Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-19
Germans Strongly Entrenched
on New Lime 20 Miles From
Paris.
ON RESULT MUCH DEPENDS.
Both Sides Reinforced But Ger
many Is In Danger Of Being
Flanked.

London, Sept. 17.-Another great
battle, even more vital for the coun-
tries concerned than those that have
preceded it, is in progress on line
extending from the region of No
yon, on the river Disc, northwest of
Paris, to,the river Meuse, north of
Verdun.
According to English and French
official reports, German attacks have
been repulsed and the Germans COM
PEELED to give way at certain points,
but the German general staff claims
the opposite.
1t is certain. however, that the
billy country north of the Aisne Of
fers good grounds for such tactics
1t would appear that these western
wings of the two armies, the Ger
man right and the allies left, again
are to bear heavy part. Upon the
armies of General Won Kluck and
General Won Buelow depend the
rest of the German army should re-
treat be decided on or forced on
them. Besides holding the front,
they have to be prepared to with
stand another attempt on the part Of
the allies to outflank them.
Germans Position Good.
| These German forces ho'd a posi-
tion from a point near Noyon, or
the Disc, along the district north OF
the Aisne to the junction of the lat.
ter river with the Suippes. Behind
them are splendid railway lines run
ming in all directions, which facili-
tate the movement of the troops
from St. Quentin, Guise and Mezie-
res. In this respect, therefore, they
are well placed.
The allies, on the other hand, can
and it is believed they are, bring,
ing in new troops through Rouen and
Amiens to threaten the Germans
flank. In fact, nearly the whole of
Northwestern France is open to the
allies, the Germans having with.
drawn most of their scattered troops
eastward toward the Aisne.
| Field Marshal Kitchener, secreta-
ry of state for war, speaking with
full knowledge of the situation at
the front, declared:
'The tide has turned" So that he,
although telling the public that the
war will be long one, appears to be
hopeful of the outcome.
On the whole, both as to positions
and strength of forces, the opposing
armies appear evenly matched eX
cept for the advantage of the allies
in having an army to threaten Won
Kluck's flank.
The situation along the rest of the
line is much the same. In the CEN
ter, between Rheims and the Argon-
ne, the Germans continued to fortify
themselves, while between Argonne
and the Meuse they are entrenching
themselves at Montfaucon.
The Germans are preparing for
eventuality and are maintaining a
force superior to that of the Belgian
army in Belgium to cover the retire.
ment of the main army should that
become necessary. They are report
ed to be strengthening Notifications
on the Rhine, where. if necessary,
they could continue long defensive.
All reports both from Petrograd
and such independent sources as
Rome and Bucharest, tend to con-
firm. or paint in gloomier colors, the
critical position of the Austrian
armies in Galacia. These armies,
which set out to arrest the advance
of the main Russian army in Ger
many, have had the tables turned on
them by the Russian Generals Rus
zky and Brussiloff and are threaten
ed with development. Having aban-
doned Lemberg they now are leaving
Przemysi behind them and retreat
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