The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-22

ous effect OH either army The Ger
mans. according to their own Official
report have bcru strongly reinforced.
both on their right. whore General Won
EluVk Is making such - stubborn stand
in almost imOresuabl" positions on the
hills North a. the AiSur, ana IN the cen
tire. where the Germans arc naEinE al
most sUporhun;u efforts 10 rccapture
RhcfnS II is probably the desire to
rccapturc this jown ut all costs. be
cause OF its value Ass The key L. i'm
purtant communications that viii inn
prove all their connections for attack
or retreat. that has led the Germans to
continue tho bomnardmcn; which has
resulted an tho destruction OF the
famous cathedral
uoMn,iiu,i:NT or >UMtE>
H. or DI:NDtN ttINRNCTER
1his hOmbard,ucn, has been of the
most severe kind aud Is being directed
from Erimout. which the French re-
captured. hu; lost again ana from other
hills around the town. aud is of deadly
character Tho French have brought
up additional heavy ARTILLERY i'm an at
;oUlpt to drive the Germans out of
thcsc hills. TO, until this * done. the
situation i'm tho town must he difficult.
on the allies lcrt. the French claim
another advance Oh the right bank OF
the River Disc as far as TIN, heights
of iassieuy. west Of Noyon which
ltae hoou the centre ui heavy H9hting
Tor p weck past
Severe lighting also continues north
OF d., NiSuc ;,nd I'm tho tra"uu" dis
,rjrt whore the Germans. q French
official communication SAYS, hay" been
rcrulscd a, all points, with c"nsi''"r-
able losses
Tnis lis ann oNtrcmcly dimculi coum-
try over which to make an advance.
The plateau of Cruonnc j. of limestone
formation. With the sides almost az
perpendicular as walls. the valleys
in wet Weather becoming uuag-niros.
II Svas on this plateau just a century
ago that Butcher failed To check Ma
poicuD.
The allies apparently lave scaled the
walls at the ilateau and now hold The
heights. but ahead of them they have
found Won Eluck in great strength, ana
nov az" awaiting the outcome of Tho
attempt 10 Turn his ilauk, which would
clear the road 70" them
TN. IrcuCh army, which j. trying
to work around the German right. is
pushing it's way slowly. Starting from
CompciCnc IT reached NoNon and to-
day is ON the heights "f lassignY It's
next objective point is Tcr=nicr. nine
teen miles from l.aou. an important
railway junction which the Germans
are uSin@ for provisioning their forces.
I'Nt:NtII NtkINt. SOME
t!EhDWtS ~ CHAMPAGNE.
The frcuch HAY" made some Roadway
OF the ArGoiuc. ANA have rcoccupicd
Mcsnil -Les-Iiurlus auo Messages, but
elsewhere tho situation remains as 1t
was. one thing is certain, neither
front has been broken. all attempts to
lo this having been rcpulscd. arid. whilc
the German right may he bending back
- little. 1T - not Yet cutnankcd.
MI this lighting has been carried on
in most cNccrablc weather continu-
Gus downpour, which so often accom-
pauivs battles. filliug' The trcuchos with
water and putting brake ON the
movements Of men and horses
Til" Russian grip ON the scattered
Austrian forces in G3licia is holding
rclcntl"SSlv. According to pcrtovrad ad n
Nicos tho Fortress OF Jorosldu is being
bombardcd l'rZcmysl has been invest
cd. amd Gcucrnl paui>ls army. which
is rctrcatirS toward Craccw. has been
surrounded. rho capture OF tn. town
OF bubic"ho. ON tho Sar. Ivy the Eu"-
SLAMS llaS cut rrzcmNsl OF from tho
western armies. so that IL must NOW
rely for defense upon the Austrian and
German army corps which are there.
General pauill is believed to be in e
difficult position Driven out of South
Poland, ana separated from the main
body OF tho Austrian army. he has been
compelled to Wakt a race for cVacoW
in Which ne was according 10 Russian
accounts hratcu rs the Russian army
coming aouthWard from tn" Nistula to
E.T1uuW.
IN" ltussians now are 50 sure ~
taiiCin ihnt They arc organizing - civil
government fur That region, as well as
for iiukowiua. tllc Austrian crown land,
of which thoy are complete masters
Thc GrrWJus lave rctaliated To aotpe
extent b. penetrating the territoIF of
SuWalki. iu Russian Poland anI f7,r
thor to The north. Sut the Russians
are confronting themselves with defend
iHE their fortrCSscs until their work in