Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-21
TEUTONS' EFFORTS
TO SMASH FRENCH
FRONT REPULSED
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our gains are maintained.
In woe,re there Is nothing to an
| nounoe.
Germans beyond Frontier.
"On the right wing in Lorraine the
I enemy has been driven back beyond our
frontier cyacuatng. IN particular the
region OF Avrlcourt 1aborder village. In
the Vosges. the enemy has tried to re.
sumo the offensive In tho neighborhood
Of St Die but without success
our attacks progress slowly on tina,
size. because OF the difficulty Of the
ground, the defensive works encountered
there and the bad weather
"As yet We have no certain confirmation
Of the reduction Of the forts not previously
destroyed at Maubeuge, but the German
press reports that taking OF this city, and
even indicates that its governor Will be
interned at Torgau CPrussia).
"The Saxon army has been broken up
and its commander General Won Hansen
has been relieved OF his command. The
cavalry division OF tho same nationality
which had fought in Lorraine at tho
opening Of the campaign. and was later
sent to Russia, has shared the downfall
Of the Austrian army and must have suf-
fered heavy losses"
LONDON. Sept. "a dispatch to the
Times from Par.s says
The public was treasured by the an
nouncement that tho fury OF the battle
had been somewhat diminished along the
whole line. as this denoted fatigue on the
part OF the Germans The enemy made
extraordinary preparations we'll in ad-
vance for their retirement on their chosen
lines, their engineers fSving worked at
the trenches for ten days before the
opening of the battle
But the French entrenchment Is also
remarkable. At one point near scissors
the French concealed 40 guns Of IS mill
meters which opened fire simultaneously
with tremendous effect The feat which
attracted most attention was the con-
struction by the French OF pontoon
bridges across the Alsne. which we're
several times destroyed by the German
artillery fire. Despite this the French
got over 10000 zouaves. who charged the
German lines almost before the enemy
we're aware OF their presence.
Forts at the Rear.
''Whatver be the result OF the battle,
II cannot he final I'm the sense OF de-
feat OF the Anglo French resistance, for
the allies would retire under the forts,
where a third battle would be fought
III the Germans lose. the French terri
tory will be freed from invasion. II the
allies do not score a definite success they
will bring up fresh troops and strike
again. The impression exists that the
allies are maneuvering and that the prin-
cipal offensive Is taking place along the
left wing Recent official communlcat tons
indicate progress in that direction. II this
succeeds. the enemy will be driven from
the natural positions formed by depres-
sions in the plateau above Scissors.
In abandoning Scissors the enemy have
only two roads to the north. One has too
many convulutlons. which would expose
them to a flank attack. and the other.
leading to Laon. would be the natural line
of retreat. Craonne. which the French
hold. Is fine strategto position. the town
being on a plateau above the plains
where Caesar resisted the BelgiAns and
Napoleon gained a great victory.
THE salient feature of the struggle Is
the Immense strength of the German po-
sition between Rheims and the forest OF
Argonne. where their Notifications form
a sort OF Chinese wall. Strategists de.
clare that the temper OF the Germans evi.
IDENTIFY has changed. for they now pro-
tect themselves deliberately from the vigoI
OF the French attacks"