Milford chronicle., 1914-10-02
London Hears He Offered TO
Quit il Army Was ParOI9d
!OFFRE REJECTED TERMS
Last French Bulletin Says Con-
ditiOnS Are Unchanged.

A late dispatch to London froI
Paris says that it is reported ther
that the German right wing is r'
treating from its fortified position
between the Aisne and the SOmm
rivers.
Ii is also reported that the allie
armies have succeeded I'm cutting tn
German line of communications, am
thar part OF General Won Kluck's arm
is in grave danger.
A Paris dispatch 10 the EXchang'
Telegraph company says:
"lt is stated here tonight TUESDAY
that the German right wing has beer
entirely broken and is now being pur
sued by the allies. All the automobile.
in northern France have been requisi
toned for the purposes OF pursuit.
The British war office says that il
has no confirmation of this report anC
can add nothing to the French official
bulletin, which states that the Ger
mans are still attacking the French
lett, but that in every instance they
have been repulsed
The latest French bulletin says:
There is nothing new in the situa
tion."
The Paris dispatch, reporting the
reverse to Won Kluck, is:
The right wing of the German
army in France is in tull retreat, &C
cording to information from the
north. General Won Kluck has offered
10 surrender to General Jofre, the
French commander-in-chief, it is said
81 the Germans are allowed to retire
to their own country.
According to reports from the
north General Won Klucks army be-
gan 10 break on Saturday under the
terrific pounding of the French and
British. The French had extended
their lines to Combles, less than fifty
miles from the Belgian border, and
ten miles south of Baupaume, where
they were vigorously assaulting the
rear Of the German right and the
troops defending Won Kluck's line Of
communication into Belgium.
1T was then that General Won
Kluk opened the peace parley. In ad-
dition to demanding safe conduct to
Germany, he agreed to guarantee that
his soldiers would not AXE up arms
again during the war General Joffre's
reply to the German generals terms
was to redOuble the fury of the French
bombardment
when the German retreat began,
II is reported, mitrailleuses were
mounted on automobile trucks and
sent in pursuit of the German army.
According to unofficial information,
the Germans were exhausted They
could not make rapid progress and
lost heavily. They are reported to
have left behind many guns and a
large quantity of munitions.
The consummatiOn of this envelop-
ing movement around Won Kluck's
army is believed to have been the
cause OF the recent tightening OF the
General Won Buelow's
German army is reported to be in
grave danger"
1t is the opinion of foreign military
that in any event the battle
which will end the war will be fought
soon, probably before the extreme
cold weather sets in. Most of these
men look for simultaneous conflicts.
one in Belgium and west of the Rhine,
and the other in the eastern theater
of activities
French officers who have returned
rom the front seem to share the same
opinion. They declare that there is a
lecided contrast between the spirit of !
he Germans and that of the allies |
The French soldiers are absolutely |
confident Of victory. In fact they are
10 convinced that the chief difficulty |
If the officers is keeping their troops |
rom recklessly exposing themselves
II is reported that the Germans !
ave renewed their operations in up.
er Alsace and that fierce fighting is
gain in progress in the vicinity OF
luelhausen.
The Germans continue their assaults
Sdlu9t the fcIuuH- ! oui liHe Vi loIlsi
ut it is officially denied that they
ave made any substantial progress.
While no authentic figures are OBJ.
Unable from military headquarters,
Ulcers who are familiar with the sit
alton there, declare that the German
lsualties in the battle OF the Aisne
lmber fully 100000 in killed, wound
! and missing. The losses of the
lies. they say. will probably reach
1000, as at many points Of the line