The Calumet news., 1914-08-28
No Serious Fortified Points Be-
tween Invaders and Paris
Says Correspondent
ARMIES SURROUNDED
French and English Forces in
North Cut Off; TeutonS Re-
take MalineS, Belgium


London, Aug. 2S.-The Chronicles
correspondent says:
Since the Great disaster which be-
fell the allies In Belgium u silence
deeper than ever has been imposed by
the censorship.
from a message sent out twenty
four hours ago by the French embassy,
showing lighting on a line betwecn
Cambria and Lecateau, it is apparent
that the French have been driven
back, past their line of frontier fort
resses. to a point twenty miles beyond
that line.
There is no longer any serious for
titled obstacle between the main Ger
man advance and Paris. Under the
circumstances it is not surprising that
the French ministry resigned and con-
stltuted itself as Il committee OF public
safety"
North Armies Surrounded.
Washington, Aug. 2S.-Thc French
and English north armies on the Sam
bre and Meuse rivers have been sur
rounded by Germans troops as the re-
suit Of the latest fighting, says n wire
less from Berlin to the German en-
bassy. II adds that the French east
army has been driven to the south,
preventing communication between the
French east and north armies, while
the German armies are in contact from
Cambrai through upper Alsace.
German cavalry has advanced to Os-
tend.
The appearance of a Zeppelin air.
ship in Antwerp has caused a panic in
London.
Reports from Stockholm and Copen-
hagen announce "a grave crisis in the
French government.
An Ominous Outlook.
London. Aug. 2S.--Thc Times mill
tary correspondent says:
IF we are unable to resume the Of
fensive and beat back the German at
tack from the north, the Germans will
establish aircraft stations on the
Straits OF Dover and thereby keep us
under observance. The Germans will
also mount their heaviest suns at any
port they seize and once more there
will be an army encamped on the
heights OF Boulogne."
Germans Break Through Lines.
London, Aug. 2S-The Times Bou-
logne dispatch says it is asserted Ger
man troops, probably cavalry broke
through the French lines near Arras,
province of Pas de Calais, The French
moved up rapidly and have the situa-
tion we'll in hand. The allied troops
are being swiftly arranged to deal with
any further attempt to break through
the line between Dunkirk and Lille.
Heavy Losses, Both Sides.
London. Aug. 2S.-Premier Asquith
announced IN the House of Commons
today that the British troops in We'd
nesday's hhting were exposed to an
attack OF FIVE German army corps.
The losses on both sides, he said, were
great.
The Germans apparently have sin
gled out the English to bear the brunt
of the fighting and are sending against
them massed bodies of infantry, while
shelling the English position with
guns hastily mounted in the hills and
concealed behind very heavy timber.
Meanwhile the work Of Fastening
reinforcements to the continent is In
progress Additional troops are re-
ported to have landed in France and to
have been rushed TO the front on trains
that had been held in waiting.
Will Give Casualty Details.
London, Aug. 2s.-The official bu-
reau says Earl Kitchener has received
a telegram from Sir John French. stat
ing the latter feels strongly the neces-
sty OF giving full details of casualties
He hopes to telegraph some immedi-
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