The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-26
With an Entirely New Front and Line of De- fense the Allied Army Is Holding the Ger mans in Check in Belgium.
British Soldiers Fought With Goodness and Spirit General French Announces His Loss in Two Days Fight Was 2, 900.

Paris, Aug. 2G-12:to a. m.-Th, war office has issued the following officiai announcement:
 "The commander-in-ch requiring all available forces on the Mouse, has ordered the progressive abandonment Of occupied territory. Muehausen again has been evacuated"
 new battle is in progress between Maubeuge department of DoubsJ. and Donon department of Doub5). On it hangs the fate of France. Op- erations along the Rhine would take away troops on which might depend victory. It is necessary that they all withdraw from Alsace temporarily to assure it's final deliyerance. It is q matter of hard necessity.
 West of the Mouse as a result of orders issued Sunday by the com mander in-chief. the troops which are to remain on the covering line, to take up the defensive are massed as follows:
 he French and British troops oc- oupy a front near Giyet, which they gained by hard fighting. They are holding their adyersaries and sharply checking their attacks
 East of the Mouse our troops have regained their original positions com handing the roads out of the great forest of Ardennes.
 "To the right we assumed the offen- sive, driving back the enemy by a vigorous onslaught, but General Jot- ire stopped pursuit to re-establish his front along the line decided on Sunday. In this attack our troops showed admirable dash. The sixth corps notably inflicted punishment on the enemy close to Virton.
 In Lorraine the two armies have begun a combined attack, one start ing from Grand Couronne de Nancy and the other from south of Lane vile. The engagement which hega1 yesterday (Monday) continues at the time of writing. The sound Of the cannonading is not heard at Nancy as lt was yesterday
 The Fifteenth corps, which sui fered heavily in the last fight, hal the gaps in its ranks filled and formed rart of one of the two armies. 1t executed a brilliant counter attack 'n the valley of Vezouze. The attitude of the troops was splendid, effacinS al memories of their conduct on Au- gust %.
 Notwithstanding the fatigue ot the three days battle and the losses they have undergone the morale of the troops is excellent and they are anN- ious to resume fighting The out standing incident Sunday was the fight between Algerian and SeneBa lese rflemen and the Prussian guard Our African soldiers hurled them selves with unbridled fury on tlia solid body and the attack became hand-to-hand combat, in which tle guard suffered heavily. The German emperor's uncle, General Prince Auar bert, was killed and his body taken 10 Charleroi.
 Our arms will continue their mag nificent effort in the knowledge that they are fighting in the cause ot cl'- i!ization. All France follows ths struggle calmly and with strong heart. The sons of France are sup ported by the heroic Belgians, Wlo lave recaptured Malines, and tue courageous English army, Meanwhlle the Russians are marching along the roads of West Prussia and the lh'a- sion of Germany is progressing
 Tn the north detachments ol tier man cavalry, which appeared Suhaay in the neighborhood of Liile, HounalA and Tourcoing, were observed yestel' day near Douai. This cavalry cahilot advance much farther with?ut the fisk of falling into the English ilhes' which have been reinforced by the French troops"
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