The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1914-09-17
Official Announcement Made at
Berlin That the Forces of
the Empire Retired.
ENEMY HAD THE ADVANTAGE
Numerical Superiority of the Allies
Compelled the Backward Movement
Events of a Week of Warfare
ummarized-What viii Probably
Follow the Change in the Situation
of the Opposing Forces.

The retreat of the Germans who at
tackled the allied forces between
MeauX and Montmirail in France was
officially admitted by Berlin. The re-
treat was attributed to the numerical
superiority of the allies.
On Saturday it was asserted in dis
patches from London that Thermonde,
Belgium, a town Of 10000 inhabi-
tants, was almost destroyed by Ger
man troops. Only the town hall and
one church are intact.
Berlin Garrison Loses Heavily.
According to a Munich report re-
ceived at Paris the Berlin garrison
alone has lost 42,OOO men killed or
wounded in the war thus far. The
Munich report evidently refers to men
of the Berlin garrison who went to
the front at the outbreak of the war.
French Minister Of War Millerand
ordered projects throughout France to
! arrest all men liable to military duty
not already in service. BY this means
the government expects to get at least
100000 more troops.
There was no confirmation of the
news published in the German news
papers of the fall of Maubeuge.
A Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
received at London stated that the
Austrians had evacuated Cracow, theil
strongest post in Galicia. This clears
the way to the Russian march or
Berlin
Britain Adds to Army.
Premier Asquith asked parliamen
to add another half,million men of al
ranks to the regular army After 4;
short debate the motion was unani
mously adopted.
A correspondent of the Exchang,
Telegraph company sent the following
from Rome: A Vienna message state
: that Archduke Frederick lost 10000
. men in the recent Galician battles, O
cne-fourth of his entire command.
Belgian Commission Arrives.
; The king of Belgium's commission
which was sent to place before Pres
ident Wilson accounts of alleged Gel
: man atrocities In Belgium and of Gel
many's violation OF Belgium's neutra
> ity arrived at New York Friday.
r In the midst of the European wa
1 Great Britain, France. Spain an
!. China have agreed to sign peace con
= mission treaties with the Unite
!, States. One effect of the new CONVEX
r tions is to prevent the United State
$ from being drawn suddenly into til
conflict.
0 Not Yet Ready for Peace.
President Wilson, in response
= inquiries, stated with great regret tn;
none of the warning nations of EuroJ
Q is willing to consider peace propose
@ at this time. Both the president al
o Mr., Bryan fear that nothing short
" a decisive victory by one party
n the other to the great conflict W
induce the belligerents to listen
peace counsels.
=, Situation at Luneville.
20 The evacuation of Luneville, viii
= was announced by French newspaper
. followed an assault by the Germa
: on the French position opposite. I'll
attack was repulsed. An official CO
munique from Bordeaux stated tn
the French were advancing In IL
a raine.
- The fighting in Alsace, according
in the Journal des Debats Of Paris, b
: been In the neighborhood of Altkir'
ID where the French resumed their on
sive movement on September 2. 7