THE FIGHTING IN BELGIUM

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2272, 5 October 1914, Page 5

THE FIGHTING IN BELGIUM

'SUCCESSFUL RUSE BY THE BELGIANS Antwerp, October 1. 'After the German bombardment of Wavre and Sainte Catherine, .the forts remained silent. The Germans, believing this was due to the efficiency of their fire, advanced a section of thoir field-artillery, when the forts opened fire, and'destroyed, almost the whole of the attackers. , ~,, , • The Belgians then made a sortie, and captured several Runs. After the Germans had recaptured Malines, a Belgian armoured train threw seven shells on the barracks, killing many Germans. (Rec. October 4, 2.50 p.m.) * Amsterdam, October 3. The German artillery, which is bombarding Antwerp, is supported only bv 6mall bodies of infantry.. The bombardment is regarded as a half-hearted affair designed to frighten tamperers with the German linos of •communioaFollowmg the attack against the 'Wavre-Saint Cathrine fort, the Germans asked for an armistice to bury their dead. (Rec. October 5, 10.6 a.m.)' Antwerp, October 4. Official—A violent attack by the German artillery compelled _ the defenders of Antwerp, eastward of the River Senne, to retire to the strong position on the River Nethe. „.,•-, n. i ■ The Senne is a small river which pursues a northerly course in the country SSE. of Brussels. The river at its nearest point to Antwerp is about thirty' miles south of that city. The Nethe falls into the Scheldt about ten miles south of Antwerp, its course is roughly from east to west. DUTCH CONCENTRATION CAMP AT AMSTERDAM. (Reo. October 4, 2.15 p.m.) Paris, October 3. The authorities at Amsterdam have established a camp for eighteen thousand.