The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-09-23
ALLIES LINES
HOLD AGAINST
TEUTON ATTACK
GeTmanS Try 10 Break Through
Left and Center
GROUND LOST IN ATTEMPT

Present Struggle Along River Alsnt
10 Most sansulnary Of War-After
Several Days Of Fighting Neither
Side Has Gained Much-crueial
Test For the Armies on Aisne's
Banks.
The Germans attempted to break the
eft wing and center OF the allies and
were again thrown back on the ninth
day OF the battle OF the Aisne in
France.
All along the line the Germans put
III motion an attack carefully pre-
pared. They sought to overwhelm
General French and supporting troops
in the vicinity of Chauny. Masses of
infantry and artillery were dashed
against the allies. but after lighting OF
the most terrible description the effort
failed and the Germans were pushed
back to their trenches.
Even more sanguinary and critical
was the struggle all along the centei
for the possession of Rheims. The
Germans, in possession OF dismantled
forts which stand from five to six
miles to the north and east of Rheims,
bombarded the city with siege guns
and after successive infantry charges
took the heights of Brlmont.
While the governments reports are
conservative, the statement that the
Germans in the west and center arp
being forced back is emphatic. This
means that the grand duke of Wuert. .
emberg cannot aid the armies of Won
Einem, Buelow and Won Kluck and Is .
unable to support the crown prince.
The army of the latter, now compelled .
to give way even north OF MontfaucOu.
is obviously not out of danger of en-.
velopment or segregation.
East of the Argonne the crown
prince of Bavaria is being held In
check, at least, by French forces, and
cannot break through the infantry line
of Nancy and Troyon.
Repulsing most violent blows
against their left wing, between the
Oise and the Aisne, the allies rocov.
cred lost ground and advanced their
line. North and east of Rheims, where
lies the center of the battle the Ger
mans failed in terrific assault upon
the French center. They took the
heights of Brimont, but lost the hill Of
Pompelle.
On the east center the allies won a
definite victory, capturing Souain and
taking 1000 prisoners. On the east
the crown prince continues to give
way before determined assaults while
in the Lorraine and the Vosges the
French advance continues.
Not taking into account losses II
killed, wounded and prisoners, at least
2 100000 men have contended with the
utmost ferocity. The Germans are op.
posing 100000 to an allied force OF
/ 100000
This estimate of the forces engaged
may be retained because 1t Is assumed
that the Germans and allies have OBJ
tanned reinforcements to iill the gaps
made by bullet, shell and bayonet.
These troops, after a series Of en-
gagements each vital to the general
combat, are stretched to the north OF
Noyon to the north of Montfaucon, OF
a line which forms an obtuse angle
southeast from NoyOn to era
Dnne, Berry-Au-Bao and Rheims and
thenceforth east and northeast to
and the forest of the Ar
sonne.
This is the mail battle, where hu
man endurance is being put to unim
lginable strain to determine whether
Or not the Germans can again assume
the offensive against Paris, or II they
are to be broken and hurled back over
he frontiers Of Belgium, LuXemburp |
md Lorraine. I
Up to the present II Is q drawn bat |
lie. The Germans, evadng attempts
o envelop their right and left wings 4
md themselves developing a strong S
offensive in the center of the battle !
inc, which is east and north o 4
Rheims, have the advantage Of en- I
renched and fortified positions, the
licenses calmly and skillfully prepared
~ the German engineers at least three
weeks ago. {
England is rushing new troops from
Great Britain and Ireland and the
France is denuding In, "
ortresses now safe from attack and Il Ii
lrawing heavily from young and ole r.
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