. General Baeseler, who directed the attack, has been decorated. Genfiral BaeseleVs proclamation warns the citizens that "refractory conduct will bo punished according to 'the laws of war, and may • lead to the destruction of your beautiful city." ... JiAIJSER DECORATES HIS SON. ..;'., The Hague, October 11. "The Kaiser bestowed the Iron Cross on his son Prince August Wilhelm, who was among the first, to penetrate the Antwerp fortifications.