The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-04
GERMANS FORCED
To WITHDRAW MEN
TO GUST INVADERS
Kaiser Pushes Troops From Bel
uium to Stop Russians.
ALLIES TO TAKE OFFENSIVE
British and French Armies Retire TO
Second Line of Defens-Paris
Relieved When Teutons
Halt Advance on City.

London, Aug. 31.-Germany, which
up to three days ago had been sending
its vast legions plunging through the
lin of the allied forces on the Franco
Belgian frontier and had been hurting
still other armies in a steady flow into
east Prussia in response TO the Often
sive movement of the Russian army or
invasion, now appears to have been
checked in its aggressive movement
and TO have been thrown practically
on the defensive.
Allies Have 100000 in Line.
The retirement of the allies to their
second line of defense has been ac-
coplplished, according to the latest re-
100000 men on the line. The allied
forces are now ready to assume the
offensive.
Indeed this movement has already
begun. Dispatches from Paris report
that the British; in conjunction with
the French left, have begun a vigor-
Gus assault on the German. forces who
nave penetrated a short distance on
the Somme river in the direction of La
Fere, in the department of Aisne.
Russian Victories Aid France.
Further west the. French have
checked the Germans advance guard
and at the other extremity on the
Mouse the French are offering a Wig
orous and successful resistance which
extends along nearly the whole front.
The apparent turn in the fortunes Of
war in favor OF the allies was brought
about by the overwhelming successes
of the Russians in east Prussia which
has forced the kaiser to withdraw
nearly all the army left to occupy Bel
GUM, greatly weakening the force at
tacking the French frontier in order
to reinforce the fighting line on the
east.
Great cattle Is Raging.
Along the Austro-Russian frontier a
great battle has been raging for three
days with 1000, 900 men engaged. The
battle line is 100 miles long and ex-
tends from the Vistula to the Dneister.
The Russians are reported to have PEN
etrated over twenty miles into Aus
TRAN territory. The attacks and coun-
ter attacks marking the engagement
have been as ferocious as at any bat
tie yet fought and there is no indica-
ton that a decisive result will be
achieved inside Of several days.
Ii is to turn the tide of this great
battle as we'll as to strengthen the
eastern line generally that he kaiser
is rushing across Prussia from Bel
GUM 1856 trains loaded with troops and
their impediments. Reports from St
Petersburg declare that Russia's in
vasion Of Germany has been success
full along the whole line of battle.
Germans Are Repulsed.
German troops have been forced to
abandon several points held by them
along the Vistula river which marks
a line of great strategic value.
The northern Russian army is, en-
gaging the Germans south of Koenigs
berg. which is now in a state of siege
and further south the AustrianS art
being asse;ied near Lemberg in Aus
trian Galicia. More than 5000 Aus
TRANS were killed and many prisoner:
taken in this engagement up to the
time Of the latest reports from st
Petersburg.
British Lose 5000 in Battle.
The losses to the British army in tn
fighting between August % and 2
were between five and six thousand
according to the estimate of Field Mar
shall Sir John French. But an oficia
number of fresh troops have been sen
to the British forces IA France to NOR,
than doubly make up for the losses IL
battle. In the language Of the war OF
fee announcement, every gunner ha
been replaced and the army Is nov
ready for the next great battle"
Through the officia, press burea
the admiralty also announced that tn
losses incident TO the battle Of HeligC
land fight were two officers and 2
men killed and Sc wounded.
France to Call Out Reserves.
ludl ElSlduQ a nut aiOAC III III
the gaps thai have been torn in III
fighting line in france is indicated b
an Official dispatch from Paris. whic
declares that the war ministry wi
call the 1914 class of reseryists TO Oh
colors, and viii also call the active r.
serve and the older classes OF the te
ritorial reserve. who ~momentar.ly hav
been sent 10 their barracks.
An official statement from the Bri
Ish war Office throws considerable ligl
upon the activeies OF the British trooI
in the four-day battle which opened
Mons on the Esd and ended on ii
26th. The British troops cooperate
with the French and resisted an
checked the German advance viii
Withdrawing TO the new line of d