South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28

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STATED certain changes in the posi-
tion Of the British troops who are
now occupying a strong line TO meet
the German advance"
This makes plain that the Germans
in northeast France are on the Of
fsnsive and II fits in with the follow
ing paragraph from the bulletin IS
sued late last night by the French war
Office.
tackled forces greatly superior in
number and were obliged, after a
brilliant resistance, TO withdraw a lit
tie ia the rear OF their right"
The movement OF the E~ylish
troops. It would seem, was in ma
ture OF a retreat
Anxiety Over Situation.
Much anxiety IS apparent over the
situation in northeastern France. the
Chronicle speaking OF it as exceed
ingly critical" Again it says:
The Germans are moving rapidly.
Their mobility is surprising. There
Is still ground, however. for the hope
that the German advance may be
repealed"
At their extreme left, in the rugged
country west OF the VoSgeS mountains
the Germans are admittedly making
directed more strongly TO the opera
tons along the Belgian frontier where
the British forces are stationed.
There Is every indication of furious
fighting along the line stretching from
the northwestern border of the grand
duchy Of Luxembourg on French soil,
10 a point near Lille. A number OF
correspondents began their dispatches
from the front with the words:
Another great battle is on"
Promises More News.
Along that mighty battle front ap-
proximately 100000 lighting men
are massed with their supports OF
the heaviest artillery every known.
Some Of the great German siege guns
hurl shells a foot in diameter.
Evidences that the rigid censorship
may be relaxed as promised by
Premier Asquith in compliance with
the demands of the British public IS
shown by a telegram which the CEN
sors allowed TO come through from
the correspondents Of the Daily Ex-
press This dispatch said that there
is no evidence that on-rushing flood
OF German sOldiery is being stemmed.
German cavalrymen are at Pont-
a-Marq, six miles south of Lille, and
at Marchiennes, eight miles east Of
Douai.
The allies line Of communication
between Nalenciennes and Lille has
been cut near Orchies, which is six
miles northeast of DOurai.
a number of wounded French ter
ritOrial reServists, who were taken 20
Lille for treatment, said that the adj
vance guard of the Germans is strong
~ equipped with rapid fire guns.
mounted on motor trucks, and with
aerOplanes.
Aviators Drop Bombs.
IN fighting between Germans and
.Nfs.~Cs
flew over the trenches of the French,
dropping grenades filled with a pow
erful explosive. These did great havoc
20 the soldiers.
Brisk fighting is reported from the
vicinity Of Journal and a traveller,
who arrived in Lille from Valeciennes,
after great hardshipS, reported that
the French and Germans were fight
ing around Trournai. However, this
traveller had witnessed hOstilitieS on
Wednesday and 1t is logical to sup
pose that the Germans have been
able to push to a considerable dis
lance TO the southwest of Journal by
this time.
The Germans are believed to have
occupied Nalenciennes. During fight
ing there this week fifty aerOplanes
were lowering in the air at one time.
These aerial war engines fought out
a fierce engagement among them
arms and cannon were booming.
1t is reported from Turcoing, a few
miles northeast of Lille. that a de-
tachment of German heavy Dragons
galloped into Roubaix on Wednesday
morning, having come from Lille.
They stopped an automobile and in
quired the way TO Lille and then rode
In that direction.
Send out FOraging Parties.
The Germans are sending out for
aging parties in northeastern France
10 secure provisions for the men and
forage for the Horses. But while they
may be short OF food they have ire
mendous quantities of ammunition.
The Belgian soldiers that retreated
across the line into France when the
Germans swept through western Bel
GUM, have now secured a much need
ed rest and are clamOring TO get back
upon the firing line. With the Bel
gians the allies now have men OF four
natiOnalities pitted against the legiOns
of Emperor William. They are
French, English, Belgians and the
Algerians. who were brought from the
French possessions in Africa to fight
under the tri-cOlor OF France.
The Chronicle. in s. commentary en-
titled. The Wars Progress" says:
There is no longer any serious for
titled obstacle between the German
France and Paris Under the cir
cumstances il is not surprising that
the French ministry resigned and re-
constituted itself as committee Of
public safety. Meanwhile as IL a
siege OF Paris was looming foremost
now in their minds, their first step
has been to appoint a general in SUI
preme command OF Paris and its
troops"
He is Gen. GalEenL
Bartlett Is PeSSimist.
Ashmead Bartlett, the chief war
correspondent OF the Daily Tele-
graph. takes a pessinistic view OF the
situation. He says:
How Is IL that the allies have been
so badly served by their aeroplane
service? II il is true as officially re-
ported. that the unexpected strength
OF the German army took the French
general STAFF by surprise when they
attempted an abortive movement for
ward on Sunday from Chimay to
Charleroi. how is IL that absolutely
nothing was known OF the strength OF
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