The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-26
ALLIES HAVE WON BACK THE
POSITIONS LOST ON MONDAY,
SAYS FRENCH WAR OFFICE
"To the Right We Have Assumed
Defensive, Driving Back the Enemy
by Vigorous Onslaught"
Says Communique.
DECLARES UNCLE OF KAISER HAS
BEEN KILLED BY AFRICAN TROOPS
Conflicting Reports of Capture of Namur Forts---
London and Paris Decla Only
One Fort Has Fallen.

PARIS, August 26 wednesday,.
The War Offices communque, issued this morning 23O
o'clock says:
upper Alsace the commander in chief being under the
necessity of calling for all his troops
line along the Meus order for the progressive
ton of all occupied territory. Muehausen again
evacuated by U.S.
"The great between Maubeuge and the Do
non River. 1t is this battle that will depend the fate
of the for France and for Alsace with her. 1t the
north that the partial secondary part is being played
ut is down there in upper Asace that the General in
Chief calls for the decisive by the
nation
Military action undertaken in the Valley of the Rhine
would distract troops whom perhaps depends the final
victory is then that they should momentaly
quit Asace in order to her of her definite delivery
mo matter how great the chagrn of the troops at
being able protect her from German barbarity cruel
necessity which the army Asace chief to
which they did not submit until the last extremity.
Lineup of the Allies.
West of the Meuse result of orders Sunday
by the commander chief the troops which
the covering line to take the defensive ows
The French and British occupy passing
Gve which they gained by hard fighting They holding
adversaries and sharply checking their attacks
East of the Meuse have reganed their original
positions commanding the roads out of the forest
dennes.
ITO the right we assumed the offensive driving back the
enemy by vigorous onslaught but Gen. Jore stepped pursuit
reesabh his front along the line upon Sunday
In this attack troops showed admirable DASH The Sixth
Corps notably inflicted punishment the enemy
In Lorraine the two armies 1--we begun combined attack
starting Grande Couronne Nancy from
south Luneve The engagement which began yesterday
onday) continues the time of writing The sound
aiding is not heard at Nancy, as it was yesterday
Desperate Hand to Hand Fight.
In cavalry forces which showed themselves day
before yesterday Monday the district of Lille Roubax
Tourcong appeared yesterday in the Doua district This
cavalry could further without exposing itself
danger falling the English lines which reinforced
yesterday by troops The situation oows
spite fatigue imposed by three
uve days fighting and in spite losses the morale of troops
excellent They nothing chance to fight During
the fighting Monday the salient fact the desperate
the Algerian and Senegaan shsphooers
and the Prussan Guards Our African soldiers flung
themselves upon this solid body of troops with ndescrbabe fury
and the had to face combat which became
a hand to hand struggle II
Says Kaiser's Uncle Is Slain.
"Gen Prince Adeber the Kasers uncle, killed His
body was taken to Charleroi.
sour army calm and resoue will continue to-day its
nfcent effort the price of this effort 1t is fighting
for civilization. All France follows with its eyes, France