Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29

proved itself inadequate to force the
issue to decisive result.
Batter Reims and scissors.
With Reims and scissors being
lery, the ninth day of the worlds
greatest battle found both the inva-
ders and the allies moving huge
bodies of infantry into the conflict.
The greater part of the soldiers Of
the two mighty opposing armies have
been able to gain rest as result
Of the artillery duel which has been
raging for more than a week.
The arrival of German reinforce
ments estimated in number at 100000
men resulted in the invaders taking
the offensive at several points and it
was necessary for the allies to throw
forward heavy bodies Of men to en-
gage the German attacking forces.
The activity of the British and
French round Scissors shows that the
allies are continuing their thanking
movement against the troops of Gen
eral Won Kluck.
Hardest Fighting Near Scissors.
According to the official announce
ment issued by the war Office the
hardest fighting is in progress near
scissors on the extreme western end
of the battle line and near Reims in
the center.
The French have been able to move
their heaviest artillery to the firing
line east of the Disc, near its junction
with the Aisne. and continuous
night and day bombardment against
the German positions is in progress. 1t
is confidently believed that the French
military authorities in Paris that the
German positions can be so thorough
ly weakened by the cannonade that
the French and British will be able to
sweep the Germans from their en-
trenchments at the point of the bayo-
net, despite the re-enforcements.
/ Already it is said the French have
been able to silence several of the
German batteries at that point com
polling them to take up new positions.
Both SCISSORS and Reims are re-
ported to be in flames.
Petrogfad Sure Of Victory.
According to Petrograd advices, the
fortress of Jaroslau is being lombard
ed, Przemysl has been invested, and
General Dankl's army, which is retreat
ing toward Cracow, has been sur
rounded.
The capture of the town of Du-
biecko, on the River San, by the Rus.
slams has cut Przemysl off from the
western armies, so that Il must now
rely for defense on the Austrian and
German army corps which are there.
General Dankl is believed to be in
difficult position. Driven out of
South Poland and separated from the
main body of the Austrian army, he
has been compelled to make race for
Cracow.
The Germans have retaliated to
some extent by penetrating the terri
tory of Suwalki, Russian Poland.
Many British Officers Killed.
The official casualty lists received at
London are proof that the battles in
France exceed in violence and stub
bornness anything since the struggle
in Port Arthur
The part the British officers are
playing is illustrated by the bare testi-
mony of the casualty lists. Seven hun
bred and ninety-seven officers are
among the killed, wounded and miss
ing, which is percentage out of all
proportion to the losses in the ranks.
One hundred and thirty officers have
been killed, 3SS have been wounded
and 279 are missing. Many of the
missing probably must later be re-
corded as killed or wounded.
Famed Cathedral Raced.
The French minister of the interior,
Louis j. Malvy, announced that the
famous cathedral of Notre Dame
at Reims had been destroyed and all
the other historic and pEblic buildings
either laid in ruins or seriously dam
aged during the bombardment of
Reims by the German artillery.
Great Britain has received no pro-
posals for peace from Germany or
Austria, according TO a message re-
ceived by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. Brit
ish ambassador at Washington. from
Sir Edward Grey.