Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-09-19
ALLIES PURSUE
ROUTED GERMANS
OFFICIAL PARIS STATEMENT
SAYS WHOLE LINE Of IN
VADERS PUSHED BACK.
BERLIN ADMITS ARMY YIELDS
Teutons Along River Marine Fall Back
When Attacked by Superior Forces.
Russians Cross River San in
Pursuit of Austrians.

Paris, Sept lathe precipitate
flight of the German right wing is
being continued. and their left. while
giving more resistance to the constant
attacks Of the allies, is slowly retreat
ing
The latest official announcement
says that the forward march of the al
lies is being kept up along the whole
front and that the armies are "in con-
slant contact with the enemey." The
allies left has crossed the river
Ceinse. The evacuation of Amiens by
the Germans, previously reported in
news dispatches, was officially an
nounced today. Lille also has been
evacuated by the enemy.
Text Of Official Statement.
An official statement issued this az
ternoon says:
ION our left wing the enemy con-
tinues his retreating movement. He
has evacuated Amiens, falling back TO
the eastward between scissors and
Rheims. The Germans have retired
northward from the Vesle. They have
not defended the Marine to the south
east of Rheims.
'At the center the enemy, though
81 has lost Revigny and Brabant-leRoi.
still holds the south end of the Forest
of Argonne, On our right wing the
hostile forces which were along The
Meurthe are beating a retreat beyond
st. Die and Lunevile. We have re-
occupied Draon, lie Tape. Baccarat,
RemireVille, Nomeny, and Pontamous-
son.
Hard Fighting in Alsace.
dispatch from Basel, Switzerland,
states that between Blotzheim and
Sierenz, Alsace. French cavalry, sup
ported by artillery has annihilated
two squadrons of German cavalry. All
4he horses OF the invaders were killed
Ghe number OF German troops killed
was large
Another dispatch by way OF Basel
says that 10000 men were engaged In
fierce battle between Thaun and
Senheim, Both sides repeatedly
charged with bayonets
Some military experts assert that
Gen. Won Kluck will not be able to
reform HIS army aud give battle 70 the
allies in France. 1t is probable, some
of these experts say, that the next big
battle will be fought in Belgium, with
the advantage in favor of the allies.
Berlin Admits Army Yielded
Berlin Sept 1O.-(Offlcial by WALTZ
agency From army headquarters
east of Paris it is reported that some
detachments which had advanced
along and across the Marine were at
tackled by forces from Paris superior
in number between Meaux and Mont
mirail.
They held the enemy after desper-
ate fighting which lasted two days and
made some progress. Upon learning
OF the approach of new and strong hos
tile columns their wing fell back The
enemy did not pursue them at any
point
THE attachments fighting west of
Verhun have made progress. In Lor-
raine and in the Voges the situation is
unchanged, Fighting has been resum-
ed in the eastern theater of war"
Claim Big Russian Triumph.
London. Sept. 14.-ThRt the Russian
armies in Galicia and Russian Poland
have Inflicted a browning defeat on the
combined Austrian and German forces
is indicated by numerous dispatches
received today from several sources.
Only the extent of the disaster to
the Austro-German forces is in ques-
ton. That the retreat Of the whole
Austrian front is in the nature of a
rout is certain. The Russians have
taken vast number of prisoners. the
reports ranging from 10000 10 120. 600
men, and also have captured many
guns and great quantities OF munitions
Of war
a dispatch to Lloyd's News from
Petrograd, dated yesterday, says
Two Austrian armies are surround
ed and $4,000 prisoners have been
taken, including 500 officers from one
army and GOO from another The sur
render of both armies is impending.
me NeIhanS are again moving troops
from the east to the west"
A Central News dispatch from Pet
rograd says that the German forces in
east Prussia have been driven back
with great losses near Muishents. but
are still bringing up achievements.
The Germans are making their chief
efforts in the region of the Maursee
lakes.