Arizona republican., 1914-09-08
Once More Germans and
the French and English
Troops GrappIe in Battle
Which Has Been Raging
Since August %
GERMANS FORCED
TO WITHDRAW
The Battle Line is Stretched
IN Rough Crescent East of
Paris With Front More
Than One Hundred Miles
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ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch J

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more the Germans and the
allied French and English
armies have gl'appled in a
great battle which has been
fought with only two brief
intermissions since August
23. The tide has turned for
the time at least, according
to an official bulletin from
Paris, and the Germans on
Sunday evening were COM
PEELED to retreat.
The battle line is stretch
ed in a rough crescent east
of Paris. The front is more
than one hundred miles long.
A Dieppe dispatch TO the Evening
Star says the transportation of $4,000
people from the suburbs of Paris to
the south and southeast commenced
on Sunday. These people were or
dered TO leave their homes so their
houses could be destroyed, leaving a
clear range for the guns at the forts.
The British officials are watching
the attitude of Norway and Sweden
in the present war with great inter-
est Travellers returning to London
from the Scandinavian peninsula say
ii is evident that the Norwegians
quite generally sympathize with
Great Britain, the feeling being that
the English navy offers protection to
Norwegian interests. Dagens Nyhe-
ter, a radical journal of Stockholm, in
the issue of September 6, says the
successes of the Germans impressed
the Swedish press disproportionately,
although the Partially of the Swe-
dish press is now admitted.
After examining the German and
English white books, the editor of
the Dagens Nyheter, says:
1T is impossible to say that Great
Britain. France and Belgium desire
this catastrophe; they undoubtedly
did all they could to avoid it. 1t
was Russia, Germany and Austria and
even Servia which played the princi-
pal parts. 1t is still uncertain whe-
ther Germany was informed of the
nature of the ultimatum delivered by
Austria to Servia, but these diplo-
matte documents give evidence that 1t
was Germany who opposed Sir Ed
ward Grey's proposal for a confer
ence in London.
tn1a
Emperor Nicholas of Russia to En-
peror William of Germany, about Au
gust l, that mutual distrust tended
to make an agreement impossible"
In conclusion, this paper. says:
Sweden as a source of food sup
niles for Germany holds a strategic
position
The official bureau says:
General Joffres plans are beint
steadily carried out. The allied forces
acting on the offensive, have beer
successful in checking and forclns
Lack in the northeast direction tn
German forces opposed to them
An Evening News dispatch says:
A telegram has been received from
General Pau announcing a glorious
VICTORY DN tHt AoiNNS
Field Marshal Sir John French
commanding the British, and Gener
al D'Amade at Percy Sur Oise, abou
twenty five miles north of Paris. Tn
allies were drawn across the north
en- border with the center at Percy
The English troops are on the lei
aud the French on the right. TIL
former had in frent Of them the i'm
perial guard under Crown Primo
Frederick William. On both wings
it is reported, the allies were sue
cessful.
The German left was held by tn
French, and retired to the north. TIL
imperial guard, who were ordered t
surrender, were annihilated by tn
British. 1t is reported the crow
prince was in their midst
The British official bureau re
ceived no confirmation of this mes
sage:
The Antwerp correspondent of tn
Post, in giving a description of tn
situation there, says: