The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
CLASH REPORTED
WHILE ON ADVANCE
TO RIVER. .OURCQ
Germans Covering Move
ment of Main Body Offer
Small Resistance.
MAUBEUGE CONTINUES
HEROIC RESISTANCE
Nine Neutral Merchant Ships De.
stroyed by Mines'in
North Sea.
LIST OF BRITISH CASUALTIES
Russians Describe Strong Offensive
Movement Against the
Austrians.
LIST OF BRITISH CASUALTIES
Late Developments
In War Situation

The allied armica defending the
roads to Paris again have como iat0
contact with the German right wing
ON the banks of the River Grand
NORM. which runs cast and west,
somewhat south OF the Pnris line.
An Official statement issued hy the
French War Office says the allies,
advance troops came into touch
with the German forces, which seem
to be covering. on the River ourca
towards the southwest, the move
Inent OF the main body of the Ger
mRn right wing, and n small en-
Ensement resulted In an ADVANTAGE
to the French.
The town OF MaubeuEe. where If
In reported British troops nrc as
sfsting the French gnrrison, In s.fd
stlIi to be resistinE German assault.
From berlin, by way of Amster-
dan. comes a report that the Ger,
mans arc attacking the forts mt
Nancy, and that Emperor William
and the general staT arc watching
the operations.
The British official War Iuformn-
zion bureau has issued a long gen
ernI survey or operations or tb~
British army during the past week.
nhd. In addition, a list OF British
Casualties. which shows a total or
more than $4,000 men mn TO scp-
tember I.
The statement, which Is based on
report from Field Marshal Sir
John French, commander of the
hriish forces mt the front, speaks
highly of tho spirit of the British
soldiers and their nchfcycmcTt..
II declares thnt. while the BritJah
ionses are heavy. they are not one
third OF tho losses inflicted by the
british troops on the Germans.
The statement CLOSES with r call for
more men.
Heriin reports that 5000 British
prisoners have reached DoberttE.
bombnrdment has begun of the
fortfhcations mt Cattaru, nm Ausfro-
hungarian seaport by the French
Hect' hhd sdyfcrS from Cettiuic cred-.
u the MontcneErin troops with the
dcfcat OF tho Austrtuns nj KoIinnit,
In Herzegovina.
Fra2cc is cnilinE out 1915 rccruIt.
nnd In ehfs why will add .sO,OOO mon
TO her forccs within n few MONTH.
The German ReichstaE. repre-
scented by members or all parties.
hns promised it's full support 10
Whatever measures the Minister OF
Marine deems necessnrS Appronrt-
Htions will nc made Tor tho rn,,Inn.-
ment Of ships lost, md 10 carrx ,nt
the program of contradiction ,lread,
arranged.
y British stcnmer of the yylIxo,,
Line with hundreds of passengers
aboard, has foundcrcd in the North
sen. after striking II mine. Most Of
those aboard were saved.
Hnssfan oficinl announcements ,Yc-
scribe strong offensive movement
against the AuStrians on Scptcmhcr
=. The Forty-Fifth Austrian Rcpi-
menf OF Infantry surrentiercd, 4. .f,0o
pen being taken. German troon.
marching to tho aid OF the Austrian.
were attacked. but the resu,t q,
these operations has not been made
known.
\ German official statement srxs
rue allied troops are In retreat he
tween Paris and Ncrdun, and thar
the German troops nrc pursuing
them. II adds that In fhc eastern
1henfrc of war, tho Austrian attack
on tnbtin continues, aud TINT tbe
AuStrians nre cuSaEed In dIspcrsIuS
the ItusSInnS.
Lnfc advicrs say truin service he
tween rnris aud DIcppc has been
suspended.