The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-01

pied by Russians, according to di
patch from Vienna. A semiofficial al
nouncement says the Russian left ha
defeated the Germans under Genera
Won Hindenburg in Suwalki, Russia
Poland, and that the Russians hav
Won a complete victory at Mariampo
and at Sredniki, at both of whicl
places the Germans lost many gun
and prisoners,
London, Sept. 28.-Official announce
ment from Berlin yesterday declares
that the Germans have smashed thru
the allies defense in the Foevre dis
trict, crossed the Meuse and occupied
the fort Camp de Romano at St
Mihiel. An official statement ISSUED
by the French war Office, however, de
MES that the German onslaught was
successful, the announcement stating
that the French assumed the offensive
destroyed the Germans pontoon with
their artillery and repulsed the mead
ers.
On the allies left the German ar.
mics of Generals Won Kluck and Won
Boehm are believed to be weakening
under the constant hammering Of the
allies. They constitute the right wing
of the great German host which, TO-
the last twelve days has been strug.
Cling in the battle of the Aisne and
TO rtwo days additional fought a rear
guard action that attained the signif.
canoe Of a general engagement.
Since Thursday midnight they have
struggled desperately, almost super.
humanity, to destroy the allies. Today
1t is declared by high army experts
that they have reached the limit Of
their strength and that, greatly out.
numbered, they must soon withdraw
from the Aisne to new positions, prob
ably in southern Belgium. And with
them must go the entire German cen.
ter, inasmuch as, once the protection
of Won Kluck is removed, the remain.
der of the German line in northern
France could easily be outdanked and
annihilated.
Today, in the all-important region Of
st, Quentin, the allies are gaining
ground after the most deadly lighting
Of the two weeks battle. In spite OF
German valor and skill, the belief per-
sists that their right wing must give
way very soon. The allies are rapidly
throwing fresh troops into the contest
ed region.
On the French right the most sig
nificant admission is that at last the
Germans have been able to cross the
Meuse near St. Mihiel.
The official report as issued at Paris
declares that the Germans had beer
driven back and their pontoons de
stroyed with great loss following this
gain, but there are unofficial reports
from Paris that this movement was no
completed successfully and that tnt
Germans actually are west Of thu
Meuse in the Verdun-Toul territory
The forts at Verdun, Troyon and ST
Mihiel are under terrific lombard
ment and one report, as yet uncon
firmed, declared that the latter had &C
tually been captured by the Germans
The French armies that have beef
at Toul and Nancy have all beel
rushed north to cooperate with tn
French armies massed at Genicour
directly west of St. Mihiel and sout
Of the headwaters of the Aisne) whic
are making a desperate effort to pre-
vent any further gains by the Gel
mans.
Meanwhile the army operating i
upper Alsace, which is again con
mandanded by General Pau, is repor
ed to be attacking the Germans, VIII
are strongly entrenched in the hill
north Of Mulhausen.
The losses to the allies are admitte
~ staggering, but it is still insisted b
the officers who are in position
know that they are even yet not hal
as many as the Germans.
Desperate fighting continues on tn
west and eastern fronts of the battl
line in the north today. ......
But in the north on the west of tn
battle line in the ne:ghborhood Of s
Quentin, and in the east, in 'he neigl
borhood of St. Mihiel. there has bee
savage fighting since after midnight q