The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-09-15
WAR news.

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true that Roumania, Greece and Bull
garia have agreed to prevent Otto
man Intervention on behalf of Ger
many and Austria. The allies have |
been working strenuously to this
end.
OCEANIC WRECKED BY MINES. 1
LONDON, September 1.-THE Off |
cial Press Bureau says the Oceanic, |
the White Star Liner which is now
in the British service as a converted |
cruiser, is total wreck on the north |
coast of Scotland, from striking
mines. The officers and crew were
saved.
The Oceanic was 685 feet long and
made her last trip from New York
to Southampton early in August, ar
irving at the English port August 8.
She was then taken over by the Brit
ish Government and converted into
an armed cruiser.
| GERMANS FAIL TO BREAK AL
LIES LINES AND FALL BACK.
PARIS, September 11.-French and
British successes mark the fourth
day of the great battle which is be-
ing fought along the cOncave line ex-
tending from Meaux to Verdun, with
Vitry-le- Francois in the center.
! On the French left, despite repeat
ed efforts, the Germans have failed
to break through the lines of the al
| lies on the right bank of the Ourcq
River, and, though heavily re-inforc-
ed, have lost ground steadily. Gen.
eral Joffre and Field Marshal Sir
John French are hurting more and
more troops on the German flank to
give their retreat further momentum.
The advance of the French is slow,
but general in the furious fighting
in the center.
On the right of the allies the ex-
hausted German army has abandoned
for the moment the attack on Nancy,
which was made under the personal
direction of Emperor William.
| In the Vosges and in Lorraine the
French official reports indicate that
their troops are pushing forward.
! The Des Debats says that fighting
was resumed in the Altkirch region
on September and the French have
repulsed the Germans, who have
been driven toward the Rhine.
| Despite the fact that the German
right wing which has hewed it's way
from Mons to Paris, is in retreat, and
that the German center is being
pressed hard by the allies, it must
be remembered that in this, the
greatest battle in history, 100000
men are engaged and one or two ad-
vances or retreats will not decide the
battle. 1t is admitted it WOULD be pre-
mature at this stage of the battle to
say that the Germans were beaten or
even discouraged.
There is no doubt that the German
enveloping movement has completely
| failed and that the strategic position
of the allies is the best since the be-
are in favorable position near their
own base. The French retreat on
Paris was executed with such mas
terly skill that after their orderly
retirement the army still retains it's
full striking strength and is much
more favorably situated than the
Germans for an offensive movement,
because the latter have been forcing
the fighting ever since their entry
into Belgium and their troops have
suffered from the exhausEng marches
and the continuous fighting.
Lack of ammunition has also en-
barrassed the Germans. For this |
reason the invaders have been forced
at several points along the extensive !
line to retreat to unfavorable ground, !
giving way before the more amply |
supplied allies.