Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-11
BRITISH FORCES REPORT CAPTURE
OF 1900 PRISONERS IN BATTLE

cnemys retreatfng movement. The
ourcq formed the upper bl.de OF pair
ually closed. the Grande NORM. the
Petit NORM and the River Marine
formed the lower blade.
Immediately the German stan
to extricate itself from between the
blades by rapid retreat and by
series of furious but fru!tless on
slaughts upon the French holding the
right bank of the ourcq.
The fighting here has been of
peculiarly desperate character. which
is shown by the fact that of two stand
ards captured. one, that OF the 56th
Infantry Regiment of Magdeburg. was
torn from the hands of it's bearer by
French infantry reservist."
Turning Movement Defeated.
The correspondent Of the Times at Bor-
deaux further says:
1T is now beyond doubt that the Ger
man turning movement to the southeast
of Paris has been defeated and there is
dawning of hope that the allies left.
which has borne a rain of the enemy's
blows since the fighting at Mons began,
is now about to take it's revenge.
1.-The Germans have been fighting
desperately to guard their line of COM
mun;cat;on, which Is in considerable dan
ger from the allies left. They have been
forced to retreat before the onslaught
of the British and the withdrawal OF
the German right is bound to assist the
French in forcing back the center unless
the Germans desire again to find them
selves obliged to follow the imperial
chancellor's advice and hack their way
through.
Echo Of German Check.
The German check in front Of the
Meaux and Verdun line has had its
eeno throughout the field of opera
lions. On the extreme French right
the enemy's division. bearing down
upon Nancy, has been thrown back be-
hind the forest Of champenoux.
From the center news is meager.
but the French are understood to be
progressing.
THE Germans apparently are suffer-
ing from lack Of ammunition, and 1t
would seem that their difficulties in
obtaining supplies from their base have
only begun. If all their plans sue
coed, as they have done during the
last few days, the allies should be
well on their way to victory"
Too Early to Judge Result.
Notwithstanding the reports Of success
full operations for the allies the military
experts do not rush to sweeping conclu-
sions. The military writers in the Lon
don papers repeat that from the conser-
vative terms of the French official state
ment 1t is too early TO anticipate the re-
suit of the great battle being fought in
France. Three million men Is the num-
Der estimated to be engaged actively and
as reserves and three great battles at
least are in progress.
The great battle may continue for days,
when 1t is remembered that smaller oper-
atoms in Manchuria, in which hundreds
of thousands were engaged. lasted
fortnight
Enemy Becoming Exhausted.
The German western armies have been
fighting almost continuously for twenty
five days and. until the last phase of the
campaign, on the offensive. Field Mar
shall French's view that they are becom-
ing exhausted finds ready credence among
the military experts here.
A German official wireless dispatch to-
night says that no report has been made
public in Berlin of the events in France
for the past three days.
Additional British casualties up to Sep
TENDER Z were officially announced today
as follows: Officers killed. 10; woun ed.
c.; missing, 81; men killed. 81: wounded.
$40: missing. 1883.