The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03

right, where we drove the PFussiau
/ guards and the Tenth army corps into
the River Disc. On the other hand, be
cause OF the progress of the German
right wing, where our adEersaries had
placed their best corps, we were
obliged to make another movement OF
| retreat. To resume: On the right
after having experienced partial
checks, we have taken the offensive
and the enemy Is falling back before
us: at the center we have experienced
alternative checks and successes, but
general battle fs now under way; on
our left, by q series of circumstances,
which turned in favor OF the Germans,
and despite lucky counter attacks the
Anglo-French forces were obliged to
yield ground. Everywhere, in spite OF
incontsstable checks, our armies re.
main intact. The moral condition OF
the troops continues excellent In spite
OF considerable losses, which are be,
ing rapidly filled from regimental de.
pots .' ''.' ~~.'' .'.'. 80 80. '.". IT,
The statement that battle is being
fought between the Meuse river and
Bethel shows still further falling
back on Paris Of the allied troops, a
further shortening OF their line, and
another forward step by the German
host -'~.
Battle Line 10 Like Crescent
According to these latest state.
ments, the French line now extends,
roughly speaking, from Viners, in the
form of crescent, to Belfort. Villers
Ii just northeast OF Amiens. due north
OF Paris shout eighty miles. From
there the battle line runs in an east
ward direction, bending in toward
Paris at La Fere, only sixty-fye miles
from the capital e.. 70,
The northwest end of this line Ia
At Montherme, east of Rocrey.
From Montherme the line runs
southeasterly, but 10 again bent In to
ward Paris at Mezsres and Charlie
Vile, where It seems the Germans
have forced passage of the 'TMeass
river Bethel is about one hundred
and twenty-five miles northeast OF
Paris, and 25 miles northeast OF the
powerful French fort" OF Rheims. e.
Beyond the Bethel battle-ground the
French line runs to Verdun, Nancy
Epinal and Remirefont to Belfort.
Says British Are Cut or.
Again the German war ONCE issued
a bulletin in which 1t claims that the
1rffiQh ara u0Np or+ rN Tho kSslaks,,
was received here through The Hague.
1t declares that a strong German col.
umn is now interposed between the
British field army and the cities where
their re-ehforcements have been land,
ed. and that the British must now re-
ceiVe supplies by another and longer
route. 1t is freely predicted that Paris
win be in the hands OF the kaiser's
men IN a few days more.
Take Paris or die" are the orders
Of Kaiser Wilhelm, known to every
soldier In the German army, says the
London Times correspondent at Os-
tend, quoting at secondhand Ger,
man officer at Brussels. Pa.
Our army Is making q frantic of.
fort to crush the allies, especially the
British troops" said this officer. We
have achieved wonderful success, but
there 10 a feeling among the troops
that We are pitted against too heavy
odds"
.' Berlin Claims Victories.
A Berlin war once statement, teIs-
Sraphed here, says:
On the Franco Belgian frontier
Generals Won Kluk, Won Buelow and
Won Hansen have steadily driven back
the British and French armies which
have opposed the German advance
toward Paris.
The Enslish troops sent to France
have been cut of from their base and
Will be unable to receive REINFORCE
ments. The entire campaign as mapped
out by the German general stan has
been successful
The war ONCE issued q long list OF
wounded, mostly victims Of the fight
ing In the Yosges, where 1t fs admitted
the French have made firm ad-
vances." Several trainloads of wound
ed already have arrived here. The
list contains 1,006 names. This brings
the total German losses officially pub
lished to: Dead, l.143; wounded, g.
1876, and missing, 1874.
Two millions of volunteers have pre-
sented themselves for service
% 1t is this very advance OF the Ger
mans with its enormous loss Of life
and the expenditure of ammunition,
that the allies are counting on to help
them. At every point the Germans
are forced TO attack the entrenched
allies, and every foot Of ground is
bought with blood. The farther they
20 the more men they lose, and the
longer their line Of communications.
When they are finally lat the gates Of
Paris they will confront one OF the
most strongly fortified cities in the
world. and still will have In the field
a great army Of the allies to meet 1;
Civilians by thousands are leaving
the city. This is not opposed, for the
fewer remain the smaller the strain
on the commissary IL the city 'is9to
be surrounded by the Germans. But
1t Is not In aspirit of panic that the