Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-19
10000 SACRIFICED
N Battle on A|SN(
PRESENT BATTLE RAGING ON
AlsNE RIVER MOST VIOLENT
or PREsEhr WAR.
LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
REACH APPALLING FIGURES

Claim All Attacks Have Been Sue
esssfuliy Rspuissd = Frsneh Claim
German Right Wing 10 Rstrsatins.
A report from German army
headquarters, made public in Der.
lin today, announces German and
Austrian successes in oil theat0rs
Of the war. In France Il 10 de-
ciarsd . decisive attack 10 being
made north Of Noyon; Beaumont
has been saornnsd and $500 Frsrch
have been captured; while counter
attacks by the allies along the en-
tire front have been rspulssd cas-
lily.
In the east the Germans continue
their advances against the Russian
and The Ssrvians have been routed
by the Austrians, IL is said.
Unofficial adviess from the Ger
man capital cay msmbsrs Of the
general staff manifest confidence in
favorable outcome In che Ags,ting
in France. Their armies are being
reinforced and the lines OF COM
reformed.
Dispatehss from Vienna report
officially that the Austrians and
Germ ans in Galieia have formed
new defense line and are awaiting
Russian attack on the strong
fortress Of Przsmysi, fifty miles
west 81 Lsmburs.
News dispatches from London
reflect the popular belief that the
German line in France has besn re-
inforcsd and that the reported
shortage 81 ammunition and cup
plies has besn met.
An official statsmsne issued In
Paris at ass this afternoon states
that che Germans are strongly en-
trsnchsd on the river Aisns and
have been rsinforesd from lor-
rains.
News dispatches from Paris ~.
:. pevt continued optimism there and
q Bordeaux. Many who dsssrtsd
Paris upon che approach Of the
ss0aessans ero returninn 10 that, city.
& Now 13oOx 1elsse Represent London
40 regarding the present batttS5ass.
The supreme battle Of the campaign
in France.
Observers estimate that the total
casualties Of the Germans and al
lies TO dats are in the nsishbor.
hood Of 10000.
Il 10 officially announced from
Toxic that japanese troops were
landed yesterday at Lsoshan bay.
Laoshan 10 neutral territory forty
miles north Of Using Tau.
London. Sept. 19-Tf reliance can b,
placed on British and French asser.
lions that the right wing Of the Ger
man army is slowly falling back. thel
the battle of the Aisne seems likely t,
follow the course OF the battle Of tn,
Marine, for there 1t was tho Germa,
right which first fell back across til,
river.
Along the $50 mile front, the rear Of
which Is SCARED by thousands Of graves
Of those already killed, 100000 men
nearing exhaustion, await an opportun.
lty to drive a wedge thru the opposing
stand and thus relieve the strain which
must endure as long 40 Emperor VIII.
liam's sntrenched POSITIONS and AZ Ions
az the allies can face tho leaden hail o,
the hidden batteries Of their opponents
0upsrhuman Effort 60 Win.
Both British and French realize that
Il will take an almost superhuman
effort to win.
Those in London closely following
the war base tho chief hope OF the allies
on q possible development OF the Ger.
man right wing under General Vor
who heretofore has shown him.
self q master strategist
The activity Of the allied cavalry and
the significant movement Of tho allied
troops to the north ana west Of the
German line, together with . possible
advance. OF fresh allied troops from the
northwest thru Amiens, gives expires.
sion 70 these hopes.
hand.to-Ha Fighting.
Eye witnesses and the surgeons tes.
tify to paradox on the modern battle.
field-the recurring frequency Of hand.
hand fighting which 20 many mill.
tary men predicated was . thing OF thu
past. Bayonet wounds and other cumu.
lative evidence showed. however, tina,
the soldiers have been In death griY
when they were forced to resort to theiI
side arms.
Another fact which stands out OF tn,
varied accounts Of host1Aties was tn,
utter pTodigality with which the Ger.
mans threw forward man after man Ii
close formation In An attempt 70 carry
q portion. Tho tremendous Losses they
have suffered seemed not to have
changed these tactics.
Dury Dead Under Difficulties.
Dispatohes received from Paris lat,
last night referring to . lull in. thu
ptruggla are taken here to refer 70 th.
artillery only and today may ESQ tn,
most sauguinary infantry fighting since
the start Of the battle Of the Aisne ont
week agQ.
Burial Of the dead on the battle fielt
goes On Stsadily. German prisoners ar.
being lcfced 10 perform this task be.
hind the allies lines. where thousand
Of their comrades lay after the French
and British advance.
News 1rom the eastern theater con.
tinuee to b OF the same character
that % 10 say, further overwhelming
victories against the Aus
trians IN Galicis and stubborn resist.
Anco o. the Russian frontier.
Rajme contlnus.
Ths e9iclaI Information bureau 70.