The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-26
Won K[UCK IS
DRIVEN BACK
TWENTY NILES
Belief Expressed That Kitch-
ener and Jofre Have Organ
lied New Army
English and French
Suffer Heavy Loss
German Big Siege Guns lnAict
Grea. Damage---Rome Hears
of Great Russian Success In
Galicia
Paris, Sept. 25.-D D rate

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fighting northwest OF Noyon to-
night may decide the battle Of thu
AisDc. In this region the allies
are again pushing the turning
movement, after giving ground
earlier In the day before supcriCr
numbers. They forced the 6ght-
ing after reinforcements were
secured.
The battle now raging Ii in thu
vicinity OF Roye, where the Ger.
mans, massing troops rushed from
the center, are struggling TO say0
st. Quentin. the key to their conn
munications with Belgium.
There IL u report here t1lat the
dead and wounded cover the baf-
tlefield and that medical corps
cannot work In the incessant halI
of shrapnel and machino-gun
missile$
Other reports hint OF an attack
against St. Quentin from the d.
rection Of PerOnne and mention
terrible casualties on tho west
flank Of the German right wing.
1t Is said that q new RraffAlh-
French army has reached the ha1-
tic line and IL striking ut tho Inn
perillcd wing.
Reports ti,ss French cavalry =
destroying railroads In tho Ger.
man rear are persistent
In the battle center, the allies
are pressing new attack. Air
scouts repos ted that tl1e GeFnans
were weakening their limo enst a.
Rheims In order TO support their
right. At Rheims there IL hard
lighting and the Germans are
again bon1barding the city and
cathedral.
Farther east there L. no change
of importance. The Germans
have taken some positions. ON the
Meuse heights, but have lost TO-
900 men In Intellectual assaults
against Verdun. The barrier forts
at the east hold firm.
The afternoon report by tho
government Issued at 5 p. N.
mentions n pitched battle ON t1l0
German right, gains In the center,
and n practically UNCHANGED CO.
of the Argonne and in the VOsgeo.
Events justify the cOnciusi0n
that the German right wing =
near disaster. The Germans have
weak ned the center OF their ha&-
tie front in order to strcngthAM
their right.
In the past fortnight there have
been many hard engagements.
The Germans now occupy Mue1.
hansen. and have placed cannOna
IL position mt Rehberg.
In Lorraine. where fighting ha9
been sharp. the Germans have
been steadily repulsed-
\ dtpatch from Basel to tn
FourIlier agency states that ~
tacks against Vertlun have cost
the Germans and Austrtans 1o,-
900 killed and $4,000 wounded.
ONF-LICT ESPECIALLY VIOIlEN1
The following comnuniQue W1a
issued ut II p. NJ: ION our lem
wing in the region to the north.
west OF Noyon, our first lines hays
ing come into collision W1t6
superior forces OF the enemy,
were obliged TO yield = Hide
ground this morning. ReinfOEgc1 I
by fresh troops, the detaclanaesleg
have vigorously resumed tho o4~ss
fensive The conflict in this reg100 B
is taking on character OF 60
petial violence.
AT the center there Is noteinG
new.
ION our right wing, before tlSA
attacks OF our troops coming c.
from Nancy and TOul, the cmes
has begun to give why In IT,
southern part OF the WOevre g.
trict. and is falling back tOWaSt
IL RuN de- Mad. n.sssas