Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-09-18
Belgian Host Wins Brussels.

Belgian Host Wins Brussels.
London, Sept. 14.-New successes OF
the French and British forces were re-
ported from a dozen points along the
great battle line yesterday. and from
everywhere came announcements OF
further retreats by the German
soldiers.
Following closely the report that
the whole German advance had been
smashed and that hope for another
turn in the tide of the monster conflict
was abandoned came the announce
ment that the Kaiser had fled to Metz
for protection. This indicated that the
Emperor viewed the fight as hopeless.
A dispatch from Antwerp says it is re-
ported that Brussels has been recap
tured by the Belgians. The sixth
week of the war between Germany
and France. Great Britain and Belgium
has brought a vast transformation.
The pursued now are the pursuers.
The irresistible sweep Of seven Ger
man armies through Belgium into
France met an immovable force at the
Marine river.
The army of General Won Kluck,
which sorlong battled to turn the al
lies western flank, was itself slowly
and steadily outflanked. Its retire
ment before the small but hardy Brit
ish army turned the tide of battle.
Today, If the French official reports
are correct. all the German armies
except that facing Verdun and a few
rot
eral Won KIuck's army, which a wee.
ago was a few miles to the southeast
of Paris. has retired more than sixty
miles to the northeast, while on the
extreme right the army of the Bava-
rian crown prince, which attacked the
French eastern line from Nancy to
Epinal, has fallen back to the frontier
of Lorraine. permitting the French to
recccupy LunevilIe and several other
towns.
General Joffre. the French COM
mander-in-chief, pictures the retreat
as disorderly, with the Germans aban-
doning prisoners, wounded and sup
plies.
The military experts, however, are
still cautious. While recognizing the
possibility that the German armies
may yet rally and draw a strong de-
fensive line, they recognize also the
possibility of the almost complete
evacuation of France and Belgium.
Paris announces that the Germans
have evacuated Amiens. The where
abouts of German reinforcements of
On taI 40 lNn hi M
on three roads in that neighborhood
are unknown.
The Belgian army is credited with
the determination to reoccupy Brus-
sells and claims to have cut the rail
road between Liege and Brussels.
The German version of the battle of
! Marne is yet to be heard. The Ger
man official wireless is silent regard
ing the operations of the past week in
that theater. II records a local sue
cess by the army of the crown prince.
which, il reports. took a fortified posi-
tion to the southwest of Verdun and
the beginning of an attack on the
forts TO the south of Verdun with
heavy artillery. No date is given. and
the operations may have' occurred at
an earlier stage of the battle.
Servian Invasion PIeases Hungary.
Nish, Servia.-It is announced that
the Servian offensive continues sue
cessfully. Servian troops have crossed
the Save at several points, and it is
| said the Servians are being received
| enthusiastically by the Hungarians. A
| ,o,,,i nfficiaI statement reviewing the
operations against Austria since the
outbreak of the war makes no men
ton of the capture Of Semlin, before
reported, but says: The Austrians
have sent all their troops to the east
to stem the advance of the enormous
pnssian wave'