The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-10-09
Kaiser Starts Flank
ing Movement.
GATHERS LARGE FORCE
10000 Men Taken from Bel.
GUM, Report.
SUCCESS CLAIMED BY BERLIN

SUCCESS CLAIMED BY BERLIN
German Cavalry Reported In Envlrons
of LilIe-SoIdiers Being Rushed
From East Prussia to Western Thea.
ter CT War-kaiser's Lines of Com
'rnunication Menaced by EncircIing
Enemy---AlIies Report Gain on the
Meuse-British Deny Storing Am.
munition at Maubeuge.
Paris, Oct. 1.-THE following official
communique was issued at IL o'clock
at night:
"Ip its essentials the situation re-
mains unchanged. On our left wing
north of the Disc river, the action is
growing more violent. At the center
there is relative calm. We have
gained some ground in the northern
part of the Meuse heights"
Battle Successful Says Berlin.
London, Oct. THE wireless from
Berlin says:
ION the German right in France
the battle has progressed success
fully"
The war Office here denies emphati-
cal}y the statements coming from Ger.
mar sources that British ammunition
was stored in Maubeuge before the
war. If this were true it would indi.
cate that the British intended to vio-
late the neutrality of Belgium.
The war Office adds:
"Anv British stores found in Maui
beuge were sent after the war began
after the Germans had violated Bel
GUM neutrality"
Parts, Oct. 7-Germany hurriedly
sent large forces across the Belgian
frontier at Turcoing to save her right
wing from immediate disaster through
the cutting of the railroad lines into
Belgium. These troops were with
drawn from the forces besieging Ant
werp.
French and British armies made
most important progress in their
manervers to raid the western line of
the Germans. under General Alexac-
der Won Kluck. Their march through
northern France has developed into
the greatest strategic event of the
war and threatens to compel the
speedy retreat of the kaiser's armies
rot only from France but also from
Belgium.
The eastern base Of operations of
the allies, nor far from Turcoing, is
in close communication with both Os-
tend and Dunkirk. ports of which re-
Inducements are believed to be ar
irving daily from England.
Progress Of Allies Continues.
Paris, Oct. THE official com.
muniques for the day show new and
desperate attempts of the German
right wing to stop the slow but steady
progress of the allies enveloping
movement.
Held fast at every point where they
attempted to breach the Franco-Brit.
ish lines, the German commanders
launched large force of infantry and
cavalry I'm a flanking movement OF
their own. They sent their horsemen
sweeping westward as far as the en-.
virons Of Lille, north of the farthest
advance of the allies and from every
part of the battle front they gathered
fighting men to swell the new army
formed for this purpose.
Take Men From Belgium.
F ON southern Belgium the Ger.
mars took 10000 troops, horse, foot
and artillery, to add strength to the
movement. The already weakened
center was further depleted. Won
Rllck contributed his quota and even
from East Prussia military trains were
rushing men. The assault on the Ant
werp forts slackened noticeably and
there is every evidence that a ire
mcndous effort is to be made to en-.
circle the allies as they come nortl
ami Ia drive them away from the Ger.
man lines of communication.
Willie this army was being gath
eFed ard sent on its way, the Germans
rtdoutled their attack on the allies
north Of the Disc river. The official
French communique at night an.
nounced that the battle at this pOiLt
was growing in violence, whereas
elsewhere on the battle line there was
comparative calm.
Allies Gain Ground on Meuse.
The s!lies gained some groun ! at
the icrtbern part of the heights Of
The Meuse and on the right bank "
the a. sre, north Of scissors, as wei
as Ia the vicinity Of Berry-au-Bac, but
tie greatest efforts we're again concen.