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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
2
A war diary from Ostend details the Belgian retreat around Malines and the destruction of forts De Waelhem and Wavre St Catherine. It notes German bombardments, British troops arrival, and the fall of Antwerp as batteries and artillery decimate defenses and fortifications.
Reports describe the German shelling and mass retreat of Allied forces from Antwerp as defenders struggled to shelter amid continual bombardment. Troops staggered across fields in rainas shells exploded, with many collapsing and left behind for aid.
Paris reports 40000 German deaths in the Antwerp assault. Belgian forts Wachem Wavre and Lierre held, inflicting heavy infantry fire. German corpses piled south of defense lines.Vivians deterred crossing near Fort Pornheim. After capture, Germans fortified the city with heavy artillery to counter further resistance.
A London Star dispatch from Petrograd reports Smolensk receiving the entire stock of Emperor William’s pedigreed cattle and horses seized by Russians from the Kromintzen estate in East Prussia. The trophies were sent to Moscow and given to the Trubian Agricultural Institute for distribution to breeders.
A Paris dispatch describes a German battery trapped in mud near Esternay and Sezanna. Cut off from the main force, the crew continued firing single handedly until ammunition ran out, with the guns left resting on trees to keep them from sinking.
Dunkirk and Dunkirk area reports describe heavy fighting near Nieuport while Allied forces push German detachments back toward Givenchy Fromelles and Armentieres. News notes German losses and British casualties along with ship losses including the Hawke and other vessels in the North Sea a German sub torpedo attack claimed the Hawke's destruction and several officers and crew were rescued.
An official General French report lists British losses for September 12 to October 10 as 601 officers and men killed wounded or missing. A separate War Office casualty list dated September 10 reports 41 officers and men killed with 149 wounded or missing.
The record lists British losses under three months: cruisers eight by submarine Cressy Hogue Abourokh Pathfinder Hawke. by mine Amphion. by gunfire Pagasus. by grounding Warrior. One torpedo gunboat Speedy by mine. submarine E1 by grounding. German losses include seven cruisers by submarine Helo. by gunfire Madgeburg Mainz Coetn Ariadne Augsperg Panther. two auxiliary cruisers Cap Trafalgar Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse by gunfire. two submarines by gunfire U 15 and another design. seven destroyers by gunfire and one mine-layer Koenigin Lusse by gun fire.
Praemysl forces press near an enemy fortress as they continue advances. Several Russian assaults are repulsed with heavy enemy losses on the field. Ambassadors report German consent to send American food via London to Brussels for Belgium distribution under Whitlock. Kaiser to surrender at Tsing Tao rumor noted in London dispatch.
Dispatches from London Berlin and Vienna report Belgian border fighting and river crossings, with ships sunk and crews missing. Royal regiments suffer casualties while Germany accuses Russia of heavy losses and shows plans for Tsing Tao surrender terms. Other items note a British seizure of a U.S. ship prize and Austrian war losses across multiple fronts.
The piece argues that fortifications fail to save nations and urges reliance on an effective military force. It cites Metz in 1870 and Belgium’s failed triple barrier of Liege Namur and Antwerp, warning against easy quick construction and permanent defenses. Observations by Rousset draw special interest.
A long discussion of Egyptian burial customs explains the westward transport of the dead across the Nile, ferrying souls by boat to the afterlife, with the ferryman Turnface and inscriptions urging charity. It also notes Edith Wharton aiding Parisian dressmakers and military ballistic innovation debates, including shorter rifles for cavalry and firearms experimentation.
The London Chronicle notes Lord Roberts comparing modern games to medieval bans under Edward IV. Cricket and football faced penalties for distracting youth from warfare training, with cricket explicitly condemned for keeping youth from archery, carrying a two year prison risk. Public school founders also restricted games except bow and arrow shooting.
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