New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23
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Fearful BattIeIsSti||.
Raging.
MUCH DEPENDS D. ON
FLANK MOVEMENT
Germans Making Strong Efforts
to Retdke Rheims.

London, Sept. 22.-The unparallel-
ed struggle on the River Aisne, which
commenced about week ago Satur-
day, has developed into siege opera
tions. The two armies, strongly in
trenched, are carrying on an artillery
duel while the infantry makes attacks
and counter attacks, which are in the
nature of sorties from a besieged
fortress. Occasionally one or the
other gains little ground, but it is
so little that the opposing forces re-
main in their trenches or take up po-
sitions in new intrenchments imme-
diately behind those from which they
are driven.
1t is now becoming the conviction
of military men that nothing but out
thanking movements can have any Sc
rious effect on either army. The Ger
mans. according to their own official
report. have been strongly reinforced,
both on their right, where General
Won Kluck is making such stubborn
stand in almost impregnable positions
on the hills north of Aisne. and in the
center, where the Germans are max
ing almost superhuman efforts to re-
capture Rheims
1t Is probably the desire to recap,
ture this town at all costs, because
of it's Importance as the key to i'm
portart communications that will i'm,
prove all their connections for attack
or retreat, has led the Germans to
continue the bombardment which has
resulted in the destruction Of the
famous cathedral s
Germans Bombard Rheims.
This bombardment is being directed
from Brimont, which the French re-
captured but lost again, and from
other hills around the town. and is of
deadly character The French have
brought up additional heavy artillery
in an attempt to drive the Germans
out of these hills.
On the allies left the French re-
port claims another advance on tbs
right bank of tn. River Disc as far as
the heights of Lassigny, west of Noy-
on, which has been the center Of
heavy fighting for week past.
Severe fighting also continues north
trict, where the Germans, the French
official communication says, have been
repulsed at all points with consider
able losses.
This is an extremely difficult coun.
try over which to make an advance.
The plateau Of Craonne is of lime
stone formation, with the sides almost
as perpendicular as walls; the valleys
in wet weather become quagmires. 1t
was on this plateau just a century
ago that Bluecher failed to check Ma
poleon.
The allies apparently have scaled
the walls Of the plateau and now hold
the heights, but ahead of them they
found Won Kluck in great strength,
and now are awaiting the outcome
Of the attempt to turn his flank,
which would clear the road for them.
The French army, which is trying to
work around the German right, is
pushing it's way slowly along. Start
ing from Compiegne it reached Noyon
and is on the heights of Lassigny.
It's next objective point is Tergnier,
nineteen miles from Laon, an impor-
tant railway junction, which the Ger
mans are using for provisioning their
forces.
French Making Headway.
The French have made some head
way in Champagne and on the west
ern slope of the Argonne and have re-
/ occupied Mesnil-les-H urlus and Mes
ciges, but elsewhere the situation re-
mains as it was. One thing is certain.
neither front has been broken, all at
tempts to do this having been re-
pulsed, and while the German right
may be bending back little 1t is not
,, vet outfanked.
The Russian grip on the scattered
Austrian forces in Galicia is holding
relentlessly. According to Petrograd
advices the fortress of Jaroslau is be-
ing bombarded, Przemysl has been in
vested and General DankPs army.
which is retreating toward Cracow,
has been surrounded. The capture Of
the town Of Dubiecko, on the River
San. by the Russians, has cut Pre-
mysl of from the western armies, so
! that it must now rely for defense
upon the Austrian and German army
corps which are there.
General Dankl is believed to be IN
4 q difficult position. Driven out Of
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