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The Omaha Sunday Bee
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VOL. XL1V NO. 17.
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S1X(JLK COPY FIVE CENTS.
AK-SAR-BEN XX
ENDS FESTIVAL;
BESTJfET HELD
Subjects of Newly Crowned Monarch
Disport Themselves Joyously
During Closing Hours.
BTJN COMES FROM HIDING PLACE
Weather Seeks to Make Amends for
Preventing Breaking of At
tendance Records.
3TEW RULERS TAKE UP DUTIES
Magnificent Parades Dismantled
After Rousing Admiration
of Thousands.
FINANCIAL PROFIT REGISTERED
Eleven Thousand Dollar Deficit of
Last Year Wiped Out.
tARGE OUT-OF-TOWN CROWDS
Attendance Only Knrpassed orln
Kaposltlon Year, Although Bain
Krrpi Thonunili from
JUsbwar.
CAttSlVAt. ATHS'DAHCE.
113.
Wednesday 3.680 16S
Thursday B.S47 .
rrlday 7.338 6,846
Saturday
Adult. 18.068 15.494
Children 3,789 8,986
w, ndsy 13,379 4,716
Tussoay 16,888 16,4t8
Thursday 15,368 18687
Wednesday .... 81.810 84,086
TrtdT 9'785
18,133
1,783
9,616
2, 51
80,703
81,650
10,367
103,847
doubly
TotU
107,456 108,858
jivi,l nwiiTmaklriB that wan
Jovful, because of the dampened f rolled of
some of the preceding days, tle nlorious
fall festival of Klne Ak-Sar-Ben XX
came to a fitting close last night. With
out doubt, It wm the best celebtutlon
tsuapon ever recorded In the long hintorv
of Qulvera. and will Bo down in tho
enhala of good King Ak' dynasty as a
period of feUUvltlea marked, harmony
with th greatness and grandeur o the
fealm.
The new monarch and his bt-autlful
Uueon have come, and aftc-i- recetvtng th
crown and ncepter and being ,-nlhroned
In their royal castlo, have taken ui tho
duly of making their domain even more
httlH'V T1 Prosperous than before. The
magnificent rarades, with their beautiful
fl,:ats and brilliant lights, have passed
before the throngs of loyal and admiring
subnets, and have since been dieniantled.
The gay crowds have had their tun and
liiive paid Uielr homage to the new moil-
rch, and now have gone back to their
rver-y-day vocations, to tane ip wun ni
vlor the industrious toil thst makes
Nebraska what it it.
After furnishing Joy and entertainment
for many thousands, the carnlvnl has
closed, and the King's Hlshway once
jno.e will revert to its natural condition
of . Ity streets and vacant lots, until the
Mug's minions again take pos-esslon of it
for their playground next year.
Uarly Promise Fulfilled,
success In many ways has rewarded the
efforts of hamson and the board of gov
ernors of Ak-Sar-Ben to give the people
an enjoyable festival in connection with
the coming of a new ruler. The carnival
Reason started out as the most successful
In tho history of Qulvera, nd although
the total attendance has not quite meas
ured up to the record, because of bad
weather on the big days, all other fea
tutea of the ten days of gayety have
proved as successful as the opening
promised.
The parades exceeded all previous ones
In splendor, the attractions wore upsur
passed, and the finances of the festival
appear to be safely on the credit side of
the ledger. In fact, it is expected that
theie will n almost, if not unite, enough
Iproflt this ear to wip? out the $ll.rt
deficit which resulted last year from a
epell of bad weather.
When everything is eonsldeiied, the
governor, oi
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dicates that the people of Nebraska and
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The Weather
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For Omaha, Council Muffs and Vicinity
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Normal precip,ixtmn "7 Ineli
Excess for the day bi Inch
Total rainfall since March 1. .. .21.1 Inches
Jieflclency since March 1 l.KI inches
Jieflrtency for cor. period, 1913. 5. 70 Inches
Jefklncy for cor period, 1912. 2.64 inches
U A. WELOII. Local Forecaster.
1919
1,85
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WARMER
CAPTIVES OF THE GERMANS Party of French soldiers under guard, taken at
Zossen, where the Germans hold them prisoners of war.
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KING CHARLES OF
ROMANIA IS DEAD
First Monarch of Country Dies at
Age of Seventy-Five.
HOHENZOLLERN BY BIRTH
lie WnH railed to Throne Forl
Htght Yrnra Ago When Kingdom".
Oi-Kitnlr.ed Oat of Territory
1 ndrr Turkish. Itnle.
PETHOUliAU,. Oct. 10.-HVi- J-uiJun,X-King
OharleH of Koumanta is dead.
Charles 1. was Rumania's first king.
The story of his career, Bpanning seventy
five years, is that of a Uerrnan prince
elected to govern a Jjitln people, out of
which exi erience Human ans it those who
have followed the fortunes of that buffer
state, will recall much that is stirring if
not romatic
Prince Charles was born a Hohenuol
lein. an obit r branch of the family than
that of Kmperur William of ("Jertnany,
but nonetheless proud of Its blood. He
: was tie S(n of Prince Charles Anthony
of llohenzollern-SlEinnrlnge.'i, who
vol-
untarily resigned the Hohtnzollern re
gen tslilp in favor of the Prussian crown
and subsequently became prime minister
of Prushla,
It was while Charles was serving, at
the ago of 7 years, as an officer of high
rank In the Prussian guard, that the
Turkish provinces of Wallachla and
Moldavia united to call themselves Ru
mania, und, casting their eyes about Eu
rope for a foreign prince to govern them
since no native prince had been success
fultook the advice of Napoleon III, and
invited young Charles to be their prince.
Make Secret Journey.
With Austria at that time preparing to
fight Prussia, . young Charles.', departure
for Rumania was such a perilous under
taking that he made it secretly. He dis
guised himself. as a Russian merchant
bound for Odessa and sailed down the
Danube, Jumping ashore on Rumanian
territory on May 20, lCtf, and made Ills
way to the palace at Hui hurest, where
he was proclaimed prince three days later.
Napoleon III had , told him that nothing
was more difficult than to govern a Latin
race. The young prince soon found that
he had been well advised In this respect
Ho was homesick and beset with In
numerable difficulties, growing out of the
fact that the country was struggling with
a new constitution that gave the people
Bn unaccustomed liberty.
and that he
,nade no secret of his
purpose to plant
among them the l;lvlliral:on of (it-nuuny.
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, best Kumnnlsn of them all.. Ills great
j confidence, in the virtue of I lohenzollern
I blood, brought him energy und patience,
which later won the hearts of his people.
In the meantime, at' the age of ai, tho
.young prince paid court to Princess Eliza
I beth of Wled, with whom he fell in love
U first sight when he met her In Cologne.
land the marrlsgx was celebrated on the
! banks of the Rhine In the fall of 1W9. Th
j queen has since become beloved among
V her people for her devotion to goixi works
jjjand famous throughout thy world as a
f,4 1 poet, with the pseudonym of "Carmen
i flylva."
! Alliance, with Uuaoln.
A boy was born to the couple, but it died
at the age of 'i and they had no further
children. In ISTti when there arose the
quextlon of participating in the Turko
Kussli'n !', Prince Charles stood firm
for 4).iality, but when the Russians
er ft. the point of being crushed at
Plevna Jul Grand Puke Nicholas sent
his frtr.rus call for help, the Rumanian
fores were led to battle and with
Charles at their head decisively defeated
the great Turkish army.
The renonn of Prince Charles spread.
and four years later, out of a cannon h
hud capturtd at Plevna the Rumanian
people cast him an Iron crown. With
consent of the powers they placed It on
bia head in Wl. From this time on King
(Continued on Page Two, Column rive.)
GERMANS IN TRAP !
SLAIN NEAR YERDUN!
Rapid Shifting by Tricolor Leads
Foe Into Places Where They
Are Mowed Down.
TEUTONS FALL LIKE FLIES
Illnpatrh from tlertln to Itnllan
I'uner Indicates IvnUer's l'urera
llattllug with Desperation
Agnlnnt Kreneli.
(CVpyrisiht. ll'H, by Pres Publishing Co.) j
BOMB, Oct. 10. (Special Cablegram to '
New York World and Omaha Heo.) Tho I
following censored telegram was received ,
by l.a Tribunal frotiiUt.rUn -.4
"Cierman correspondents at the from 1
say tho French in defending Verdun are j
rapidly shifting the positions of their 1
field guns to atlinulute retreat In one
quarter While they advance In another.
Thuir knowledge of the ground, which j
comprises hills and woods, favors these j
tactics. They cfintest every fWt of ground
and compel the Germans to adopt exten-
she movements and advanced cxplora- !
lions of captive balloons, necessitating 1
the rapid shifting of telephone lines,
heliographs and aeroplanes. i
tsermans Kail Like Files.
'The Uermans are fighting with the ;
courage of desperation from eurly morn- '
Ing till late at night, advancing Inch by ;
Inch. The French simulate retreats from :
the woods and when the (Jermuns ad-
vanco they open fire from behind trees '
where they even hide machine gun. !
"Germans fall like flies. 1
"Major Morath, military expert of the 1
Berliner Tageblatt, says his anxiety now
is fully Justified." j
The Austrian ambassador haa called j
upon the Italian premier expressing bis 1
emperor's regret for the damage caused
by mines In the Adriatic and conveying j
his condolences to the victim's families.
An Austrian naval attache, accompanied '
by an expert in submarine mines, hits :
been to Venice to examine the mines and
ascertain the cause of their drifting. !
Three additional mines are reported he- i
tween Venice and Ancona and another off '
Venice. , . ,
Crews Will. Not Ball.
The crews of coasting vessels in the
Adriatic refuse to sail unless the govern- I
ment guarantee their safety and permits
torpedo boats to escort their ships. I
M. Jules Cambon. formerly French j
ambassador " at . Uerlln, again conferred '
with Wgnor Cluliano, the foreign minis- j
ter, this morning-and subsequently had an '
audience with the king. '
Man Run Over by
Aeroplane is Killed
CHICAGO. Oct. in. in wliut Is said to
tie the. first fatal accident of Its kind on
record Alphonso Hut h. a mechanician,
was killed "011 the Cleei o flying field lure
yesterday by being run over by un aero
plane. Huth. an expert on aeroplane mo
tors, and an aviator, was testing the
"pull" of a motor by having it dnig
against a spring m ain chained to a stuke.
The stake gave -way under the strain
and the flying machine dashed over
Huth, inflicting fatal injuries, from which
he dlvd.
HUNGARY WILL SUSPEND
IMPORT DUTY ON GRAIN
Vr.XICK, yia Paris. Oct. lfl i2:JS a. m )
Tho repeated efforts of the Austrian
government finally have succeeded in
persuading the Hungarian cabinet to con
sent tu a suspension of the Import duties
on grain. As a partial concession to the
Hungarian agrarian Interests It Is under
stood the government will not attempt to J
fix any scale of maximum priees for the j
grain market. j
The spirit manufacturers have been for- :
bidden to use corn and potutyes and must, j
therefore use sugar beets and inolasues
ss substitutes.
It is hoped that these measures will
tend to prevent a further Increase in the
price of breadstuff, as the rise which
haa thus far occurred Is already causing
much hardship among the poor.
CHRISTMAS SHIP'S
MISSION OF CHEER
It Will Carry Yuletide Joy to Homes
Where War Had Laid
Heavy Hand
Its
HAPPINESS FOR THE CHILDREN
t.rent Amrrlrnn Warship to Re the
Messenger of (llorlnna (ilfls to
I, It tie One Whose 1,1 vea
Are Dnrkened.
Children, did any of you ever -see an
American warship, one like the battleship
Nebraska,' for example? '
Well, If you never did, It is pretty hard
lu tell vuu v'ust what It Is Uks. but you
can pet a pretty good Idea by comparinon
with something you are familiar with.
The Nebraska Is a block and a half long,
und would fill Fur nam, street from side
to side, for that distance, and Its upper
!eek would be as high in the air as the
roof (,f a four-story building, while Its
great gun turrets would reach still an
other nory higher, and Its fighting tops
or battle masts would tower above the
cornice of an eight-story building.
Pretty iji sort of ship, Isn't It? Well,
that Is the sort of ship that. Hon. Jo
sephiiH Iiuniels, secretary of the navy,
has promised to put into tho peaceful and
glorious nilsHinn of sending to Kurope,
not with a load of fighting muteiiai, but
with the mot wonderful cargu ever car
ried a loss the Atlantic.
Wnrahlp Loaded llh (.Iris.
An American warship Is to Ih loaded
with Christmas gifts from the boys and
girls of America to (lie boys and girls of
Kurope. It will be I he nulv eliunen th
children of Germany, France, Fnglaru
neigium, Austria. KUssia and rservla will
have for Christmas. You have been lead
ing In The Hee every day the news re
ports of the dreadful battle that are
being fought, where thousands and hun
dreds of thoussnds of men are being
driven to combat, armed with the most
terribly destruetlve engines of death ever
(Continued on Page Seven, Col. Three.)
Heflin and Mann
Use Hot Words in
Suffrage Debate
VA.HINOTO., Oct. lO.-PersonuJltles
In the house today between Republican
Lender Maim and Representative Ileiflln
of Aluhsma culminated In the Alabanlan
denouncing Mann iu" unworthy of his
scat and demanding that the house take
up the charge.
Mann had offered an amendment to the
pending Philippine bill to provide for
woman suffrage in the islands.
ilosentlng statements concerning his
attitude toward the suffrage parade here
last Match, he said: "1 thought it was
better for the young girl on the woman
suffrage float .11 that time to be at home
than In the parade, for fear the gentle
man from Alabama would have seen her
and been sure to insult her."
Air. Helfin sprang to bis feet, declar
ing M;:nn uuuorthy of a place In the
house.
Representative Hay demanded that the
objectionable words lie strb'ken from the
record. .Mann, continuing referred to a
leeent a r.tl-womun suffrugo speech made
by Hepi esentatlve Heflin as an "insult
to womanhood."
"I denouer the gentleman from Illinois
as a liar," shouted ll flln.
"I demand that those words be taken
down." interjected l'ayne of New York.
Mann aslied him to withdraw that de
mand. .1ti 1 1 11 said that the sienographer's
notes were not correct and that he bad
aid be thought there was danger of in
suit to the women In the suffrage parade
from tho democratic crowds and that he
bad facetiously added ' that the gentle
man from Alabamu might be one of the
crowd."
The house Voted that the words read
from the stenographer's words were cor
rece. Hy a vote of Mi to 66 the house then
expurged Mann's remarks from the reo
ore.
VIOLENT FIGHTING
RAGES ON BATTLE
FIELDS OFFRANGE
Stubborn Engagements to North,
East and South of Arras
Are Reported.
CAVALRY FORCES IN ENCOUNTER
French Headquarters Tells of Clash
Between Horse of Allies and
Germans Near Lille.
EARLY STATEMENT OPTIMISTIC
Paris Communication in Afternoon
Asserts Situation in War Zone
Satisfactory.
DOUBLE SYSTEM OF TRENCHES
Outermost One of Teutons Provided
with Quick Firers.
ARE LARGE AND COMFORTABLE
At Intervals They II road en Out
Into uhterrunran Kest Hooms,
Where Men Hlrrv 1" Com
parative KrcorllJ.
Ill l.l.KTIN.
PARIS, Oct- 10. Tho official
communication. Issuc-il by tho French
war department tonight road:
"The Information rpcolved thia
evening from tho central heiulpuar
ters only mentlong encounter be
tween the two cavalry forces to the
Boulhwent of Lille, a violent uctlou
to the south, to tho eiiHt and to the
north of Arras and very vlKorons at
tacks from the enemy on the heights
of the Meuso."
gays Mtuntlnn alafaclr .
PARIS Oct. lO.-Tbe following official
announcement was given out In Paris
this afternoon: .
"The fighting conttnuss unu-.
faetory conditions. Our entire battle
front haa been maintained In splto of
violent attacks of the enemy at wvoral
P"'On'our left wing in the region in
cluded between La Ha.se. Armenllcres
tween the opposing forces of cavalry has
been confused because of the nature of
the terrain.
-To the north of the Olse our troops
have attained real advantages at several
places in their xno of a-thm. In the
region of W. Mlhlel we have made ma
terial progress.
l.yek Occupied.
"In Russia very spirited fighting con
tinues on the frontier of Kust Prussia,
where Russian troops have had partial
successes. They have occupied tho town
of Lyck, Kast Prussia.
"The siego of Prexemysl continues
under conditions favorable for the Rus
sians, who have taken by assault one of
the forts of tho muln line of defense."
In contrast to tlw; rapidity with which
the Germans have conducted their cam
paign against Antwerp, the tide of battle
Is flowing slowly In certain parts of
France. The engagements In the Woevre
district, according to the statements of
the wounded soldiers who have leen
brought back from this territory, con
tinue to take the form of a slow and
steady siege.
Constructed on Two Lines.
The German trcnehea in the Woevre
have been constructed In two lines, one
behind the other. The outermost Is fur
nished with quick-firers, with outposts
constantly on guard. The larger detach
ments shelter themselves in the second
line. These trenches are large and com
paratively comfortable, and at Intervals
they broaden out Into sunterranean rest
rooms, In which the troops msy sleep In
comparative security. The first line Is
reached from the second through under
ground passages.
The daily routine is carefully observed.
The fire of this heavy artillery Is di
rected through the study of maps and
aerial reconnalsances and directed mostly
to ravines and woods where the enemy
Is supposed to be.
The allies have Just Installed a system
of drainage In the trenches, which up to
the present time has been very successful.
Ursinsge is almost necessary precaution,
as many of the troops are suffering from
Inflammatory rheumatism.
AUTOMOBILE BANDITS
KIDNAPJOWA FARMER
DK.S MuINl'.S. Oct. 10-Two un-
masked automobile bandits, each carrying
a revolver, kidnaped Charles Ash worth, a
wealthy P' Ik county furmur, today in
broad daylight and not twenty feet from
the main ft reel .if Valley Junction, a su
buib. Kd Wagner, a business man, broke
away from the robbers and made Ins es
cape after they bad robbed him of a
Jl.OOu diamond, his watch and all the
money be had.
The bandits stopped Wagner and Ash
worth In an alley back of the former's
saloon. They demandud ll.MU from Wag
ner and 1,0D from Afchworth.
Hheiiff's deputies are searching for the
kidnapers ami Ashworth tonight Three
men were arrested on suspicion during
the day.
CARDINAL SECRETARY
F ERRATA IS DEAD
HOMK, Oct 10 Csrdinal Dominic. Ter
rata, the cardinal secretary of state died
today.
War Summary
Antwerp has fallen before the
Germans under General Von Hese
ler. The siege occupied ten dnya
No details of the German occupa
tion have been made known. A
dispatch from The lluguo says
says that the city surrendered at
L':3(i o'clock Friday afternoon. A
German official announcement
coming tiy way of London nays
that "the town since midday Fri
day has been In our possession. "
Today's news dispatches indi
cate that early reports of the
damage done by the bombard
ment probably were exaggerated
and that the cathedral of Notre
Dame and other historical struc
tures may have escaped Injury.
It Is believed In London that
the final resistance wan made by
a small Karrlaon w hich was sacri
ficed In order to permit tho es
cape of the Belgian army, which
Is now reported to be somewhere
between Antwerp and Ostend. at
tempting; to make its way to the
lines of the allies.
German aggression at various
places along the line of the field
fighting Is reported from Paris,
which, however, declares that the
battle continues under satisfac
tory conditions. The afternoon
announcement of the French War
office says that the entire battle
front of the allies has been main
tained in spite of violent attacks
by the Germans at several points.
RUSSIAN ARMY
TAKES JFFENSIYE
Line of Battle in Poland and East
Prussia Extends for Distance
of Sixty Miles.
THREE ATTACKS REPULSED
(irriuini Complained (hat Musco
vites Doable In N ambers
Were fttaylnw Tna Close
to Tuelr Trenches.
AT TUB FltONT. WinrtALLKN. Rus
sian Poland, Oct T (Via The Hague and
Ijondon. Oct. 10, T a. in.) The Russians
finally have decided to take the offensive.
The Ocrmans, heretofore have often com
philned that the enemy, though twice as
strong numerically, refused to leave their
trenches, but for the last three nights the
Husslans have attacked sJontr tho entire
front extending; sixty miles, from about'
W'llkowysxkl, north to AtiRustnwo, to a
point below Lyck, East ITussla. The at
tar k were repulsed, however, the Rus
sians losing heavily, while the German
losses were light.
No wounded were seen from Stall
upnnenu, Kast Prussia, to the firing line,
which the correspondent reached In the
afternoon (date not given). The Husslans
had Just begun an attack on tho German
left wing, but It was quickly repulsed,
the firing lasting about thirty minutes.
The. Russian artillery, which evidently
has been reinforced by heavy artillery
from Kovno, at times shot well, but often
their shells fell short of the German ar
tillery. Great damage has been done
everywhere In the country where the
fight has been raging.
The German soldiers everywhere are In
the best of hopes. They are well provi
sioned, as the supply arrangements are
working without a hitch. All the roads
leading from the fighting tone are filled
with refugees carrying their household
effects and many of them are driving
their cattle before them.
Captain Coleman
is Asked to Explain
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. -Secretary Gar
rison today called on Captain Ijb Vert
Coleman, U. S. A., who returned from
Kurope yesterday with Assistant Secre
tary llreckenrldge for an explanation as
to the correctness of published criticisms
of the German army attributed to him,
which officials deem In violation of Pres
ident Wilson's prohibition of partisan dis
cussion of the Kuropean war.
Captain Coleman was quoted as saying
his observations "led to the conclusion
that the so-called Grman atrocities was
the result of orders from high German
military authorities and not the work of
individuals," and that "the Germans will
never uKaln get as n-ar to Paris as they
have been "
Rock Island System
to Be Sold at Auction
NKW YORK. Oct. 10 -The Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad Is to be
sold at public auction at the county
court house here at a date to be deter
mined soon. The last legul detail prelim
inary to advertising the property for sale
was settled today when Judge Mayer of
the t'nlted States district court signed the
decree of foreclosure and sale.
I '..fault in payment of Interest on 4 per
cent gold bonds resulted in foreclosure
proceedings by the Central Trust com
pany, trustee of the bondholders. The
amount of such bonds and the Interest
du thereon Is t74,OU8,OU).
Queen of Belgium
on Way to London
LONDON. Oct. 10 The queen of the
Relgians is reported to have passed
through FolkcHtone from Dunkirk last
night, proceeding to Ltondoa.
ANTWERP FALLS
BEFORE RAIN OF
GERMAN SHELLS
Last and Strongest Citadel in Bel
gium Occupied by Kaiser's
Troops Friday Afternoon.
WHITE FLAG OVER CATHEDRAL
Belgians Are Driven from Their
Trenches by Furious Charges
Early in Morning.
FORTS REDUCED ONE BY ONE
Fire of Heavy Siege Guns is Di
rected by Signals from Zeppe
lins Hoverjng Oyer City.
I FALL OF THE CITY DISCOUNTED
Military Experts Asking What Ger
mans Will Do with It.
SIEGE DEVELOPS NEW FACTS
Modern Fortresses Are ft'at atrea
Knsnfk to Ilea 1st the Klre of
Moaera Artillery Great "af
ter! a a; Anson Refagees.
BULLETIN.
ROME, Oct. 10. (By Way of
London.) Dispatches from Berlin
state that the capitulation of Ant
werp haa created unprecedented en
thusiasm all through Germany,
where the general opinion Is that the
fall of the Belgian city marks the be
ginning of the end.
Everywhere there are signs of
great rejoicing. Flags have been
raised and demonstrators parade the
streets .acclaiming the army.
HVLLBTIN.
LONDON, Oct. 10. The Amster
dam correepondent of Router's says
a message from Berlin general army
headquarters, dated October 10 at
11 a. m., says the entire fortress of
Antwerp, including all forts. Is in
possession of the Germans.
ILIiKTIN.
THE HAGUE, Oct. 10. (Via Lon
don) Antwerp surrendered to the
Germans at 2:80 p. m. Friday, Octo
ber 9.
The war flag was removed from
the cathedral and a white flag raised
in its place at 9 a. m. The actual
surrender took place five and one
half hours later. It is declared here
that the cathedral of Notre Dame has
not been damaged. The Germans
delivered one of their last furious at
tacks between 6 and 7 O'clock Friday
morning. The Belgians resisted
them valiantly in their trenches and
the desperate fighting resulted in
very heavy losses on both sides.
During all Thursday night Zeppe
lin airships directed the firing of the
German heavy artillery, the results
of which were appalling.
The German artillery forced its
way across the river Nethe, in which
many of the artillerymen were
drowned. The fighting has been In
describably sanguinary.
The Belgians succeeded In blowing
up two, and possibly more, of their
enemies' batteries and heavy artil
lery. Aatwera Fallea.
HOME, Oct. W-(By Way of London,
(:10 p. ni.) Dispatches from Berlin state
that the capitulation of Antwerp has
created unprecedented enthusiasm all
through Germany, where the general
oplnon is that the fall of tho Belgian '
city marks the beginning of the end.
Everywhere there are signs of great
rejoicing. Flags have been raised and
demonstrators parade the streets, ac
claiming the army.
LONDON, Oct. W. Antwerp haa fallen
Into the hands of the Germans with the
exception of a few outlying forts, which
cannot affect the outstanding facts, but
its capture, important and stirring as H
has been was robbed of much of ita In
tricate value, it Is contended here, by the
escape of the garrison.
The defenders, it appears, held on long
enough to enable them to take full stock
of tho situation and evacuated the citadel
when it became evident that the doom of
the town was sealed. Toward the close
of the defense only a sufficient garrison
to work the remaining available guns was
left to hold Antwerp.
At midday Friday the advance force of
the Germans entered Antwerp and the
full surrender of the city evidently oc
curred at 2:90 o'clock In the afternoon.
Beaten back from their last defensea, the
Belgians blew up their heavy batteries
and withdrew to rejoin their comrades,
who previously had evacuated their posi
tions. Still Iataet.
The forts around Cbntlch, sis miles
southeast of Antwerp, are said to be still
Intact and the duel between them and
the German artillery Is reported as still
proceeding thia (Saturday) morning. The
outcome cannot be ta doubt, It having
been conclusively proved in the last te
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