The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-27
GERMANS CLAIM VICTORY
over FRENCH IN ALSkCE.
Paris War Office Admits Being 0ugeneraIed In Early Part
Of Campaign, But Has Regained Lost GrOund-StrasS-
burg. German Stronghold, Still Intact.

Washington. Aug. 24--An official
German dispatch reports a "magnifi-
cent victory" of the German forces
between Metz and the Vosges noun
tains.
No additional details are given.
The German embassy here received a
report on the dispatch from German
officials in New York, through whom
It had come and who would not make
known any details.
At the embassy IL was regarded as
opening a new and important phase
as chief interest thus far had been
conferred on the operations in Belgium,
whereas this indicated extensive oper-
atoms south of Belgium in the region
along the Franco-German frontier be-
tween Metz and the Vosges mountains,
one OF the notable scenes of conflict
OF the Franco-Prussian war.
Paris, Aug. PA French war Of
nee bulletin says:
as already announced, after recon-
quering the frontier, our troops adj
vanced into, Lorraine along front ex-
tending from the Donan mountain to
Chateau Sa1ins. They drove the Ger
mans back into the valley of the Seille
river and the marshy district and our
advance guards reached Define. Diueze
and Mohange.
Yesterday several German army
corps made a vigorous counter attack
and our advance guards. fell back. The
fight was extremely fierce on both sides
and in view of the greatly superior
number of the Germans our troops,
/ n. 4.
SIX days, retreated.
Our left. covers the advanced work
Of Nancy and our right is firmly
established in the DOMAIN hills. The
greater strength OF the enemy made
our remaining in Lorraine useless and
lmprudent
"Details received show that the re-
occupation of Muhlhausen was a great
success. The offensive first along the
line from Thanh to Dame Marie DAM
merkirch) and then on to Muhlhausen
was carried out with rare dash. BY a
bold stroke, Gen. Paul Pau. once he
was master at Thanh and Dame
Marie, directed the troops west of
Muhlhausen, giving the enemy an OPP
portunity to engage him between our
lines and the Swiss frontier and then
by a second movement the Germans
were thrown back on Muhlhausen.
while our right attacked Altkirch,
the left advanced on Weubrisach and
Colmar threatening the enemy's line
Of retreat until the Germans were then
forced to accept battle. which was hot
In the, suburb Of Muhlhausen, Dornach.
Our infantry captured "a guns at the
point of bayonets and made several
thousand prisoners. The fight swept
through. the streets, house to house,
and the German losses were enormous.
Following up the success, one part
Of the army occupied Muhlhausen,
while the other turned on Altkirch and
forced the Germans to fan backward In
disorder. Thus we attained the initial
object of our troops in upper Alsace-
TO drive the German forces to the right
bank OF the Rhine"
In order to show the importance of
the successes in Alsace, the official
statement gives a detailed account Of
the first attempt made to force the
Germans out Of Upper Alsace and
across the Rhine and to seize and hold
the bridges, thus preventing counter
attack. '... . ....
ION. August T." the statement says,
"the French carried Thanh and
Altkirch brilliantly, but nightfall pre-
vented them following the success and
tbs German retreat was not cut Off
Despite the opposition of the rein
forced Germans, the French advance
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hansen but the city was difficult to
defend. The Germans, well informed
by the prosGerman inhabitants, de-
livered night attack, marching
simultaneously from the forest OF
Neuebraisach and Colmar in a di-
tection to cut off our retreat.
by remaining in sufficient forces
m Muhlhausen, we would have risked
having our communications with the
upper Vosges and Belfort cut, and a
retreat was ordered. AS a matter OF
tact another plan might have been
carried out Our forces at Altkirch
might have made a counter attack on
the Germans marching on Gernay, why
this was not done has not yet been
properly explained Our left being
attacked toward Cernay by manifestly
superior forces, our center attacked at
Muss .lausen and our right remaining
Inactive, put us in a bad position and
retreat was the wlsest course. This
was carried out brilliantly.
"To attain our initial attack the
soeration was begun again on fresh
basis under another commander, Gem
eral Pau. Profiting by the lessons
Of the first attempt and with con-
siderable reinforcements General Pau
resolved upon q decisive effort and not
single reconnaissance. He sue