Milford chronicle., 1914-09-25
ATTACK OF
BACK ARMY
InVadGrSRightWing
ImpGriIIGd.
CLOSE IN ON Won KLUK
French Forces Attempt to Turn.
Flank Of Enemy,
GERMANS TAKE OFFENSIVE
Attack Center of Allies Lines
and Are RepulSed.
GERMANS TAKE OFFENSIVE
Attack Center Of Allies Lines
and Are RepulSed.

The tremendous struggle on tn
Aisne and the Oise in France contir
ues. On their left the allies are gain
ing new positions by desperate fight
ing. Their turning movement con
tinues.
Not a moments respite was givel
20 the German forces entrenched alonl
the two rivers and extending into th'
Woevre district. The batteries Of thu
allied forces never ceased firing al
night, although their activity dimin
ished somewhat after sundOwn.
The French and British on severa
occasions succeeded in surprising and
driving back the occupants Of the
German trenches. but only after the
most stubborn fighting and after
heavy losses both to the attacking and
90 the defending forces. In every in.
stance the allied troops retained the
ground captured and Immediately dug
themselves in.
Further east the Germans developed
q strong attack, but were beaten back
with the bayonet, only to return again
and again, to be finally driven of to
their original positions. The allied
commanders were able to give the
troops who had been occupying the
advance firing line a welcome rest
pushing to the front fresh brigades OF
batteries hitherto held in reserve and
which were only too anxious to come
into actual contact.
Unofficial reports, which are not
confirmed from the various headquar.
ters, indicate that the turning move.
ment of the French and British troops
on the extreme German right is sue.
ceeding. General Won Kluk's stan is
reported as having been transferred
20 Mons, inside the Belgian border.
Other towns near st. Quentin and
Cambrai are mentioned as places to
which the German troops under Gen
eral Won Kluk have already retreated,
The German official statement cred
its the allies with great valor in at
tack, but speaks Of them as showing
signs OF weakening the Ger
man arms with taking a marked often.
sive and growing stronger at all the
points. The main German claim is
their recapture of the heights of Cra
Onne, north OF the Aisne, and the vii
lage Of Bethemy, near Rheims.
The French Statement.
The following official communica.
hon was made public in Paris:
Along the entire front, from the
Oise to the Woevre, the Germans
manifested a certain activity, with
out, however obtaining appreciable
results.
"On our left wing on the right bank
OF the River Disc, the Germans were
Obliged to yield ground before the
French attacks. Between the Disc and
the Aisne the situation remains un.
changed. The enemy has not deliver
ed any serious attack, contenting him
self Monday evening with a contin.
ued canonading.
ION the center, between Rheims and
SOuain, the enemy attempted an of
fensive movement, which was repuls.
cd, while between SOuain and the Ar.
gonne we have made some progress.
Between the Argonne and the
River Meuse there has been no mark
cd change.
in the Woevre district the enemy
made a violent effort. He attacked the
heights Of the Meuse along the front
between Tresauvaux, Vigneuilles and
Hendicourt, without, however, sue
,eeding in gaining position on these
heights.
"On our right wing, in Lorraine, the
enemy has again passed the frontier
lsing in this operation a number OF
mall columns. Donesre, to the south
# Blamont, has been reoccupied by
he enemy.
During Sunday and Monday we
aptured twenty automobiles used in
loving provisions, together with all
be men attached to them. We also
aptured on these days numerous
risoners belonging principally to the
ourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth
Fifteenth and Sixteenth
erman corps, to the Bayarian Land I
chr and to the reserve corps" I
The German Statement 7
Official denial that the allies have
reed General Won Kluk to retreat v
ven miles is made by the war Office b
Berlin. v
The statement adds that the right s.
ng is standing firm at all points. al
ough the allies have been heavily c.
Inforced. p