The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14
FRENCH VICTORY
 |S PARIS REPORT
GERMAN LOSSES SAID TO HAVE BEEN HEAVY AND SUCCESSES
 iNCONSE0UENTIA
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Parls, via London. to late advices, the Germans made a de- termined attempt to take positions occupied by the French outside Muel. hausen, but failed The Germans did not Ee-enter the town.
 Tbe French troops along the entire front are in contact with the Ger. mans. At Mangiennes, northeast of Verdun, the Germans attacked the French Monday night The French, reinforced by reserves then took the onenslve and repulsed the Germans with considerable losses. A German battery was destroyed by the French artillery fire and another was cap tured with three gatling guns and am intuition. A regiment of German cavalry suffered seriously. Near Mon. eel German battalion with artillery was repulsed. The German losses are said to have been heavy.
 The village of LaGarde, in German territory, was taken by the French at the point of the bayonet
 large force of Germans Sunday night attacked the French advance guard, which had pushed forward on Carney and Muelhausen
 Before this attack the commander of the French troops had quit Muelhau- sen and assembled his troops in the rear of the town. He quickly placed his forces in fighting line and stop ped the advance of the Germans, who according to the French reports. were superior in numbers.
 The actions of the French are de clared to have been brilliant.
 It is officially annouced that the French troops around Spincourt, in the department of Mouse, forced the German cavalry to retreat, although the latter were supported by artillery.
 The unloading of troops from trains continues in the region Of Gerostein. but the principal landings occurred in the rear of Metz and Thionville.
 French aviators are constantly fly ing over the zones where the German troops are disposed, without paying the slightest attention to the bursting shells of the enemy. The official com munication concludes with the state ment that the work of fortifying Lux emburg and South Metz has been com pleted by the Germans.
 Lieutenant Baron Marischall von Bieberstein, son of the Baron Maris- n n a TCt nI hn for erly German ambassador at Constanti- nople, was killed in fight near Gena- vile, in the French department of Meurtheet Moselle, on August ,.
 Belgian territory, except just around and to the south of Liege, is reported to have been thoroughly cleared of German troops with the exception of some Uhlans, who had lost their way.
 Paris.-It is officially reported that French troops have entered Muel- hausen.
 Muelhausen is the second largest town of Alsace-Lorraine and lies 61 miles to the south-southwest of Strass- burg, the capital. It became a free city of the German empire in 1273, and In the fifteenth century entered into an alliance with the Swiss, which last ed until l798, when the city became French. It was taken from the French in September, 1870. and was ceded to Germany with Alsace in 1871.
 Muelhausen is garrisoned by a full infantry brigade of about 5000 men and full cavalry brigade of about 2.5G0. It has population of about 100000. and is the principal seat of cotton spinning fla western Germany.