The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-04

Paris, Sept 3.-The Germans are at
the gates of Paris. The last stand
made by the allies along the Olse has
failed 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-
fense 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 We're clear of the ground.
The German rifles answered, the
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
a higher level and finally fled in a
northweeterly direction. pursued by
the French planes.
The Times correspondent at Dieppe,
France, has telegraphed his paper as
follows:
In 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 snperhuman.
Nothing like it ever before was seen
in war. Yet we may be sure they have
spent themselves in vain"
A correspondent sends report OF
third British battle in the upper
Disc valley, where the Germans are
flinging the whole OF their. weight to
force wedge The battle ragged
throughout Sunday and Monday,
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
situesion is unchanged. In upper Al.
SAGE the Germans appear to have left
Before Belfort there is only Il thin cur
tain of troops. Another German cav
airy corps has pushed as far as the
line from Soissons to Anizy lie Chat.
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 Oise 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