The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-09-11
he is in charge and is at some point
alcng the~German eastern line.

LONDON = Both TANKS of the
German army have been turned--that
Of the east by French troops under
General Joffre and that of the west
by the British under Sir John French,
according to unofficial dispatches re-
ceived here. It is stated, however,
that both French and German armies
are in critical positions, in which de-
feat would be absolute disaster. The
conflict extends over an irregular line
120 miles from east TO west and fifty
miles from north to south.
The retreat of the Germans from
Lille is declared to be due to their
fear of attack from an army of British
and Russian forces believed to have
been landed at a port on the English
channel.
The troops engaged number more
than than 100000, the Germans hav-
ing 100000 soldiers in France. The
forces of the allies, now reinforced,
are believed to be equal in numbers to
the invaders.
Paris reports that French and Brit
ish armies, reunited after the long re-
treat on the left wing from Maubeuge
tc Paris, gave battle to the Germans
and defeated them in the first stages
of conflict The retreat of the Ger
mans is being harassed by the French
in pursuit, who are keeping up con-
The struggle which may decide tho
war so far as France is concerned
RACES from Nanteuil to Vardun, Nan
teril is twenty-five miles from Paris.
Wounded soldiers are being brought
into Paris.
The French war Office gave o,S: this
statement:
ga general action has started on
the line through Nanteuil-Le-Hau-
douin, Meaux, Sezanne and Vitry lie
Francois and extending to Verdun.
Thanks to the very vigorous &C.
ton of our troops, strongly supported
by the British, the Germans started
retiring.
"The Germans had advanced Satur-
day and Sunday into the region be-
tween Coulommiers and La Ferte-
Gaucher"
Germany's army now has its back
turned to Paris and is being pursued
by the French and British The
enemy is moving to the northeast,
apparently to join the German center
army.
Protesting to the foreign office
against it's note of Sept. to the dipl1-
matte Representatives in Picking and
referring to the transgression of Chi
nese neutrality by the landing of jap
anese troops at Lungkow, Baron Won
Nathan, the German charge d'affairs,
declares that Germany would hold
China responsible for permitting Zap
anese and British soldiers to cross
her territory.
The wide turning movement of the
German flank near Paris is believed
to be caused by a fear on the part
Of the German general staff of attack
ing Paris while the French armies are
intact The danger of exposing their
rear, in thus swinging around Paris
in the hope of destroying the French
army, is obvious, and the French are
continuing to harass the Germans
front and rear. Shells fall continual
ly in the rear of the swinging German
army.
The belief is growing that the pres
ent battle is of the utmost Importance
particularly as regards the eastern
lines of the French armies. If the
fourth German army cuts off the re-
treat of the eastern French armies
which have been holding the Germans
IN check between Toul and Epinal
two strongly fortified towns, it might
be able to drive the Frenchmen over
into Switzerland.