The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-24
REPORT
GERMAN LINES
FALLING BACK
BUT BERLIN SAYS THE REPORT
is NOT CORRECT.
GERMANS GAIN AT VERDUN
Losses on Both Sides Continue to be
Very Heavy-Trenches for Nine
Miles Are Filled With
the Dead.

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Paris, Sept. 20. - Success seems
about to crown the efforts of the al
lies to break through the German
fright and force its retreat all along
the line Official news from the
front states that the Germans have
been driven back ten miles on the
left and general enyeloping move
Iment continues with success This
lis interpreted by military experts
that tde allies have succeeded IN
pushing General Won Kluck out OF
alignment with the balance of the
German battle front and this will
make it necessary for the rest of the
line to either fall back or take
lchances of being enyeloped in turn.
1.-The allies losses are enormous It
is admitted that the number killed in
the last ten days is three times that
Sustained in the retreating movement
toward Paris or In tae battle of the
Meuse There has been desperate
hand-to-hand fighting most of the
thine. and although the Germans ara
SLOWLY being driven back toward the
border. every foot of the ground is
lSdlneu dt ledrlul COSt.
Germans Gaining Ground.
Washington, Sept. 23.--After suffer-
ling tremendous losses the French
icenter is retreating. The Berlin for
leigh office so notified the German
embassy today. 1t declared that YER
dun has been successfully lombard
led and that the French offensive is
weakening. The message by wireless
! follows: The French offensive is
weakening The French losses are
enormous and the center is retreats
cling Yerdun was successfully bonn
, Imortars again was tremendous. The
English cruiser Pegasus destroyed
1.-THE German survey vessel Moeye,
but was attacked and sunk by the
German cruiser, Koenigsberg."
Paris Insists French Gain.
Paris, Sept. 2S.-The French say
that the turning movement on the
German right wing continues. General
Won Kluck being forced back by the
French British left. The French say
with the improvement in the wealth
er the French and British have been
able to bring up their heavy guns,
(which are deadly. The German CEN
tier still holds. The German left is
very active and has been reinforced.
The death list on both sides is very
large and the allies have suffered
more than the Germans because they
have advanced against intrenched
positions.
Germans Deny the Report.
Berlin, Sept. 23.--News from the
front in France is still of the most
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denies that the Germans have been
forced to give way at any point. In
the vicinity of Rheims it Is stated the
Germans have driven the French
from their outer line OF trenches,
which are now held by the Germans.
The German armies which have been
operating with Metz as their base,
have driven the French far inside
their own frontier and are now at
ticking the forts with success.
English Experts SpecuIations.
London, Sept. 23.--With the Ger
man right wing turned by the allies
Ihe British military experts today
are awaiting word that the Germans
have withdrawn to line just inside
of the north French frontier. Al
though it is admitted that the battle
will probably last two more days, the
military experts believe part at
least of the German forces have al
ready retired to new fortified posi-
tons along the Sambre. But little
Iattention Is being paid to the fight
ling in France. A desire Is voiced
llishmen for revenge on Germany for
1.-THE loss OF the three cruisers.
Allies Claim Advantage.
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correspondents reports that the Ger.
man right has been turned between
Perrone and st. Quentin. He says
that during all Sunday night wound
ed have been arriving at an unnamed
place. They report there are nine
miles of dead in trenches between
those two towns,
German Losses Are Enormous.
J Paris, Sept. 23.--Wounded soldiers
: who are commencing to arrive here
from the region OF Cronne describe
the battles there Sunday and Mon
day as having been deadly for the
: Germans who, they say, were sacri-
, feed without apparent reason by
their officers.
Though pushed back with great
slaughter, some of the wounded say.
the Germans returned again and
again. only to be moved down by
the French One entire regiment,it
/ was declared. was wiped out. and
when the French took possession of
] the field they found 1000 wounded
/ left BY the Germans Trenches that
had been carefully prepared for re.
; sistance OF the allies advance we're
\ filled with dead
III superior 0fiicer among lie
4 wounded estimated the German loss