New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-23
INVADERS GIVE WAY
BEFORE ALLIED LEFT
ALONG BANK OF OISE

ALONU DAMN Va O4SA
Attacks of Pursuing Army in West Con-
tinue to Force Germans Back, but
Elsewhere Situation Unchanged.
BAYONETS REPULSE GERMAN ASSAULT
French and British Push Fresh Brgades to the
Front to Rest Wearied Troops-Fighting
Around Rheims Is Desperate.
The French War Office reports an Advance of the
allied left on the right bank of the Oise and
progress the Argonne region. ELsewhere
ditions are unchanged
Berlin reports that French attacks in ALsdce
haUe been repuLsed Rheims is described as fire,
uOith the Germans occupying the heights of Craonne
London, Sept. ga correspondent of "The Daily
Ma the front reports that the German right has been
turned between Peronne and St. Quentin He says that
during all Sunday night wounded have been arriving at
unnamed place. They report there nine miles of dead
in trenches between those two towns
The same correspondent states that on Sunday the
entire general staff of German division brought
Amens prisoners.
The correspondent also says that he hears that two
trains of badly needed German reinforcemens blown
up between Peronne and ST. Quentin through the feat of
French gunner who managed to tap telephone wire
Meeting two German stations By this means he gained the
information that the trains coming and able to
place guns to command the ne BY quick attack he
able to ambush the trains.
Paris Sept 22-The official report issued to-day again lays
stress the that advance being made
by the Allies left wing the right bank of the River Oe the
point from which both the public and military experts look
for first indications of how the battle likely to end
The statement given from the Ministry of War late to-
night merely says that there change the situation thus
errng all nquers the following earlier official
"Aong the entire front, from the Oise the Woewe, the
Germans manifested yesterday, September 21 certain activity
without, however, obtaining appreciable results.
First: On left wing the right bank of the River Oe,
the Germans obliged cede ground before the French
ac Between the Disc and the Ane the situation remains
changed The has delivered serious attack
tentng himself yesterday Monday evening" with continued
nonadng
Second: On the CENTRE between Rheims and Souain the
enemy attempted offensive movement which repused
while Souan and the Agonne have made prog
Between the Argonne Meuse there has been
no change.
"In the Woewe district the enemy made violent effort He
attacked the heights along between Ire
sauvaux Vgneues and Hendicou without however,
ing in gaining position on these heights.
"On right wing in Lorraine, the enemy has again passed
the frontier using this operation number of small columns
the south of Bamon has been reoccuped by the
enemy.
During the days of September 20 and September FL we
captured twenty automobiles used in moving provisions together
with all the attached to them We also captured these
days prisoners belonging principally the 4h 9Th,
7t S 9 5th 18th and 18th German corps the Bsvarian
Landwehr and to the corps"
The batteries of the allied forces ceased firing entirely
all night although their activity diminished somewhat after
down.
The Germans occupying the trenches kept constantly the
alert but until o'clock this morning aggressive
started from the Allies lines facing Them Then all the allied
batteries seemed open FIRE together and every point along the
front became very active.
The French and British several occasions succeeded in
surprising and driving back the occupants of the German trenches