The chronicle=news., 1914-09-15
ARMY PASSES Into
/. HANDS OF ALLIES


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British and French allies and unless
beaten by break in the weather is
turning the roads into quagmires and
making transport most difficult, OBJ
servers here point out that he will
reach his appointed position.
Vice Admiral Sir John Jellicoe,
commander of the British home fleet.
today sent the following message to
Field Marshal Sir John French, COM
mander in chief of the British expe-
dictionary force in France:
THE officers and men of the grand
fleet beg that you convey to their
comrades in the British army their
intense admiration for the magnifi-
cent fight they have made and their
warm congratulations on the recent
successes"
Vice Admiral Jellicoe also sent
the following message to the COM
mander in chief of the French army {:
1.-The officers and men of the BRIT
ish grand fleet tender their warm
est congratulations to their comrades
in the allied French army on their
recent successes"
Paris, Sent. 15.-The western and
central armies of the German forces
continued their resistance today
north of the river AiZne and north
of Rheims and Chalons. while the
eastern army is retreating. This is
the substance of the French official
communication given out this after
noon.
The text of the communication is
as follows:
"On our left wing during the day
yesterday the Germans offered resist
ance on the north side of the river
Aisne along line marked by the
forest of L'Augle and Graonne G2
miles southeast of Laon.
"On our center the German line of
resistance was located yesterday to
the north of Rheims and Chalons. In
order to reach Vienne. a town in the
western section of the Argonne. re-
gion, the forces of the enemy which
were in the southern part of the Ar
sonne, hastened their movement OF
retreat.
"In passing between the Argonne
region and the river Meuse their
front yesterday, at the end of the
day, extended from Varennes to Con-
scnvoye.
"On our right wing the Germans
were doubling back on Etain Tin
France. and on Metz, Define and
CHATEAU Salines (all in Lorraine).
'In the Vosges and in Alsace the
situation progressed.
I'm Belgium the Belgian army is
continuing to operate around An
twerp causing serious losses to the
enemy.
Berlin. Sept. 15.-'The German
general staff today gave out the fol-
lowing announcement:
In the western theatre of war
the right wing of our army has been
engaged In heavy but undecisive bat
ties. The French who endeavored TO
break through our lines were victor
louSly defeated.
''At other points where there has
been lighting, no decisive results
have been reported"
London, Sept. 15.-The Scotsman
today states that the German subma-
rine which sank the British cruiser
Pathfinder has itself been sunk. On
Wednesday last, according to the pa
per. part of the British fleet on the
lookout for German submarines be-
came aware of the near presence of
one. The British vessels divided
when the submarine appeared with
only its periscope showing
With grim patience the British
crews waited for the appearance of
the submarine which occurred in a
dramatic fashion.
In final effort to escape the cruis-
ers. the submarines coming tower
and upper structure suddenly appear
cd in the midst of the British vessels
The coming tower had hardly brok-
en- the surface of the water when
the first British gun marked it. The
doomed vessel was within range of
seven British cruisers and from every
one of them guns crashed out. In 10
seconds seven shots entered the frail
shell Of the submarine.
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