The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-09-17
BERLIN ADMITS
CHECK At PARIS;
TROOPS RETREAT
Official Announcement Made at
Berlin That the Forces of
the Empire Retired.
ENEMY HAD THE ADVANTAGE
Numerical Superiority of the Allies
Compelled the Backward Movement
Events of a Week of Warfare
Summarized-Wha Will Probably
Follow the Change in the Situation
of the Opposing Forces.

The retreat of the Germans who at
tackled the allied forces between
Meaux and Montmirail in France was
officially admitted by Berlin. The re
treat was attributed to the numerical
superiority of the allies.
On Saturday it was asserted in dis
patches from London that Thermonde
Belgium, town of 10000 inhabi
tants, was almost destroyed by Ger
man troops. Only the town hall and
one church are intact.
Berlin Garrison Loses Heavily.
According to a Munich report re-
cevcd at Paris the Berlin garrison
alone has lost $4,000 men killed OF
wounded in the war thus far. The
Munich report evidently refers to men
of the Berlin garrison who went tC
the front at the outbreak OF the war
French Minister of War Millerand
ordered projects throughout France to
arrest all men liable to military duty
not already in service. BY this means
the government expects to get at least
100000 more troops.
There was no confirmation Of the
news published in the German news
papers of the fall Of Manbeuge
A Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
received at London stated that the
Austrians had evacuated Cracow, their
strongest post in GaIicia. This clears
the way to the Russian march on
Berlin.
Britain Adds to Army.
Premier Asquith asked parliament
to add another haIf-million men of all
ranks to the regular army. After a
short debate the motion was unani-
mously adopted
A. correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph company sent the following
from Rome: A Vienna message states
that Archduke Frederick lost 100000
men IN the recent Galician battles, or
one-fourth of his entire command.
Belgian Commission Arrives.
The king OF Belgium's commission,
which was sent to place before Pres,
ident Wilson accounts of alleged Ger
man atrocities in Belgium and of Ger
many's violation of Belgium's neutral
ity arrived at New York Friday.
In the midst of the European war
Great Britain, France, Spain and
China have agreed to sign peace COM
mission treaties with the United
States, One effect of the new conven-
tions is to prevent the United States
from being drawn suddenly into the
conflict.
Not Yet Ready for Peace.
President Wilson, in response to
inquiries. stated with great regret that
none of the warning nations of Europe
is willing to consider peace proposals
at this time. Both the president and
Mr.. Bryan fear that nothing short of
a decisive victory by one party or
the other to the great conflict will
induce the belligerents to listen to
peace counsels.
Situation at Luneville.
The evacuation of Luneville, which
vas announced by French newspapers,
followed an assault by the Germans
on the French position opposite. This
attack was repulsed An official com.
muniQue from Bordeaux stated that
the French were advancing in Lor-
raine.
The fighting in Alsace, according to
the Journal des Debats of Paris, has
been in the neighborhood of Altkirch,
where the French resumed their often.
sive movement on September 2. The