The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-01
France Calmly Dsterninsd q
Face Of Thrsatensd Dsfen
War Ohice Believes Fore
Of Attack = Spent
FRENCH IN LORRAINE
CONTINUE OFREllGE
Berlin Claims Success An A.
the Line Russians A.
Victory

LONDON, Sept 1--Tho ocerS
pondent 81 the Exprooo e f1 &
Hague Wires at Ernest oo1voyI
6aron EmpaIny Daro0 lnnvHop4 4
and ~. Waroqus, uslolan mlllIouz
aires, have 0uasantood tho n9y-
ment 81 the war TAX cf e(o6o6
600 levied On DruoooIo - g.
many. The corroopondenS 49, y
that they made this nlnnr1~1 1
at the urgent request q Uue 49,
meister Max who Wao ooaV)r61
that y she tax vsoso ~ G11oen = !
teed erusssIs would hovS boor
destroyed. 4 : Is q K
LONDON, Sept. ia - Z
agency dispatch from o. poeog1,
our0 Gays that the city hao hnru1 Z
renamed BY an imperial odIoe O.
sued by the car. Heroofkor K ~ y
% be known q poeronrod. n.
% assumed that tho ~6.nr6s ~
Deem loppsd on beoouoo q ~
German origin a
PARIS. Sept 1.stubbornly a
ing the line from near Rheims -
Nere, whicn guards the valleys -
Oise and Aisrs rivers. the comb
French and British armies sen1n
day felt the whole WEIGHT q tho n
man assault -Four German ar3
those Of Grand Duke Albrechf
Gems Won Klug. Won Buelow, o
Won Hausen. are pounding at G.
French left flank. which has e.
tinued to crnmple ever since &
frontier was crossed by the Ceer
These are the armies thst
been assigned 20 besiegs Paris. {
- fnr they have been unable fo
htets Z docisiye defoat 81 H. o1I1
yop4Dno. The Iattot. II 81 nSk a -
lowing out The defensive pl66 -
they slowly retiro from pooikiun 4
position carefully selected rs
vance, are innicting enormous ~
age on the enemy.
In the center the army Of the G.
man crown prince has penetrat
France through Luxemburg and G
i zap Of Treves," and the 'sxono1
battle" admitted IN the O6lcial \
ports u taking place In the Nexioro
Rocroi region and along the Moo1
70 Verdun. Up to the present a
insisted here all attempts Of tho a.
mans to rebridge the Mause ho1
failed. They have now brought +
heavy artillery and are shelline t1
entire line Of French entronchmon|
that cover the Meuse from Ssdan
the south. n Z.
| The French army in Lorrains ooi
tinued today to act on the OfEonn1v|
They have showed tbs Germans ~
from their immediate front and G
war ONCE says THAI the ~suoctonl
here are material and important H
Paris was quiet today. although q
exodus from the city continued. N
long lines at the railway stakloo
and at the railway ticket once e.
tinue to increase. There - no pnn<
but already II II very evident q
the populace generally expects
siege and those who can are Ioayll
Although II II admitted serious T.
suits might follow . raid BY the a
man aerial feet over Paris, thoro
no widespread alarm. The two av1
tors who have passed across the "a
have done practically no damage. a
II their intention was to throw q
city into q panic they have failoI
The French aviators are preparing b
q possible raid by Zeppelins ana 4
one comes will 90 into the air q
give them battle. But it A accoptr
that no German aviator, flying acro(
the city at the great height they =,
forced to maintain to avoid the n
from the Eiffel tower and other ~
structures. can gain any informatlC
regarding conditions within the O.
not already known to Germany.
q matter Of fact, the chiefs OF the vi
are certain the German SPY systom
In operation within the city and ~
every public move n promptly ropoo
ed via secret channels to the Germ
general stan.
Because of this the presence Of q
German aviators over Paris has ~
minimized everywhere and no attom|
has been made to give them bat<
by the French aviators. although su(
development may be expectsd
the near future.
The cabinet held an extraordino1
session today at which the varloQ
questions of national defense W
considered. In this connection @
question Of the removal Of the ~
Of government to another center N
considered. No action was taken q
none will be until Il II an aboo1u|
certainty that the city h to - n
sieged
II was explained by members 1
the cabfnet that every movomou1 Z
far made has been Of q procauti0oG1
nature. This II especially % ~ O.
razing OF the old buildings outnI6o
the Paris forts. to give a pn111
rupted sweep to the guns Of ~ &
fense forts. The action taken W. @
wise one OF being prepared tuF 4
development, but II II know c.
JofPre told Minister Of war MII|<r
lhe did not believe the 0ermo1o
ever get within 50 mileo q po1l1 T
The genernl-in-ehlof bc1lGxC1
lforce Of the 0oruon orI1I
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