The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-10
GERMANS REPEATEDLY AT
TACK POSITIONS BUT ARE
DRIVEN BACK
THE OUTCOME
UNDETERMINED
Great Battle May Last For Many
Days-Reinforcements Daily
Arriving for Kaiser's Men
(By Associated PresB.)

(By Associated PresB.)
London, Sept. 9.-The allied armies
contin5ie to have the advantage, .ac.
cording to French official reports, in
what only can be the preliminaries OF
a great battle extending from Meaux
northeast of Paris. to the Fortress OF
Verdun, about 200 miles farther east
The Germans, who have brought up
reinforceme pts, are striking at the al.
lies left and center between Montmi.
rail and Vitry-IIeFrancois, a front OF
from fifty to sixty miles, but each
time they have been driven back.
This is not surprising to military
men, as the Germans have been COM
PEELED to advance through the swamps
OF the Petit Morin, and then over bare
upiands to the extremely strong
French position on tho right. It is
their only chance. however, and 1t Is
expected they will strike and strike
again.
The Germans are bringing their re-
inforcements down from Chalons on
the roads leading to Fere-D -Dhampe-
noise. SOmmesous and Sompuis, in the
free OF the French artillery posted oil,
the heights, which give the French a
great advantage. "
General Pau. who commands the
center OF the French army, In this
district, Is reported TO be advancing
north or Sezanno towards the plateatix
rOmmau1inK the rentur or the Whuie
battienui1. On mis- left the British
force hos driven the Germans across
the Grand NORM and Petit NORM
rtyers, towards the Marine itself while
on the extreme left the French sixth
army, advancing from Paris along
the Ourcq river, has had further ste-
cesses and is Threatening General
Klucks communication.
In the east the Germans SO far
have failed In their attempts to break
across the rivers and through the hills
of hrgonne between NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and Yerdun on the right wing OF the
allies,
Again, according to French reports,
there has been no action against the
Grand Colronne of Nancy, and La the
Vosges and Alsace the situation re-
mains unchanged.
All this favorable news has cheered
the allies, bit bit military critics warn
the public that the bastie has not been
won yet. and that there probably will
be q week or more fighting before a
decision Is feaclieds =
yThare iB d possibility that the Ger
mans are trying to draw the allies In
to an attack on the high ground that
lies. bef~een the Marie and Aisne,
ed some OF the edge has been taken
on the German defensive it lis not at
all probable that It has all been re-
moved N 81 8. q
General Jofife, the French commatl-
!. der-in-nhief, however, has won some
points. He has gained the time he
required, Is In better positions and
y has completed his concentration, go
that he is believed to have fair
chance against tine inganefs who haTs
,hewed their way from Mons 20 the
!. gatee OF Paris. -
The Aistriaus and Russians are
still battling iH Gal.cia, and although
Russian. of1cial ifeles are silent, rs-
ports from Hcme which generally
have been accurate, coming ua tiivy 10 10
through German or R6umanfan
sources, Indicate that the Russians are
making progress against General Auf-
fenbefg's army which is being sup
ported by GbrniaIs
= Some doubt Is now expressed as TO
whsther the Rpssian enyeloping
ny; ,5=.. =. - I'll e se. i.
can be deveiored quickly enough to
cpt OF the A3iSkrlans, should they be
defeated By the Russians, advancing
from the north Bot should the AUS
trians be defeated. as Rome says. This
secoDd army is likely to hasten Cen
erar Anieenbefs'e retirement. 4 Z. &
There Is stiil q, pause In the opera
tions III ehs Prussia, donbtless due
I TO q paucity of ftocps on the part OF
Russia, which always has had din
Guilty in tramp fting troops wests
ward Besides, the defest they saffer-
ed In the lighting betweeH August 2i
stsnl August 21 may temp esarily have
aKen the stinE out or their attacks.
Ins ENGLAND where tho saying ii;
e s'Britain Il Just starting, g the greatest
enthusiasm nag been created bg the
Z Nh = D 60 : - india. iis dofl,iu.
ions aud the colonies ii which 5he
thinks BIS oyef4sea subjects for their
prcmptitnde with which they feF .ond.
ed 10 the eall from the mother coull-
FRY. =,
IndIa alone Is sending zO.eoO trosps.