The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-09-30
HAND-TO-HAND
FIGHTING ALONG
BATTLE FRONT
Allies and Germans Engage Ii
Deadly BlyOnGt Charges
COMBAT RACES WITH FURY

NlSHh anu CdJ TUT lHTSe lays lSu
tons Make Assault on Enemy's
Lines, Hoping to Break Through,
Both Sides Claim Gains-Loss Of
Life Extremely Heavy-6attle Is Of
Unprecedented Fury.
Desperate attempts made by the
Germans on the western end of the
long line of battle to break through
the allies forces, which are engaged
in turning movement, have resulted
in the most furious fighting that has
taken place since the beginning of the
campaign along the Aisne river in
France.
After fighting without respite night
and day corps after corps of Germans
were hurled against the flower of the
French and English armies, only to
be thrown back.
The attack was made with such
numbers that it is evident that orderf
had been received to enGeavor to end
the battle with clearly decisive
victory.
The Germans are once more in theiy
trenches after giving ground slightly
between the 0ise and Somme. They
lost prisoners, flags and guns and
the spirit of the troops is broken.
At their center near Rheims the Ger,
mans launched a determined blow at
the allies bat were thrown back neal
the fort of Nogent L'Abbesse.
Farther eastward, toward the Ar
gonne, they gained ground but were
obliged to surrender it.
Along the Meuse their position i'm
proved, but they have not broken
through the barrier of Verdun-Toul
Nancy. There have been no decisive
engagements in AlsaCe-Lorraine.
The government report contains
the assurance that the allies flankine
movement is vigorous in spite of in
creased German resistance and that
the severest fighting is now with the
bayonet.
I Germans and allies have been strug
Cling back and forth over the same
ground and The loss Of life is frightfui,
The allies center holds while the right
strives to clinch victory.
Adequate understanding of the bat
tie of the Aisne, now in its fifteenth
day, is impossible. One is bankrupt
of superlatives. Such endurance, yaloT
and determination was never before
seen on any field of battle.
Combats of greater violence than
Austerlitz or Leipzig are mere Incl.
dents of this unprecedented struggle.
There is undoubtedly a large indie
pendent force of English and French
striking at German communication
with Belgium. A column from the
allies left wing attempted stroke
were unable to drive the enemy out.
The French communique, issued at
; Paris, was as follows:
ut is confirmed that from the night
of Sept. 20 to 26 up to today the
enemy has not ceased night or day to
renew his attack, his manifest object
being to try to break our lines. The
attack was made with such an i'm.
mense number of men that it is evi.
dent that orders had been received
from the highest source to seek to end
the battle with a decisive victory.
mot only has the attack failed, but
In tho ppnren nf tba uFtipu Wn pan.
tured a standard and several guns and
many prisoners. All our army com.
manders report the morale of our
troops is excellent. The officers are
even forced to restrain their men from
dashing on the enemy sheltered in his
organized defensive positions"
The German war authorities issued
this statement at Berlin:
"The enemy, by utilizing his rail /
roads, made an attack on the German
right flank, but was repulsed by an in.
ferior force of Germans. The French |
forts south of Verdun have been |
silenced by the artillery. The German
forces before Bapaume engaged a
French division. Otherwise in the
western theater of war conditions are
unchanged. The fighting around Ba. |
paume is between the Frencn rorccs .
which have been trying to swing .
around the army of General Won Kluck .
in an enveloping movement in order
to attack the German line"