The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-09-14
Whole Force Of Kaiser Is Flying Before the Allies
Report lSat Russians Are in Belgium Is Significant
Russia Claims to Have Completely Crushed Austrian'
WAR NEWS

Bordeaux, Sept. 14.--Ife the German
armies are still in a condition to offer
resistance they will, in the opinion of
well-informed experts, do, so along the
line extending from Peronne through
st. Quentin and Mezierres to Ardennes.
Fhe only army not falling back is that
Of Crown Prince Frederick William
south of the Forest of Argonne.y s.
1t is probable, according to the ex-
ports, that the crown prince has been.
unable to find safe line Of retreat.
Fhe Argonne district is a difficult.
mountainous region without roads, and!
the crown prince would be compelled!
to move e@ner northeast Of northwest
In the first case, it is declared, he
would be attacked from Verdun, while
the second would throw him with the
Duke of Wuerttemberg's army, who
would involve both armies in Con-
fusion. The experts therefore believe
that the crown prince, If he is forced
to retire, will attempt to break through
eastward between Verdun and Souil-
ley.
Paris, Sept. 14.-The following off,
cial statement was issued last night:
mo report had been received last
night from general headquarters. The
statements published yesterday and
this afternoon have depicted with what
vigor our troops are pursuing the Ger
mans in their retreat.
'Tt is natural that under these
circumstances, general headquarters
cannot send twice a day particulars
concerning incidents of this pursuit.
"All we know is that the forward
march of the allied armies continues
all along the front and that contract
with the enemy is being maintained.
"on our left wing we have crossed
the River Aisne.''
London, Sept. 14.--A Central News
dispatch from Petrograd says that the
German forces in East Prussia have
been driven back with great losses
near Muishents, but are still bringing
up reinforcements. The Germans are
making their chief efforts in the region
of Mauersee lakes.
London, Sept. 14.-A dispatch to the
Reuters Telegram Co. from Nairobi,
British East Africa, says that a strong
force Of Germans from German East
Africa have crossed the frontier, oc-
cup1ed Karangu, and are advancing on
Kisii, a hilly district near Lake Vic
toria. British forces have been dis
patched to meet them.
There was battle between the Ger
mans and British last Sunday, the de.
tails of which are not available. The
wounded are being brought to Moirobi.i
They report that the British suffered
severely in an unsuccessful attempt
to seize German machine guns by q
bayonet charge.
London, Sept, IA Reuters Tele-
gram Co. dispatch. from Amsterdam
A..
reached whereby France and Germany
will exchange an equal number of
prisoners, officers and men, who may
reJoin their respective armies.
Rome, via Paris. Sept 1A-A dis
patch from Turin quotes the Stampa
as saying that Carlinal Bourne, arch
bishop OF Westminster, is conveying
from the Pope to King George, a lei
ter which is filed with sympathy for
the British nation which is described
as the guardian of peace and master
of Justice"
The Stampa adds that the pope
asked the Austrian and Prus3ian
ambassadors to give safe conduct for
the return OF Cardinal Mercier, pri-
mate OF Belgium, to Belgium. This
was refused, whereupon the pontiff
answered that he would remember
the unpleasant refusal.
A telegram from the Austrian from
tier says that among the killed in the
Austrian army were many of italian
birth.
Word from Brindisi says that The
United States cruiser North Carolina
is coaling there.
Prince Louis Napoleon, whose sword
was refused by France, is awaiting
instructions to join the Russian army.