Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-14
HARDER BATTLES ARE AHEAD.

purpose of a rebound against the allies
| or to save the empire itself, as events
NAV dictate.
This means abandonment of the hope
of attacking Paris in the near future.
The new plan means improved western
communication and general concentra-
ton of the allies, with an opportunity
for decisive battle poSs bly, on the line
of Laon. Rheims and Chalons. Even if
the combined German armies of the Aisne
and the Argonne are defeated there VIII
remain the great fortress of the Rhine
and the Moselle."
Attack Directed by Kaiser.
A dispatch to the Times from Dion.
France, says that the Germans have
evacuated the region Of Nancy, which
for ten days resisted splendidly and re-
pulsed VIGOROUSLY all German attacks.
That made September was directed by
Emperor William.
Luneville was retaken by the French
army on the 18th, according to this dis
patch. The Germans lost heavily at
Nancy-about 10000 men-and at Lune-
vile their casualties aggregated 11,O0O.
The bombardment of Nancy the nights of
September and 10 caused only damage
without loss of life, and was followed by
the retreat of the Germans.
The Belfort district is free of invaders
and will be reoccupied today Sunday.
The French still hold Thanh and the
outskirts of Altkirch.
Tells of German Advance,
A high official just returned from the
northern region of France, says a dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Company,
from Paris. gives details of the ad-
vance of the Germans through France
before they were repulsed. He says
the enemy passed through Tourcoine
Roubaix. Lille. Douai. Arras and Am
with little resistance. which explains
the leniency displayed toward these
towns In the matter of war levying.
everywhere the Germans appealed to
the civil authorities, promising to re-
spect the lives Of the inhabitants if no
act of hostility was committed against
their soldiers. They arrived in Lille
September and left the 5th. The de-
partment OF the Aisne suffered heavily.
especially in the north. violent engage
Bohain and Vervis. Guise was en-
tirely devastated after three separate
ATTACKS. during which $4,000 shells fell
INTO the town. St Quentin suffered
layed the enemy's advance to scissors.
Compiegne has not been damaged and
the forest of Compiegne is not burned
down down; The allies burned quantity of
~ IL lTOlu failing into
the hands of the enemy, and heavy
black smoke therefrom made the peo.
pie believe the forest was on fire.
Cavalry Losses Appalling.
A dispatch to the Express from Paris
says:
The German losses in cavalry are
appalling. A German cavalry officer,
who competed at the Olympia horse
show few years ago and is now a
prisoner, estimates that the wastage
In cavalry horses. especially in Bel
GUM, amounts to two-thirds of the
total strength allotted to the army
operating in the direction of Paris
The Germans flooded Belgium with
accommodating parties, but in the ad-
vance through France they were ham,
pered by an insuf1iciency of horses.
Many horses had been taken from Ger
| man batteries for the use of the cav
airy, but, despite this, large numbers
of cavalrymen marched as infantry
men," :
The heavy siege guns purchased by
Russia from Japan at the outset OF
| the war are already at the front, ac-
cording to the Petrograd correspond
ent of the Times.
AS showing how northwestern
France has been cleared of the in
vaders, the president Of the chamber
of commerce of Rouen today tele-
graphed to Lloyds as follows:
THE port of Rouen is now able to
take coal-laden steamers for Rouen or
Paris, the river navigation now being
free"