The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-09-09
French Say Germans Retreat as Allies Advance
100000 FRENCH ARE
TAKEN WHEN GREAT
FORT IS OCCUPIED

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Maubeuge, One Of Important Northern Defenses Of Paris,
Had Been Under Bombardment for Two Weeks and Its
Gallant Defense Wa. of Great Value the French Nation
Americans Ordered to Leave Paris by Herrick and
French Capital Is in Panic-White House Denies Mes
sage from Kaiser to the President.
(eY wiRE)
BERLIN Sept 9-The French fortress of Maubeuge has
faen according official made here today 1t
prisoners and 400
Among the the office states four generals and
many other officers of high rank.
Maubeug which the Sambre has been invested by
Germans than weeks and most of the time has
been heavily bombarded
ordinary coach being used for
the conveyance of wounded troops
GERMAN AMBASSADOR SEES sCHIFF.
NEW YORK, Sept 9-German Ambassador Won Bernstorff
returned the Retz Carlton Hotel from Seabrgh N j. this
morning spent night the residence of Jacob H.
Schff the banker said nothing
message Emperor Wilson Count
Seabrght regarded significant
the that Kuhn Loeb Co. of which Mr. Schf
head taking the initiative restore between
Germany and the Allies.
On this point Count Won Bernstorff said: my visit to Mr.
Schff had significance. 1t just friendly CALL"
WILSON RECEIVES NO MESSAGE FROM KAISER
WASHINGTON Sept 9.-Presdent Wilson has received
of description from Emperor William White House
officials declared today.
FEAR GERMAN RAID IN PACIFIC
LONDON Sept "a dispatch from Auckland, New Zealand
that five cruisers the Pacific Ocean They
the Scharnhorst Nuremberg Sen The
New Zealand fears they will raid English shipping
Nuremberg reported Honolulu whence
sailed supposedly to give battle to Australian warshps
FRENCH SILENT REGARDING GREAT BATTLE
BORDEAUX, Sept. 9-The office at confirmed
that disease had broken out in the the
of the battle between the Germans Allies.
The silence of the French office regard the
battle in France be most significant
necon with dispatch from Paris stating that panic had seized
the people there
AMERICANS ORDERED TO LEAVE PARIS.
PARIS, Sept 9Sudden panic seized Paris today and
who had announced their remaining fled
This feeling of increased Myron Herrck
United ambassador
matter whether they
The exodus to the SOUTH which has been ready the Ger
invaders began to advance the volume
today great the fugtives moving along
Touran that traffic along the highway snas
pace In the mighty jam rank and
ances of every description from uxou upholstered mousnes
to donkey carts.
Many fine automobiles being along
shortage fuel It is mpossbe to secure a
way owing to chaotic conditions arising
from the great flight Most fugtves
feelings being expended in the Germans In other
sections of the crowd
FLOODS DELAY JAP OPERATIONS
1OhO Sept 9-Land operations against TSingTao be
indefinitely delayed heavy Shantung
sua stated at the office today The floods the
worst IN twenty years. and preventing the of apa
troops.
The situation unchanged except that the Germans
shelters escape being killed
tors, so concludes the official statement.
AMERICANS SAW RUSSIAN TROOPS s-@
NEW YORK. Sept. 9-Mortmer L. Schiff the New York
banker and Horton Rorrck banker Toledo Ohio stated
their arrival from England today
had Russian troops Southampton embakg British