The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-01
FRESH Allies !: :
ARMY THROWN
At Won KLUCK
Germans o!ig1i Wing Continues
10 Give Ground
RETREAT MAY &c BLOCKED

Paris Dispatches Say Kaiser's Army
Must Either Fall Back Into Eaigiun
Soon or Be Trappcd-Von Kiuck's
Army Forced Back Ten Miles a Day.
Slaughter Is Reported to Sc Terri.
Bile.
Paris, Sept. 26.-Only a shocking re.
verse would now destroy the optimism
OF frenchmen.
The latest news presages the end
Of the tremendous German opposition
According to the government re
ports, one finds that the Germans are
rapidly becoming the victims of the
same strategy which nearly took them
to turning movement.
If the allies were compelled to sur
render the Laon-La-Fc rr-GLeims bar
rier by the enormous strength of the
encircling German right, the Germans
now must give up the same barrier CT
suffer tier right wing TO be enyelopcd
and crushed.
For hopeful, patient Paris there is
splendid news. II is becoming hourly
more certain that General Joffrc has
created new army, an independent;
force Of French and English, and is
hurting this body at the already in
periled German right.
1t is assumed here that the weight
of this new attaol; has compelled the
Germans to retire to St. Quentin,
which they must hold or lose communi-
cations with Belgium.
1t is assumed that Lord Kitchener
and General Joffre organized and put
in motion a new ftanking force, as
semblirg the units at Boulogne, Calais,
Dunquertke and possibly Ostend.
transporting them by railroads, high
ways and rivers Tor hammer stroke
at critical moment. If this be true
and the new army is of great strength
the Germans must withdraw. The
most conservative of military writer's
are at one on this point And with
drawal toward Belgium even may be
cut OFF for General Won Kluck. which
would compel him to fell back against
Won Buelow and so knock down, pillar
by pillar the whole structure of Ger
man defense.
Details of the news are most reas-
surfing. 1t seems the German west
flank, the western face OF Won Kluck's
army. and probably Won Boehm's army
have been driven from seven to ten
miles in the last twenty-f0ur hours
from Roye and Perronne northwest
and southwest toward ST. Quentin,
where the fighting at the west end of
the battle line is centered.
There are further reports that
French cavalry raiding near Lecatelet
and Roisel have destroyed the railway
running to Bouchain, Denain and
Valencionnes, and that the whole sys-
tenn of German communications with
Belgium is disinUegrating.
There are reports of dreadful
slaughter. 1t is said unofficially that
all available guns have been directed
by the Germans to their west flank
and that these guns have cost the
allies dearly.
In the battle center the allies are
pressing a new attack. Air scouts re-
ported the Germans were weakening
their line east OF Rheims in order to
support their right. At Rheims there
is hard fighting and the Germans are
again bombarding the city.
The Lausanne Gazette prints long
account of the last fortnight's fight
ing in upper Alsace, of which no news
has heretofore reached Paris.
The paper says sharp actions are
being fought at Vazels. Wessling,
Guebwiller, Munstar and elsewhere,
without marked advantage to either
side
Mulhausen is occupied by German
force and cannon and sharpshooters
are in position at Rehberg in the
geological gardens. This has caused
great alarm among the inhabitants.
The Germans have set all the unem-
ployed to work digging trenches and
everything seems to indicate that the
unhappy town will be the theater o.
fresh combats.