The Detroit times., 1914-09-05

Plates forcing 3 geueEo
engagement with the entire oIz
LED armies before any serious p
fensive movement Is dirncf1
against Paris. ssi ~ T'rf5
TIE ofncial reports & O.
nyars headQuatters say that u
pont mas the Paris army of -
oeen In contact with The encSSs' I:
Inis means that there has be~n r1
action as yet directed aeafnsf ~
city itself. While there 4 : 10 ~
information available, ii n beIisvcx
mat the German line frontinr the offJ.
OF raris extended In heavy force ~.
uay through Beauvais Ia aenIlo
tnence In q concave line throurh ~
rte-Sous-J Jouarre to Chateau Thir-
ny on the Marne river n sa
Inere has been no serious nshftns|
~ any portion Of the lines where th9
es ana the Germans are in con
lact ror the last "a hours. The Ger
lnans are maintaining their posftionn
anu are moving fresh troops forward
auu tnere are abundant indicatfons
nat the general attack Il TO be -
sunou very soon In overwhelminr
Iorce. But because or the speedy -.
treat or the allied armies the Oerman
plans 70 pen them In trap has fniled
ana the German general stafr = h~-
neved 10 be making new plans Ther~
constant skirmishing along fho
battle front, some OF II beinr 81 fh~
most desperate character. hut n q
oonnned to cavalry and reconnoitar.
ing parties In force.
Ine Following ofl1cial bulletin. issnala
at bordeaux. was posted al Gen. CO..
IienPs headquarters shortly affer ~ I
O'Clock today:
The movements OF the opnos,n~
armies continued today. both annars
emily assuming positions previoraIv
decided upon. There has been NO ~.
tempt by the enemy today aeainst
any OF our various positions"
= II is believed here the German n1ans
provide for the masking OF Paris an6
the chief -fortifications. WITH No ~
tempt to attack them or reduce then
until after the present movement ~
iorce general battle with the allloG
mas failed or succeeded. There -
not the slightest doubt IN the MIMI
OF military experts here that the C~r~ &
man great objective is the destruoficn
or the French field army and fts Br1H,
lsh allies. Every movement Of ~
Gcrman right wing has been blame
20 enyelop the French left and driv1 s.
. eastward on the French center.
Ihen the Germans clearly had plan-
ned 70 surr0und the armies and over
bers. : - 4 I.
That this action has not succeeSo(
has been due to the quickness Of fkk a
retreat OF the French. The Brf1ln&
forces have greatly aided THU -
cause, whenever French position Ma
In danger. the British have been hur.
Red TO Its assistance and their won-
derful craftsmanship has always car
Red the day, providing the time need
ed for a withdrawal before Z 0erman
enveloping movement could be carf141
TO completion. As a result the AL
still have their entire army. loso. .
course. the casualties. free for sctlon
and now placed along selected ho1>
lie line waiting for the NEXT 0erman
move.
Paris continues tranquil. Tho a
sands OF refugees have left the cl<y.
others are leaving. But there nr0 "a
many. and among them are many "A
Americans. Svho refuse 10 10. ~
have been warned BY An
Herrick that ne cannot runr<
antee their protection II they romn1u E
But they declare they ~wnnt 20 -
the fun." and stay close 10 their ~
Eels--there are only few opeo--o1I
discuss the chances OF the 0ermo1
taking the city.
The military regulations ero ~
verv strict Even In the city poro
OF foreign appearance are hoI1 O.
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