THE ALLIES' DRIVE IN FLANDERS

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13895, 22 October 1918, Page 5

THE ALLIES' DRIVE IN FLANDERS

EVA<" ON OF BELGIAN COAST CAUSES STOP-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS IN GERMANY. '560 GERMAN OFFICERS AT ANTWERP REFUSE TO GO TO THE FRONT. RFMOVJNG AERODROMES AND DISMANTLING SUBMARINES AND DESTROYERS. (Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.) Received October 21, 7.13 p.m. AMSTERDAM, October 21. When the evacuation of the Relgian coast became known in Cologne stnpwar demonstrators—mostly women and old soldiers—gathered around the Town Hall, shouting, "Make peace, we are beaten." Soldiers from the barracks only consented to interfere on condition that they were .mt called upon to shoot, order was re-established. Similar episodes occurred at many places in Germany. The Handelsblad states that the Germans have evacuated the<r aerodromes at Austruwell and (ihent and transferred the material to Wilhk. Five hundred and sixty German officers were imprisoned at Antwerp for refusing to go to the front. The marines at Rowerslince are taking to pieces 3") submarines and 13 destroyers for conveyance to Germany. Refugees report that Belgian soldiers on Friday shot to pieces a number of vessels on the Eechloo canal carrying German officers and war material, nobody being saved, (Admiralty per Wireless Press.) '»' > Received October 21, 9.33 p.m. LONDON, October 20. German official: We evacuated Bruges, Thielt and Korbrik.