The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-09-17
German Forces Prepare to
Make a Stand at River
Aisne.
BERLIN ADMITS DEFEAT
Of FRANZ J0SEF'S ARMY
Reinforcements Sent by Kaiser Too
Exhausted to Fight - Russians
Still Gaining Ground in Ga,
Iicia-ltaly Ready.


cial statement SAYS that Frenc
troops have re-Occupied Amien
which was abandoned by the &c
mans. but that the Germans are NAL
Ing stand on the River Aisne. TIL
statement follows: "On our left win
we have everywhere caught up wit
the rear guards and even the mai
body of the enemy. Our troops hav
re-entered Amiens, abandoned by tn
German forces. The enemy appear
to be making stand on a prepare
front along the River Aisne. On tn
center, similarly, it would seem as
the enemy intends to resist on tn
heights to the northwest and to tn
north of Rheims. In the region be
tween Argonne and the Meuse h
continues to retire.
Relief Near Verdun.
"On our right wing we have sue
ceeded in relieving the fort of Tro
yon. which has been stubbornly at
tackled time and again during the las
few days (Troyon is twelve miles
southeast of Verdiln.) In Lorraine
our pursuing attachments are keep
Ing. as everywhere else, in touch will
the Germans The spirit and sanitar.
condition of our armies continue eX
cellent."
Admit Austrian Defeat.
London. Sept. ia dispatch tC
the Central News from Copenhagen
says Berlin messages received in
Copenhagen admit that the chief Aus
trian army has suffered an absolute
defeat but claim it is retiring in good
order General Auffenburg's army,
the correspondent continues, "is said
to be in dangerous position, being
cut off from the main army. The
Austrians have had terrible losses.
Germans Exhausted.
Rome, Sept. 15.-Reports from Pc
trograd received in official quarters
say the few German contingents
which assisted the Austrians in their
last encounter with the Russians
were so exhausted they could scarcely
fight. News received from Austria
says the Austrian army is everywhere
rallying and will make a strong stand
against further Russian advance.
Gaician Gains Continue.
An official dispatch from Petrograd
says:
1T. is necessary to turn attention
to the theater of war in Galicia. where
the development of our success con-
tinues. Up to the present time we
have been prevented from placing a
sufficient force in Eastern Prussia to
continue the invasion so happily be-
gun there 1t was for this reason that
the army under General Rennen-
kampf halted along the line from
Gerdauen lin East Prussia, forty
miles southeast of koenigsberg) to
Libau. German troops on September
2 took up a general offensive move
ment against this army, executing ad-
vance movements toward our south
ern frontier 1t is difficult on account
of the geographical obstruction in this
terrain to know exactly how many Of
the enemy were engaged. 1t was not
until September 10. when the great
attack on the left wing of General
Rennenkampf's army was made. that
the numerical strength of the enemy
was revealed They were found to
be much superior to our forces. It Is
along this line that the battle now
RACES
Italy is Ready.
bordeaux, Sept. Is. The Temps
quotes Prince Tasca di Cuto. an Ital-
ian Socialist deputy. with reference
to the attitude of Italy:
"Opinion in Italy," says the deputy,
SIS unanimous that Italy must abso-
lmtely separate her destiny from the
triple alliance.
I'VE are now neutral only In ap-
pearance. The action Of Italy might
definitely turn the scale in favor OF
the Triple entente" :'
Washington Hopes for Peace.
Washington, Sept. f5.-Although no
reply had been received from the
German government to the inquiry OF
the United States concerning the at
titude of the former toward peace,
administration officials were hopeful
that from the informal effort some
thing tangible might soon develop.
The feeling prevails among admins
tration officials that as the casualty
list grows and the enormity OF the
struggle ID brought home to masses
in each country, the movement for
peace will correspondingly gain mo-
mentum.
A Safe Austrian Retreat.
Manchester, Sept. 15.-Wireless ad-
vices received by Dr.. Konstantine
Theodor Dumbe,. Austro Hungarian
enbasealor "a Che Vnited States.
dom Count Won Bsrchtold. minister
q foevign affairs at Vienna, rad -
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