The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-18
FRENCH PRESSING
GERMANY HARD
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ssrassbura 10 known TO Be sur
rounded by fourteen forts, all con-
sr-ucfed Of steel and eoncrste and
manned by heavy artillery and q
wealth Of machine guns Of the latest
Improved krupp pattern. Artillery 70
BEING cert forward to aid the French,
bu. !. 10 admitted that the work Of
getting the heavy siege guns through
tie passes OF .he vosses and through
III. cense forests Of upper Aisaee VIII
b. tremendous TASK He~sver, ths
r.por, that tire French forces threat
ens ssrsassurs 10 q tremendous inn
por.s nee 70 the French because OF the
e rtsusissm that }. IS Bound TO Greats
IA the entire French army.
FRENCH IN PARIS
PARIS. Aug. 1s.-sir John French,
sh. British commander in charge OF
the British troops In France, after
conference with the general star
which lasted good portion of last
night, left for th- front today. a Dig
hioh powered motor car, with . rae
in- chauffeur, was placed At the els
posai Of the British commander. A
he entered II, q huge Crowd Ia the
streets cheercd him. All inforrsaon
regarding the whereabouts Of British
troops are ~fthhei6 for strategic rea
son. Neither 10 II known where Gen
eraI French went
TAKE MANY PRISONERS.
PARIS, Aug. 17-Presslna rapidly
forward against kIszee-Lorraine, the
French are reported overcoming Ger
man resistance French cavalry, sup
ported strongly BY artillery and the
detachment, are sweeping
the Germans back 70 north and east
toward the Rhine valley. The official
bulletin issued from the war office
early today says: 1.-The French ao-
vance continues steadily, driving the
enemy before it in the general oiree-
tIon Of strassburs. Germans are re-
firing In great disorder, the great al
vance Of the French being 20 method
IcaI and rapid that no opportunity 10
afforded the enemy 20 reform Tine
Germans are abandoning huge quaint.
fties Of war materials, Including artil-
Iery, ammunition and eommissary
supplies which are being taken pos
session Ct by the French forces.
Many prisoners are being taken
THE WAR SLOGAN.
rsy william Philip Sinns, United
Press STAFF correspontent1
PARIS, svs. ton % st-aas-
s----- vas Ire French car slogan to
ls. Tae s-.z. fo-H6e1 capital q
saxs-s-L,--ssne 10 ire effective q
=, fr->nse Frsa>h army ns~ opers.-
ing s-or fss- central psss+s in Aissee-
LsrrsEae. Troops hsye been poured
ACROSS .Ase <ron.ier from the eesforf
tc--s-z1sona and .ne passes 81 SeS
ees. III. French cavalry advance has
penetrated % Rossheim In sisHs %
Nossesra- tire gateway - Ssrsasours.
There has been constant sSirrnlshlns,
b.. .ne German forces In upper A.
SAGE, plainly foIIo~ns ort pre-ar'
rsnget plan, have slowly given way
before the superior forces Of France.
They will make their first d.ternIned
stand at goIsheir, where the French
sfrrnen report German infantry In
great fore. are entrenehed across the
country. supported by heavy artillery
and krupp rapid freri The French
are sending artillery to the support
Of their cavalry and infantry. The
transportation Of these guns 10 admit
teddy stern problem Upper Aisaee
u heavily wooded. The passes Of the
vosoes are difficult but the general
staff believes II has worked out The
problem and today was confident Of
the result. General Joffres plan Ct
campaign has been approved by the
BritIsh field marshal, Sir John French.
He spen. last night at the war office
and went over Il very carefully. Ger.
tain suggestions were made to meet
the availability Of the British army
now In the field at points carefully
concealed. They will be followed out
Sir John French hurried away from
Paris today in racing automobile
and It was admitted he was going d..
rectiy to the front but whether to
AIsace or to Belgium no one can find
out. =.
The German advance through BEL
alum Is known to be In progress. II
Is being bitterly contested, but all In
formation Of the progress Of the battle
or the line being followed is withheld
for strategic reasons. The French
war office Is hopeful but It has warn
ed against expecting too much from
the army. There Is no disposition to
beIfttIe the formIdableness o. the
German infantry fighting machine.
With the army Of the heuse holding
northern Belgium and threatening
Liege, the first and second armies Of