The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-09-24
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FIERCE FIGHTING
ON ALLIES LEFT
French Are Bringing Up More
and Bigger Guns.

London, Sept. 21.-One of the tierc.
est battles OF all times, which has
been raging across Northern France
for week. with first a slight advan-
tage on one side and then on the 9TH
er, remains undecided.
The great armies which have been
fighting for month, with few, it any
intermissions. have dug themselves
into entertainments on rivers and
| mountain ranges on front reaching |
! from the Disc to the Meuse and thence |
southeastward along Franco-German
frontier.
Artillery duels such as never have
been seen before are being carried on
with the hope of compelling the
evacuation of the strongly held posi-
tons. with occasionally successes to
the opposing sides. while the infantry,
in the face OF a CALLING fire, has
charged right up to the guns, only to
make their opponents give way slight
ly, or to be repulsed with great losses.
Fighting has been fercest on the
allies left. which lies on the right
bank of the Disc river in the vicinity
of Rheims, the famous cathedral OF
which has been set attire by German
shells, and between that town and
the Argonne ridge it has been give
and take all the time.
The French official report, however,
again claims slight progress on the
French left and that the allies again
have repulsed strong frontal attacks
between Craeonne and Rheims.
Win and Lose Near Rheims.
Around Rheims itself matters have
been about equalized, as the Germans
have recaptured the heights of Bril-
mont, while the French have taken
the defenses of La Pompelle.
The French also have scored sue
cess between Rheims and the Ar
come, where they have taken the viii
, lage of Souain and have captured
numerous prisoners. In addition the
=, French report progress on the west
ern slopes of the Argonne, where the
crown princes army is opposed to
them, while the Germans have retired
beyond the frontier in Lorraine.
> evacuating Avricourt.
In all cases these are separate at
tacks and counter attacks by the
!, armies lying in the trenches waiting
for their artillery to compel the other
side to slacken it's fire. The losses
in these attacks must be enormous
L for the men cannot move foot with
out being made the targets of the
- heavy guns posted on the hills above
\ them.
The British apparently have learn
+ ed something from the Japanese at
tack on Port Arthur. They make {
. rush forward and when the fire be
- comes too heavy for them to make {
,. further advance they again dig
;, trenches for themselves and remain
there until another opportunity offer:
for them to gain a few more yards.
), Fight May Go on for Days.
). The Germans have had most o
5 their artillery at work, but the French
are bringing up more and bigger guns
This kind of fighting, with both side
in strong positions, may go on TO
DAYS yet, but sooner or later one sid
n must find the continual fall of SHE'LL
and the disconcerting infantry attack
i. too much for them and, leaving
strong rear guard, will draw back TO
a breathing spell.
II The battle resembles in many PAL
u ticulars that of the Shaiho. in 1904
~ where the Japanese and Russians
T. with much more time to do it, estal
llshed positions which each though
- to be impregnable. Shells and lnfal
~ try attacks, however. finally compelle
the Russians to withdraw with losse
III that at that time were without prect
o. dent With all the hard, long tish
ing behind them the Germans agai
le are making attacks toward Nerdu
IS while the allies are making frontal a
ol lacks on the German right and al
ol once more attempting to outt1ank it,
+" The German cavalry has been shoV
ing considerable daring and has bee
3 trying to cut the communications
al the allies between the Disc and tn
coast,
French reports bring confilmatic
Of the rumors that the Saxon arm
IN under General Won iIausen has bee
iG- reoreanized. The reports used Il
is phrase broken up but this is TAXI
!. to mean that it has been VGOrgani2'
Re- aud tae parts distributed among II
al other armies. Its cavalry, for
stance has been sent east.