Belgium.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 92, 14 September 1914, Page 8

Belgium.

A BRAVE SOLDIER. ANTWERP IMPREGNABLE. DAMAGES IN BELGIUM, £40,01)0,000. Times and Sydney Sun Service*. , Received 12, 7 p.m. Antwerp, September 12. General Leman, who built tbo Belgian forts and was wounded, ftt Liege, wrote to the King of the Belgians:—"ln honor our arms have surrendered neither the fortress nor the forts. I would wijlingly have given my life better to have served you, but death was not granted me," ■Antwerp has been ihii.ie Js nearly impregnable as military skill is capable of. It is believed Belgium can be depended upon to take a full share of the anticipated German debacle. ,„ The damage caused by the war in Belgium to date is estimated at 10 millions sterling. , BELGIANS RETALIATE. RE-OCCLTY THEIR CITIES. , Received 1!!, 5.5 p.m. London, September :I'2. The Belgian Legation states that the Belgian Army on Thursday sa'.Ued from Antwerp and forced the Germans to retire along an extended line. They retook Ma!ines and Aerschot, and blew up the railway between Louvain. Amsterdam, September 12. There are reports that the Belgians have re-occupied Gbenv. THE RUINS OF THRMONDE.

SCENES OF HORROR. "**"" Rotterdam, September 11. (evening). The Niew Couramt's correspondent describes a visit to Termonde. There was a dense smoke and a horrible smell of burning : iU'.=ih. Tihe troadwaysf ward strewn with the; bodies o; civilians, and British and French soldiers, mostly decomposing and with their hands still giasping their weapons. The Germans had riot touched the nrmerous rifles, twords, and pistols along the roadways. GERMANS RETREAT WITH HEAVY LOSSES. WANTON DAMAGE AT TEEMOXDE. Antwerp, September 12. Official.—The Germans were routed with heavy losses at Termonde. Before the evacuation the Germans burnt 1101) out of J 300 houses, and destroyed works of art and historical memorials. Tile retreat of the German masking force from Antwerp was continued on Friday, and the Belgian artillery indicted important loss3S. London, Sept. 12 (morinng). The Germans bombarded Diephen, south of .Valines, for half an lion v. Many houses were wrecked, but no'one was killed.

ENEMY'S COMMUNICATIONS . CUT. t Received 13, 5.5. p.m. London .September 12. Thr- Belgian activity is general, cutting I lie enemy's communications to the norl'li and east. PURSUED AXD HARASSED. NORTHERN DISTRICTS EVACUATED BY THE ENEMY. Antwerp, September 11. The Germans have completely evacuated the region of the Schledt between Antwerp and Ghent. One of the Herman corps is marching towards France after engagements on the right bank of the Scheldt and in the triangle formed by Oudenarde, Courtrai and Renaix. The Belgians are pursuing and harassing them. GERMANS FALL BACK. Oatcnd, September 11. The Belgians have driven the Hermans back to tile environs of Louvain. TERMOXDE RETAKEN BY THE BELGIANS. Ostend, September 11. The Belgians have re-occupied Termondc. AXOTIIER BELGIAN SUCCESS. Received 13. midnight. London, Sept. 'l2 (evening). Ostend reports that the. Belgians cut up a German corps at Cortcnbergh, taking many prisoners.