The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-08-29
AISaCe Abandoned
to Save Paris
ALLIES RALLY ARMIES
Expect to Prevent Further Ad-
vance O. Germans
ENGLAND SENDS MORE HELP

Paris, Aug. 26.-France is with
drawing from Alsace. The darling
hope of the French people since the
war of 1870 to regain the territory
wrested from them by Germany must
be abandoned in the effort to save
Paris itself from the German armies
that are pressing back the allies along
the huge battle line of the Meuse. The
fate of France hangs upon the out
come of the conflict waging there, the
French war office admits in a state,
ment which says:
"The commander-in-chief, requrins
all available forces on the Meuse, has
ordered the progressive abandonment
Of territory. Mulhausen again has
been evacuated"
A new battle is in progress be
! tween Maubeuge Department Of the
Nord), and Donan Department of
Doubs). On it hangs the fate of
france. Operations in Alsace along
the Rhine would take away troops
upon which might depend victory. Ii
is necessary that they all withdraw
from Alsace temporarily in order to
assure it's final deliverance.
London, Aug 26.-That the great
German army of invasion is sweeping
with deadly efficiency on to France,
and then to Paris, is indicated. Along
more than 200 mile front the allies
are falling back.
1t is known now, despite French de
malls, that l>amur has fallen, that the
Uhlans have entered Ostend and that
he French, English and Belgian
troops have been unable to hold the
terrific onslaughts OF the invaders,
who are pouring in fresh regiments
with apparent reckless disregard fer
lives.
The invasion of France and the cap
lure of Paris, once looked upon as an
empty boast, is fear that now besets
the allies. From London, Paris and
Brussels all the scraps of news indi-
cate that the scope of the German
victories is being hidden and that the
countries ranged against Germany are
soon to hear bad news. Just how close
the Germans are to Paris is not
known.
That Namur, the Gibraltar of Bel
GUM, has fallen after a surprisingly
weak resistance, is generally con
ceded. The London war Office an
|nounced that the city had yielded and
Berlin dispatches claimed that five of
he nine forts had been invested The
Paris war Office, however, issued a
bulletin denying that the city had been
taken, but was mute regarding the
cate of the forts.
A flare Of activity broke out in the
north when a column Of Belgians
made a sortie from Antwerp and en-
gagged a German detachment. Ger
mans were reported as having failed
in an attack on Malines and fierce
fighting was reported on the outskirts
OF Ostend between Belgium gendarmes
and Germans, in which the latter were
driven back.
Although since their reyerses the
allies have drawn even tighter the
curtain OF censorship that enveIops
the battlefield, it is known that the
Germans have forced them back until
the real battle has shifted definitely
TO French soil.
The losses on both sides have been
enormous, it is admitted, the allies
apparently spending their men as
freely as the Germans in the fighting
of the last two days. 1t was an
nounced officially in London that the
British army had lost 1000 killed in
the lighting.
The allies now are retiring upon
the outer fringe of forts in France,
where they will make another ef-
fort to stem the resistless tide of Ger
mans.
Their new line runs from Naubeuge,
in a southeasterly direction by way
of Hirson, Mezieres, MOntmedy, Yer,
dun, st. Michael and Toul, to Epinal
All of these are strong foTtresses and
are interspersed with smaller works,
such as Ayvelle, Genicourt. TrOyon,
Les Paroches, Mianville, Gironville
and -Sous-Les-Co Behind these
lies another strong line of fortifca,
tions from St. Quentin in the north
through Loan and Rheims to the great
entrenched camp at Chalons.
I The English newspapers declare
that both the English and Russians
ere determined to fight TO a finish"
whatever the outlook may be at pres
ent. They say the possession Of
Nalnur was vital for Germany and it
was a fine stroke for the Germans