Antwerp

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 53, 19 October 1914, Page 5

Antwerp

CAPTURE OF 6000 PRISONERS AND 500 GUNS.

Amsterdam, October 16,

German headquarters, in a telegram, state that the Germans took 5000 prisoners at Antwerp. The booty included 500 guns, a huge quantity of war munitions,, food and wool, of a total value of ten million marks, together with, copper and silver valued at half-a-million marks. Thirty-four German steamers were in port. Some were burned, and others had their eifgines destroyed. The docks had been rendered unworkable.

Only 15,000 inhabitants are left in Antwerp, mostly old men, women and children. The refugees in Holland fear to accept the German advances to return, desiring, some guarantee that the promises that they will not be ill-treat-ed will he kept. It is stated at The Hague that the Dutch Government has arranged terms with tho Antwerp military authorities, whereby tho refugees may return to Antwerp, but the Belgians will be liable for military service, and to be treated as prisoners of war. The German garrison at Antwerp consists of 17,000 marines. The commander is demanding as Antwerp’s war contribution provisions, wines, and cigars valued at £2OOO daily. Visitors from Antwerp state that tho Germans are energetically reconstructing the Antwerp forts. “DIRTY MERCENARIES!” treatment ombritism wounded BY THE GERMANS.

(Received 8.50 a.in.) Amsterdam, October lo

The war correspondent of the newspaper Tyde, who tiavailed in a trim conveying 2000 wounded hem Brussels to Landen on -.he n nth, sa'd he saw there several woundm Bni.shers lying on filthy straw, having been m<dless for five days. The German diers distributed soup to the fibers, but they tantalised the B-.ushers by holding food to their nose, and then withholding it, and spat m t..eu faces. On tl correspondent Protesting that tl- Lntuhors done their duty 10 he other wounded a sergeant roared: ’ They are . mercenaries!” Not me of the hundred Germans present offered least aid to their dying enemies.