Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-10
Teutons Call for Reinforcements
army by half million men was
Unanimously adopted.

London, Sept. 1O.-The official press
bureau has given out the following
statement:
The battle continued yesterday.
The enemy has been driven back all
along the line. Sir John French re-
ports that our first corps has buried
$50 Germans and taken 12 Maxim
guns.
That the enemy was driven back all
alcng the line yesterday is the news,
cheering to British readers, that Field
Marshal Sir John French, commander
in-chief of the British eXpeditionary
forces, sent to England this afternoon
from the battle line of the allies to
the east of Paris.
This statement of the British COM
mander is driven home to Englishmen
by the further announcement of the
annexation by British troops of a
dozen German maxim guns and bat
terry of German field guns, and it is
further emphasized by official confir-
nation of the capture of a NUMBER of
German prisoners.
Fighting is Fierce
Marshal French's telegram that
fighting of the fiercest character is in
progress and his statement that the
German forces are very exhausted con-
firms unofficial information from 9th
er quarters that the counter-attack Of
the allies has been delivered with
such speed and impetus that the in
vaders have been given no chance to
recover from the effects of their rush
in the north.
Allies Holding Their Own
The allies are doing little more than
holding their town is the deduction OF
English observers made today from
the meagre available news of the mo-
mentous struggle which already has
progressed for four days in the region
of the river Marne.
This conclusion is based on reports
exclusively from British and French
sources, the German general staff not
having revealed an inkliug of its
views of the battle since the advance
oe their forces met its first check.
British military writer's find consid.
erable satisfaction IN the statement
that the British staff reports: In
the centerfeour advance is slow but
general"
1t is pointed out by these writer's
t1at the allies had prepared their cen
ter for the most formidable and dan
gerous attack which if successful
would have divided their forces. This
evidence that the German rushing tao
tics had been at least temporarily
couatered has given more courage tC
British optimists, who believe thai
the Germans are feeling the pressure
ard have found it necessary to have
reinforcements from Belgium and prac
tically to denude upper Alsace o
ltroops that are being rushed to the cen
tral fighting zone.
Russians Annoy Germans
Reports that the Russian invasion
OF Silica is threatening Breslau ind
lcates an entirely new move on tn
port of the Muscovites, which, If cal
ried out on a really serious scale, ma
claim the early attention of the Gel
nlaa general staff and result possibl
in further relieving the German pres
sure on France.
Peace Plans Discussed
Diplomatists in Rome, taking tim
by the forelock, already are discussin
the point at which a treaty of peac
will be concluded. The general vie
seems to be that peace is most likel
to be brought about ultimately throug
the mediation of President Wilson.
(which case the international confe
ence naturally would be held at Was
iDgton.
AnnihiIation Was Threatened
AT length it became apparent tn
if complete annihilation was to
avoided retirement must be attempt