The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
Forces Under Gen. Won kIuck
Continue Engagement With
out Decisive Result
CLAIM RUSSIAN DEFEAT
Cars Army Suffer as Severely
at Koenigsberg as at
AIIenStein

Germanys armies to the north and
east of Paris, and after retreating up
wards of more than fifty miles toward
the Belgian frontier are today making
"a determined stand along the river
Aisne a news agency dispatch from
Dieppe said General Won Kluck was
forced TO surrender. The German gen.
eral staff however, announced today
! heavy engagements are being fought
| by Won Kluck's right wing north and
| east of Paris without q decisive re-
suit so far.
| Petrograd reports General Rennen-
kampof has resumed the offensive and
! the investment of Koenigsberg, in east
Prussia. continues. Berlin, however,
claims the Russian general has suffer-
ed a defeat nearly as severely as that
of the Russian disaster al Allenstein.
In London II is officially announced
that the allies have occupied Rheims.
According to the Servian legation in
| London, there are now in Hungary,
| 10000 Servian troops successfully
pushing the offensive against the
| forces OF the dual monarchy.
4 "A
British parliament suspending until
after the war the proceedings on the
Irish home rule and Welsh establish
ment bills. y
Il Queen wilhelmina opened parlia-
ment in person and emphasized the
necessity Of the Netherlands main
tanning the strictest neutrality.
Germans Continue to Resist.
Paris. Sept. 15.-An official state
ment says:
THE western and central armies OF
the German forces continued their re-
sstance today north OF the river Aisne
and north OF Rheims and Chalons
while the eastern army is retreating.
Occupy Strong Position.
London, Sept. 15.-An official an
nouncement says: THE enemy is still
, occupying a strong position to the
) north Of the Aisne and fighting is going
on all along the whole line The crown
h. lprince's army. driven further back. is
now on the line OF Varennes Corsen-
, voye and Ornes.
> 4 hundred prisoners and twelve guns
were captured yesterday by the Brit
= sh right. Rain has made the roads
p Iheavv and is increasing the difficulty
OF the retreat"
4 Claim, Army Has Surrendered.
s London. Sept 15.-Telegraphng
! from Dieppe under date of Monday,
the Central News correspondent says;
"A report has reached Deppe that
tho extreme left OF the allies, after
, making an encircling movement by
=, way Of Roye and Ham and Joining a
force from the Boulogne district. has
compelled General Won Kluck to sur
render with, according to one report.
,14,00O men and according to another,
$4,000 and a quantity Of guns and ma
D terial"
Germans Making . Stand.
Paris. Sept 15.-The French official
statement issued tonight says that
French troops have reoccupied Amiens,
q which was abandoned by the Ger
mans, but that the Germans are maxi
ing stand. The statement is as fol-
= lows:
ION our left wing we have every
=, where caught up with the rear guards
and even the main body Of the enemy
n our troops have reentered Amiens,
, abandoned by the German forces
70 "On the center. similarly. it would
seem as IL the enemy intends TO re-
sist on the heights to the northwest
40 and to the north of Rheims. In the
70 region between Argonne and the
- Meuse he continues TO retire.
- "On our right wing in the Woevr'
40 district we have succeeded in reliev'
ing the fort of Tyoron, which has beer
stubbornly attacked time and tim'
again during the last few days. Giro
yon is Il miles south. southeast o
-, Nerdun).
=. "In Lorraine our pursuing detach
-, ments are keeping. as everywhere
80 else. in touch with the Germans
Fresh Troops Aid Allies.
London, Sept. 15.-It is generall!
=. believed here that the next phase o
!. the gigantic war i'm which hundreds o
thousands of men are engaged on tn
western field alone. will take place II
German territory; the allies, accord
ing To the military experts, doubtles
will endeavor to prevent the Germa
armies, should they succeed in elud
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