South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-16
TROOPS ON
FIRING LINE HELP
CHASE GERMANS

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fict with the retiring invaders OF the
front from the heights north OF the
river Aisne eastward to a point north
OF Rheims.
The forward movement OF the allies
between the forest OF AJgonne and
the Meuse continues. The pressure
OF the allies has had the effect Of
strengthening the battle front until
II IS now almost a straight line 10 a
point east OF the Meuse, and near
Etain.
The problem of the, German gen
erals has been TO find a suitable line
for a defensive battle which, OF course,
must be fought before the kaiser's
generals can give any thought to any
possible offensive movement.
Men Fall Back Again.
Being driven from north Of the
Aisne. the Germans may fall back TO
their next good line OF resistance
which seems to be southwest of Me-
zieres through Retheland and Cha
teau Porcien. Just west Of the Cha
teau POrcien lies the great French
army maneuvering grounds, known as
camp Sissonne, where magnificent
sham battles have been fought In the
past. 1t may be that the ground
which saw the game of war played as
a mere game in the past, may see
hOstilities in realtv with gun powder
and blood and corpses.
In the meantime the fifth and sixth
French army and the British are
bearing with terrific pressure against
the right flank Of the Germans, creep
ing northward day by day in a move
ment which, IL propitiouS time
comes. may suddenly develop into a
great envelOping sweep. Heavy
French forces are pushing up the
Mouse, east of the forest OF Argonne
delivering sledge hammer blows upon
the German forces Of the crown
prince, and Crown Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria
BeIgians Great Aid.
The allies are also helped by the
force which the Belgians and their al
lies are exerting against the Germans
in Belgium. The Germans are being
harassed on every side except the
rear, in what appears TO be an at
tempt at the most magnificent and
most gigantic bottling movement in
the history Of warfare.
Since the battle of the Marine, a
great many more soldiers have been
seen off duty in the streets of Paris
than at any other time since hoStili-
ties commenced. Among them are
many wounded who hObble with
crutches or wear their arms in sings
or else have bandaged heads. AS
soon as they appear the railroad
quickly surrounded by sympathizers
eager to praise and get stories of the
front. The English and TurcOs are
very popular.
The French war office has request
ed that all soldiers on leave or more
Of As hours, must submit their fur
Tough certificates to the local com
mander An order has also been is
sued that every soldier speaking OF
his military operations in a way TO
cause disquietude must retotn his
corps Immediately.
Many Seriously Wounded.
Out of the $50 wounded Germans
who arrived at Larochelle on Tues
day, 151 were in such grave condition
that they could not be transferred
from the station to the hospitals and
number of them have since died.
The mortality among the German
wounded is much higher than that of
the French. OF 1000 French wound
ed in the hospitals at Vichy more
than 800 have been discharged pro-
nOunced cured. Most of the French
wounded are suffering from bullet