Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-09-17
RepoItSalys German
Is Prisoner.
RHEIMS RETAKEN BY
THE FRENCH FORCES
Berlin Admits Right Wing Has
Been Turned Back, but Mini
mizes Reverse.

London, Sept. 16-The correspond
ent of the Central News at Leppe
transmits a report that the German
army under General Won Kluck has
been forced to surrender. The CORE
epondent says:
"A report has reached Dieppe that
the extreme left of the allies, after
making an encircling movement by
way of Roye and Ham and joining a
force from the Boulogne district, has
compelled General Won Kluck to sur
render with, according to one state
ment, $4,000 men, and according to
another statement $4,000 men and a
quantity of guns and war material"
Up to q late hour this report has
not been confirmed, but if it is true it
10 believed to mark the beginning of
the end of the war in Europe. Ber-
lin reports heavy fighting on the
right, but no decisive battles. gy@s1
General Won Kluck has been cop
Grating in the German right wing and
consequently has been opposed by the
left wing Of the allies. His army has
been retiring before the allies for
several days. Roye and Ham. men
toned in sdvices telling Of the re-
ported surrender. are 70 the south
east Of Amiens and we're occupied
by the Germans two days &go. Re-
cent reports show that these towns
are now in. possession of the allies.
Admits Reverses for Wing.
Berlin admits that the weakened
right wing Of the German army has
been turned back, but discounts the
reverses by maintaining that 1t will
have no effect On the general for
ward movement to be initiated when
Verdun falls.
The Berlin view seems to coincide
with that of military experts on the
other side, both agreeing that the out
come Of the campaign in the western
theater of war depends on the results
of the operations of the crown
princes army before erdun, but on
the question of accomplished facts
the divergence of opinion is as wide
as ever.
A statement given out by the Eng
lish press bureau says:
1.-The enemy are still occupying a
strong position to the north Of the
Aisne and fighting is going on along
the whole line.
"The crown princes army has been
driven further back and is now on
the line of Varness. Consenvoye and
Ornes."
"A late official communication of the
allies states that the crown prince
has been driven back and has moved
his headquarters from Sainte None
hould, south Of Rheims, to Mont Lau-
son. about fifteen miles northeast.
More French May BE Near.
As this town is fifteen miles to the
northwest of Verdun the crown
princes move seems to imply the ap.
preaching relief of that French for.
itress which his army has been besieg.
ing for d, week past. However, no
news of the actual situation there
has yet come through nor is official
confirmation of the reported fall OF
the fortified position of Maubeuge
forthcoming from French sources.
The occupation of Rheims by the
allied troops has been announced by
the official press bureau.
The candid statement of General
Joffre regarding the sort of warfare
his troops are capable of waging in.
dicates that the French are in posi-.
ation to take up the battling on their
own terms and in country Of their
own choosing. General Joffre is now
a national hero in France. after con
Quoting a great retreat that caused
him to be called many hard names.
As far as the moral effect goes, the
occupation of Rheims probably means
more to the, French army than the
rolling up of the German left wing
beyond Verdun.
The position of the German crown
princes army, which forms the pivot
Of the change of front forced upon
the Germans by the allies success.
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