The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-21
ONWARD RUSH
BY FRENCHMEN
Using the Bayonet to Force
Back Germans and Clear
Out Enemy From
Alsace.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT
French Troops Have Taken Several
Cannon and Are Giving the
Germans a Hard
Tussle.

PARIS, Aug. 21.-Whiie the French
army from Belfort Is moving rapidly
northward, clearing upper AIsace Of
Germans, the troops In lorraine have
encountered strong opposition. The
advance cavalry recoinnoIsance de-
veIoped the presence Of a large Ger
man force between Chacau SaIIns and
Morchingcn with entrenchn1ents al
far as the seIIIe river. The Germans
are heavily supported with artillery
Indicating that Il Is the intention Of
their general staff to oppose French
advance on Metz.
In Alsace the Germans are reported
In the first official bulletin issued to.
day to be retreatIng toward the Rhine
and on straasburg. The report says:
"The French operations In upper
Alsace continue to be successful. Mum.
erous German prisoners and twenty
four cannon have been taken. Ths
enemy was engaged n force between
MuIf ausen and Altklrch both Of which
elite. are now held by the French
The French troops have taken num-
ber of entrenched positions held by
the enemy In a series Of brilliant
bayonet charges In which the super
iority of the French soldiers has been
demonstrates.
"The advanced guards Of The French
forces In Lorraine have encountered
strono resistance, the enemy being
strongly entrenched and have with
drawn to the main forces.
The war OFFICE processes to have no
Of the occupation Of srus'
sels other than what was already
made public. The German Infantry
we're expected to occupy the city to-
day In force, thus relieving the cav
.Irv which will continue to move
,outhward. The Germans are report
I'd to have strong columns at Tirle-
mont. Diest, Louvain and MaIines. 1t
vas believed here that the war office
uas expecting the Germans to come
nto contact with the main force OF
The allied army today. Some reports
already have The armies engaged In
preliminary st<irmishlng although the
,fficiaI bureau says It has no such In.
ormation.
Rsports from London denying that
he main British army 10 In Belgium
,re accepted here as for strategic
'easons only and It Is expected the
1rst general report Of Developments
following the occupation Of Brussels
Will reveal Just what the Ene''sh
crces are doing. The fact that not
, slnoIe shot was fired in defense OF
Brussels by the Belgians and that the
,ivic guard was disarmed before the
INVADERS reached the capital, is due
he salvation Of the city Itself. The
s.rman commander Is understood to
,ave pledged himself to see his or
Iers obeyed, protect the city with Its
many beautiful and historic buildings.
rhe retirement Of the main Belgian
Irny to She defenses Of Antwerp
axes three forces out Of future fight
no. Il 10 admitted at the war office
hat It would be difficult for tho
french and English to live up to the
Example set by their devoted soldiers
Who for days have checked the great
serman fighting machine.
All Of the official statements from
he war Office today minimize the
Importance Of Belgian retirement. Re.
10 accepted for It and The
xpIs nation IL made that the Bclsians
fulfilled their part and now the
terner work Of the future will be
aiken up by the allies"
AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS.
PARIS. Aug. 21-Severai thousand
ounteers of various nationalities in
Iudina a score Of Americans, march
d on the InvaIides today and asked
. be endisted in the French army. IL
, said that some Of them will! be ac-
epted, as the French government last
light announced that il will accept
he American combined rough rider
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