Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-19
GERMANS LOSING
GROUND IN FRANCE
ARMY OF THE CROWN PRINCE
SUFFERS DEFEAT IN ATTACK
ON THE FRENCH LINE.
Allies Driving German Invaders Bach
In Series of Battles Which Prevents
Tagged Soldiers from Securing a
Moments Rest.

Paris.-The tide of battle seems t,
have turned and the German forces
are on the defensive.
A furious battle is raging to the
north of the Aisne, where the Ger
mans have halted their retreat, thrown
.up temporary earthworks and have
turned to resist the oncoming allies
who have been hanging persistently
at their heels for six days.
The line of the battle which will de
ucide whether the German army shall
be driven from France to pursue the
war on German territory extends from
the Aisne river to Verdun.
Five German armies have been con
centrated here of the seven which
CONSTITUTE the army of invasion In
France.
The army of the crown prince him
self has suffered defeat in its attack
on the French line between Verdun
and Toul, where the Germans at
tempted to break through in order to
form junction with the supporting
force east of the Meuse.
The part of the line above the Aisne
son which the hardest fighting has oc.
CURED is between the forest of l.
Aigle and Craonne, twelve miles
northeast of Laon Here the right
wing of General Won Kluk and a part
of the forces of General Won Buelow,
the latter having been driven back
from Rheims, on the Vesle river, to-
ward Rethel, on the Aisne, twenty
two miles northwest of Rheims, are
bearing the brunt of the attack.
The German and allied armies
again are facing each other on a
long, slightly cruved line, stretching
from Noyon in the west to the Al,
gonne forest on the east and thence
across the Meuse to the southeast, in
the direction of the German fortress
OF Metz, a distance of nearly zoo
miles.
Rear guard actions have been
fought during the past two days, with
the Nermans disputing every inch
of territory until their armies should
again get into alignment to oppose
all the allies The reports indicate
that these actions have been severe,
but they are considered of minor i'm,
portance in comparison with the great
battle of the Marne and the new
battle which now Is threatened.
Regarding the present situation, the
official statement issued by the
French government Is of the most
meager character. General headquar
ters at the front has sent to Paris
no details of the late fighting, and the
Paris officials draw no inference, for
publication at least, from the course
of events in the battle which has
/ asted several days. 1t is stated, how
,ver, that the allies have not weak
sned on any position.
Terrific rains that have continued
.or three days greatly hinder the rivaI
4rmies, making the roads difficult OF
passage and converting the marsh
lands into veritable lakes.
On the allies right, where the
French have been opposing the army
|of Crown Prince Frederick William
the Germans have been doubled back
'on Etain, in France, and on Metz,
Define and Chateau Salins, all in Lor-
raine. The allies have reoccupied the
fort of Troyon in the Woeve district,
Although the Germans have been
badly punished In their long retreat
and have lost many guns and men,
they maintain cohesion, and unless
the French succeed in their attempt
to get between the army of the crown
prince and those operating to the west
of him, Emperor Williams forces will
present a solid front when the time
comes for another clash which will be
fully as important as the recent bat
tie.
In the French reoccupation of
Rheims 500 German prisoners and
twelve guns were captured.