Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-10-03
London Dispatch Says Allies
Have Hemmed In Gen. Won
KIuck's Army West of
Compiegne.
NEW LINE OF BATTLE
kaiser's Troops, in Strong Defensive
Position, Ready for Their Enc
mies-President Refuses to
Mix in Trouble.
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London.-The German right wing
is now encircled by the allies, accord
ing to an Amiens dispatch to the
Daily News.
The Paris correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says: The German
right wing still is threatened and it
looks now as if enormous reinforce
ments would be needed by the Ger
mans, particularly on that wing to
ward Sompiegne, before they can
resume their advance. General Won
Kluck seems to have been carried too
far southeast by his own momentum
and certainly has been badly cut up
in getting back
Germans Reinforcing
Amsterdam-A large number of
troop transports passed through AK
la-Chapelle the last few days to join
the German army in France, accord
ing to a dispatch from that town to
the Nieuws Van Den Dag.
The New Lines.
London-The German army which,
less than a fortnight ago, was '-at the
gates of Paris, and the right wing of
which then extended to the southeast
of the French capital, is drawn up on
almost a straight line, extending from
the neighborhood of Noyon, in the
west, to Bots FORCES, on the Mouse,
north of Verdun, with its left resting
on the German fortress of Metz.
Thus the right wing at least, has gone
back more than seventy miles in two
weeks, while the remainder of the
army also has had to retire before
the whole could find ground on which
to make another stand against the
advance of the allies.
Ready for Battle.
That the Germans intend to give
battle on this line, with the River
Aisne in front of their right, the hills
of Rheims facing their center, and
the mountains and forest of Argonne
on their left, there seems little doubt.
They went back steadily before the
French and English armies, fighting
only rear guard actions until .heir
right, in command of General Won
Kluck, got across the Aisne, then
they turned and delivered several
counter attacks, which, however, ac-
cording to the British official report,
were repulsed, the Germans having
two hundred prisoners in the hands
of the British.
United States to Keep Out.
Washington.-Formal notice has
been given to the world by President
Wilson that the United States at this
time cannot pass judgment upon or
take any part in controversies be-
tween the warning European nations.
He said Investigations of alleged vio-
lations of rules of civilized warfare
and humanity would be to wait until
the end of the war, which he pre-
dicted might be very soon.
The president announced the posi-
ton of the American government first
in an address to the commission sent
to him by the king of Belgium to pro-
test against alleged atrocities commit
ted by the German army. Later ne
sent a cablegram along similar lines
to the emperor of Germany, replying
to the recent protest that the allies
were using dum-dum bullets
Austrian Rout is Complete.
London.-The official press bureau
has issued the following announce
ment:
1T is stated from Russian official
sources that the rout of the Austrian
army in Galicia is complete, though
full details have not been received.
The Austrian loss since the taking of
Lemberg is estimated at 100000 kill
ed and wounded 100000 prisoners,
and 400 guns, many colors and vast
quantities of stores. The Germans
made desperate efforts to save the
Austrian army, but failed completely.
At one point the Germans lost thirty
six pieces of heavy artillery and at
another several dozen pieces of siege
artillery"
KAISER to East Prussia.
A Paris dispatch says the Petit
Journal prints a telegram from Ber-
lin via Copenhagen stating that the
GerRan emperor will proceed to East
Prussia and assume chief command
against the Russians.