The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-24
GERMANS PUSHED
BACK SEVEN MILES
IN FIERCE BATTLE
Teutons Are Bombarding Verdun
Forts.
FRESH TROOPS ARE ON LINES
Exhausted Armies That Have Been
Fighting for Over a Week Arc
Relieved by Rom
forcements.

Paris. Sept 22.-The German right
wing under Gen. Alexander Won Kluck
has been forced back seven miles dur.
ing the past 48 hours. II has been
driven back onto Noyon, where It has
been forced to seek defensive strong.
holds to the southeast OF the city and
on the left bank OF the Disc.
General Won Kluck Is now exposed
to the fianking movement OF the allies
left. which has been progressing up
the right bank Of the Disc in an en-
veloping maneuver. The French and
British have driven forward until now
they occupy the heights OF Lassigny.
west of Noyon, have swept by Noyon
itself on the north, and have stretched
their lines as far east as Laon.
Air Scout Sees Germans Flee.
An officer returning from Scissors
to Paris reported that an aerial scout
just back from a reconnaissance of the
Germans position says the Germans
were seen retreating in large bodies
An announcement from the war Of
fee at Bordeaux said that the fighting
had become less violent. 1t added that
obvious progress had been made by
the French troops operating between
Rheims and the Argonnes.
ALLIES Repulse Bayonet Charge.
This report indicates that lull had
come In the afternoon, for the fight
In RI in do nd 1ur ri a
previous night had been furious. Most
terrific we're the onslaughts directed
by the Germans against the allies
lines in the region of Craonne. Here,
with the British troops under Field
Marshal Sir John French bearing the
brunt of the attacks, the invaders
charged desperately, with bayonets
fixed, and ferocious hand-tohand CON-
bats ensued, In which the Germans
we're hurled back, but came on again
and again.
Towns Being shelled.
The great conflict, now entering
upon its tenth day, saw the titanic
struggle of the big guns fast reaching
climax. Thus far the artillery duel
has been draw and the contest now
has resolved itself into one Of human
endurance.
The bombardment Of scissors con-
tinued with undiminished and deadly
effect, while into Rheims, already prac-
tically laid waste, steady stream OF
German projectiles still fell, although
the bombardment lacked the energy Of
the previous days fusillade. The heavy
guns were the only arms in action
around Rheims, the infantry still re-
naming in the trenches.
Fresh Troops Arrive.
The Germans have received re-en-
forcements at several points along
their front, but these have been met
by attachments in strength being
brought up from the French reserves.
In the center, west of the Argonne
and in Champagne. the French have
taken Mesnlles- SIRIUS and Massiges.
The crown prince appears to have
reached a position to the north OF
Montfaucon, where he has intrenched
in defensive position against the
pursuing French column Here he has
been driven to stand at bay to protect
the avenues of retreat which are still
open to him through Luxembourg.
A German officer captured at
Rheims says that not single Off
Ger remains in the First battalion of
the First Guards regiment.
Another officer of the Prussian
Guards says that of the GO officers
! In his regiment only five are alive.
And more than two thousand men
have been placed hors du combat.
Two Million to Aid Kaiser.
Paris learned in dispatches from
| Copenhagen that the kaiser soon will
| pour 100000 armed men into the
war, In addition to the 100000 al
ready at the front, and the prepare
tons already are being made for the
winter campaign.
The German military authorities
praise the bravery of the allies highly,
according to the Copenhagen reports,
and agree that the war is far from its
close