The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-09-04
Forty-fourth Anniversary of
French Defeat at Sedan.
BIG LOSSES CHECK TEuToNs.
.Armistice Asked Of British to Bury
Germans Dead, Says English
Correspondent - Tricolor
Left Wing Is Beaten.

LnaLs the ailleS lett wing mas D0ou
driven further back toward Paris by
the Germans. The statement follows:
Primarily, on our left wing, follow
ing the continuation Of the enveloping
not accepting a decisive action which
might be engaged in under unfavor-
able conditions, our troops have re-
ceded, partly towards the south and
partly towards the southwest. The
action engaged in the region of Rethel
has permitted our forces to momen-
tarily check the enemy. Secondly, on
our center and right (Woevre, Lor-
raine and the Vosges) the situation is
unchanged.
London, Sept. 2.-Thre enormous
German armies today are battering
with ferocious energy at the allied
French and English armies in the
most desperate effort of the campaign
to break a way through to Paris on
this forty-fourth anniversary of the
memorable French defeat at Sedan
one battle line.
The central attack is made on the
lines extending, roughly speaking,
from st. Que-2tin, Vervins and Rethel
on the upper Aisne The attack on
the French right wing extends from
Rethel toward Verdun
The assault on the French left wing,
which is perhaps the most desperate
Of all, is on the line from st. Quentin
westward to Amiens. If the allied
lines should be broken here the Ger
mans will have gained that for which
they have fought SO desperately for
month-the crrmpling of the French
left wing and the cutting off of the
allied armies from Paris and their
base.
German March Checked
The Paris correspondent of the Eve
ming News has just cabled that the
British, holding the center, have
gained decided success, and have.
checked the German onward rush well
to the north of Compiegne. The check
is SO decided, says this correspond
ent, that the Germans have askld an
armistice to bury their Dead
A driver in the service of the
French general staff is the authority
for this statement The German adj
vance was unable to withstand the
terrible losses of the last two days.
Compiegne is but forty miles from
Paris. How much farther north the
German line has been halted the cor
respondent does not say. Compiegne,
at the junction of the Disc and Aisne
rivers, is the key to the whole allied
line. and if lost would throw them
back on Paris.
The Germans beaten back by the
British number three army corps.
(Three army corps consist Of. 120,-
600 men,
The story that the main body of
the German army is within 10 miles
Of Paris is the result Of tales told by
refugees who, seeing detached patrols
of Uhlans in the district, fled, spread
ing the report that the German army
was there the driver said.
1t is humanity impossible for the
British troops to hold their ground
their strength The manner in which
they have resisted during their re-
treat has been magnificent. For in
stance. at Landrecies, near LIE Cateau,
a brigade of guards and some British
infantry held off for hours the attack
of a much superior German force,
though they had only a few machine
guns, while the Germans were well
provided with guns.
The Germans stop at nothing. In
some cases they advance wearing the
French uniform or great coats taken
from the British dead and wounded.
The airmen have done splendid work,
as also have the motorcyclists acting
as dispatch bearers and signalers.
You can believe me when | say
that things are nothing like SO bad as
the people seem to think they are IN
Paris
Germans Claim Victories.
The German war office claims a
series of victories over the allies, and
one high official even declares that
the allies soon will be suing for peace.
The French army advancing at
Combles in flanking attempt was
completely repulsed by General Won
Klukss army. says the war office bull
letin Combles is between Amiens
and ST. Quentin.
AT st. Quentin an English infantry
Battalion was captured by General Won
Buelow.
On the French left there is at this
moment growing belief that it is
not faring well.
In Paris the repeated rumors of a
disaster moved the war Office to is
sue formal denial-b but it is admit
ted that the Germans are gaining
ground
There has been no actual reverse,