Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-08

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turning movement against the left
flank of the allies, at which they have
been hammering for two weeks.
Failure OF Nanoeuvre Anticipated.
Evidently the failure OF this
manoeuvre was anticipated, for the
allies. after their retreat on Paris, had
turned east to Join the French center.
which movement they accomplished
practically without being disturbed by
the enemy.
The allies occupy the strongest posi-
tion they have taken up since the war
started. Should the great battle now
in progress result in defeat for the
Germans, the latter would be routed
toward Luxemburg; should they have
the southwest in their advance toward
Paris, where they would be confronted
by strong, fresh troops assigned to the
defence Of the capital. while the other
troops threaten their flanks.
In addition to the practically con-
tinuous and . simultaneous fighting
along this battle line between Paris
and the eastern frontier, there are
bitter struggles in progress elsewhere
in the theater Of war, and up in Bel
glum fighting has been resumed with
bitter vigor.
Describing the battle ground upon
which the two giant armies are con
tending, the correspondent of the Tel
egraph says: 1.-THE French have strong
forces concentrated there, and the op-
posing forces are fighting upon almost
equal terms. Such advantage in num-
bers as may rest with the Germans Is
offset by the French position OF de-
fence.
Emperor Joins Princes Army.
Emperor William has Joined the
crown princes army, and this is the
emperor's fifth appearance in the ac-
tual theater of operations.
THE armies of the Duke Of Wur-
temburg and Crown Prince Frederick
William have long been operating to
gain foothold on French soil. They
have now crossed the Meuse and have
come to grips with ten French army
corps"
How close the war has been brought
to Paris is apparent from today's
operations of the Red Cross corps.
The surgeons and ambulance attend
ants in the city had received instruc-
tions that when they heard sounds Of
firing to follow the direction of the
sounds Doctors e. i. Gros and A. j.
Magnin, Of tho American Ambulance
corps, were first in the field yester-
day with ten automobiles and twenty
stretcherbearers. They left the city
in the evening, and following the
French lines and passed beyond them
until they were within the zone be-
tween the two armies.
"They picked up some wounded
Arabs who had been pressing in pur-
suit Of the Germans. Following
trail afforded by the smoke from
burning farm houses, the physicians
encountered a French patrol who said
that between $50 and 800 wounded
Germans were in ruined church
close to the German line and attend
ed by single German surgeon and
two nurses.
crowds Of persons are gathered near
the city gates watching the passage
Of military dispatch bearers who from
time to time, dash in from the east
in swift automobiles.
Nearly all the railroads in every
direction around the city were re-
tary authorities while large numbers
OF private autos and taxi-cabs are in
use in conveying provisions to the
scene Of the operations.
Paris Comparatively Calm.
The city is comparatively calm. The
day was beautiful and q strong east
wind blowing enabled those with
sharp sars occasionallN..tn,. hear the
sound Of artillery firing of toward the
battlefield. a
Colonel Rousset. the military ex-
pert. believes the battle now in pro-
gress will be decisive. He declares
1t is clear now that the extra rapid
advance Of the Germans on Paris was
only an intimation. This having fall
ed in it's effect. the Germans must
now fight in an open field, Optimism
is the keynote everywhere in Paris.
Reports that the British have land
ed another army at Ostend, believed
to be the fifth army which has been
sent across the channel, gave rise to
the hope that this British force In
conjunction with the Russian brigades
that have been landed in the north at
point which it is not permitted to