The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-18
GERMANS AND ALLIES
IN GREAT BATTLE
Engagement in France Believed
the Most Important.
ARMIES ARE REINFORMCED
Austrian Adniies i'm Galicia Repert-
cd Thrstatened With Envel-
opment by RAuSSians.

opment by RAussians.
London, Sept. 17.-Another great
battle, even more vital for the coun-
tries concerned than those that have
preceded it, is in progress on line
extending from the region of Noyo,
the River Disc, northwest of Paris, TO
the River Meuse, north of Verdun.
The front is shorter tha min the at
tie the Marne, but this will result
only in a more freely contested bat
tie, with masses f troops throwing
themselves at each other and every
available piece of artillary concentr-
ated in the determined effort of the
armies to break through each others
lines.
The Germans, who a fortnight ago
had to abandon their first swift en-
deavor to destroy the armies of
France and Great Britain and cap
n the muntains north of the River
Aisne, through the plains of Cham
pagne and in the Argnne Mountains
through which the Meuse flows.
They are in stronger psitions than
they were for the battle. the Marine
and have been strongly reinfrced
with fresh troops from the north
east. They already have attempted
counter attacks against the allied
troops, which, flushed with victory,
have been trying to prevent them
from entrenching themselves.
According to English and France
official reports these attacks have
been repulsed and the Germans com
PEELED to give way at certain points,
but the German general staff claims
the opposite. 1t is certain, however
that the hilly country north of the
Aisne offers good ground for such
tactics.
1t would appear that these west
ern wings Of the tw armies, the Ger
man right and the allies left, again
are to bear a heavy part. Upon the
armies of Gen. Won Kluck and Gen
Won Buelow depend the safety OF
the rest of the German army shuld
treat be decided or forced on them
Besides holding the frot, they have
to be prepared to withstand another
attempt on the part of the allies tC
outfiank them.
FAVORABLY SITUATED
These German forces hold a post
: ion from a point near Noyon, on the
- Disc, alng the district north OF the
Aisne to the junction of the latter
river with the Suippes. Behind then
are splendid railway lines running
in all directions, which facilitate tn,
movement of troops from st Quen
tin, Guise and Mezieres
The allies, on the other hand, car
bring and it is believed they ar,
bringing in new troops through Ro
uen and Amiens to threaten the Ger
mans flank. In fact, nearly the Who'll,
of Northwest France 10 open to tn,
allies, teh Germans having with
drawn most of their scattered troop
eastward toward the Disc
Field Marshall Kitchener, Secre
tary of State fr war speaking toda,
with full knowledge of the situation
at the front declared: "The tide ha
turned" So that he, although tell
ing the public that the war will be
long one, appears to be hopeful o
the outcome.
The littl British army that ha
fought so long an sno so hard Il
looking forward to support from
Japann troops, which soon should b.
at the sidde of the Englishmen, /
not for ahete presenet battle, then 70
the one which must soon follow IL
no matter how 1t goes.
Lad SmOthered in Cotton.