New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
Series of Fierce Engagements from NOyOn
to Frontier Mark Fifth Day of
Fight Before 1t SlaCkens.
GERMANS MAKE POSITIONS STRONGER
Elaborate System of Intrenchments Protect In
vaderS- Positions on Centre and East,
from Both Reports, Little Changed.

ter.offensiUe movements haze been checked, and
that luH has come in the battle.
The British official bureau makes claim
concerning results, confining itself to a mention OF
activity the part of the allied caUafry.
The Berlin official report says the French al
tempt against the German right has failed; that
the German centre is gaining stoDLy and that the
allies resistance is relaxing.
Paris, Sept 1s-The following official communication
sued here this evening"
Thee is no change general situation except that
have continued our progress the left and that I the battle
snOticed"
The advance of the Allies left against the of General
Kuc in the announcement is of the most
salient features French offensive mentioned in the
earlier communication to-day.
The lul in the fighting altogether development of
the gigantic which for FIVE days has continued along the
tire Noyon the frontier The fighting has not
sisted of sustained and combined movement but of several
cOmbsts the strongest points of the Germans defending line
along the River Aisne.
The principal official communication issued to-day said:
he battle continued during the day of September IL along
The front from the River Oe the Woevre without important
changes in the situation at any point
Fbst-On left Wng the heights to the north of the
River Ane have made slight progress against certain points
Three attacks undertaken by the Germans against
the English army failed From CraOnne to Rheims ourselves
repused some very violent attacks executed during the
night The enemy in vain take the offensive against
Rheims.
"Second-On the centre, from Rheims the Argonne the
enemy has reinforced himself by constructing important forca
and has adopted purely defensive attitude To the east of
the Agonne in the Woevre district the situation unchanged
"On our right wing Lorraine and the Vosges the
occupies positions organized defensive basis the vicinity of
the frontier
BERLIN CLAIMS ADVANTAGE.
The German official reports which through London
almost identical in some with those of the Allies They
say that no decision has yet been reached, but that the Allies
power resistance relaxng that French attempt to break their
right has failed that the Germans gaining ground
slowly and that saies from Verdun have been repulsed
would seem from all this that the commanding generals
have yet points their opponents dispositions
and that each withholding his determined blow FOR as Lord
Kitchener said in the House of Lords, the right moment
The Germans having reached selected positions which they
have strongly fortified would appear have the advantage
Ong military critics. for the fact that they must defend
the whole their front to make good their retirement should
attack by their side fail smashing blow from the Allies break
e ne while AngoFrench forces are declared to be free
mass point General Jore may select as most suitable for
attack
certain where the French generassIno Will direct his
assault While the armies forming his left are pressing the herman
"n wing thought to be quite probable that Jore making
arrangements for attempt through the German on
somewhere north Verdun thus drive the armies OF the Ger
Crown Prince, Duke of Wuteberg General Won fau'en
a Buelow and General Kuck westward ana sever
communications with the Rhine through Luxembourg ana COM
= em to rely lines running into Belgium, which are men@eo