The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-13
ATTEMPTS BY THE KAISER'S
TROOPS TO TAKE PARIS
ARE UNSUCCESSFUL
ALLIES SUCCESSFUL.
Have Repulsed Foe AT All Points
and Attacking Army Is Steadily
Retreating
(By Associated Press J


London. Sept. 12.-The German ar
mics which q. week ago today COM
menced a series of violent attempts
to break through the French center
have found their effortg fatile and,
evacuating Vitry-LeFrancois, the piy-
lot OF their offensive and where they
had fortified already strong natural
positions, they have retired north
ward.
This retirement was made impera-
tive by the continued retreat of the
German right wing. which is some
where northwest OF Rheims. and the
defeat of an army corps which was
operating just east of. Vitry-HeFran-
co.'s, around Revigny and Sermaize,
and which. In its hurry to join the re-
tirement, left q quantity of war ma
"ial behind for the French to pick
The Germans in the Argonne dis
trict, likewise. have begun to fall back
SO that the pressure on the forts
southeast of Verdun, which Berlin
report said the Germans had conn
menced to lombard, should be reliev-
ed.
In Lorraine, too, the French claim
to have won further successes and to
have been enabled TO atraighten out
their line along that frontier. They
have occupied territory east sos the
forests CT Champenoux, ysedbeViiler,
Resaignviller and Saint Die, thus get
ting In closer touch with their troops,
which, since the early dayg pe the
war havS held b bit OF German ter
ritory In front Of Coimar.
Apparently the Germans, who sent
the best Of their army farther west
&c take rsrt II the azvaEce on pas.ss.
have found the mountains of Moselle
and Vosges, where the French were
In strong positions, 700 hard q mt TO
crack
While French reports cay that the
French army is following up oil these
successes, 1t would appear that their
most serious. driviag movement Ii
taking place against the German right
wing. which since Saturday last, has
travelled north faster than 1t went
south. On Friday this wing disposed
Of General Won Kluck's Ermy and part
OF General Won Bueiow's cv.ns, oc6u-
pied line which follows ths sTrssssee sTrssssssee
and the railway from SoIssons
through FIsmes to the mountains
isoutl OF Rheims. s{is = e IS
Today. however. tfiese troops must
have gone still further north or east,
as the British official report Rays
the British cavalry reached that line
today, between Seissohs and EIsnaes.
and that number Of pFianness were
captured. :.
1t. is believed that General Sir John
French. who won reputation as one
|of the greatest cavalry leaders in the
"A All
heels or this retresting army as long
strain. II Is possible, too, that he
will get assistance from the Etrench
cavalry, which has not been heard OF
Ito any great extent during this war
and which is credited with being the
equal OF any in the world.
The French official report referg TO
this retirement as a general retreat,
and from the rate ut which Germans
are travelling It would seem to be
such, although military experts are OF
the opinion that they may mako O
stand or counter offensive when re-
Inducements which have been sent
from Belgium reach them.
IL is believed tifaL u portion or tn5y
German army which Ii falling back
ON Revigny is almost certain 20 put
up q hard fight In the forest OF Arr
gonne, where military men expected
General Joffre, the French commander
In chief, to make his defense at tho
outset. and which Affords spiendid
positions against t,tt5sSsz. IS - - ~
The Belgian army has become aes
tive again and according to cfiiciai
reports tonight, Is advancing from
the forts around Antwerp. It appar-
|ently has divided into sections and
has re5occupied both Aerschot ..td
AfaIines, where there have been "A VI
many engagements in the pass fsa
weeks.