New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
Defenders Progress on Extreme West and
Gain Heights Across Aisne, Captur-
ing Standard and Prisoners
CROWN PRINCES ARMY STILL RETIRES
Main French Attack Apparently Directed Against
Invaders Toward FrOntier-RaiIways Repaired
for ReinfOrcements from the South.

for ReinfOrCementS from the South.
The French official report says the Allies haze
advanced their left wing; that the Germans Ief
under the Crown Prince, is still retiring and that
the enemy, intrenched, holds the centre
The British information bureau describes the
situation as unchanged, ard records a repulse of a
German attack.
Paris, Sept 19The official reports issued to-day indicate
that the allied stretched Northern France are begin
ming to make their continued against Germans felt
The statement given out just before midnight saws:
On our left wing have captured flag south of Noyon
Following rather serious engagement the plateau of
CraOe we have made numbers of prisoners belonging to the 18th
and 18th Corps and the Guard Corps The Germans
ing attacks which extreme violence were not able 70 oan
ground around Rheims which they have been bombardng all
day. The situation on the whole is unchanged.
On the centre have made progress western side of
the Argonne There is nothing new on the right wing
The general situation remains favorable"
CROWN PRINCE RETREATING.
The afternoon official bulletin was as follows:
Frs-on our left wing the right bank of the River ose
the direction of Noyon, have advanced We hold all the
heights of the right bank of the Asne opposite an enemy who
TO be reinforcing himself by the bringing troops from
Lorraine
"second-On the Germans have not moved from
the deep trenches constructed by them On right wing the
army OF the German Crown Prince continues its of
Our advance in Lorraine is regular
Sur1ung the two opposing armies strongly nrenched
delivering partial attacks along the 'front.' without its be-
possible 10 record decisive result for side other
summary Of these official reports shows that the French
operating the right bank of the River Ose region
Of Noyon has made progress; the force
which week ago crossed the River Ane the whitening
fire from the German guns holds the heights the north of
that point in the the Germans still hold trenches which
they dug when they compelled fall back while Crown
Princes which holds the German left has again retired
PRESS TOWARD SEDAN
gathered that the main French attack directed
against the German left with the object of driving back
Stenay snd Sedan and thus cutting its line to
Metz.
This would for the strong renforcemens estimated
50000 that have been support Won Kuc
who making such stubborn stand the German right for as
long he keep the Allies busy there they detach any
me assist in the main attack the Crown Prince
STILL from French accounts the German right is danger
from French turning progress from Amien in the
direction Of Saint Quentin Of this there some evil
ence in the that district of British troops
however greatly handicapped by the heavy rains which have
caused swollen rivers and my roads, and they continue
fVht days yet before decisive result reached one way
or the other.
REINFORCEMENTS THE KEY.
This depends largely upon bring I'D the largest
einforcernents and bring them up quickly The
about evenly placed The Germans have behind them
ways stretchng Belgium and Luxembug and Germany e
while the Allies have all France behind them in addition the
sea- which the British navy has kept open for them
While the French railways have suffered greatly in the Ger
advance Paris and the retreat from that district the French
long prepared for such contingency Army engineers
and builders have followed the fighting and resd the
and reconstructed the bridges The had reserve