South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-17
Gen. D'Amade Strikes at Rear
of Army Commanded by Won
KIuk and Report Says Sue
cess for Allies is Complete.
ARMY IS SURROUNDED
INDANGEROUS POSITION
Report Declares KaiSer'S Men
Aimed to Occupy Trenches
South of AiSne But Were
Forced to Fall Back Further.

LONDON, Sept. 17.-Sweeping 90
miles north OF Paris, French army
commanded by Gen. -D'Amade Is
striking at the rear of the German
right wing In an attempt to cut Gen.
Von Kluk's army off from the main
German forces, according to unofficial
reports that were allowed to pass the
French censor. and reach London
early today.
This indicates that the allied armies
feel secure in their position along the
Aisne and have attempted a caring
strategicaI stroke with the purpose of
cutting one of the two German lines
OF communication and forcing them
into a new retreat that would un-
doubtedly result in their suffering
terrible losses.
There is a possibility that the aim
OF Gen. DAmade's army has already
been accomplished.
Says Wing is Itncircled.
A correspondent telegraphing from
Amiens says:
The German right wing Is encir-
rled. L was able to join friendly
French Zouaves a little south of Per-
pnne Near there a French battery
was in action about 400 yards on our
left"
Peronne is 81 miles southwest of
Maubeuge, and 1 3 miles west north
west of st. Quentin. If Maubeuge is
uncaptured, as the French govern
ment insists, a sOrtie OF the garrison
there in cooperation with the attack
of Gen. DAmades army would put
Gen. Won Kluk in a perilous position
from which he might be unable to
eXtriCate himself.
A dispatch sent to the Daily News
from Amiens says Ii is reported there
that Gen. Won Kluk's army has been
surrounded and then continues:
His right has been overlapped by
an army advancing from ROuen and
passing through Amiens. which led TO
the eastward turn from Compiegne
and his evacuation of Amiens
Rear Is I'm Danger.
IF he is really lying as supposed,
his rear Is IN danger, but IL is i'm
possible as Yet TO discover what is the
German force that is facing the north
west against the Amiens army. wheth-
ar II Is only his late Amiens garrison
or whether Won Kluk has wheeled his
right north IN a sharp curve.
The western French army has
passed east and southeast Of Amiens.
using pontoons over the river where
the bridges have been blown up. I
could get near enough only to make
Eertain that the French lines had
been advancing east since yesterday,
pressing on TO Et Quentin.
Pushed Back From Position.
THE Germans had aimed at a point
OF concentration where the armies of
Von kluk, Won Buelow, the Duke OF
Wurtemburg, and Gen. Won Hansen
could unite and present a new front
formidable enough TO secure them a
necessary rest for reformation. They
never contemplated the present posi-
ton into which they were dviven.
1T was south OF the Aisne on the
Soissons- Rheims and Soissons-Com-
piegne curves that their precautionary
trenches were prepared.
Nothing gives a more definite idea
or their own recognition OF defeat
than the fact that these trenches were
abandoned without ever being used
They have learned a little OF omen
fighting but they have hastened past
the trenches
"Turco's and Zauaves are now Dour-
Ing up the Amiens-St. Quentin line in
great heart and hope. But the march
IS fatiguing and the roads heavier
after the rains