New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-27
ALLIES FALL BACK;
FRENCH RIGHT IS
FORCED TO RETREAT
Franco-British Troops on Left Take New
Position, but Nancy-Vosges Offensive
Makes FIeadway.
GERMANS LOSE. 3 TO DEFENDERS

Recent Reverses Are Said to Show That While Kasers
Forces Crushed Through Belgium, Merely Touching
at Brussels Allies Expected Different Move.
Paris Aug. 26-The official statement issued by the War
Department tonight says
n the north the Franco British lines moved back
a short distance.
n general way our offensive between Nancy and Vosges
makes headway. Our right however, has been Obliged 10 ran
back slightly in the region of ST. Die.
In the north resistance continues The appears to
have suffered considerable than fifteen hundred bodies
having a very small in trench The entire
section down by shells and had been
stricken as stood the attitude of firing their rifles
"a of ercey contested combats has been going on
during last three days in the whole region which were gener
ally to advantage
There has been no outstanding feature in the Wavre dis
c where opposing seemed be after the
battle of the last few days.
"A will be published tomorrow authorizing special
promotions of officers for the period of the war; regardless of
seniority"
1t is estimated that the losses, compared with
those allies the proportion of three in
three days of fighting.
BY Cable to The TdbuneI
Paris Aug 27-It is believed that the Germans
attacking in their the southern Belgian frontier Their
cavalry has appeared south of Lille and toward Cabra These
raids so far have been repulsed, with heavy loss
The French sategists maintain that there danger ct
an attempt serious hankng this
of the allied army of the nature of the country
lGy Cable to The TribancI
London 2:45 A. NJ, Aug 27.-"The Daily Mali says the
German flank around the allied left probably
prelude general attack force all along the allied line In
allied there has been fighting between Mezere and
Verdun where the French have seized the outlets from the difficult
wooded Ardennes country.
The French Sixth Corps is officially stated dn
guished ITSELF displaying great DASH The French Lorraine
fought great battle in which, according German est
mates, than 100000 each side engaged
Daily Chronicle correspondent teegraphs the following
from Paris:
The plans campaign of the chief aversaries
clear and the difference between them important in the
political we'll the military There good deal Of
evidence support the belief that the French military authorities
did expect that the whole weight of the German attack could
be thrown upon the track which the Pussan troops had actually
taken This strong statement for is supposed to be the
duty soldiers foresee military possibility, but the facts
know them, eloquent and unanswerabe They
while the violation of the neutrality of Luxembourg
attempt upon Meuse Valley Lege anticipated
the destruction of Belgium to make for the passage of
armies through the great Flanders toward Lille and au
beuge seriously occurred to as being possible
Consider what the German plan of campaign Dipo-
the Kaiser included seemed at time plunge suddenly
into abyss In few days trivial quarrel about mis-
in the little garrison of Seraevo developed into
European conAagraon The Kaiser with his speech the
palace balcony suddenly have demented but
behind this fact there another of facts of quite differ
ent order, the significance of which only apparent
could NOT BE EXTEMPORIZED"
The vast turning by Brussels then southwark
upon the centre of the Belgian border could not possibly
be extemporzed No doubt would been quite as pro-
nounced Lege had a resistance but the
Meue Valeya strip surrounded by high hills an almost
Impossible avenue Tor large masses OF only have played
minor part in the plan whole This plan has been f6d
prepared and the consideration of that long
road from Kon and Aachon through Brussels and the De,d
Valley and of masses of transport material necessary to carry