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pieces and Howitzers.
A dispatch from Ostend, Belgium,
relates that the requisition made by
the German forces on the city of
Client following the understanding
that in return for certain supplies
by the municipal city, Ger
man troops should not enter the city,
are as follows:
Ten thousand litres Of benzine.
l 900 litres of mineral water. $50
kilos OF oats. 100 bicycles, 10 mo-
torcycles and 26 compressed air cy-
finders for motor cars, Quanafty
of material for Dandages, and 10O,-
900 cigars. All these articles. as
we'll as the arms and ammunition OF
the local civil guard must be deliv-
cred to the Germans by 6 o'clock this
evening.
Paris, Sept. "a Havas Agency
despatch from Rome says: News has
reached here that the Montenegrin
troops commanded by General Vuco-
vich have occupied important points
in Bosnia south of Sarayevo. the capi-
tai. The situation in North Alban-
Ia continues serious
British officers and soldiers arriv-
ing from the front today declare that
the four-days' battle which still con-
tinues to the east of Paris Is being
carried on furiously. They assert
that the French captured q consider
able number of field and machine
guns, while the Germans often sur
pendered in groups.
Inspiration now means to the
French soldiers what 1t did In tile
days Of the first Napoleon and 1t Is
firmly felt by them that on these his
toric fields will be won another
glorious victory. On these plains
centuries later Napoleon conducted
the most brilliant defensive cam
paign of his career. The French
soldiers will not be allowed to forget
also that on these fields French
army fought a victorious action af-
ter its commander had surrendered
his sword.
An official communication issued
this afternoon says the situation re-
mains satisfactory. The German
fright is retreating before the En-
glish. The French center is slowly
advancing. The situation on the
right is unchanged.
The statement says: First. on the
left wing. although the Gernans-
have, been .Eetnfqrced, the. situation
remG6s safisSa act6ry,s The enemy is
retreating before the British army.
Second, at the center our advance
Is slow but general. On, the right
wing there has been no action OF the
|epemy against the great circle of
Nancy. In the Vosges and in Alsace
the situation remains unchanged
Field Marshal Sir John French,
the commander-in-chief Of the Brit
iah expeditionary forces now operat-
ing with the French army. looked
perfectly satisfied with the situation.
according to the British soldiers ar
irving here. They say he went
about the lines smoking cigarettes as
though he was on parade grounds.
In a despatch from Bordeaus the
correspondent of the Havas agency
says that the Chamber OF Commerce
Of Bcurges. France. has requested the
French ministry of finance to ar
range with the bank OF France for
loans on securities with which the
manufacturers of Bouges would be
enabled to resume work. Alexander
Ribot, the minister OF finance. re-
piled that the French government
could not order this but that the
Bank Of France would extend to the
industries of Bourses as large cred
it's as possible.
A French official statement on
September spoke OF the French de-
fense Of Maubeuge as follows. The
minister of war has telegraphed to
the governor OF Maubeuge express
ing the governments admiration Of
the heroic defense and saying:
You stop at nothing to prolong
resistance until the hour Of your ap-
preaching deliverance, which I hope
will be soon.'' The commander in
chief has piled the name OF the gov
ernor of Maubeuge in the order of
the day for his splendid defense"
Today's official communication in
dicating that the allied armies are
holding the Germans east of Paris
and the retirement Of the Germans
before the British offensive move
ment was received with the greatest
satisfaction by the French public.
Between the lines of the official
announcement can be read the fact
that fighting of the fiercest kind Is
progressing and that the battle lines
cover a wide territory. Soldiers re-
turning to Paris from the front are
forbidden to mention the positions
occupied by the troops. but 1t is gen.
orally understood that the conflict
and carnage were most severe along
the rivers Ourcq and Marne. Wheth-
Ter the main German army is proceed
ing or only their covering troops Is
not known. Some of their wounded