South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-01
DIPLOMATS AND
WAR GOVERNOR IN
BRUSSELS CLASH

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Disc y miles northeast of Paris:
Laon is 70 miles northeast OF Paris )
Try To Gain shortest Road.
That is TO say they are trying TO
gain the shortest road to Paris. The
reason for this maneuver is obvious.
At Lafere they strike the main road
TO Paris. r1n2ing by way Of Nuyon.
Champagne and Senlis." (Champeigne
is on the Aisne. ~ miles northeast of
Paris; Senlis is a railroad town 25
miles northeast of Paris
They would also command two
main highways which is important as
the railway line would probably be
destroyed. One of these highways
passes through Nuyon. Champagne
and Seniis; the other through Laon
and Scissors"
(SOissOns is on the Aisne river, SO
miles northeast of Paris.)
Try to Drive Wedge.
1t seems they are trying TO drive
wedge in a rough circle formed
by NuyOn, Champagne, scissors and
Laon. The strategy of Germany there
fore, becomes apparent Three Ger
man armies are marching on Paris
that is TO say. their main armies. The
most westerly is that operating in the
vicinity Of Lafere and endeavoring to
enter a rough circle formed by
NuyOn, Champagne. scissors and
Laon. The central is which has been
in action in the vicinity of Signy
L'Abby. which is endeavoring to seize
the main road by way of Ethel and
march on Reims."
Luyons and Signy L'Abby are in
the French department of Ardennes.
The fOrme is los miles east Of Paris.
Ethel is 11S miles north of Paris To-
Gated near the Aisne river. Reims is
70 miles northeast of Paris)
'The third army is that commanded
by Crown Prince Frederick William,
which is also endeavoring to converge
on Reims by the way of Montmedy,
Stenay and Mezieres.
Allies Force Should Win.
"Of the disposition of the allies TO
resist these three attacks we know
but little, but with the immense
forces which should be at Gen. Joffre's
disposal. there should be little difficult
ty in holding the entire German force.
"A victory has been won at Guise,
but nevertheless the Germans have
been progressing in the region about
Lafere"
(Guise is on the Disc, 100 miles
northeast of Paris.)
This would seem to point to an
undue weakening or the center OF the
allied line to protect the left wing.
which is no longer menaced.
Offensive i'm Lorraine Checked.
Apparently the German offensive
in Lorraine, which assumed threaten
ing proportions last week has been
completely checked. The French
advance have seized the right bank
of the river Mortagne. 1t may have
been that the German offensive in
this quarter was merely a blind to
stop the movement of the French
corps toward the north"
(The river MOrtagne flows into the
MeUrthe in eastern France.
According to Col RepingtOn the
outcome in northern France is still to
be decided He says:
las obscure as the positions # the
front are there seems to be no doubt
that the German advance is being
pushed forward. But we have some
reason for hope that the German
troops are on the point of exhaustion
from hard marching and fighting and
that the fresh troops brought forward
by the French and English will be
able to arrest their advance
Paris Forts Important.
ION the other hand the closing up