The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-03

the Elffei tower station. The military
regulations covering entrances and
exit we're strongly enforced today.
While the refugees from the nortn
were permitted to entsr. The govern.
ment was making arrangements 70
send them right through the city.
Special trains were n service and all
were crowded. Ambassador Asrriek
was hurryino all Americans to the
sea coast whore arrangements had bssn
made TO send them across TO England.
The government has made elaborate
preparations TO care for the refugees
from the xone Of fighting. conesn-
tratlon camps will be established
wherever necessary and all will BE-
fed and housed.
HERRIck Is ALONE.
PARIS, Sept. 3.--Ambassador Myron
r. Hsrriek 10 the only representative
o. foreign powers left In this city.
Ali Of the other Ambassadors and min
listers have gone 70 Bordeaux with the
heads Of the French government, TAX
ino their embassy and legation staffs
with them.
HEAVIEST FIGHTING.
PARIS, Sept. 3.-Ths heaviest fight
ina on the French front today was
that Ia which the French left and the
German right are still engaged, the
Germans throwing their greatest
weight on an allied line that extended
roughly speaking from just south OF
Montdidisr to Roye and to Noyon.
The German cavalry had swept south
to the neiahborhood Of compIeSps
and Seasons and has been engaged .fer
ferty-eisht hours with the united BfN-
lsh-French cavalry division. This
fighting covers wide stretch and e
reported 20 be- chiefly Of . sklrmish
nature. The fiohtino between Mont
dIdier, Roye and Noyon 10 Of the most
sanauinary character. The allied Hire
10 very strongly entrenehsd and 70
heavily supported With artillery and
machine guns. Il 10 admitted at the
war office that the Germans have
brought many fresh troops Into action
and Il 10 considered inevitable that :
new limo 10 being formed on wnien
the allies will fall back.
II Il considered certain that the A.
I,ad I,neS Will eventually have I'd fell
hack 10 the paris Notifications. Al
ready there 10 discussion OF the maj
lire Of occupation. SO far ~ outward
Indications are concerned the f'nal
line Of defense will be extremely ad'
vantaaeous to the allies. Hou0ny
speaking, II will take the form OF Z
gigantic letter z. The first line viii
extend northeast to 4 point In the
vicinity Of LaFere. The second will
extend southerIy through to Rheims.
The third will extend northeast again
70 Mexieres and the fourth southeast
toward verdun. This latter line how,
ever, 10 mobile, inasmueh 40 ene
French are in very great strenosn Az
through this territory.
READY FOR SIEGE.
WARRINGTON, sept. 3.-With the
ore.ident Of France, the cabinet and
the clerks Of every department. en-
route TO eordsaux, Paris 10 prepared
for = long siege, L was stated at the
French embassy TO-DAY. A cabIe0ram
omeialiy announcing the transfer o.
thu government and declaring that the
allies have stopped the Germans q
RetheI was received today.
At the suggestion Of the commander
in chief Of the French forces L was
stated at the embassy everything has
| been made ready for the prolonged
siege although Il 10 not absolutely Ger
! tain that there will DO siege. Every
precaution has been taken, II was
said, not to shut In the government ..
besiesed city.
| Those who have left Paris are the
president, the cabinet and the clerks
Of all departments. The latter are
not very numerous. Il was stated, be-
cause every clerk VINO could be spared
lie at the Srcnt, and the positions Of
IN. young clerks have been taken by
old distinguished men. mostly former
ambassadors and ministers. II wac
declared that it will be impossible for
the Germans, II they besiege the city,
to cut OF Paris from communicating
with her allies and army. Il was
stated that no matter how long the
siege. the government IN Bordeaux
could still communicate with Paris.
One Of the dispatches to the embassy
today recalled that France would
continue fighting az long az she has
any soldiers TO defend her.
BELGIUM