West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-09-03
Army Under Cen.Pau
Defeats Germans
TIDE Of BATTLE TURNS
ErstWhIa Victorious Army Is
Forced to Retreat
REpRlEvE FOR FRENCH CAPITAL

back in defeat one OF the huge tent.
acles that the kaiser has been reach.
ing toward Paris from the norti. OF
Trance General Pau, the one-armed
hero of the Franco-Prussian war. de.
feated part of the German army that
within a week has driven the allies
from Valenciennes To Cambrai, from
Cambria TO the banks OF the Somme
river.
Dispatches report that the allies
scored q brilliant victory near Pc.
rome, on the SomIne, and drove back
for the first time since it's entry into
France one OF the three huge invad.
ihe columns of Germans.
London, Sept. l.-Fighting desper-
ateiy. with utter disregard of their
men. the two huge columns that form
the main wedge of the kaiser's Ia.
vading army today are pushing stead
lily toward their apparent object, Laon,
the gateway to the Oise valley, which
sweeps from that point In a natural
highway to Paris, less than sky miiss S
away--the goal OF the kaisers cam
paign.
One column drove back the allies
along the Somme river at point near
Abbeyille, 1t is admitted, and menaces
the important town of Amiens. The
second invading column, fighting along
rise from La Fere to st. Quentin,
In the department OF Aisne, apparent.
iy Is meeting with greater resistance,
al I.f. n n
inSssi. Quentin, they admit retire
ment AZ La Fere.
In the east, along the line of the
Meuse, the French declare that the
tide OF battle has turned and that they
are drying back the German advance
that was operating from Longwy and
Luneville. but experts fear that when
the two northern armies OF invaders
combine at point near Laon, they
VIII sweep down toward Paris with
such speed that the French along
the Meuse will be obliged to abandon
the offensive TO avert being cut OF
from the capital.
The object OF this fierce attack on
the Germans along the Meuse is to
force them TO weaken their northern
army TO support the Longwy corps. II
Is hoped that they yet may be com
PEELED to do this.
The following official statement was
issued at Paris:
"On our right, after partial checks,
we have taken the offensive aud the
enemy is retiring before us.
"In the center we have had alter
nate checks and successes.
"On our left a series OF circum-
stances turned in favor of the Ger
mans and despite lucky counter at
tacks the Anglo-French forces were
obliged to give way. AS yet our armies
notwithstanding a few incontestible
checks, remain intact.
"The morale OF our troops is excel
lent In spite of considerable losses
which are being filed from regimental
depots."
The diseouraging feature of this an
-nouncement is the admission the Ger
man attack on the center has as.
sumed the proportions of general en-
gagement. This is believed to indi-
cate that the Germans have been rein
forced and that the main body is now
less than sixty miles from Paris.
The La Fere-Laon position, upon
which the Germans are converging, is
o strong one consisting of two towns.
X is very plain that the Germans
are not detaching any of their troops
on the French front. The vast army
Is being held intact, every effort
being made to deliver a supreme
crushing blow to the allies and thus
open clear way to the outer Paris
defenses.
As great battle RACES, the great
est military experts say since the be-
ginning OF the war, the outcome OF
which will mean the key 20 Paris,
France Is considering the removal OF
the capital proper to Bordeaux. fol-
lowing a precedent established I'm the
Franco -Prussian war OF 1870. Bor.
deaux is on the Garonne river In the
department OF Gironde, 2S4 miles
southeast Of Paris.
With the beginning OF the fifth week
Of the war and on the eve of Whist
the Germans are believed to have
planned as their supreme effort--to
day being the anniversary OF the bat
ti-.of The Sedan--the situation OF the
allies generally is considered as
favorable.
The Germans have thrown forward
tremendous forces of fresh troops
aiong the niuety-fye miles extending
----------------