The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-09-10
ALLIED ARMY MEETS
GERMANS RIGHT
FRENCH AND GERMANS HAVE
SMALL CLASHES ON ROAD TO
PARIS.
BRITISH LOSS OVER $1,000
England Issues an Official Statement
of Happenings of Week.-Calls For
More Men.

road to Paris again have come into |
contact with the German right wing |
on the banks of the River Grand Mo-
in which runs East and West, some
what South of the Paris line.
An official statement issued by the |
French War Office says the Allies adj
vance troops came into touch with the |
German forces, which seem to be
covering on the River Ourcq towards
the Southwest, the movement Of the
main body of the German right wing
and small engagement resulted in
an advantage to the French.
The town of Maubeuge, where 1t is
reported British troops are assisting
the French garrison, is said still to be
resisting German assault.
From Berlin by way Of Amsterdam
comes report that the Germans are
attacking the forts at Nancy and that
Emperor William and the General
Staff are watching the operations.
The British official war information
bureau has issued long general sur
vey of operations of the British army
during the past week and in addition
list of British casualties which shows
total of more than $4,000 men up to
September 1.
The statement, which is based on
a report from Field Marshal Sir John
French, commander of the British
forces at the front, speak highly of
the spirit of the British soldiers and
their achievements. 1t declares that
while the British losses are heavy
they are not one-third of the losses in
ficted by the British troops On the
Germans
The statement closes with call for
more men.
Berlin reports that 5000 British
prisones have reached DoheritZ.
A bombardment has begun of the
Notifications at Cattaro, an Austro-
Hungarian seaport, by the French
fleet, and advices from Cettinje credit
the Montenegro troops with the de-
feat of the Austrians at Boljanitz.
France is calling out 1875 recruits
and in this way will add 600 men
to her forces within few months.
The German Reichstag, represented
by members of all parties, has prom
ised it's full support to whatever
measures the Minister of Marine
deems necessary. Appropriations will
be made for the replacement of ships
lost and TO carry out the program o.
a. construction already arranged.
Fifteen British trawlers have beer
sunk in the North Sea by German
warships.
Russian official announcements de
scribe a strong offensive movemen
against the Austrians on September 4
The Forty-fifth Austrian Regiment o
infantry surrendered, / 600 men be
ing taken. German troops, marchin.
to the aid of the Austrians, were at
tackled but the result of these opera
lions has not been made known. 1
German official statement says tn
Allied troops are in retreat betwee1
Paris and Verdun and that the Gel
man troops are pursuing them.
adds that in the eastern theater O
war the Austrian attack on Lubli
continues and that the Austrians ar
engaged in dispensing the Russians.
Late advices say train service be
tween Paris and Dieppe has been SUI
pended.
Almost total silence is being MAR
tanned regarding happenings i
France, neither the British nor Frenc
governments youchsafing detailed il
formation as to the positions of tn
armies facing each other few mile
from Paris.
Reports are current in London mil
tary quarters that a portion Of tn
British expeditionary force is at Ma
g.
class in Nord, assisting the Frenc
garrison in the defense, which it
said, is being strongly maintained.
The Belgian town of Dendermon6
(Termonde) in East Flanders, hs
been taken by Germans, according
an official report from Berlin ar
newspaper dispatches from Ostend.
The latter advices add that the i
habitants of the district have opene
the dykes and are flooding the cou
try. German troops are reported -
have been caught by the waters al
have suffered severely from shellin
The French premier explains tn
the sessions of Parliament at Par
were brought to a close in order tn
the parliament might be reconven
at Bordeaux, if necessary.
An agreement has been signed
Sir Edward Grey, British Secretary
State for Foreign Affairs, and t
French and Russians Ambassadors
London, in behalf of their respect
governments, that peace shall not
concluded separately during the pr
ent war by any one of the three ALI
and that no one of the allies will
mand conditions of peace without t
previous agreement of the others.
The British government has issu
an official denial of the use of du
dunn bullets by British of French,
charged by Germany
Germans Lost 5000.
London.-A Reuter- dispatch fri
Ostend says: "In a fierce fight ne
Thisselt (Belgium) the Germans Il
2 600 men Prisoners were taken