The Washington times., 1914-09-05

| News from the war zone this morn
ing, says the Staats-Zeitung. is badly
mixed up. What has been a check TO a
| small detachment of cavalry, abtbt
Verdun. is announced in some papers as
n Waterloo for the Germans. who were
driven back to their former base at ST.
Quentin. which is seventy-fve miles
from Paris" More conservative papers
report that the Germans continue to
press close to the gates of Paris: the
check at Verdun. If any, not interfer-
ing in the least with the operations near
Paris. There is disptach from the
, correspondent OF the London Chronicle
certainly not a pro-German paper
| from Rouen to the effect that the mill
tary governor of Paris and the authori-
ties at the capital are considering its
| surrender to the Germans, In order to
avoid the destruction of property by the
powerful siege guns. the heaviest and
farthest reaching in the world. And
the correspondent of the London Times,
writing from Dieppe last Thursday. a
day after the conclusion of the terrible
three days battle. which is supposed
to have been so fatal to the Germans,
says: "All day the head OF the wedge
Is furiously forcing its way to Paris,
battering the rear of the retreating
French through Creil, SenIis and Creepy
en-Valois. The cannonading broke win
Cows at Chantilly, which is only seven
teen miles north of Paris
Now, then, comments the editor, IL the
London Chronicle and London Times,
two of the leading papers published in
England, which is at war with Ger
many and certainly cannot be accused
of pro-German proclivities, print this,
can there be any doubt that it is abso-
lutely true? If anything, they would
have minimized any news favoring
German success.
The Zeitung claims to have positive
information that the German cavalry
of General Won Kluk's army was re-
connoitering right up to the city of
Paris yesterday; that every fortress in
the north of France is in the hands
of the Germans with the single excep-
ton of Maubeuge, which the kaiser's 8
men did not bother to waste time in
taking. but circling 1t, marched past
The most important piece of news that
the paper prints, however, Is that the
heavy German siege artillery trans
ported on motor trucks has arrived on
the Marine river, east of Paris, along
which the invaders. under Crown Prince
!tal. after crossing the Aisne river.
AS confederation of the stories sent
to London by his confreres, the repre-
sentative of the London Telegraph, con-
sidered England's most rabid anti-Ger-
man paper. wires from Forges-leS Faux
that the allies were forced to continue
their retreat, which move, however, was
executed in good order and did not
impress one as a rout."
Berlin is bedecked with flags and
decorations. At night the houses 'front.'
ing upon the main streets of the CEN
ter are illuminated. and surging masses
in Inter der Linden. the Friedrich |
strasse, etc. are singing Die Wacht |
am Rhein" IN celebration of the good |
news from the war zone. The taking !
of Laon, almost without a shot being /,
fired, Is considered one of the best |
strokes of strategy. 1t was the base
of the center of the allies in their ef- |
fort to prevent a further advance OF !
the Germans toward Paris.
The German ambassador gives out
the information that, at Louvain. the |
famous old City Hall was not damag-
ed at all and that the Church Of st. \
Peter is but slightly damaged and |
can be easily repairs; and that |
further all of the art treasures have |
been scrupulously protected and saw
ed. Count Bernstorff adds that it is !
incomprehensible that the French