The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-26
ROAR OF BATTLE DEAFENS WORLD
ADVANCE STRIKES A SNAG
TODAY AND IS HELD BACK BY AL[l[S

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man active army. All NJ g fresh
troops were being brough 80 by the
enemy while General Jf devoted
the time to strengthening~.h weaker
the great battle was resumed at day
break, today, the German assault was
met with a determined defense and
the war Office ehleftains profess con-
fidence that the line az now establish
ed will hold. The fighting front COW
ers the boundaries Of the departments
Of the Nord, Ardennes, MontmedS Gno
the Nord; oivet, In the Ardennes;
Montmedy In the Meuse and west Of
LuneviIIe, the heaviest fighting 10 be-
Iieved to be taking place. South Of
LuneviIIe, along the Lorraine border,
another great battle Is In progress and
!, it is to reinforce this line, admittedly
pressed to the limit, that General
kJoffre withdrew his entire Alsaeian
army abandoning MuIhausen, Ait
kirch and the other points taken at 50
heavy cost, in series Of desperate
bayonet charges and sent It with Its
veteran commanders, General Paul
Pau. to fill the gaps In tho line and
to prevent break through the
French lines north and south Of Ep-
inaI.
In the north, the German armies are
being driven hard against the en-.
trenched position near Givet where
the British expeditionary troops are
massed. Several attempts to carry
the entertainments there by storm
have been made and the heaviest
fighting Of the war 10 reported by the
war Office chleftains to continue in
this nefghborhood. The German ar
my In action here 10 reported TO be
commanded by the crown prince In
person.
The slaughter at the front 10 de-
scribed by the general staff as enor-
mous. The Germans constantly
charged the allies lines In the face
Of terrific shell fire from the artiI-
Iery mounted behind the trenches and
a whitening rifle fire from the
trenches themselves. While details
are withheld, It is stated that at
points where the French have follow
ed up the repuIse Of the Germans by
a forward movement they have found
their way blocked by heaps Of bodies
piled breast high. The valor OF the
Germans is admitted everywhere.
They have charged the entrenched
positions Of the allies time and time
again In close formation. As fast as
a gap was torn In the ranks, the sur
vivcrs have clored it 49, and pressed
on towa the goal. The perc ntage
continue large as they lead their men
in the assaults.
CANADIANS SENT FOR.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-The English
troops are holding the German lines
between Givet and Dinant. They
have been subjected to enormous
pressure from the Germans, but the
war office insists that not only are
the lines holding, but that the British
have been able to push them forward
at several points.
It is certain, however, that tho
British and their French allies will
be pressed to the utmost If the Ger.
man attack at this point is to be
held. The Germans apparently have
singled out the English to bear the
brunt Of the fighting and are sending
AGAINST them massed bodies Of In
fantry while sheIlins the English po-
sItlon with guns hastily mounted In
the hills and concealed behind very
heavy timber.
Meanwhile the work Of Fastening
reinforcements to the continent is In
PROGRESS. Additional troops are re.
ported to have landed in France yes,
terday and to have been rushed to the
front on trains that had been held In
waiting.
Because Of the exigeneies Of the
situation the Canadian contingent,
numbering 10000 men, will sail for
the continent tomorrow. orders have
been given for them to go direct to
a continental point, the identity OF
which is not revealed. The Canadian
transports will be conveyed the on.
tire distance by strong fleet Of war
ships which have been sent across to
meet them.
II 10 certain the Canadians will
be in action within fortnight. just
how many troops make up the rein
forceing contingent of the British
army 10 naturally withheld, but It 10
certain that the entire active army
will be in service almost Immediately.
The French attacking tactics have