The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-09-12
RUSSIANS IN FRANCE AWAIT
WORD TO CUT OFF FLIGHT
OF TEUTONs.
MAUBEUCE HAS FALLEN
FRENCH SURRENDER The FA-
NOUS FORTRESS AFTER WEEK
OF ONSLAUGHT.

"',e'iH -rfH SbapsE MIN News ser wee
Paris, Sept. 10.-At the close OF the
third day of the most furious and san,
culinary battle in the history OF the
world, the Germans are in full retreat
from their positions on the outskirts
of Paris, according to the French war
office
The allied British and French
troops continue to push their advan-
tage against the Kaiser's troops. who
are out Of ammunition and supplies,
and have pressed back the invaders
an average of twenty-five miles on
the battle front, which stretched
Wednesday 12O miles from Meaux to
the fortress OF Nerdun on the Meuse
river.
On some parts OF the battle line
the retreat OF the Germans is com
plete rout. Whole regiments are flee
ing in disorder from the determined
attacks of the allies. and the British
and French cavalry is cutting down
the fugitives. The German army Of
2.000 900 men seems to have been
clamped In the trap which the French
war office declares was planned at
the beginning of the war. AT Calais
the report of the landing OF 100, 600
Russian troops has been confirmed.
They came from Archangel. through
the White sea and around the Scandi-
navian peninsula. All Of the great
passenger liners carrying the British
and French flags have been pressed
into service,
Lord kitchener's suggestion of Sc
cret coup which would aid in crushing
the Germans, made several days ago,
has been solved in the landing OF 90,-
600 native troops from India. The
Russians and Asiatics will cooperate
on the northwest with the Belgians to
annihilate the vast German army in its
retreat from Paris, according TO the
plan of the allies.
All Paris is jubilant. Cheering
throngs of women, children and old
men. all that are left since the mobi-
lization, crowd the streets and shout
for France, because they believe the
danger of siege has been averted.
The Germans. who have brought up
reinforcements, are striking at the al
lies left and center between Montmir-
all and Vitry lie Francois, a front OF
from fifty to sixty miles. but each time
they have been driven back.
They are bringing their reinforce
ments down from Chalons on the roads
leading to Fere Champenoise. Somme-
sous and Sompuis, in the face of the
French artillery posted on the heights
which give it a great advantage.
General Pau, who commands the
center of the French army in this dis
trict, is reported TO be advancing north
OF Sezanne towards the plateau which
commands the center of the whole bat
tlefield. On his left the British force
has driven the Germans across the
Grand NORM and Petit Norm rivers TO-
wards Marne itself, while on the ex-
treme left the French sixth army. ad-
vancing from Paris along the Ourcq
river. have had further successes.
Kaiser Expresses Sorrow for louvain.
Washington.-Presi Wilson re-
ceived a personal cablegram from En-
peror William of Germany protesting
against the use by the allied armies
of dunn DUN bullets and the participa,
ton IN the war Dy clSlnanS OF Bel
GUM. The message expressed also
the German Emperors deep regret a
the destruction of the Belgian city OF
Louvain. MY heart bleeds for Lou
vain" is one of the phrases which the
Emperor is understood to have used.
He declared. however. that the popula-
tion of Belgium had offered such re-
sistance that his generals had in
many cases found it necessary to ad.