The Taney County republican., 1914-09-17
Sixth Week Of War Finds Ger
mans Retreating at Nearly
Every Point
BERLIN OFFICIALLY ADMITS
RETR0GRADE MOVEMENT
Compelled to Fall Back When Attacked
by Superior Force-Serbs and Rus.
slams Plan to Annihilate
Austria.

London Sept 1.-THE sixth week
of the war between Germany and
France. Great Britain and Belgium has
brought a vast Transformation. The
pursued now are the pursuers. The
irresistible sweep q seven German
armies through Belgium into France
met an mmoyablc force at the Marine
river. The army Of General Won
Kluck. which so long battled to turn
the allies western flank was itself
slowly and steadily outnankcd. It's
retirement before the small but hardy
British army turned the tide Of
battle.
Retired More Than Sixty Miles,
Today. il the French official reports
are correct, all the German armies.
except that facing Verdum and few
miles southwest, are rctreating, Gen.
cral Won Kluch@ army, which a week
ago was a few miles to the southeast
Of Paris. has retired more than sixty
miles to the northeast, while on the
extreme right the army of the Bavar-
ian crown prince, attacking the French
eastern line from Nancy to EpnaL
has fallen back to the frontiers Of
Lorraine, permitting the French to
reocupy Luneyille and several other
towns.
General Iot(rc, the French com
mandcrin.chief. pictures the retreat
as hurried, if not disordcrly, with the
Germans abandoning prisoners, wound.
ed and supplies.
Berlin Admits a Retreat.
Paris, Sept IA lIayas agency
dispatch from bordeaux gives the fol-
loving communication, signed by Gen.
er2l Won Stein and officially issued at
Berlin:
The news is received from head.
quarters that the army situated east
Of Paris. which had advanced across
the Name, was attacked by superior
force of the enemy (alIics) proceed
ing from Paris between MeauX and
Montmirail. The battle lasted two
days. resulting in heavy losses on both
sides. The French troops advanced
and our troops rCtrcatcd, followed by
columns Of strong, fresh French
troops. The situation in the region
of the Vosgcs remains without change.
In eastern Prussia fighting has re-
commenced The news is received
from the army commanded by the
crown prince that the forts south Of
Verdun have been bombarded since
Wednesday by heavy artillery.
Serbs and Russians Hit Austria.
Rome, Sept. l4.--Statements coming
from official Russian sources indicate
that upon completion Of the operations
around Przemysl and Cracow, Ga
licia, the Russian forces will march
directly towards Vienna, A dispatch
from Nish, Seryia, says: Following
their capture of Semlin, the Seryians
acting in harmony with the plans OF
the Russian general staff, are prepar
Ing to march on Budapest. There they
will unite with Russian columns which
are advancing westward. This viii
continue menace to the German
flank. The Servians are leaving the
bulk of the work in the invasion oi
Bosnia to the Montenegrins.'
Capture 100000 Austrians.
Rome, Sept. 1I.-News received here
from Petrograd is to the effect that the
Austrian prisoners now in the hands
of the Russians aggregate about two
hundred thousand.
italians clamor for War
Paris, Sept. IA dispatch to tht
Havas Agency from Rome says tina
several hundred persons, including So
Cialist, Republican, Democrat and Ma
tionalist members of the Chamber o
Deputies, gathered near the royal pal
ace and traversed the streets cheering
for Italy, the army and French, Th
populace massed along the route o
the procession joined in the cheerinI
and clamored for war.
Berlin Calls for War Loans.
London. Sept. IA Copenhagen
dispatch to the Daily Mail says tina
the Berlin newspapers are making III
gent appeals to the public to subscribe
war loans. They point out that n
help can be expected from neutra
countries. The papers declare tha
Germany must rely on her own re
sources as she has to fight the who'll
world for her existence.
Allies Follow Up Advantage.
Paris. Sept. 12.-The allies, follow
ing up their recent successes, will
much ardor have forced the Germal
invaders to continue the retirement o
their right flank and center from tn
east OF Paris.
The Germans abandoned mucI
equipment and at the same time sac
rifced many prisoners and left thei
wounded where they fell.
The British we're again prominen
in the pursuit, In which, besides tax
ing q large number of prisoners, the.
captured eleven cannon, while In