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THE CHATHAM RECORD H- A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription 31.50 Per Year Strictly In Advance THE CiiATMATJ RECOHD Rates of Advertising OaSqmafoM wmOm WOO OiwSquex, tar ktsrtk (13 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts! featmsds. VOL. XXXVII. PITTSB0R0, CHATHAM COUNTY, N: C, OCTOBER 21, 1914. NO.-11. i i y y ' 3E Che W ar SUMMARY OF THE EUROPEAN WAR FOR QNE WEEK READ AT A GLANCE October 11. With the conclusionof that phase vof the battle of the nations which came with the fall of Antwerp the censorship again has drawn a veil over the fighting in the greater part of the European continent. . The Germans have resumed their night attacks between Craonne and Rheims, which, according to French accounts, have been repulsed. From Rheims to the Meuse nothing of im portance has occurred of late. Two German aeroplanes flew over Paris. They dropped- a score of bombs, which killed three persons and wounded twenty, but did no material damage. Part of the Antewerp garrison and The Austrains also claim victories over the Russians at Lancut and Dy now in Galicia. It is known that they have received reinforcements. This Petrograd admits, has compelled a change in the plans of the Russian army. The Montenegrins claim a victory over the Austrains in Bosina, where they say the Austrains tried to cut off the Montenegrin army proceeding to Sarajevo, but were defeated with heavy losses. More alarming reports come from Italy of the spread of cholera in Aus tria The Rumanian government has thought it necessary to take precau tions of the Austrian legation at Bucharest. October 12, From the east came tidings of a decided reversal in form, the dispatches i both from Vienna and Petrograd indicating that the Austrian army at Przemysl so often reported surrounded, hopelessly outclassed and on the "verge of surrender, had turned on the Russians with the aid of rein forcements, and forced them to re treat. . Probably stirred? by the bomb drop ing exploits of German air craft. over Paris, London seems to be prepared for such visitors, and official notice has been, served oh ' persons living near the .mouth of the Thames that they should be ready to seek their cellars at the first sound of fireing as there will be no time to spread the news in any more formal way. . It is T stated that the German's lost 45,000 men during the ' attack on Fortresses Waelhem and Wavre-Sft. Cathrine, at Antwerp, says a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam. Many towns which a few days ago were in the hands of the Russians are now again under Austrian ad ministration. The Russians have a bandoned the seige of Przemysl in Austrian Gallicia, to put themselves in a strategetical position to meet October 13. "With the exception of King Albert, who remains at the head of the army, and the minister of war, the members of the cabinet with the other government officials and the corps left Ostend by steamer for Havre where they will carry on the affairs of state and with the hospital ity that has been offered 'to them by the French government. French forces have been sent to cut off, if possible, this attempt .to reach the coast and, according to a French official communication issued have taken the offensive. The big German siege guns used to reduce the Antwerp forts already have been moved. "It is reported they are to be taken to the Vosges to re duce Belfort. Of fighting Galicia, the official re ports from Petrograd and .Vienna are so directly at variance that there is no reconciling them. "It is officially reported from Vienna that 40,000 Russians were killed or wounded near Przemysl. Belgian officers interned in Holland estimate about 20,000 Belgian soldiers are still in Antwerp as prisoners. The Germans, as soon as they en tered Antwerp, took possession of all the fire engines in the city and com menced extinguishing the fires. October 14. For the first time the French general takes notice : of and denies some claims put forth by the Germans. ' ' ' .- .... ' Vienna makes the claim that the Russians have evacuated !; "!Lemberg, while the Russians denied a similar report that they had v given up the siege of Przemysl. Nothing has come through concern ing the battle.., on the,-East. ,; . German reports coming " through Rome say that-the, real struggle '-Is just beginning and that, if necessary, 5,000,000 men can be called upon for . compulsory service, while many vol unteers also are available. Ostend's fate hangs in the balance. The government has left. King Albert and the main military headquarters went and 60,000 panic-stricken people await action by the Germans who are known " to have " a large force within 20 miles of the city. -. The censorship has prohibited any mention' of the operations to the north of Arras. v . . i On . the ' left bank of the Vistula, along the roads leading from Warsaw to Ivangorod, our troops on October "13 successfully pressed back the Ger man forces. One of our regiments cap tured two 'German companies.' October 15. Two great battles, one in Northern France and Belgium, the other in Russian Poland, both with a front of three hundred miles, have in Brief reached their height -but the public is allowed only an occasional glance of their progress through official com munications," which frenquently are wildly at variance. ' ; Evidence that the German assaults, are being delivered with less force is conveyed in the intimation that be tween the Somme and the Oise their artillery attacks are not being follow" ed up with infantry charges. The French claim to have made an advance between the Meuse and the Moselle and, after having repulsed the German attacks to have reached south of the road leading from Verdun to Metz. Belgians now are coming to Eng land in large numbers. About 3,000 wounded Belgian soldiers have reach ed this country, while England also is getting more refugees from Holland, the towns and cities of which are overcrowded. Of the big battle in Poland the Rus sian official report says there is no important change to record. Rome is again responsible for the report that the Russians have defeated the Ger mans south of Warsaw, but this is be lieved to refer to the fighting in which the Russians yesterday claimed to have pressed the Germans back. The remainder of the strong allied forces at these various po'ints are kept in reserve within measurable dis tance, ready for any emergency. The cold and wet have made trench work very trying, but the allies are well provided with blankets and water proof sheets. October 16. With both the belliger net lines reaching to the sea there now can -be no attempts at outflank ing by either army. To win success one or the 1 other of the opponents must break through the line and the army having the greatest number of men and the ability to move them to a chosen point seemingly has the bet ter chance to succeed in this attempt. The Germans are said' to be sending further reinforcements from Germany to stiffen their lines and enable them to resume the offensive. The French are reported to have offered success ful resistance to effectual use by the Germans to the advance they made to the River Meuse at St. Mihiel. Basel, Switzerland, again reports a defeat of the Germans in the Vosges. There is no mention of this rumor in the official communications, although such a defeat has been reported sev eral times from unofficial sources. Iu the East both sides claim to have gained advantages in the preliminary fighting, but these victories and de feats can have little effect on the gen eral result of the battle in which it is estimated nearly 5,000,000 men are en gaged. The Russians, it is said, have two and a half million men and the Austro-German force is declared to total nearly two million. One more keel has to be added to the British .naval losses in the war, the cruiser Hawke having been sunk by a German submarine in northern waterrs yesterday. As in the case of the ships which the Germans have destroyed by means of submarines only a few of her crew escaped. The Hawke, like the Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue, three other cruisers which have met the same fate, was a Chat ham ship, so that town again is in mourning. . October 17. Each day brings the war -nearer home to England. Today there was a naval battle off the Dutch coast in which a British cruiser and four destroyers sank four German de stroyers, while on land the German troops reached the coast of Belgium, less than 70 miles from Dover. They are about to attempt a march south ward to Dunkirk and Calais, which are even closer, to the English coast. The fighting has1 only commenced in this district, however, for the Ger mans, who would consider it a great victory to reach the coast of France and "hold the pistol at England's head" have brought up. strong rein forcements and will strive with all their might to achieve this object. Along the center, which now streaches from Roye to the Meuse, there appears to have been a lull in the fighting, whieh means of course, that although the artillery has been busy as ever, neither side has attempt ed any attacks. Both Berlin and Paris express con fidence in the outcome of the battle "in the east and west. Reports of fighting in East Prussia, Poland, Galacia and Hungary are so widely at variations- that it is difficult to judge of the progress of the battles. Austria claims to be driving the Rus sians out of Hungary, while the Rus sian generals say they are leaving the country to escape danger of infection from cholera Berlin says the Galician fortress of Przemeysl has been relieved while the Russian report, received through Rome, says the fortress at last has fallen. In Poland both sides insist thev : have- gained the advantage in advance guard actions. The only thing on which the two, sides agree is that -inactivity prevails in Suwalki. The Scandiavian countries and Hol land are the chief sufferers from the searching of enutral . ships, for these ships now are being stopped. by both British" and Germao warships. FRENCH CLAIMING SEVERAL VICTORIES ALLIES CREDITED WITH SUC CESS IN BATTLE OF DUNKIRK AND CALAIS. GERMANS ARE REINFORCED Will Attempt to Resume Offensive To ward Calias or Some Other Fron tier Point. London. Two important successes in the battle of Dunkirk and Calias" for the possession of which the Germans are striving, are credited to the Allies in the official communication issued in Paris. The French are said to have re-occupied Armentieres, an import ant railway junction on the Belgian frontier northwest of Lille, and to have repulsed an attempt of the Germans to cross the River Yser, which flows through that little corner of West Flanders which is all 'of Belgium that remains in Belgian hands. That would mean a check to the German at tempt to reach Dunkirk by the coast route. The French also are said to have pushed back still farther the Ger man army which is advancing along the Belgian frontier to the coast. The battle which culminated in Armentieres again coming under French influence lasted for a week. The fighting was hard and continuous. The town was seized by the Germans last week owing to its Importance as a railway center. Besides it is on the road to Lille, which the Germans still hold. The battle opened with a cav alry which gradually developed, indi cating that the French are advancing in force toward Lille. The Allies also have advanced north of La Bassee Canal, between that line and Arras and at certain points between Arras and the Ose. This latter is a rather long front but the claims in the French official communication are ta ken here to mean that the German movement westward has been check ed. The Germans are bringing up reinforcements, seemingly determined to resume the offensive either toward Calais or at some other point of the long front. Berlin says it is known where these new troops are going and it is thought here that.it probably will be several days before the Germans make their presence felt. In the center and the Vosges the situation is stationary. This is not accepted here to mean that no fight ing is taking place and it is consider ed likely that the battle on the Alsace frontier, which has been proceeding several days, has yet to reach its end. The Germans have established civil administration in the greater part of Belgium and are said to have demand ed war levies. Again, the Russians and the Aus trians. flatly contradict one another as to progress of events in the .East The Austrians claim the operations are progressing favorably for them, while an official Petrograd report re ceived says attempts by the Austrians to cross the River San failed and that in fighting south of Przemysl, which took the form of bayonet charges, they captured 15 Austrian officers and 1,000 men. It would appear from reports of correspondents at Petrograd that the Germans made repeated attempts to cross the Vistula at Josefow, but were driven back with heavy casualties. The correspondents say the fighting was part of the general attack on the Russian position upon the Vistula and that they proved a failure. British and French fleets and, the Montenegrin army are attacking Cat taro, the fortified seaport of Austria in Dalmatia, the first sortie from which the Montenegrins claim to have re pulsed. Throughout their sphere of opera tions, Servian reports say, the Sercians are sweeping everything before them. It is not believed here, however, that very serious fighting has been taking place there recently as weather and road conditions must have been against it. Ready to Fight England. London. The Amsterdam corre spondent of Reuter's Telegram Com pany says that it is reported from Sluis that Admiral von Tirpitz, Ger man minister of the navy, is at Ant werp. Austrians Were Halted. Petrograd. The Russian general staff issues the following: "In East Prussia there is nothing new to report Austrian attempts to cross the San River have failed. South of Przemysl the fighting continues. "Belgians Enter Holland. Berlin. By wireless to Sayville, L I. The following matter has been given to the press from official sources "The number of Belgian sol diers who entered Holland, it is now stated, was 30,000." Captured Koningen. Paris. The French torpedo-boat de stroyer Cassblanca has captured the Holland freighter Koningen Emma from Batavia, Dutch East Indies with cargo for Hamburg. The Koningen Emma was taken off Marseilles. PASSES MGL AURffJ WAREHOUSE BILL SENATE APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO DRAFT PROGRAM. TAKES UP COTTON PROBLEM. PALMETTO CAPITOL NEWS General News of South Carolina Col lected and Condensed , From - The State Ca al That Will Prove of Interest to" All Our Readers. Columbia. Reduction Measure Passes. The longest debate of the present extraordinary session took place in the house, when four hours were de voted to a discussion of the bill to re duce the acreage devoted to cotton which was introduced by the select commmittee. Members of the house who were heard on the floor showed remarkable unanimity in agreeing that the committee's bill was an excellent measure. Only two speakers dissent ed, and one of them very mildly, from the opinion generally expressed. The vote of 78 to 19, by which the commit tee's bill was passed to third reading unamended, was larger than many supposed it would be. Senate Programme. Committee of eight to draft bill. This will provide for: 1. Radical reduction of acreage In 1915. 2. State bonds, in such sum ' as may be necessary to finance surplus cotton. Both propositions probably to be submitted to electors. After a "heart-to-heart talk" around which the "veil of secrecy" was thrown, the senate passed a resolu tion calling for the preparation of a bill which will provide for a "radical reduction in acreage in 1915" and "a bond issue to take care of oSuth Car olina's surplus cotton crop. It is estimated that at least $25,000,- 000 will be necessary to care, for the extra cotton In this state, although he intimation was given as to the amount of bonds to be provided for In the sen ate bill. It is presumed that the question of issuing the bonds will be submitted to the qualified electors of the state. The senate went into executive ses sion, when it was said the above meas ures were discussed at length. It was said that the executive session was called for the purpose of gaining the ears of senators who were disposed to leave the hall during important dis cussions. It was also declared that the session was held "to keep out dis tracting influences and , noises." The session lasted for more than two hours. When the session was ended the senate voted on the resolution Intro duced by Senator Alan Johnstone of Newberry, which provides, for the committee of eight to prepare the bill for the reduction of cotton acreage and a bond issue to meet the financial stringency caused by the war in Eu rope. There were several speeches delivered during the session. One of the members Of the senate said that he had received a letter from a member of the Georgia state senate asking for copies of the South Carolina cotton laws. It was also inti mated In the, letter that the Georgia legislature will be called into extraor dinary session to consider cotton re lief measures. McLaurin Bill Passes. Senator McLaurin's statewide ware house bill passed the senate by a vote of 27 to 11. This was the first of the emergent measures intended to re lieve the present stringency in the cotton market, to be voted on by the upper house. It now goes to the house of representatives for approval. Tht princ'pal features of the bill are that it is statewide in its applica tion, the state operating and supervis ing. Provision is made for an appro priation of $15,000 ot complete the machinery for the law's operation, and the state's liability is limited to $50,000. The commissioned in charge is to receive a salary of $37000. , All the morning was consumed In Free Weather Map For School. , The United States district weather bureau in Columbia is about ready to issue a daily weather map. The bu reau is anxious to make these maps as serviceable as possible and is will ing to mail them to any high school principal or high school teached in the state. Any such teacher or prin cipal wishing his name to be placed on the regular mailing list will at once notify W. H. Hand, state high school inspector, Columbia. These maps can be used with great advan tage in physical geography classes. Three Messages From Governor. Three messages from the governor were received in the senate. One of these informed the senate of the re cess appointment of T. J. Strait, M. D., of Lanchester as superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane to succeed J. W. Babcock, M. D., who resigned last March. Another con tained the list of all magistrates sus pended since the last session of the legislature. The third contained a' list of all appointees for the senates con firmation. These messages were re ceived as information. debuting the various intracacies ol the proposed law and amending it so as to stabilize its provisions for prop.! er enforcement. Senator Williams of Aiken offered an amendment providing that the question be submitted to the people at the general election. T,en senators only favored this. The vote on the bill was: Yeas Ackerman, Appelt, ' Banks, Beam guard, Buck, Christensen, Clifton, Epps, Ginn, Goodwin, Gross, Hardin, Hough, Johnson, Ketchin, Laney, Lawson, Lide, Manning, ' McCown, McLaurin, Mullins, Patterson, Rich ardson, Sharpe, Stuckey, Verner. Nays Black, Carlisle, Dennis, Earle, Johnstone, Mars, Nicholson, S inkier, Sullivan, Williams, Young. Those who voted against the bill, were , those who voted to refer the warehouse question to. the people with the exception of Senator Nicholson. Object to Shirley Bill.: Cotton mill presidents from Green ville and Spartanburg appeared before the agricultural committee of the senate in protest agaiifef the passage of the Shirley bill, forbfdding the im portation of cotton from boll weevil infectecr districts. Upon Investigation it was learned Nthat all cotton produc ing states, with the exception of North Carolina, are itffested with the pest. The bill was reported unfavor ably in the senate. Strike Out Irby Resolution. By a vote of 44 to 42, 'the house struck out the resolving words of the Irby joint resolution submitting to the qualified electors of this state the question of issuing bonds not excetd Ing $10,000 "ot enable the state to re lieve the people from the distressed condition brought about by money stringencies, short time loans with uncertainty of renewals, etc., by pro viding for long time loans to citizens, etc." , The bill by Mr. Summers of Ander son to extend the time for the pay ment of taxes for 1914 was killed by a vote of 47 to 9. Prpvlde For Infirmary Officers. The governor vetoed part of the section in the general appropriation bill of 1914 making provision for the Confederate infirmary. The supreme court held that the veto of certain items was a veto of the whole sec tion. In consequence, officers and employes of the Confederate infirmary have not been able to draw any salary this year. The bill passed by the house contains the proviso, "that the salaries of the superintendent, physi cians and matron shall not be raised hereafter except by legislative' enact ment The house passed to third reading a bill providing that the chairman of the ways and means committee and the finance committee should be con tinued as members of the sinking fund commission until their succes sors are appointed or elected. The bill was In accord with a recent de cision of the supreme court. The house sent to third reading a bill by Mr. Shirley of Oconee making it unlawful to bring Into this .state seed or baled cotton from any state affected by the boll weevil. The house killed the Stanley resolu tion memoralizing the United States government to prohibit the exporta tion of foodstuffs during the continu ance of the war in Europe. Mr. Creech of Barnwell introduced a resolution to appoint a committee to investigate an alleged agreement of cotton mills to shut down for . two weeks prior to the opening of the cotton season. The house deferred action on the resolution. House. 1 Richland Delegation A bill provid Ing for a new township in Richland county to be known as Blythewood township and provide for a commis sioner thereof. Richland Delegation A bill to abol ish the office of dispensary constable in Richland and Barnwell counties. Union Delegation A bill to repeal an act entitled "An act to retire cer tain bonds issued by Union county in refunding the bond debt of said coun ty represented by outstanding bonds of said county, issued in aid of the construction of the Spartanburg & Asheville railroad under 'An act to provide for refunding the bonded in debtedness of Union county,'" ap proved the 24th day of' December, 1894, etc. Cherokee Delegation A bill to re suire the treasurer of Cherokee coun ty to make and file an itemized state ment of his receipts and disburse ments. Insurance Men Meat Oct. 28. It was announced recently that the annual convention of the South Caro lina 'Life Underwriters' Association will be held in Columbia -Wednesday , October 28, in the city council cham ber at 4 p. m. This meeting is of im portance to life insurance men of the state and inasmuch as special railroad rates will be in effect for fair week, a large attendance is anticipated. The underwriters will elect officers for the ensuing year and transact such other business as may be presented Sale of Red Cross Seals. l?The Red Cross seal commission of South Carolina has opened offices In the Union National bank building in Columbia. The commission is ap pointing agents all over South Caro lina in preparation for the opening of the sale of Red Cross seals, which will begin November 1. The proceeds from fhe sale of the stamps go to he National Association lor tne .treven tion of Tuberculosis, to carry on its work in this state. Letters have been mailed to those who worked last yea? asking them to aid again. sHENT ONCE MORE IN HANDS OF . GERMANS AFTER DESPERATE FIGHT 'London. The Chronicle's corre spondent Martin Donohue, under date 'In Belgium, Monday night," says: "Ghent is once more under German occupation. On Saturday and Sun day a . heroic effort was made to save the city from the consequences of a fresh German visitation. The fight around Melle on Saturday turned to the advantage of the defenders, as did that on Sunday. The combatants were within 100 yards of one an other's positions. Hundreds of woimd1 ed were lying unaided and uncared for In the immediate front of the two op posing armies. The Germans' rifle fire during the night had been con tinuous. They fired on every one ap proaching their lines, and did not dis criminate between combatants and noncombatants. Retreat Decided On. "It was a critical moment. There was not much time for reflection, and after a careful review of the situation a general retreat was decided upon. The Germans appeared to be in great strength, but the defending force was holding on undismayed by the fury of. the German infantry assaults, sup ported by heavy artillery. There were no trains from Ghent towards the coast towns, but vehicles of every description, from dogcarts to ramshackle horse' wagons, were requisitioned, and the inhabitants of Ghent fled with some show of confu sion from the enemy approaching their gates. By midnight the last citizen who -could scrape together money to hire a vehicle of any kind, the last soldier, and a large proportion of the wounded had quitted the city, taking the road to Bruges and Os tend. "The streets of the city were si lent and deserted, and the Hotel de Poste, which had been used as a resi dence by the headquarters staff and the correspondents, was practically empty. Red Cross Nurses Brave. There are 12 wounded in the ho tel attended by two nurses of the Bel gian Red Cross society, who bravely refused to quit their charges, even when the doctors and stretcher bear ers abandoned their posts ' and van ished from Ghent. The wounded were In a feverish state of excitement. Somehow, the news of the evacuation reached their ears, and they implored the nurses to have them transported elsewhere, for not one of them rel ished the1 idea of falling wounded into the hands of the Germans. "It was in vain we sought aid from the city authorities, who were more or less distracted at the prospect of a fresh German incursion. They frankly said they had no aid to give and no doubt they were right. Fears for Brother. "At 6 a, m. the wounded were still in the hotel, fretting at the long de lay. No vehicle, not even a dog cart, was obtainable, and Germans might appear at any moment. "One of the nurses, Mile. Baerde maker, whose brother was severely wounded and was lying in the hotel, had bravely faced the ordeal of the long night vigil, but now she began to show some signs of the emotion that was racking her sisterly heart. "When things looked the blackest, Mr. Van Hee, the American vice-consul, brought his automobile to the ho tel door. He wal on his way to Brus sels, and had called for a frieild who was to accompany him. "Mr. Van Hee is a big-hearted, sym pathetic American, and when he heard of the plight of the wounded, his eyes filled with tears. "'Bother Brussels and official mis sions,' he said. 'I will never leave these poor boys to be taken pris oners by the Germans.' "He was as good as his word. In a few minutes the wounded had been brought down and the consular car made several trips to the railway, sta tion. Every man was taken away from the hotel and placed "oa board a military train which was in radiness to leave for Ostend. Saves More Wounded. "Afterwards Mr. Van Hee took his automobile to the military hospital and carried off six wounded soldiers whose wounds precluded them from walking. They had been carried on stretchers. "Many of the wounded left behind in the military hospital who were able to walk had earlier in the morn ing made a brave attempt to save themselve. "Some hobbled forth painfully, sup porting tottering limbs with the aid of improvised crutches. Others were helped along by the kindly arm of a lad or a woman who had ceme for ward in answer to the appeal for aid. It was a walk of over half a mile on a paved road from the hospital to the railway station. "One train filled with wounded did get "away from the city before the entry of the Germans, but a second, also loaded with brave fellows who TRIO OF FRENCHMEN ARMY IN THEMSELVES Bordeaux. The story of how three French soldiers captured two German quick-firers and put to flight two com panies of German infantry is related to a letter from the front. Two corporals and a private soldier, in reconnoitering, crawled within ten yards of the German trenches. Most o- the German soldiers were away to get dinner, and the officers were some distance back of the guns. had bled for their country, was left behind and abandoned to the enemy. "There were no doctors, and bft few nurses to assuage the pain of the wounded, and, o add to the hor ror of it all, there was the unsympo thetic foe to gloat over their miseff and helplessness." RELATES HORRORS OF SHELLING OF ANTWERP London. Henry DIederich, the United States consul at Antwerp, es caped with his family from that city by motor car.. This Is his account of the bombardment as told to the Daily i i i . juromcie correspondent: "For days we heard the sdund of heavy gunfire and were told of the ' fall, one after another, of the outer forts. It soon became apparent that nothing could avail against the great German cannon, and in conjunction with other neutrals we endeavored to mediate with the Germans, to spare, at any rate, some of the most valu able buildings of world-wide interest. But the negotiations failed to lead to a successful result. "I had intended to remain in Ant werp throughout the bombardment, which we saw was now inevitable, but I was told to clear out of the city, aa its destruction was inevitable. "I did not realize until almost too late the horror which was coming. At 11 o'clock at night we were going to bed, when we were roused by frightful noises in the air, reminding us of previous visits of a Zeppelin. "Soon we realized that the bombard ment had begun, and then I had tho most horrible experience of my life. "I went with my family to the base ment and we crouched there all night. The shells, falling every few minuteB, came with a dreadful whistling sound, followed by . a thunder clap of explo sion . and collapse of buildings. "Opposite the consulate is the Home for Old Folks. Its front was torn out by a shell. Some of the debris was scattered over my house, and then a shell came over us, and fell on a two-story building, crumpling it up entirely and setting it on fire. After this another shell blew out the facade of a house lower down on our street. As the dawn came we were wearied out and the members of my family collapsed utterly from fright and the strain. "So we decided to endeavor to leave the city. I succeeded in communicat ing with my chauffeur and got my , car, but I did not know where to go, being left with nothing but what we had on and exposed every moment to exploding shells. "With my wife and daughter and two servants and a refugee's child I crossed the pontoon bridge over the Scheldt. It took us four hours to do this, the streets being filled with every kind of vehicle and a dense crowd of fugitives., The scene was -indescribably "dreadful, everybody be ing moved by the same desire to get away from the awful horror. ' "From Antwerp to Ghent tJfe roads are a mass of fleeing humanity. As we left we saw vast volumes of smoke arising from Antwerp from the burn ing buildings and blazing petroleum tanks. Instead of two hours to Ghent it took us three, owing to the traffic. One of the German big guns situated near Vilvorde and a large number of comparatively smaller guns have joined in the bombardment." Big Guns Not Used on City. Paris. The German commander at Antwerp says the famous 16-inch guns were not used on the town it self. They would have been used, however, had the surrender not oc curred when It did. The commandant, is sending word to Belgian fugitives in Holland to return as soon as- possi ble. He said the German losses are trifling. He insisted that several thou sand English, French and Belgiana who have been captured were glad to fall into German hands. A Dutch reporter escorted by tha commandant went through the streets, but saw no sign of Belgian life ex cept a few straying dogs. German soldiers were walking about asking their way. The town is little dam aged. Jews Fight in German Army. Rome. Heretofore, although there is no law prohibiting Jews from en tering, no Israelite officer existed in the German army. Since thiswar be gan, according to news received here, more than one hundred and fifty Jew ish officers have been joined to the German army. Costs Britain $55 a Second. London. "This war is costing the country 11 ($55) a second day and night," said Sidney Webb, well known as a political economist, in a lecture at the School of Economics and Po litical Science of which he was the principal founder. The three Frenchmen sprang into the trenches and turned the guns on the unsuspecting Germans, who fled, communicating the panic to two com panies. , French artillerymen who had been watching the proceedings then opened fire and exterminated the Ger mans. The same night the two corporals were made second lieutenants and the soldier, was made a sergeant ma jor as a reward for their diring. Not many . stockholders' meetings are opened with prayar.