Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-09-04
GERMANS ARE WITHIN
80 MILES or PARIS
Allies are Fighting Desperately b
Check Reckless 0nrush Of Sel-
dlers Of the German Kaiser.
RUSSIANS DEFEAT AUsTRlAms
Ssrvlans Infllct Rout on the Aust
rlans, and Russians are Checked
In Eastern Part Of Prussia.

As the lines around Paris tighter
and the German forces draw closer I,
the French capital, the official state
ments regarding the progress of thu
war grow briefcr and are more ant
more lacking in details.
So far as the public is concerned
little is actually known as to how the
armies in the field are faring. Most
Of the information made public from
official quarters is Of a negative
charpcter, as, for instance, the an
nouncement Of the French war offic,
that there has been no contact will
the. German forces in the region OF
Compiegne and Senils since Wednes.
day. and that the situation in the
northeast has not changed.
The two towns are respectively
forty-fve miles and thirty-two miles
northeast of the French capital and
they appear to mark the points near
est Paris to which the German ad-
vance guards have approached.
With the removal OF the govern
ment to Bordeaux, all efforts around
Paris have been directed to prepara-
tions for the threatened investment
of the capital by the Germans. In
addition, the French authorities have
ordered aeroplane patrols to guard
against any further raids by German
aviators. A number Of French aero
planes are continually flying in the
neighborhood Of Paris and others are
kept in readiness, with guns to attack
any of the Germans who appear in
the sky.
The attitude Of Turkey is still
awaited with anxiety and a Petro-
grad, (St. Petersbure) dispatch shys
she is moblixing on the Persian from
tier. but slowly. f.t
Another list of British casualties,
officially reported at London, num-
bers 5.228, Of whom 470 are killed
and wounded and 4,758 are missing.
This list shows large percentage Of
officers.
With the great battle constantly
drawing closer to the capital of
France, military experts agree that
Paris will soon be the pivot Of the
hostile forces operating in the area
Of the west. Even the downfall of
the French capital is not expected to
end the operations.
In the event Of the capture of Par
il. it is likely that severe engage
ments will continue TO he fought in
France to prevent the Germans from
returning eastward to aid in resisting
the Russian invasion of Berlin.
The German advance was reported
within thirty miles Of Paris.
In the west. the line now held by
the left flank of the allied armies in
the valley Of the Oise runs diagonally
from a point northeast Of Paris to
Compiegne. thence through Noyon
{ fourteen miles northeast by north
Of Compiegne) to Lafere.
President Poincare and his cabinet
have left for Bordeaux, the new
French seat of government. Bor-
deaux is in southwestern France, on
the bay Of Biscay, and about 100
miles from the Spanish frontier.
They arrived there yesterday after
noon and were greeted by immense
and cheering crowds.
The Russians have entered Lem
berg. the capital of Galicia. Austria
Hungary, after one Of the greatest
battles ever fought, according to ad-
vices from Petrograd (St. Peters,
burg). The report is credited here
since news of the defeat Of the Aus
trians in that district has been re-
ca;vad from several sources.