El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27
GERMANS DRIVE
THE ALLIES BACK
Have Penetrated France and
Are Pushing For the
French Capital.
Continued From Page One.)

French rushed too small a force into
Alsace. The French force was suffi-
Client TO temporarily defeat the COM
paraUVeiy small German garrisons in
the state, but when the German re-
serves swept in, they OverpoWered the
French and have driven them back It
Is further explained from Paris that
the French ministry of war found it
necessary to hastily withdraw many Of
its troops on the offensive campaign
IN Alsace IN order to strengthen its
defence against the German advance
from Belgium, the allied forces having
proved weaker in the Belgian opera
lions than were expected
Further drafts Of British troops for
service in France will be made imme-
diately to help stem the German ad-
vance and drive the ka lser's forces
back. If possible.
Seniority of Officers Removed.
A dispatch TO the Reuter- Telegram
company, from Paris, announces that
cree permitting the nominations of
oIIlcers to superior grade for the
ourauon OF the war without any con-
0ltlons as to seniority
Under this decree it will be pos
slble 10 replace Immediately officers
killed or wounded by young officers
VINO by their bravery and zeal, prove
IN themselves worthy o. high commands
Declares Forts Still Stand.
A dispatch TO the Exchange Tele-
STaph company from Namur credits
a Belgian officer with the statement
that the forts there are still holding
out with the exception Of Marchove-
IeTte ana Cognelee, which were de-
stToyed by the bombardment-
The Belgians fought for two days,
TINS Of1lcer says, and there is still a
large force Of Germans before Namur
Bombs Dropped From Steel Cage.
The method used by Zeppelin airships
In dropping bombs has been described
az follows by an English refugee who
has just arrived here from Belgium:
The dirigible hOvers over its OBJ
9ectlVe at, a sufficient altitude to keep
out Of range Of the enemy's guns. At
the same time il lowers a steel cage,
attached to a steel wire rope 1000 or
5000 feet long This cage is divided
into compartments and il carries one
man. whose duty it is to throw down
the bombs. The cage is sufficiently
effective and because Of its small size
and the fact that ii is kept constantly
in motion, it is very difficult for eavy
guns to hit it."
Servian Casualties Heavy.
With the reOccupation OF Shabsc by
the Servians, says a dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Cattinje, 4
Montenegro, the 1000 Austrian prisoners
have been doubled. 1000 additional men
having been captured between Lesnica
and Shabac during the Servian march
TO occupy the larger town The Ser
Wan casualties in retalzing Shabac are !
admitted TO have been heavy
Advance at Any Cost.
The Daily Nails Paris correspondent
says il is believed that the Germans are !
attacking the allies southern front
Cavalry raids are frequent around I
Lille. Wounded Germans say their Of /
fiCers' orders are 10 advance at any /
cost even TO forfeit, If necessary so |
percent of the army to gain victory.
The Germans made six successive !
attacks on the British troops in an
effort to cut their lines OF cOmmuni- ]
ca ton, but were unsuccessful
The Cologne Gazette states that at 4
the battle of-LOrraine 100000 men Z
were engaged on each side, the great {
est number engaged in one battle in I
the history Of the world
Germans Leave Lines Unprotected.
The Daily Expresses Ostend CORES /
pendent says:
'LOuvain Sunday was full Of troops.
This place has apparently been re- 4
served as an army base. The station I
has been transformed into a huge re-
pair shop with a hOrseshoeing forge.
The railw ay has been cut at sew 4
eral places. a remarkable thing about 4
the German advance is that there are 1
no troops along the lines Of communi- 1
cation The railway service has been /
opened through towns by the Belgians i
through which masses Of troops have 4
just passed
AT Audenarde. Is miles southwest Of !