The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-30
WON KLUCK SAID
TO BE IN FLIGHT
WITH HIS TROOPS
Invaders Surrounded i'm
Somme Department, and
PerOnne Recaptured.
RUMORS AT VARIANCE
WITH OFFICIAL REPORT
War Office at London Permits
Publication Neither Affirm
ing nor Denying.
ACTIVITY IN FAR EAST
British and Japanese Take Position
Commanding Germans Main
Line Of Defense.
Officials Are Silent AS
To Reported Retreat

Nhiic the French and British Of
.ciai announcements Indicate sntfs-
faction with the situutton along the
nnffic front I'm France and conf
oence In the outcome, nm unofficial
report from Paris declares the t:.r-
,hnn right has been broken, and is
beinE pursued by the allies.
fhis report also declares the Ger
mann nave heen surrounded In the
Sonhe department., and thnt Pc
ronnc hnd bccn rccapturcd.
ihc oiuctai press bureau mt Lon
noh' while making no obicc tion to
the publication of these reports. de-
ciined to take any rcsponsibtIity for
their correctncss
announcement late at night Inv
nosh French Hnd british official,
declared there had been no change
!" the aituntion which they prcyi-
onsiy hnd reported ns fnyorinS the
ntiied army to- some degree
narrative from Field Mar.t,l
Sir John French's henduuarter. IN
sueh at London ny the official prcss
hureau. gives the reason for thc
onEsurn vn-out battle, which has
Ntsd eighteen days. .rhc extent
or the country covered" IL say.. ..i.
no great ms to rcudcr slow amy cf-
forts to mnnoeuvre and march
around tho flank In order to e,capc
INC COSTLY eHpcdicnt or a frontal Mt
tack against heavily fortified posi-
tlons."
ih's refers to the ferceIy CON
tested operations of the allies, Icft
In an endeavor TO outf,nnk the Ger
man right wing under General xnn
NIuck. In these operations i.rcucL
ana british, heavily reinforced. hnyc
neen engaged for several dnys, md
!he encounters mt timeS ARE reported
10 h"vc hscn unpreccdcnted.
~ s.
OF much activity on the pnrt or tho
JHpnncse, who nre engaged I'm
mn" nhu sea movement nEninst thc
ncfman concessiOn of kIauchau, I'm
shan TunE Province. Chinn. The
'"phnese hnNc occupied the heights
outside OF TsinE Tnu. the rnpitnI
overlooking the Gcrmans' mn;n linz
OF defense
Chinese troops have hlovr nm the
ratirond bridge Ht Tnyu lilo, sir
miles west of Wei Hsien, which ,l.o
mas been occupied by the Jnpnpc.e.
ana thus arc apparently oppo,inr
Japanese military operations In
shhn FunE province.
"rnSre report. OF the Russian
campaign against Austria .nd 1:er
many Indicate period of comDarn
've calm, while the great armtr.
OF these nations are getting intn
position for offensive and dereo>ixc
british cruiser squadron up,ter
henr-A dniirnl Sir Chrtstopher. C.rn-
dock. who recently commander. nr,,
lHh wnrships In Mexican wsfcrs, has
u, "tea "t Pnnta Arenas. strait OF
". VI hhSeiIhh' aud is believed to hc on
ita way to the Pacific
inc German cruiser Emdcn. which
recently captured six HritIsh steam
ers and sank five of them In the H.~
OF Bengal. hnS sunk four more ,u,t
captured - collier
me itnifan government has IL.
suea "nrning to itnilnnS who bay.
laken or intend to tnke service In
The army of any country NOW O.,
var that this is breach OF u.utr,I
nent.
tnte dispatches declare The Ger
mans have begun their attack n,
ne hrsf line OF the Antwerp s,
cnse; that they I,uyc reoc.uniea
haiihcs' occupied NoiI.an Important,
nhwny junction, and mrc. bon,bar,S
hS Lierre. few miles from An1
'erp' where many houses have brc,
destroyed.