. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. Zeppelins Bombard Antwerp. The siege of Antwerp, beginning Sept. 26, wasmarked by the first ZeppeUn bombardment of thehomes of noncombatants. The huge airships, about\vhich there had been much speculation for severalyears before the war, appeared in the dead of night,high enough up to be out of range of ordinary bomber w^as lowered in a cage attached to a chain,in order to drop deadly missiles more accurately. The first bombardment failed, if its object, asseemed probable, was to kill the Belgian kings fam-ily, as the hotel
. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. Zeppelins Bombard Antwerp. The siege of Antwerp, beginning Sept. 26, wasmarked by the first ZeppeUn bombardment of thehomes of noncombatants. The huge airships, about\vhich there had been much speculation for severalyears before the war, appeared in the dead of night,high enough up to be out of range of ordinary bomber w^as lowered in a cage attached to a chain,in order to drop deadly missiles more accurately. The first bombardment failed, if its object, asseemed probable, was to kill the Belgian kings fam-ily, as the hotel at which they were staying was aspecial target. Antwerp Falls—Belgians Retreat. The great German cannon easily destroyed theAntwerp fortifications, w^hich w^ere inadequatelyhianned by one Belgian division and a body of Brit-ish marines. The city was evacuated Oct. 5, mostof the defenders escaping westward, though somecrossed the border into Holland and were interned. The Belgian seventh division, under commandof King Albert, retreated southwestward towardN
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