Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-25
GERMANS FLINCH
ON RIGHT UNDER
ALLIED ATTACK
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OF the English battering ram.
Even the famous guards. as in the
battle of the Marine, are unable to
stand the pressure ana are giving
little more ground every day.
The diversion attempted in Lorraine
having proven Intellectual, the Germans
are now making a fierce drive in tho
Woevre district. northeast OF Verdun.
The object no doubt, is to cut off the
army operating around Nancy, but the
Germans already had tried to make an
opening between Verdun and Toul be-
sieging Troyon at the same time
The maneuver constitutes grave men
ace TO the allies. who are resisting despe-
rately and have thus far repulsed attacks
with heavy losses.
Hattie to End Soon
That the Germans are losfig heavily
on their right is ALEC attested by the
constant arrival here Of prisoners and
wounded. This morning many automo-
biles were seen with wounded. both Ger
man and allies, passing through the
streets. but some OF those were conval-
escents returning from the seashore and
rejolning their corps.
The steady progress Of the allies left
fortifles the confidence here. This
mornings press is unanimous that the
battle OF Aisne cannot last much longer.
for the steady retirement OF the German
right must entail a weakening of the
center elbow that the Germans threw
out along the river oise to prevent being
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Fighting at wOevre.
LONDON, Sept A.--Interest in the
fighting today centers in woevre. says
the Bordeaux correspondent Of the Times,
where the enemy is making a serious
effort to pierce the line OF forts linking
Verdun and Toul
ITO the northeast Of Verdun," the cor
respondent continues. east OF the Meuse
heights and In the direction Of Moully
and Dampierre, their furious attempts
have failed. In the south of Woevre
they hold line positions running through
Reichecourt. Seicheprey and LAronville.
The general situation remains I'm
changed.
'On the left and center the allies have
the best OF reasons for confidence in the
result of the battle. Let there be no
mistake the enemy is going to give
serious trouble along the line where,
with striking recuperative power. It
managed to gather their routed hosts,
fleeing from the battle OF the Marine.
Find Fortified Positions.
A week has elapsed since II first be-
came clear that. although. forced to
abandon successive positions prepared
for defense, the enemy had found to the
north Of the Aisne, north northwest of
Rheims, formidable fortified positions on
which they might hope to maintain
themselves for many days while their
own troops were recovering from the
retreat and while the fire OF victory
among the allies was burning out
The positions, enormously strong by
nature and dominating the valleys and
the towns. have been turned into REGULAR
fortresses. The line of trenches, built
with science and the solidity OF perrna-
rient works are covered by thanking
trenches bristling with mltraineuses and
reinforced by mazes OF barbed wire and
block houses, whose quick firers and
mitrailleuses sweep the whole front. To
the rear of these works the heavy artil-
lery Is placed in position, and from its
fire such places as scissors and Rheims
have suffered great damage.
Crown Prince in Danger.
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