The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-09-14
German Army Is
Still Intact and
Supreme Clash
Is Still to Come

THE RIGHT AND CENTER OF THE GERMAN ARMY
OF INVASION I'm FRANCE Is GRADUALLY WITH
DRAWING. BUT THE LEFT WING is sToUTLY RESIST
ING THE ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES ACCORDING TO
THE BEST OBTAINABLE INFORMATION.
THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE APPEARS TO BE
HOLDING HIS OWN IN THE VICINITY OF VERDUN.
THE CAPTURE BY THE GERMANS OF FORTIFIED
POSITION SOUTHWEST OF VERDUN AND THE BAT
TILE BETWEEN PARIS AND THE RIVER MARINE is DE-
sCRIBED IN REPORT FROM GERMAN HEADQUAR-
TIERS AND ALSO NOTED EARLIER PRESS DISPATCHES.
THE BRITISH STATEMENT REVIEWS THE OPERA
TIoNs OF THE BRITISH IN FRANCE FROM SEPT. TO
TO- BUT REVEALS NOTHING NEW.
REPORTS CONCERNING THE FIGHTING IN RUS
SIAN POLAND AND GAIICIA ARE CONFLICTING 1T
SERIOUS REVERsEs BUY CONTINUED STRUGGLES.
ESTABLISH THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETE
LY OVERWHELMED BY THE RUSSIANS
STILL. LESS rs KNOWN OF THE OPERATIONS IN
EAST PRUSSIA ACCORDING TO ADVICES FROM PET
ENIGsBERG, BUT OFFICIAL ADvICEs TWO DAYS AGO
STATED THE RUSSIAN FORCES WERE BoMBARDING
KoENIGSBERG.
ACCORDING TO BRITISH REPORTS THE INITIAL
SUCCESS OF GENERAL HINDENBERG IN EAST PRUS-
sIA, WHICH HAS BEEN ADMITTED IN PETRoGRAD,
WAS FOLLOWED BY FURTHER GERMAN TRIUMPHS
TO THE SOUTH OF KoENIGsBERG.
WASHINGTON, SEPT 14-oFFICIAL RECORDS
FROM AMERICAN MILITARY OBSERVERS IN FRANCE
CONFIRMED OTHER REPORTS OF THE ADVANCE OF
THE ALLIED ARMIES AND THE GENERAL RETREAT
OF THE GERMANS ALL ALONG THE LINE" THE
ALLIES rs so WELL SPREAD THAT WITHIN RADIUS
OF FIFTY KILOMETRES OF PARIS REFUGEES WHO
OF AN ATTACK ARE NOW RETURNING TO THEIR
HOMES.
Paris Sept Alt officially announced this afternoon
that the Germans still retiring everywhere They are
abandoning all positions which they erected to pos
sible retreat.
The Official statement follows:
Frs-On our left wing the enemy had prepared, to
the north of Asne between Compgne Scissors of
defense which forced to abandon Some deachmens
which had held at Aiens have retired upon Perrons
and st. Quentin
Second ON the center the Germans have taken up a
defensive position behind Reims but unable hold
In the Argonne region they turned back toward the north
yond the forest of Bsnoue and beyond Triaucourt.
Third-On the right wing the retreatng wing of the
Germans general from Nancy to the Vosges Yesterday
evening French territory in this vicinity had been completely
evacuated"
Paris Sept 14The retreat of Generals Won Kluck and
Won Buelow continued at last with considerable
rapidy The only official during the night was
that the allies are keeping in contact with the enemy and had
crossed the River Ane The whereabouts of Germans
not revealed but it is evident that they to make
stand the line from Rheims Scissors hardly like
N thought here that they will halt their retreat before
reaching Belgium They have already made twothds Of
the distance from Provns in the department Seine ct
Marne, to the frontier.
Heavy rains Saturday and Sunday are not likely to IA
ctate the movements of the famous 40 imetre morars
that were to reduce Paris and which require forty horses
draw them
The armies Of Generals von-Haussn and the Prince Of
Wutemberg which constituted the center be headed
toward Rehel and Mezeres thought part
ported still resisting at the south end of the of
gonne is reported that the Of the crown prince the
Prince Pavaa General Won Heerigen have been fore
ed the frontier and that territory French
Lorraine has been liberated
This disposition Of the German armies If confirmed
makes another concentration In France suggested By
tain critics. impossible E leaves Generals Won Kuck and
Won Bueow hotly pursued by Che allies and by an
except perhaps from 10000 German which
cupy Belgium. The latest from Belgium however
dcates that there 20 praDiy Of the German troops there
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