The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-11
FIGHTING
GERMAN FORCES
TO A STANDST|LL
MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST
STUBBORNLY FOUGHT CON-
TEST STAGED EAST OF
FRENCH CAPITAL.
PART OF KAISER'S ARMY
FORCED TO GIVE GROUND
Unofficially Announced That Enemy
Asked Allies For An Armistice to
Bury Their Dead and Care
For Wounded, But That
Request Was Refused.

Request Was Refused.
Paris, Sept. 10.-The battle which is
proceeding to the east of Paris ap
pears to be the most important and
most stubbornly fought combat of the
campaign. The military authorities
decline to give any indication of the
number of men engaged, but hundreds
OF thousands are participating on both
sides.
Armistice Is Refused.
According to those in position to OBJ.
tain authentic information, the casual
ties have been SO great that the Ger
mans requested an armistice of "a
hours.
The armistice was refused with the
response:
eve grant you that time to get out
Of France"
German Resistance Fierce.
An official communication issued by
The war office shows that the German
wing, while retreating before the
allies, has offered the sternest resist.
ance, delivering several fierce but un-
successful counter attacks.
The fighting extends along both the
Ourcq and Marine rivers. In the lat
Ter region the British forces have en-.
gagged in strong offensive movement
in an undulating country.
More Favorable to Allies.
The progress of the allies has been
exceedingly difficult. In the center
IF the allied line several further en-
counters have occurred, the two op-
posing forces meeting with varying
fortunes, which, however, are regard
ed as more favorable to the allies than
% their adversaries.
For the moment, at least, interest
;enters in the campaign in France, for
It is felt that the battle proceeding
there is the first real crisis of the war
and will have vital effect on the out
come.
In Lorraine and AIsace.
The French are still sticking below
The Lorraine frontier and here, accord
attack made by the Germans on the
inc between Nancy and Chateau Sa-
Inns.
In Alsace, where the French ad-
vanced so quickly at the beginning OF
he war, there has been long respite
rom serious fighting. This is due, in
The opinion of military experts, to the
withdrawal of the Germans who are
needed for the west and probably by
The return to Austria of troops sent to
the assistance of the Germans last
month.
Would Encircle Austrans.
London, Sept. 10.-In Galicia, Gen
sral Ruzsky, who won such signal
victory over the Austrians at Lem
berg, is continuing his attempt to en-
circle the army of General Affenberg.
Przemsl May Have Fallen.
Moving southwestward from Lem
berg he has worked around, if he has
not captured, the stronghold OF
Przemsi whence he can get in the rear
Of the Austrians, who are drawn up
on a liae approximately from Kielce
20 Jeroslaw and are being threatened
by the Russian advance southwark
from Radon to Zamoso.
The Austrians seem to be in an ex-
.remely dangerous position and if
they are defeated by the Russians, it
will be second Lemberg for them.
Austrians Have Troubles.
They appear to have other troubles,
too. Reports persist that Emperor
Francis Joseph is dangerously ill, that
there are internal difficulties in the
dual monarchy, and that Italy, Bull.
saria and Roumania are waiting Aus
trials defeat by Russia to appropriate
some of the vast territories on her
southern frontier.
The Servians having driven all Aus
trian troops out of her territory have
commenced an advance into Bosnia
from the north, while little Montene.
gro, after a couple of preliminary sue
cesses, is about to invade Herzegovina
from the south.
Would Crush Austrians.
However, Austria's biggest oppo
nent, Russia, is determined quickly to
Undue her SO that she can pay more
attention to her attack on Germany
which is awaiting the complete break
up of the Austrian army.
Another Austrian Army.
Petrograd.-The Russian general
staff has admitted that the Austrian
armies had not been completely shat
tered by the decisive defeat near Lem
berg.
Reports from the Galician front