Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-04

ia Northwestern France has mo-
mentaril. been raised. 1t shows
the allies battling desperately to
prevent the SUCCESS of the German
assault on the upper Disc, less
than fifty miles from Paris
On The eastern war stage Russia
frankly coufcsses to disaster to
two army corps, and the loss of
three generals.
Elsewhere the Russian army
seemed to have triumphed. Galicia
has been successfully invaded,
and LenIberg will soon be evacu-
ated, according to reports from
the ST. Petersburg wAr office
If this is true the Austrian men
ace TO Russian Poland will be end
ed and the Russian forces can be-
gin TO converge for the march on
Berlin, the Russian objective in
North Galicia apparently being
knenIeShutte, whence they can
march on Berlin, via Breslpu.
The announcement from Vienna
that preparations nave been made
Tor the evacuatio of Lenlberg, the
capital of Ga,icia, in view of the
'Hevitahili'v' OF an approaching
Russian ucr upaIion is the tiIs of
fetal admission that the AuSirians
have been wors,ed in the pro-
lon%ed fighting in GaTicia
RUSSIAN NEWS CHEERFUL.
Moreover Russian accounts
from tine field of operations have
been continuously cheerful. Even
the defeat If Russians 10y the Ger
mlns in East Prussia has III abated
the optimism of Petrograd. The
Russian chicf of the general staff
calls the affair merely re efse,
due to the unexpected appearance
of h, aVy German reinforcements,
accompanied bv siege guns. APP
ptTently from the iortresses #
Thorn and Graudenz.
Nothing 50 complete as the pes
ent censorship of news from the
actual battle line in France has
been known since the beginning of
the war.
The significance of the removal
of the German military he4dquar-
ters from CoblenZ 10 an unknown
destination Is d ,fficult to estim ,te
but the change is regarded as
highly interesting
The announcement by Paris
paper that fourteen German staff
officers have been captured and
informed at Mines is the first init
NATION Of this incident. 1t NAV
probably be significant. although
it is not said where the Germans
We're taken prisoners.
BRITON S DESPERATE STAND.
On the upper Disc the British
are fighting desperately to pre-
vent the Germans from securing
one of the most direct routes to
Paris. News of this battle reach
ing here from two different sources
is the fist definite information
since the end of the battle of Mons.
The battle ragged Sunday and
Monday, and by sheer weight of
numbers the Germans secured
slight lvance.
NJ litl y experts point out that
from h present position on the
Upper Oise river tile German adj
vance will become increasingly
difficult owing to the natural feat
ures Of the country as well as the
artificial defences that will have
to be encountered.
ALLIES PLAY FOR TINE
II is becoming evident that all
along the western line the Allies
are playing for time IN the hope
that the German assault will be-
come exhausted. They hope to
prevent an eveloping move by the
Germans.
On the diplomatic side Ger
many is making renewed efforts
to bring Italy into her camp by a
proclamation which cites that a
victory for England and France
will deprive Italy of all chance of
dominating the Mediterranean.
The western CT asst of Belgium
ard the northwestern coast Of
France are apparently clear Of
Germans.
Antwerp has asked for an in