The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-20
Many Battles With Heavy
Losses Reported In Great
European War
Assurance Given United States Government by
Japanese Foreign Minister That American
Holdings in the Orient Will Be Safe Guarded
Integrity Of China to be Upheld

lery, drove them out of the town at
the baycnet's point. The fighting was
first principally an affair of artillery
which, firing across the river upon the
Germans on the hills, made them fall
back about 10 miles south of Dinant,
but they were pursued by the French
chasseurs and infantry. After fort
night of preliminary encounters, in
which already thousands have been
killed and MANNED, the people had
time to. think quietly.
The German forces have received
many checks and there Is no denying
their schemes have fully miscarried,
but military students are of the opin-
ion that the Germans will yet make
as big fight for victory and its spoils
as they ever made. They are already
committed to a fight to the last drop
of blood. They have left only three
army corps to watch Alsace and Lor-
raine, and they will attack from the
north with II army corps, striving to
break through the allied army before
they have Russia down at their backs,
which can not be much longer de-
layed.
The advance guards of the French
and German armies now fighting in
Belgium and the news of the artillery
duel at Dinant indicates that great
battle is under way. The German cav
airy, which made a reconnaissance in
force from Wise into Belgium Limburg
and were defeated at Haelen, are now
apparently to the south of Tirlemont,
engaged with the Belgium left wing.
The fighting also reported south of the
line Of the great armies on the
Franco-German frontier is of real i'm
portance. After brilliant action the
French force retook BlamOnt and
Grey, two posts on the Lorraine from
tier, due west of Strassburg, and, put.
ting to flight the Bavarian corps, found
a footing in long-lost Lorraine.
After the action the French aviator
flew over Metz and dropped bombs
into the hangers, where the Zeppelin
airships were lodged, and, it is be-
lieved, destroyed some of them. The
French air scouts are striking terror
into the hearts of the German aviators
and German armies. The French are
reaping the reward Of the sacrifice Of
persons, made as pioneers in aviation
seesaw Played in Europe.
Here as we'll as in France it is real
lied that the initial success at one
point is almost invariably to be com
pensated for by temporary failure al
another, and that the main issue viii
be decided only by the final readust
ment of the positions of the contendins
armies. The fight is almost certain tt
extend over many days. The Russian
armies are beginning to make them
selves felt upon the frontiers of Aus
tria-Hungary and Germany.
The English press bureau has is
; sued a statement that the French anC
Bavarian troops have engaged one an
other in an action of some conse
quence in the region Of Blumont, Giro!
and Avricourtt. The French were com
pletely successful, capturing the vii
lagos of Blumont and Grey and tn,
. heights of Andela. The Germans, %ht
suffered heavy losses, were driver
back, leaving their dead and wounded
The French continued to advance,
Terrific fighting is going on between
French and German forces along
12-mile battle line stretching from tn
Sarrebourg, in Southern Lorraine, t
Luneville, in the French department o
Ourtheet-Moselle, according to an off
cial statement issued by the war mir
: istry in Paris and telegraphed here b.
Reuters. The French war off1c
claims that the French soldiers wer
victorious in the first day of the battle
, 1t is officially announced that ThauI
J has been retaken by the French afte
. a brilliant engagement. 1t is reporte
, that Gen. Won Deimling, who is in con
J mand of the 18th German army corps
! was wounded at Ste. Blaire.
/, Says Battle Was Brilliant.
A dispatch from Paris to Reuter-
: agency says the official account of tn
; fighting between the French and Gel
!, man troops, at Blamont and Circy-Sul
4 Zezouze, adds that the "affair was
. particularly brilliant one, The Gel
: man force consisted of Bavaria
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