The Ordway new era., 1914-09-18
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Londoa. Sept 14.-Heu successes Of
the French, and British forces we're Fs-
ported froa = dozen points along the
great battle line yesterday, and from
everywhere came announcements Of
further retreats by the German
soldiers. i-,.
Following closely the report that
the wholes0ermzn advance had been
smashed and that hope for smother
turn In ths tide OF the monster conflict
was abandoned came the announce
ment that the Kaiser had fed 10 Nets
for protec4tDn- This indicated that the
Emperor viewed the fight n hopeless.
A dispatch from Antwerp says II IL re-
ported thet Brussels has been recap
tured By the Belsiana. The sixth
week OF, the war between Germany
and Ffaaoe. GraQk Britain and Bel91un
has broryht 3 vast transforuaat1sa-
The pur,aed now are the pursuers.
The irresistible sweep Of seven Ger
man armies through Belgium into
France met an immovable force at the
Marne river.
The army OF General Won Kiuck.
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lies western flank. was itself slowly
and steadily outf1anked. Its retire
ment before the small but hardy Brit
tsh army turned the tide OF battle
I Today. II the French official reports
are correct. all the German armies
except that facing verdun and few
miles southwest are retreating. Gem
erai Won kIuck's army. which = week
age was few miles to the southeast
of Paris. has retired more than sixty
miles to the northeast. while on the
extreme right the army OF the BavAe
rian crown prince. which attacked the
French eastern line from Nancy to
Epinal. has fallen back to the froatisr
Of Lorraine. permitting the French -
recccupy Lunevflle and several other
towns.
General Joffrc. the French com
mander-in-chief. pictures the retreat
as disorderiy, with the Germans aban-
doning prisoners. wounded and sup
plies.
The military experts however. are
stiil cautious While recognizing the
possibility that the German armies
may yet rally and draw strong de
fensive line, they recognize also the
possibility Of the almost complete
evacuation OF France and Belgium.
Paris announces that the Germans
have evacuated Amiens The where
abouts Of German reinforcements Of
6o,oco reported to be marching south
on three roads in that neighborhood
are unknown
The Re!gfan army is credited With
the determination to reoccupy Brus-
sells and claims to have cut the rail-
road between LieEe and Brussels.
The German version OF the battle q
Marne is yet TO be heard The Ger
man official wireless is silent regard
ing the operations OF the past week in
that thester- 1t records local sue
cess by the army of the crown prince.
which. it reports took fortified posi-
ticn to the southwest of verdun and
the beginning OF an attack on the
forts to the south OF verdun with
heavy artillery. No date is given. and
the operations may have occurred at
an earlier stage OF the battle
s.rvisn Invasion Pieases Hunssvy.
Nish. Servia.-lt is announced that
the Serrian offensive continues sue
cessfuily. SerYisn troops have crossed
the Save at several points. and It Is
said the Servians are being received
enthusiastically BY the Hung1rians. A
semi-official statement reviewing the
operations against Austria since the
outbreak Of the war makes no nen-
ton Of the capture Of Semlin. before
reported. but says: The Austrians
have sent all their troops to the eas;
to stem the advance Of the enormous
Russian wave"