The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-09-18
BORDEAUX OFFICIAL COMMUNE
QUE CLAIMS GREAT SUCCESSES
WITH TEuTONS STILL RE-
TREATING.
INVASION OF FRANCE is
BELIEVED TO HAVE FAILED
Kaiser Reported to Be Making Su.
preme Effort at Verdun to Defeat
Enemy and Retain Advantages
Cained-Many Cities Retaken
by French and English.


Paris, Sept. 15.-'ThA allies have
won a great general victory. The Ger
mans have been routed everywhere"
May Mean Invasion Failed.
This official commuD,que from the
French war office at Bordeaux, whiuh
heretofore has been coldly conserva-
tive eve to the point OF advising that
the public avoid becoming oversan-
guine, was accepted generally in Par
is as the official announcement that
the German invasion of France had
failed.
Rout Is Confirmed.
This is the second week of the Ger
man retreat. Every official communi-
cation tends to confirm, thu utter rout
of the invaders.
Reports from the front told of the
evacuation by the Germans of Amiens
in the department of somnle and their
withdrawal from Pont-a-Mousson. 20
miles north Of Nancy, which they had
already quit.
NNv NO0hA OIt
This important center ON the Mo-
selle river in the department of Ceur-
the-et-Moselle, lies between Nancy and
Metz. Its evacuation by the Germans
indicates the possible abandonment of
the reported German plan to maintain
with Metz and ThioI,ville. Of Dieben-
hofen as basis. Nameny, ten miles
east of Pont-a-Mousscu, also was eyac-
uated.
The troops evacuat ing Amiens have
fallen back towards the east between
scissors and Rheims. The latter place
has been reported aoandoned by the
Germans, but no off cial confirmation
has beef received. Il it is true. as re
ported, that the allies have already
| occupied Rheims, inestimable damage
will have resulted to he Germans.
Escape Cutting Off.
The evacuation OF Vitry and Ser.
, maize by the fourth German army evi.
IDENTITY was for the purpose of prevent
ing being cut OFF and 'orcing this body
to join in the general "helterskelter'
retreat of the first, second and third
armies further to the German right.
The news of the great victory of the
French troops was received by Paris
with the same dignified calm as had
greeted the adverse reports during the
French retreat from Belgian frontier
at the beginning of the operations.
Praise for JSffre.
All military experts are now freer In
the expression of their views. They
unanimously praise General Joffre fol-
the magnificently prepared plan which
has landed the German troops in the
most u%nfayOrable country. exhausted
from their s%uperhuman effort of the
last six weeks.
The invaders retreat across the
Disc, the Aisne, Champagne and Ar
come and in Lorraine, it is predicted
will be disastrous as these regions ros
sess few roads and are otherwise I'm
passable for a retreating army, 1t is
foreseen that the Germans will be
obliged to divide their forces into
three columns and march back in this
order as best they can.
Allies Take Artillery.
Already much Of their heavy artil
lery and equipment has been taker
and is in the hands of the allies. Whe
are we'll fed, fresh. and are pursuing
the enemy day and night. giving hin
no time to rest or sleep.
On the French left the allies have
forced the already retrea,,ng Germans
the position they occupied a week ago
when the German invasion reached its
high water mark.
Prisoners captured in small squac'
and in larger sections. invariably be
trayed utter exhaustion.
Apparent Aim of Kaiser.
Experts here believe the kaiser has
r~earranged his campaign settlement <
a better series of furious attacks or
the right wing at and below Verdun
This is the last chance Germany ha:
of maintaining its broken armies II
| France. II the kaiser's plan is success
full and the great fortress OF Nerdur
is reduced, it will have the immediate
| result of lessening the pressure Of tn
French right and will defect thu
French center, which naturally will b
called to its support.
Austrians Are Crushed.
Petrograd, Sept. 15.-The Austrian
army on the eastern frontier has beef