The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
Two Great Strokes

London, September 25.-t9.b0 D. m.)--Al- most simultaneously the two great ham, mer strokes in the battle in northern France have fallen and some decisive re- suit must be announced before long. The allies have struck the German right wing, and the Germans have hurled themselves against the French line between Verdun and Foul.
 The commencement of these two at tacks in earnest was disclosed by the French official statement, issued late to- Gay, but little is told of how they are progressing. The action against the Ger man right Is described as violent gen eral one, in which the French left en- countered an army corps the Germans brought from the center of Lorraine and the Vosges.
 The clash occurred in the district be- tween Tergnier and St Quentin, so that the French have made a considerable ad- vance to the northwest since the last mention was made of this part of their army. The country is rolling one, in tersected by streams, canals and a net work of roads.
 The French report admits that the Ger mans gained a footing on the Mouse heights and have pushed forward in the direction of St. Mihiel, bombarding the forts of Paroches and the Roman camp, which face each other across the Mouse. The communication, however, adds, that on the other hand, to the south of Yer dun. the French remain masters of the heights of the Mouse and that their troops debouching from Toul, have ad- vanced in the region of Beaumont.
 French Make Progress
 In the center. east of Rheims, the French have made some progress, but elsewhere nothing of importance has hap pened as shown in the official reports. ,ft it,fn f ion, fe atrai Io Ia the strictest censorship has been estab- ljshed.
 Some confirmation comes today of yes- terday's report that the Germans have suffered a reverse on the East Prussian frontier. Several trainloads of wounded, including German prisoners, have arrived at Pskov, according to q Petrograd dis patch, having been engaged in severe fight on tho borders of Suwalki. where they say the Germans suffered heavy losses.
 In Galicia. the Russians have annexed a few more towns and are perfecting their plan for an attack on Przemysl, an ad- vance against General Dankl. and, event. ually the fortress of Cracow.
 While the Servians ana Montenegrins al. .los.ng in on the Bosnian city of Sara jevo, the Austrians have retaliated by resuming tho bombardment of Belgrade, which during the early weeks of the war was under constant fire. They also have attempted to cross the Danube, but ac- cording to Servian reports. have failed.
 The French and British navies have annexed the island of Lissa, in the Adri- atic.
 The objective of this capture. according to Italian reports. was to induce the Aus trian fleet to come out and accept battle. Take German Position The Australian navy has added another German possession in the South Pacific to it's list of captures. This time it is Kaiser Wilhelm's Land. the German por- tion of New Guinea, one of the Emperor's s most valuable colonies in that part of the world. It is expected that Admiral Pa- tey will take the rest of the German Pa- cific islands leaving a small garrison at each
 To fill up the gaps in the officers ranks caused by casualties in France. the war office is promoting a large number of n-commissioned officers to the com missioned ranks. The first list of these appeared tonight.
 German airships and aeroplanes again have been flying along the Belgian and French coasts and have dropped bombs at Ostend and Boulogne, without doing a great amount of damage. They have not ventured across the channel, but are expected to do so when conditions are favorable.
 While these craft drop bombs, the object of their flights doubtless is to find out what the allies are doing on the coast. The Germans expect some move in that direction, as according to reports from Bedgian and Dutch sources. they are strengthening their positions through the occupied territory.