The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-14
VICTORY
IS PARIS REPORT
GERMAN LOSSES SAID TO HAVE
BEEN HEAVY AND SUCCESSES
oNSEQUENTlAL.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Paris, via Misunderstanding to
late advices. the Germans made de.
termined attempt to take positions
occupied by the French outside Muel.
hansen, but failed. The Germans did
not re-enter the town.
The French troops along the entire
front are in contact with the Ger.
mans. At Mangienres, northeast of
Verdun, the Germans attacked the
French Monday night. The French.
reinforced by reserves. then took the
offensive and repulsed the Germans
with considerable losses. A German
battery was destroyed by the French
artillery fire and another was cap
tured with three gatling guns and am
munition. A regiment of German
cavalry suffered seriously. Near Mon.
Gel German battalion with artillery
was repulsed. The German losses
are said to have been heavy.
The village of LaGarde, in German
territory. was taken by the French at
the point of the bayonet
A large force of Germans Sunday
night attacked the French advance
guard. which had pushed forward on
Carney and Muelhausen
Before this attack the commander of
the French troops had quit Muelhau-
sen and assembled his troops in the
rear OF the town. He quickly placed
his forces in fighting line and stop
ped the advance Of the Germans, who
according TO the French reports. were
superior in numbers.
The actions of the French are de-
clared to have been brilliant.
1t is officially annouced that the
French troops around Spincourt, in
the department of Meuse, forced the
German cavalry to retreat, although
the latter were supported by artillery.
The unloading of troops from trains
continues in the region of Gerolstein,
but the principal landings occurred
in the rear of Metz and Thion9ille.
French aviators are constantly fly
ing over the zones where the German
troops are disposed. without paying
the slightest attention to the bursting
shells of the enemy. The official COM
munication concludes with the state
ment that the work of fortifying Lux
emburg and South Metz has been com.
pleted by the Germans.
Lieutenant Baron Marischall Won
Bieberstein, son Of the Baron Maris-
oh nn fnh .fnfv ,kN
erly German ambassador at CONSTANT
nople. was killed in a fight near Gena.
vile. in the French department OF
Meurtheet-Moselle, on August ).
Belgian territory. except just around
and to the south OF iege. is reported
to have been thoroughly cleared Of
German troops with the exception OF
some Uhlans. who had lost their way
Paris.-It is officially reported that
French troops have entered Muel-
hansen.
Muelhausen is the second largest
town Of Alsace-Lorraine and lies 81
miles to the south-southwest of Strass.
burg. the capital. II became a free
city of the German empire in 1878. and
in the fifteenth century entered into
an alliance with the Swiss. which last.
ed until 1898, when the city became
French. II was taken from the French
in September. 1870. and was ceded to
Germany with Alsace i'm 1871.
Muelhausen is garrisoned by n full
infantry brigade of about 5000 men
and full cavalry brigade of about
$500. It has a population OF about
100000. and is the principal seat of
cotton spinning in western Germany.