Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11
Kaiser Reports Battle With
Superior Force East
of Paris.
ARE FORCED TO RETIRE
But Claim TO Have Captured
Thousands of Prisoners
and Fifty Guns.

The KEY ~ lr7G u i"N =
OUTCOME OF WHAT PERHAPS
WILL BE THE GREATEST BATTLE
IN HISTORY. STILL RAGING ON
7HE PLAINS OF CHAMPAGNE,
EAST OF PARIS, LIES IN THE CEN
TER. FOR FIVE DAYS THE TIDE
OF THE BATTLE HAS EB5EO AND
FLOWED WITH TERRIFIC LOSSES
ON BOTH SIDES, BUT WITHOUT
PERMANENT ADVANTAGE TO
ETHER SIDE. ON THE GERMAN
RIGHT WING, WHERE THE GER
MANS ARE OPPOSED TO THE BRIT
IsH. GERMANY OFFICIALLY AO-
HITs RETIREMENT, BUT NOT DE-
FEAT. AS FIRST REPORTED, BE-
CAUSE OF AN ERROR IN THE
TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES.
Paris. Cafternoon). Sept. 11.-News
from the lighting line east OF Paris is
70 the effect that Germans at some
points have retired from 81 70 IS
niles
London. Sept 1.-THE official press
bureau says: General retirement OF
the enemy continues. British forces
yesterday captured 1900 prisoners.
including wounded. and several guns,
and large quantities Of transport
Washington. D. g, Sept. 1l--Ths
German embassy today received the
following wireless from Berlin: Head
quarters on Thursday in the first Of
fetal reports says in the battle east Of
Paris the Germans held their own in
2 heavy two days fight against super
ior forces attacking between Meaux,
Montmirsile and from the direction OF
Paris We captured 50 guns and sew
s-zl thousand prisoners, but retired
he right flank when an advance OF
ErouE hostile columns was reported
The enemy failed 20 pursue Head
quarters also reports fighting west OF
Yerdun and On the eastern scene OF
var
Vienna reports the Austrians have
assumed the offensive in the region OF
Lsmberg. This marks the second
stage Of a u.ne-day battle, n which
$4,000 infantry. 1000 cavalry. 1900
machine guns and 1000 field guns were
engaged on the Russian side. Sunday
night the Austrians annihilated an
entire Seryian Timok division near
NitrOwitza. Military attaches OF neut-
rsl powers with the German troops
officially state the enemies OF Germany
are using dumdum bullets.
French Claim Marked Gains
Washington. D. G., Sept. 1.-THE
French embassy received from
Bordeaux the following dated today
but presumably written last night;
Today az s o'clock IS p. M marked
advances against the German right
wing have been gained by our troops
To the north Of La Ferte Sous Jouarre'
the first German army was obliged
10 recross the Marne and last night
below a line formed by the River Lad
hins and Mezy and Fere en- Tardenois.
The Aarne valley was free from Ger
nan troops. according 10 the BRUSH
aviation corps. Our troops at Cnam-
pzgns we're forced by the third Ger
man army 10 retire TO GOurgacOn and
salons. but the part We lost was re-
gained. The fifth Germany before
Eassincourt IN the ArgOnne was at
lacked by our troops We progressed
slightly There was slight progress on
ne road 10 Chateau Salins, in Lorraine ne
o. the sixth German army in the for
est o. Champagne. Part OF that ad-
vance was lost. There is official con
hrms.iOn that Maubeuge has been
taken The garrison is not half what
tAe German agencies say"
Crown Princes Army Takes Fort
Washington, d. c. Sept. IA Ger
man embassy wireless from Berlin
says: The crown princes army yes
teray took the fOrtifcatioHs southeast
Of Verdun. The German Paris army
ls attacking the fortress south Of Yer
dun and other forts since Wednesday
nave been cannonaded. General Hln-
oenburg has defeated the left wing oi
me Russian army still In East Prus'
sia- The Russians have quit fighting
sho are retreating everywhere, being
pursued towards the river Niemen.'
London, Sept. II.-An Amsterdam