The Colorado statesman., 1914-09-05

Paris, Sept 3.-The Germans are at
the gates of Paris. The last stand
made by the allies along the Disc has
Jailed and the big siege guns that bat
tered down the defenses of Liege and
Namur are moving along the final
steps to the French capital.
The French seat of government has
been moved to Bordeaux in the south
west, fleeing as the kaiser advances.
The proclamation announcing the
change was issued by the minister of
the interior last night, who said the
decision had been taken solely upon
the demand of the military authorities
because the fortified places of Paris
would become the pivot of the field
operations of the two armies in case
of attack.
The city gates have been ordered
closed and all traffic in and out pro
hibited.
The building of supplementary de.
Tense works is proceeding vigorously.
AS forerunners of the German army,
three of the kaiser's aeroplanes flew
over Paris. AS they appeared on the
horizon, two French aviators went up
to engage them. During the prepara-
tions the aeroplane guns in the forti-
fications roared out hail of lead
The rapid fire guns of the French
aeroplanes began to spit fire before
the machines were clear of the ground
rif ha
sound of the fighting dying in the dis
tances above.
The entire population watched as
the engagement turned against the
Germans. Their machines mounted to
higher level and finally fled in
northwesterly direction, pursued by
the French planes.
The Times correspondent at Dieppe,
France, has telegraphed his paper as
follows:
'ln the main northern theatre of
the war the German advance appears
to continue without slackening its
pace. 1t must be indeed an over
wearied army that the Germans are
bringing toward the forts Of Paris.
They have made an effort which near
ly deserves to be called superhuman
Nothing like it ever before was seen
in war. Yet we may be sure they have
spent themselves in vain"
A correspondent sends a report of
third British battle in the upper
Disc valley, where the Germans are
flinging the whole of their weight T.
force a wedge. The battle rae d
throughout Sunday and Nor sty,
when the Germans, it is stated, sacri-
feed lives recklessly. The British
were compelled to give way slightly,
I'm the north there are no signs of
hostile troops at Arras, Lille, Bethune.
Douai and Lens" according to an of
ficial announcement. Parts of sever
al German army corps in Belgium"
the statement continues, "are moving
eastward into Germany. In Lorraine
our advance continues on the right
bank Of the Sanon. In the south the
situation is unchanged In upper AL
SAGE the Germans appear to have left
Before Belfort there is only thin cur
tain of troops. Another German cav
airy corps has pushed as far as the
eau. In the region of Rethel and of
the Meuse the enemy is inactive. A
German cavalry corps marching
toward the Forest of Compeigne on
the left wing of the allied forces, en-
gagged the English Tuesday Septem-
ber l. The English captured ten
guns"
Germans Secure Slight Advance.
On the Disc the British are still
fighting desperately to prevent the
Germans from obtaining one OF the
most direct routes to Paris. The bat
tie ragged Sunday and Monday and by
sheer weight of numbers the Germans
secured slight advance.
Military experts point out that from
the present condition on the upper
Oise river the German advance will
become increasingly difficult, owing to
the natural features of the country, as
woll as the artificial defenses that WIN
have to be encountered