The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-10
mAUbEUGE. :
TAKEN BY
GERMANS
Fortress Falls After
Weeks Siege.
FORTY THOUSAND
FRENCH CAPTURED
-Four Hundred Guns Also Fall
Into Hands Of the Kai-
ser's Troops.

London, Sept. 10.-Oficial announce
ment was made at the war office in
Berlin that the French fortress at
Maubeuge, on the Sambre river, about
six miles from the Belgian frontier,
has fallen and that the Germans took
40,000 prisoners, including four gen.
erals, and captured 400 guns.
An official communication issued in
Paris, however. says the situation re-
mains satisfactory. The German
right Is %retreating before the English.
The French center is slowly advanc-
ing. The situation on the right Is
ur hanged. The statement says:
"A; irst-On the left wing. although
tho Germans have been reinforced,
the situation remains satisfactory.
The enemy is ~retreating before the
British army.
"Second-At the center our adj
vance is slow but general. On the
right wing there has been action OF
the enemy against the great circle OF
Nancy. In the Vosges and in Alsace
the situation remains unchanged"
Siege Lasted Week or More.
Dispatches would indicate the Ger
mans have been besieging Maubeuge
for a week or more. The British are
said to have assisted the French gar
rison In the defense. On Sept. 9 the
German war office announced two oi
the Maubeuge forts had fallen and
that artillery fire was being directed
against the town. On the same day
Paris reported that Maubeuge con
tinued fits resistance. :
The German embassy at Washing
ton has received a message from Der
lin confirming the German victory al
Maubeuge. The message says: THE
German military railway lines are
now free and that the papers In Der
lin speak of the 40, 900 captured
meaning the w~eakening'of the enemy.
Maubeuge, however. was not In the
line of what is believed to be tbs
greatest battle Of the war. and de
| spite its fall the French reports as
sert the allies are making progress
east of Paris on the line from Mont
miraill TO verdun, and from verdur
to Nancy. where 5000, 900 men are
said to be engaged. The British 'em
bassy at Washington has received thu
following official French communica
ton:
Many Prisoners Taken.
"The Anglo-French forces hav,
taken many prisoners, including 1
battalion of infantry, a mitrailleus'
company and many caissons."
A news dispatch from Paris indi
Gates the German offensive agains
that city definitely has been checket
and a Central News dispatch from
Basel, Switzerland. says the Germans
have evacuated Upper Alsace.
Although little light is thrown oil
the movements of the campaign cas-
of Paris the French wal office at Dor
deaux has issued a statement indfcat
ing that the French strategical posi-
ton is better now than at the begin
ming of operations.
The German formation is now ii
convex form, which Is absolutely con
trary to the whole conception OF tn,
German general star. The Frencl
statement says:
"On the 7th the French and Eng
fish offensive had compelled the Ger
mans to withdraw. Two of its arm.
corps have been thrown on the lef
side of the Ourcq.
"The fourth army has attacked u
In the vitre-la-Francois region. 4
falling back movement of the enem,
has been closely observed"