Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-12

British Fleet Captures More German Possessions In The Pacific
kAISER'S ARMY IN FRANCE
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PARIS France p m, Sept. 1.-THE general retire.
ment of the German armies in France officially announced
by the government today The statement includes the follow
ing: S.
"The enemy offering only feeble resistance On
our left the Germans rereang between the Rivers ose
and Marne
Their cavalry seems exhausted The Allies pursuing
fleeing soldiers have encountered but slight opposition
AT the center right wing the Germans have evac
uated Vy Francois which they had fortified the valley Of
the river saux sermaize and Revny where they abandoned
many supplies
The German forces occupying the Argonne region have
In Lorraine we are making slow progress The Germans
have evacuated Saint Die. y -&ss-si
FRENCH AvIAToRs DO EFFECTIvE WORK
PARIS, France Sept. 12-Forty German prisoners who
have been here all suffering from bayonet wounds re-
ceived in the fierce fighting with the Allies de-
scribe the German the Ourcq and Marns
with the Paris army pursuing as disastrous. q
The artillery duel between the opposing forces lasted 48
hours French aviatos finally the exact range Of the Ger
guns and then the effective French 75milmeter field
pieces annhlated the hostile gunne and worked havoc
with their ordnance. -
bloody ensued after the German guns became
less The Germans asserted to have abandoned entire
of ammunition coaks and napsacs in their retreat
DISASTER HAS oVERTAKEN Us" SAYS MESSAGE
LONDON, Eng, Sept. Pa great disaster has over
taken reads portion of wireless message sent to Berlin
by German general in France which intercepted yeste
day by the Allies
This message reads further: So
eve are badly in need of horses and supplies" !"
This confirms the official dispatches from Paris
which the German right wing has been entirely crushed
the retreatng in disorder while the center
is also retiring
The German cavalry has been entirely destroyed and
large part of the artillery and ammunition trains captured
together with huge numbers of the rank and e who
cut off.
According to adyice France there doubt that
tide of battle has turned and that the German coup has
failed
An English officer of the aviation corps quoted as say
ssIt will be miracle if any of the Germans get home
again"
AUSTRIAN ATTACK ON LEMBERG FAILS
LONDON, Eng. Sept. 12-From Paris comes a late an
which says the Austrian Lemberg was
repulsed in spite of having been heavily reinforced
The Russians beseging Grojec near Rawa in
Poland.
The second Austrian army defeated at TomaszoW
which was captured after sanguinary conflict
The Russians have separated he left wing sf the Austrian
army from the troops operating in the vicinity OF TomaszoW
RUSSIAN CAVALRY PURSUING FLEEING ENEMY
Petrograd says nothing about any battle at Lyck but
the defeat of the Germans Mysznec and Chorz
epusng the enemy with heavy losses.
Chorzele is short distance southwest of Lyek and is
ust on the Russian German border 10y
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