The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-09-24

change Telegraph Company's Par
correspondent. show that the Frenc
aud British troops are fighting wais
4 deep In water. the rains having floo
ed their trenches.
The French Statement. -
| Paris. Sept. 21.-The official stat
ment says In violent fighting north {
Scissors the Germans gained groun
which afterwards was recaptured b
the allies. The statement follows:
"On the left wing, north of tn
River Aisne, below Scissors, on
troops were furiously counter-attacke
by superior forces and yielded som
ground. which. however, they regain
ed almost Immediately.
ION the other hand, we have con
tinued our progress on the right banl
Of the River Disc.
Likewise to the north Of Reims W,
have repulsed all the attacks of thu
enemy. although they were very vigor
ously conducted.
VII TIC Cculct " tuc cast Vi hOiihs
we have made new progress through
our attacks"
Fierce Fight RACES.
London, Sept. 21.-One of the fierc.
est battles of all times, which has
been raging across Northern France
for a week past, with first slight ad-
vantage on one side and then on the
other, remains undecided.
The great armies, which have been
fighting for a month with few inter-
missions, have dug themselves into
intrenchments on rivers and mountain
ranges on a front reaching from the
Disc to the Mouse and then southeast
ward along the Franco-German from
tier
Great Artillery Battles.
Artillery engagements such as never
have been seen before are being car
ried on with the hope of compelling
the evacuation of the strongly held
positions, with occasional successes to
he opposing sides, while the infantry
in the face of CALLING fire, have
charged right up to the guns only to
make their opponents give way slight
y to be repulsed with great losses.
The fighting has been. fiercest on
he allies left, which lies on the right
,ank of the Disc river in the vicinity
# Reims. the famous cathedral of
which has been set afire by German
hells, and between that town and the
Argonne ridge it has been give and
AXE all the time.
Waiting in the Trenches.
Paris, Sept. 2l.-The bulk of the al
led armies remained in the trenches
rating, while their artillery ex-
hanged a furious cannonade with the |
trongly placed German batteries.
Some brilliant feats at arms were
erformed at various points on the
mes, extending along the Disc, the
.isne and Voervre. The seasoned Al |
erian troops made gallant capture
I another German flag. H5
Hated to 6ombard Reims.
Berlin, Sept. 2l.-An official state.
tent just issued says: "Reims was
, the battle line of the French and
le Germans were obliged to lombard
. We regret the necessity, but the
re of the French came from that di.
,ction. Orders have been issued to
I'VE the cathedral. The attacks on
le French are progressing at several
oints."
5ombardins PrzemysI.
Petrograd. Sept. 21.-The official
atement from the chief Of general
aft. just issued, says that the Rus.
ans are bonn barding the fortress of
whose artillery has opened |
re. The statement follows:
1.-THE Austrian troops which at
mpted to check our advance in
ont of Maranow and .Rainchow Tin
alicia, were repulsed with heavy /
sses. Siege artillery is now bonn.
riding the Notifications at Jaroslan.
ghting is going on against the gar.
son at Przemysl, who have replied
It'll heavy artillery fire. The Rus.
an troops crossing the forests are
,ding batteries abandoned by the
ustrians."
Battle Without Result.
London. Sept. 19.-For five days the
Irish and French armies have been
ying to dislodgA the Germans from
Q strong line of defenses which they
we constructed ON the battle front
from the Disc to the Mouse
rers. There have been attacks and
unter attacks, but In the words Of
Q official communication there has .
en- no change In the. situation"
The allies claim to have made
ght progress at some points against
Q German right wing north Of the
YER Alsne and to have repulsed
unter attacks there and between
'aonne and Reims, while they say
the center and ON the right the I
rmans are acting purely on the de-
,sive. having dug themselves into
trenchments."
At Last Reports Agree. /
The German official reports are a. I
,st identical with those Of the allies. 1
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