The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14

lion men, Including those sent forward
from the army o. the defence Of
Paris. There are no estimates o.
the losses. although Il 10 admitted
they were very siarss. Tho Germans.
ho~sssr, far outnumbersd the French
40 for moro than halt Of the battle
they were essaying to assume the
offensive. The French are today be-
lieved to be making extreme efforts TO
isolate large bodies Of German strag-
giers who are reported to nave been
cut on from The main armies In the
Argonne district.
King Albert Of Belgium TO-DAY wired
his congratulations to President Poin-
ealr on the sweeping victory Of the
French arms. He said:
Belgium heartily consratuIates the
French arms on their notable sue
eesses. The abominabIe crueities
which our population 10 suffering. only
increase the energy and ths ardor Of
our troops"
In reply President Poincair wired
King Albert:
"When the hour Of reparatlon IN
rIves, none will forget Whist the heroic
eeIsIans have done for the triumph
Of the common cause Of civilization
and liberty"
RETREAT CONTINUES.
PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE war once at
$50 this afternoon Issued an onsciai
communication at Bordeaux which -
given out At military headquarters
here declaring the German retreat cor
tinues 1t all points, The statement
says the Germans had prepared line
Of defensss north Of the Aisns and In
the vicinity Of Rheims. where they
had attempted 70 rally their forces
and make . stand, but that the over
wheiminp strength Of the French par
suit forced them again 20 retire.
'The Germans have evacuated
Amisns retreatin0 In the direction OF
Peronne and st. Quentin.
From Nancy to the vosses the re- |
treat Is general. The French terri. |
tory in this vicinity 10 now totally |
evacuated
COMPLETE RoUT.
Isy VIM. Philip simms, United Press
stan correspondent.l
PARIS, Sept 14-(3:3o p. MI
The German retreat continues un'n-
terruptediy. Every attempt Of the
Germans to rally their men and at
tempt to prevent French pursuit. haa
failed. General GaiIeInrs reports
shows eoneIusiveiy AZ no point in
France are Germans now dangerous.
They probably will try to make
stand in the north, IN the vicinity OF
ST. Quentin where early in the month
they defeated the British. But It 70
doubtful whether they will even be
able to hold this poeitson n the pur.
suing French armies now outnumber
the Germans nearly Two 70 one and
the spirit Of the French pursuit 10
very enthusiastic.
French territory from Nancy south |
to vossss 10 now reported TO b en-
tireIy evacuated by the Germans. They |
have been crowded over the frontier
with very heavy ioss as they made .
most determined resistance at this
POIuHs ACSOfUsu ~ - >.sssS''' |.
the military governor Of Paris, the
Germans were unable 60 hold single |
one Of their fortified positions along |
this line.
All Of the prisoners who have bssn
passing through TO the concentration
camps are completely exhausted. Il
10 stated that the number Of prisoners /
10 very large, the Britain having sur
rounded and taken severa. complete
units.
BOMB KILLED FIFTEEN.
LONDON, Sept. 14.-General French |
in reporting to the war Office today /
explained that he had not been using |
the British aviator corps for bomb |
dropping. members being needed
chiefly for collection Of Information. /
He reported one night raid on Ger
man bivouae, however, which was /
successful. An aviator dropped pen |
roI bomb which struck an ammunition |
wagon, which exploded, killing fifteen. |
ENGLAND
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