WAR- CHRONICLE

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October 8.
At Antwerp an English brigade and the Belgians, between the
outer and inner line of forts driven back towards the city. Four
heavy batteries, 52 field guns, numerous machine guns (also English
ones) captured in the open field.
Russian attack in the Province of Suwalki repulsed with a loss
of 2,700 prisoners and 9 machine guns.
Successful skirmishes in Poland W. of Iwangorod in which
4,800 prisoners are taken.
The Belgian Government transferred from Antwerp to Ostend.
October 9.
Fort Breendonck taken at Antwerp.
Airship shed at Diisseldorf hit by bombs thrown by a hostile
aviator destroying the gas bag of an airship.
A Russian army from the direction of Lomsha arrives at Lyck.
The Austrians resist severe attacks of the Russians at Przemysl ;
regain possession of Rzeszow, capturing many guns. Numerous prisoners,
also vehicles of all kinds, taken from the fleeing Russians
at the junction of the Vistula and San.
October 10.
Antwerp in German possession. Enormous war booty captured.
Przemysl resists Russian assault.
Tension between Turkey and Russia.
King Karol of Roumania dies.
Death of Papal Secretary, Cardinal Ferrata.
October 11.
The fortress Przemysl is relieved. Flight of Russians towards
the San.
A French cavalry division W. of Lisle, and another at Hazebrouk
defeated with heavy losses.
All attacks of the first and tenth Russian Armies against the
East Prussian army defeated. A Russian flanking attempt repulsed
at Schirwindt.
OctoberL12.
The Austro-Hungarians reach the San and occupj r Jaroslau and
Lezajsk. Russians from Iwangorod thwarted in their attempt to cross
the Vistula in the South.
A renewed Russian flanking attempt repulsed at Schirwindt.
The Russian vanguard defeated S. of Warsaw in South Poland.