Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

Paris, Sept. S.-An official commun-
ication issued this afternoon says the
situation remains satisfactory. The
German right is retreating before the
English, the French center is advance
ing.
The statement says:
First, on the left wing, altho the
Germans have been. reinforced. the sit
uation remains satisfactory. The enemy
is retreating before the British army.
Second, at the center our advance
Is slow but general. On the right wing
there has been no action of the enemy
4 against the great circle of Nancy. In
the vosges and in Alsace the situation
remains unchanged"
.esss British Commander Confident.
Field Marshal Sir John French, COM
mander- tn-chief Of the British expedi-
tionary forces now lighting with the
French army. looked perfectly satisfied
with the expedition, to the British SOL.
diers. They said he went about the
lines smoking cigaret as tho he was
on the parade grounds.
British officers and soldiers arriving
from the front today declared that the
four days battle which still continues to
the east Of Paris, is being carried on
furiously. They assert that the French
captured many machine and field guns.
while the Germans often surrendered
in groups.
Driving Home Advantage.
1t is early in the day as yet to judge
how far the allies will be able to push
their present advance to the east OF
Paris against the German invaders but
from what can be gathered from the
fieeting glimpses Of the battle zone per-
mitted by the censorship, the British
and French armies seem to be effec-
lively driving home their advantage
and gaining impetus as they advance.
British optimism. which became more
pronounced with the first pronounce
ment Of the ''tnrn Of the tide has
been further heartened by the contin-
uation Of promising hopes from the
front. For the first time since the be-
ginning Of hostilities, an official British
report has described the result OF Oper-
ations as svery satisfactory" Hereto
fore this adjective has never been used
in an official report. This fact, coupled
with the announcement Of the French
government that 1t expects its stay In
Bordeau to be short, and General Jof-
fre's general order to the troops that
the time had come to drive back the in
vaders, is accepted here as an aadiea-
ton that the German retrograde move-
ment is likely to be permanent.
German Position Critical.
Observers in London claim that II the
allies attack on the German center and
to the left OF the center. where the
battle is raging so stubbornly with al
ternate advances and retirement. is
successful, q wedge will be driven be-
tween the German right and left which
will place the enemy's right in dan.
gerous plight
Lord Kitchener's unknown factor"
heretofore held to be great secret,
which has SO altered the situation at
the front, ID now known to be the ar
rival OF forces from India. Two divi-
sions OF infantry and q brigade Of cav
airy constitute these forces. A dozen
Indian potentates have been selected to
accompany this expeditionary force.
These include Sir Petrab Singh. Sir
Ganga Bahadur, maharaja Of Bikaner,
and Sir Bhupindra Singh. maharaja Of
Patiala
Allies Take Many Prisoners.
washington. Sept 9-The British
.,,,ha.sv today received the following