The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-28
BRITISH TROOPS,
IN LAST DITCH FIGHT,
FACE VICTORY
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must beat back the food tide OF the
invasion or be overwhelmed proves
conclusively that the French general
stan believes the Germans are stalk
ing verything on one mass assault,
the prelirnffaries OF which are already
started.
Meanwhile, every precaution IL be-
ing taken. Should the present line OF
defense be broken by the Germans
there will be q fairly clear road In
front OF them to Paris. But II Is
known the general stan plans for such
an eventuaiity are complete and there
Is none of the panicky feeling evident
In the capital today that was so no.
ticeable during the last few days. Min
lister Of War Alexander Millerand Is
In almost constant conference with
his subordinates.
II the Germans reach Paris, which
Is admittedly possible, inasmuch as
they are numerically superior to the
allied forces, they will find It the
hardest kind Of q nut to crack But
the war minister insisted today that
HIS present plans are for emergency
purposes only, and he processes to
believe the present German attack
will be beaten back within the next
few days with losses that will effec-
lively check any further immediate
offensive.
The oficial denial that Lille had
been surrendered to the Germans aid.
ed materially In cheering up the
French. Its capture meant the aban-
Comment OF an important link n the
frontier defenses and It's great wealth
made II material gain to the enemy.
The authorities continue to with
hold definite word Of the casualties.
They insist that three Germans have
been killed to every Frenchman. But
every field hospital Is already jam
med with wounded and only q few
doctors are left in Paris, the others
having been rushed to the concentra-
ton camps where the field hospitals
are located. In order that the wound
ed shall not tell anything that might
aid the Germans in their operations,
representatives OF the newspapers are
forbidden to visit the camps.
II is admitted at the war ONCE that
II has been necessary to rush French
reinforcements to hold the line, east
through the department Of the Nord
toward Arras, where the German
thanking movement was strongly de-
veloped. The fighting In Pas-de-Calais
department has been severe, but the
German forces were apparently a
accommodating expedition and retired
after a clash at Arras,
The fghting continues all along the
line OF the Lorraine frontier, but so
far there has been no decisive result
The French have moved their posi-
tions forward several miles. but the
German troops are being heavily re-
inforced and no general offensive
movement can be undertaken
An officer who returned here wound
ed after participating In the fighting
around Chartered declares that In the
three days lighting there the Ger
mans lost fully $4,000 In killed and
wounded. He claims the German ar
tillery was not well served. while the
firing OF the French was deadly and
accurate. AT many places he says the
piles of dead were so high that they
had to be moved TO permit the guns
TO retain the range.
There have been numerous cavalry
raids far into French territory, but In
every instance they have been turned
hack by French cavalry sent out Tor
that purpose.