Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-28
British Expeditions Combined
and Given Position in the
Most Dangerous Point
MUST BEAT GERMANS
OR BE OVERWHELMED
Kaiser Stakes All and If He
Wins the Road to Paris
Is Left Open
tBy william Philip sims.)

Paris, Aug. 2s.-Paris was rushing
provisions to withstand a siege. The
war office admitted the Germans were
forcing their way through the French
line of fortifications at Longwy. 1t
maintained however, that the allies
were ready to -ehe6k this advance.
There was much anxiety in the
French capital. Foreigners were being
urged to leave. No wounded were be-
ing brought into the city.
The government plainly wanted to
reducs-+he non-combatant population to
a @i&@M
NA$
-PAxfs, Nug. &R-Such mad con-
f1siofA,o of lighting prevailed today at
the front-tKat for the moment it was
hard to determine how the tide of bat
tie was turning.
That the allies had given ground at
| the points where the Germans were most
numerous was admitted. The war office
asserted, however, that the second de
fensive lines were holding, though the
Germans outnumbered the French ant
British.
i II was denied also that the French
I flank had been turned, aAa insistel
4 that, ''at the proper time, ~ the Gal
lie troops would resume Che offensive,
The British were holding the center
of the, line opposing the invaders. i
was believed that their position covered
), the famous "Gap of Treuves," through
the French frontier Chain Of fortified
tions upon which the main German
strength was moving.
i A Dangerous Post.
The British expeditions, it was stated
had been combined and given a pos
where they must either defeat the Gei
mans or be overwhelmed
Expert opinion here was that th
kaiser was stalking everything on
mass assault.
If they should break the allies SO,
ond line, it was admitted they woul
have before them a comparatively ope
road to Paris, which however, is pr
tected by Notifications of tremendol
strength.
Officials owned that it had becoH
n necessary to rush reinforcements
I hold the line through the departmel
\ of the Nord, where German flanke
y were advancing on Arras.
The fighting was also severe in II
department of the Pas de Calais, whe
reconnoitering parties Of Germans ht
m retired after clash with the Frene
g On the Lorraine frontier the strugg
between French and Germans still co
in tinued The French had advanced Sc
ID eral miles today.
IN German Loss 10000.
- Messages from the front said the G'
20 =, mans lost 10000 in killed and wound
= in the three days fighting at Charler
M Belgium, corpses being piled so high
~ some places that they had to be NOV
n = to give tn eartillery free play.
! The Germans were said to have
eupied Frameries, Belgium, Sundi
:, stopping the operation of the mil
be there and destroying the mine n
chinery.
\. They were said also to have reei
Se Se tured Malines, which the Belgians i
nc and later re-took by a sortie fr
Antwerp. The loss in the last enga
sn 90 ment there was said to have been
m. palling. -.
in' Concerning the number Of the ALI
casualties, no very definite figures W
available. 1t was admitted, howeV
A. that the field hospitals were over IL
~ H. ing. Most Of the physicians OF n
Wy Wy were at the front. Correspondents "
IL 4. barred from the hospital camps.
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TIL war Dlin, sn ,,;th lie denartm
in stahs