Belgium

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 22, 14 September 1914, Page 6

Belgium

BATTLE FIERCELY CONTINUED BY THE BELGIANS.

<M THE SOUTH-EAST OF ANTWERP.

I.Br Eueqxbic,Telegii.u'h-—QonaiGar] [.(.Jwstjsd JPaasß Association. 3 . LR-ecoirod 'J.O a.m.) . .Antwerp,, September 13. Official: The battle south-east of Antwerp is being continued with the utmost fierceness. The Belgian left win;.:; gave, ground, hut in tiii. ntiv and right the Belgians advan u or good conditions. A Taube monoplane ,i ine bombs aboard descended !•(..,;■ es vine officer was killed and tit or taken prisoner. It is reported that the Belgians buried 1230 German killed near Torntoiide. Seventy Belgians were killed and many, wounded,. ; Ten thousand Germans between Desselghcm and "Waerghom started south-westward, ami cut the. telegraphs and telephones, and broke the railway signals in order'to prevent a. surprise, from the north, They sent patrols towards Holders, and intimidated the peasants into giving information regarding the Belgian movements. They also seizor! -.wind-mills. [\, is noticeable that these, whenever the Belgian forces are near, stopped turning, thus . signalling, their approach. ■ '•■•.. -~

i The, devastation of Ten no tide was due to aluminium bombs filled, with petrol being hurled with wicks lighted into the buildings. THE FALL OF LIEGE. THE DEFENCE COST 27,000.LIVES* LONGING BOMBARDMENT FOR 26 HOURS,.'. (Received 10 a.m.) ■ .Antwerp,, Septemhor 13. The German,lines of communication at (\>rto;jS.'rg were cut- in.three directions. .... -....'.

■Many big Creusofc guns brought to AjitAyerp have done good work.

, l't, is stated that 27,00(1 fell in deluding Liege. The fall of*the, lafctor's fisrtS' is, to the fact .that they, were bombarded Srom the;to.wn. Ffioh fort is iii.ithe shape of a triangle. with.tno apex directed outwards. At tho.iba,se were barracks for tho.gnrrU s()n. of five .hnudrvd soldiers. The liarranks were iurcoossiblo. to shells from ■the oui.side.,,.because, tiiey were prp,« Meted by, tin* fort itself, with cupolas and batteries,. . The. Germans rushed. li. \ town and established-' eight ami. eleven inch ■ gijtis on, the heights,-and. ombarded l'rom-..beliind the hnrracks,.

impelling the garrison to.take refuge

i: small, rooms ;in the. concrete block in the centre of the fort. They were horribly packed,together .and were ah jnpst .asphyxiated; ■ They -kept, alive by inhalations of oxygen.. ..;..■

iLunciiig jvag Jjoni.ba.r.dcd for 1.-.wt;hf,y----six -hours at the rale of six shells per minute, the. lotal., being, almost ten. thousand.

SUCCESS-'OF iFR-SNCH RUSE,

"WALKING FOREST SNARLED FLAME AND'SPAT BULLETS." A. LAUNDRESS IN THE FUCr' ' AT i.l ' ■.'■_.. '; MEAUX. •'■-• (Received 10 a.m.', Paris, Sep! ';',, In the forest of C'reey m - ncli force cut trees and line jfiei of infantry, each man armed with . .!>- Iy-foliaged branch, moved truant, the | enemy, while liehind, amid the i ippod I tree trunks, the' thirteen pounders were posted for the. purpose of cohering! the slow-moving "iorcst." The quick, iiei'ce attack which followed was ai great success. 'She walking' forestsnarled ilame and spat bullets while! overhead the French and British artil-l lery's shells sped streaming to their mark. By evening the M a rue was clear of tlio enemy, A. laundress wearing a Zouave uniform participated in the. marching aml lighting at Meaux. D«spite her protests the authorities sent the giil