South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-01
10000 INDIANS JOIN
ANGL0-FRENCH ARMY
Arrival of Great Body of Fresh
Warriors Likely to Prove
Disastrous to the German
Army.
BY FRANKLIN P. MERRICK.

PARIS, Oct I. - The allies
have made progress on both their
right and left wings but the Situa-
ton as a whole has undergone no
change, according to an official
announcement issued here this aft
ernOOn.
"There is no modification in
the situation as a whole" saws
the statement. I'VE have pro-
greSSed. however. on our left at
the north of the Somme and on
our right in the southern part of
| the Woevre region"
TOday'S statement shows that
| the turing movement north of
| the Somme with the purpose OF
cutting the German line of COM
ImunicationS and forcing the with
draWal of the entire right wing OF
the German army has met no
check.
The advance Of the allies right
wing. too, if continued, is a men
ace to the western end of the Ger
man army. If the French should
succeed in driving the Germans
| back so that their line through
| Luxemberg were threatened the
right wing of the Germans as well
as their center would have TO re-
treat.
Seventy thousand Indian troops
reinforced the allied army, and are
now taking part in the decisive phase
Of the great battle Of the Aisne- Al
though these troops arrived on Tues
day, it was not until today that the
censor would allow the fact 70 be-
come known.
The 20, 900 Indian soldiers who were
brought into the war zone comprise
the flower Of the forces OF the Brit
ish empires great colonial possession.
Keep Up Offensive
The French and British are keep
ing up vigorous offensive movement
on both hanks the arrival OF fresh
troops enabling them 70 relieve some
Of the men who had been under fire
most Of the time since the engagement
beganr on Sept. Il.
Although the German soldiers are
making counter attacks along the line
the extreme position OF the invaders
is shown by the lack OF the vigor
which characterized their earlier de-
fensive movements.
1t is reported than Gen. Won Kluck
has been forced 10 order the retire
ment OF a heavy section Of his army
because OF the physical inability OF
the soldiers 10 meet the violent as
saults OF the fresher soldiers Of the al
lies army.
Unofficial adrices from behind the
battle front expressed the belief that
Gen. Won Klucks counter attack az
Tracy-Le-Mont was a feint 60 cover
the retirement of a part Of his army
from the position they have been hold
ing between the Disc and Aisne river
Expect News OF Victory.
Although Paris expects news OK q
victory soon, the people have begun 20
express surprise at the nature OF the
official statements issued by the war
office The announcement made just
before midnight made no claim OF i'm
pOrtant successes on the part OF the
allies. on the other hand IL said there
was no appreciable change on the bat
tie front except in the southern part
Of the WOevre district.
News OF the German attack on Ant
werp has strengthened the view OF
military experts that. II the right wing
Of the German army has nOt already
begun 10 retreat such a move must
necessarily be near SO that Gen. Won
Kluck can take up a fortified position
along the Belgian frontier To guard
that theater OF activities from inter
ference on the part OF the allies army
in France
Grant Reserves Burroughs
Tt is officially announced that the
reserve territorials and men of the
auxiliary service Of the north 90
France who were Withdrawn from
that section at the time OF the Ger
man invasion. have been granted tenn
pOrary furlougns. The arrival OF the
Indian reinforcements has enabled
the government 10 take this acuoL
The great fighting ability Of the In
dian troops may make II possible for
them 10 decide the battle. Although
their exact location on the line is NOT
known IL is believed that they have
been posted near the British. who
have been opposing that section OF the
German army lying north OF the AiSne
near its confluence with the Disc
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