Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-10
GERMANS FAIL IN EFFORT
TO CAPTURE PARIS, FRANCE.
Heavy Losses on Part of Warning Ma
hOns Featrre the Fierce Europen
Struggle for Power.

onclal reports from both Paris and
London indicate successful move
menus, at least for the time being by
the allies against the Germans. Lon
don reports that the British have
pushed the opposing forces back ten
miles and that the allies are GAINING
ground on the line of the Ourco and
Petit-Morin rivers.
Wounded soldiers who have reach
ed Paris tell of the severity of the
1ghting in the champagne country and
losses.
With hundreds of thousands of men
engaged on both sides, the battle now
in full swing to the east of Paris pro-
misses to be the most important of the
campaign up to the present.
The Russians troops still are ensar-
ed IN herce combats with the Austrians
In the Rawa district, Russian Poland
F1gntlng is almost continuous and the
outsome in this region has not beeli
determined. France announces that it
is sending reserves to Morocco to re-
lease regulars now there for service
With the army of France.
Paris, Sept 9.-The battle proceed
ing to the east of Paris appears to be
the most important and most stubborn
ly fought combat OF the campaign.
Military authorities decline to indicate
the number OF men engaged but hun
dreds of thousands are participating
on both sides.
According to those in position to
obtain authentic information the cas-
| ualities have been so great that the
Germans have requested an armistice
of "a hours. The armistice was re-
fused with the response:
I've grant you that time to get ou..
of France"
London, Sept. 8.-The British and
French forces north and east of Paris
have had further successes against
the German invaders, according to the
Official bulletins issued today, while in
Galicia, the Russians continue with
considerable success their attempt to
envelope and defeat the Austrian army
of 400, 600 men under General Auffen-
berg.
For the moment, at least, interest
eenteFs III the campaign=in France, for
1t is felt that the battle proceeding
there is the first real crisis of the war
and will have vital effect on the out
ccme.
London, Sept. S.-The Indian
forces of the British army are TAX
ing an active part in the operations
| in France is indicated by the
casualty list.
Paris, Sept. S.-An official state
rnent given out today says Russian
! cavalrymen now are upon the crest
of the Carpathian mountains.
Continuing, the announcement says
the Russian offensive against the
Austrians in Galicia continue success
fully. The Austrian fort at N1co-
lafeff, about 25 miles southwest OF
Lemberg, has been captured, not
withstanding that it was reported by
armored gun turrets and three lines
of Notifications. The Austrians re-
treated from Nicalaieff, abandoning
their supply trains The Russians
took many prisoners, forty guns and
great quantities of ammunition.
Paris, Sept 8.-A Petrograd dis
patch to the Havas agency says that
according to information received at
the Russian capital the Austrians
fear that a revolution will break out
in Bukowina, crown land OF
! Austria Hungary in the region OF tns
Carpathian mountains. where Hun
earian sentiment : is reported to be
| growing in favor of Russia.
Rome, Sept. 8-According to the
| Rome Tribuna there is in france
today a total of .250,00O Russian
troops.
Rome, Sept. S.-Dispatches receiv
ed here from Arieste, an American
seaport on the Adriatic coast sa9
! that mourning there is general on ac
! count of the losses suffered by th'
97tb and 9th Austrian infantry regi
ments composed of Italians from tn
] Istria penisu.a. The regiment los
1000 men in Galicia.
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