The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-09-29
GREAT GERMAN ARMY
Is HURLED FORWARD
French Believe Operations Are by
High Command-Attempt at Lin
eS is Fierce Movement.
The State, 2Sth.

The State, 2Sth
! For three days without cessation
the Germans have hurled their masses
against the French and English along
the entire front in northern France.
The French official view is that these
operations, the fercest that yet have
taken place, are by high command,
meaning possibly direct instructions
from the emperor himself.
The purpose has been to break
trough the allied line, but both
French and British official reports say
taey have failed From Paris it is
announced that not only have the
Germans been unable to achieve their
object, but they have lost flag, guns
and men in the attempt.
The British as usual, are laconic.
''The situation is satisfactory the re-
Fort reads, "and tle counterattacIs
Or the British front 1ave been beaten
back with heavy losses to the enemy.
The bayonet has played an import
ant part in these ngagements, where
men in the trenches on the one side
or tne other, only few hundred yards
apart, come to grips with steel after
the positions, have been shelled and
racked VITA rife fire.
! The French claim appreciate
progress on the left wing and a de-
cisive victory over the famous Prus-
sian Guard in the centre. Of the
+ Woeyre district, where the Germans
have made gains in the last two or
three days, little is said. One OF the
remarkable things in this great battle,
which has entered upon its 18th day,
is the spirit maintained by the troops.
British, Frendl and Germans have
withstood the most terrific shelling
/ the world mas known, in an almost
constant rain of rifle bullets and
hand-to-hand encounters with gun
and bayonet, but all reports agree that
they are fighting with tae same de-
termination and tenacity as in the be-
ginning and that even the command
ers in some cases are having difficulty
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The German general staff, by way
of Berlin, reports that the allies are
using their railroads in general at
tack on the extreme end of the right
flank of the German army. The gen.
eral staff also reports slight gains on
tie centre of the battle front ard an
engagement with artillery south sos
Verdun
THE German casualty list, as Off
cially reported from Berlin numbers
104,5S9 up to date, of whom 1854
are dead. 65,907 wounded and 23,007
missing.
In the Far East, according to Jap
anese reports, the Japanese have de-
feated the Germans on tAe outskirts
OK Using Tau, capital of the German
protectorate of Kia CHOW. The bat
tie lasted IA hours. The losses so far
as known were small.
German Zeppelins have dropped
bombs on Belgin towns, a German
aeroplane has paid another visit to
Paris, dropping explosives in its fight,
while Zeppelin also has appeared
above the city of Warsaw.
The German emperor is reported
suffering from Inflammation OF the
lungs. Only a day or two ago his
fifth son, Prince Oscar, was obliged
to withdraw from his regiment and is
being treated for heart affection, the
result Of everexeration. The emperor's
youngest son, Prince Joachim, mas
just recovered from bullet wound.
From Petrograd comes an Official
statement from the Russian general
staff that German attempts in Russian
Poland have been repulsed and that
the Germans are in retreat.