The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-11

things. -he battle line is 50 long that
victory or repulse at one point may be
Offset by the opposite at others. To
report the various sporadic engage
ments would be misleading and dis
tlrbing to The entire public.
The last news from the theater of
operations has been issued. For the
next few days all will be silent In
Paris, while Belgium once again be-
comes the cockpit OF Europe. The pre-
liminary engagements OF the first
great battle are doubtless now in
progress"
Germans Enter France.
Fighting was In progress all day be-
tween the French and German forces
along the border of upper Alsace and
lower Lorraine According to the war
Office announcement the French were
victorious, although it is admitted in
ferentially that the Germans haze en-
tered French territory at the northern
end OF the Vosges range.
The war office announces that the
heights of Andelt were occupied by
the French after severe fighting, the
Germans leaving many dead and
wounded on the field when they re-
tired.
The French, according TO the war
office announcement, have greatly
strengthened their position across the
yosges in German territory. One OF
the war Office bulletins says:
An engagement OF some conse-
quence was fought at Avricourt. The
French were successful there and all
along the line"
Ii Is limited that the Nrench forces
on the Alsatian and Lorraine frontiers
have been REINFORCED by English
troops.
Cause Of German Retreat.
The fighting at Blamont and Grey
was a brilliant piece of work on the
part of the French troops, according
ming French division began the at
tack, the enemy being strongly en-
trenched before Blamont Their ad
vance guard was driven back The at
tack then ceased for the night. At day
break the French took the offensive
again. the infantry being supported by
artillery. The action continued through
out the morning.
The German troops, which are be
lieved to have consisted of BavariaI
iod 10 Oh 4
! which command the districts to The
north The French. however. by {
double fanking movement, forced tn,
Bavarians to retreat in the direction
| Of Saarburg.
While it lasted, the fighting wal
fierce and well conducted. The Ger
| mans suffered serious losses, not onl,
| in the defense Of Blamont and Gre.
but also In the struggle on the heights
The morale of the French troops Il
excellent and the courage and goo'
spirits OF the wounded is especial.
noteworthy.
Battle at Liege Continues.
Paris, Aug. 1.-THE battle at LEG
is still going on. The Belgian majo
in command of the forts denies
story of surrender.
Austrians Evacuate Russ Towns.
st. Petersburg. Aug 17-Official ar
nouncement was made that Austria
troops have evacuated the towns O
Kjelce and Chencin, in Russian Pc
and Russian cavalry dispersed tn
Tenth regiment Of Austrian dragon
and detachment of 500 Slavic cit
zen soldiers from SOkel, who wer
| fighting under the Austrian standard.
Germans Shell Town.
St Petersburg, Aug. 1.-TWO Gel
man torpedo boat destroyers hav
bombarded Pelangen. on the Balti
coast, but the bombardment did littl
damage.
French Win In vosges Mountains.
Paris, Aug. 15.-After five-days
battle between French and Germa
soldiers In the Vosges mountains, tn
German forces that have been tryin
to retake the Bonhomme and Sain
| Marie passes west OF holman in VI
per Alsace, have been compelled I
retire. it was announced at the wa
office.