South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-18
Capital of AISaCe-LOrraine
Likely Scene of Great Fight
Line Said to be $50 Miles
in Length.
GERMAN DEFENSES ARE
BELIEVED IMPROBABLE
DeSeFter Tells Story of Great
Privation in German Army
Officer Bids on Paris in
Fifteen Days.

PARIS. Aug. 18.-Field Mar
shall Sir John French arrived af-
ter midnight to convey the Salu-
tationS of the British nation to
France. The cOmmander-in-chief
of the British expeditionary army
was welcomed by several diStin-
guiShed officers of the French
general staff, the British ambaSSa-
dor in Paris and a number of
French cabinet ministers. AS Sir
John, dressed in his khaki uni
form, stepped from the train in
the French capital, a roar of
cheers for England and France
rose from the great crowd which
had assembled, and the people
sang the anthems of the two
countries.
PARIS, Aug. 1S.-An Official
dispatch from Brussels says that
Germany has made further rep
reservations to Belgium asking
that its troops he permitted to
pass through Belgium territory,
but the request has been rejected.
PARIS. Aug. 18.-The hope
that a republic may be declared
in Germany as the result of the
war was expressed today by the
Humanite, which pointed out that
war was costing France S2O,OOO,- :
600 a day without including the
loss occaSioned by the paralysis
of its industries.
"May the German republic
rise without further delay from
the ruin of the HohenzollernS
and then France will be able to
conclude an honorable and last
ing peace, declares the Human
lie.
THE HAGUE. Aug. t8..-Per-
Sistent rumorS are in circulation
here today that Crown Prince
Frederick William of Germany
has been wounded and is dying at
Aix-La-Chappelle. 1t is reported
that Emperor William is fastening
TO his side. No official news has
been received confirming these
reports.
PARIS. Aug. 1S.-The French
troops that formed part of the inter-
national forces i'm the new kingdom
Albania were ordered today To- pro-
Cecd from Scutari To- Cetunje TO as
sist I'm the protection OF MOntenegrin
territory. Their presence at Cettinje
will permit OF the departure OF the
MOntenegrin troops to assist the
Seryians i'm their invasion OF Austria,
BY FRANKLIN Z. NIERRICK.
PARIS. Aug. 1S.-The first great
battle between the French army in
vading Germany and the German
forces is expected to take place at
Strassburg. capital OF Alsace Lor-
raine.
Announcement was made by the
war Office today that the French ad-
vance ID pIOtCculAb SuNNCSoAAAAts oAS
that the Germans are being pushed
back toward the Rhine.
According TO the war Office the en-
tire French line, extending in irreg-
ular formation along the jagged
boundary of Alsace- Lorraine about
$50 miles in length, is advancing
slowly, driving back the outer lines
OF the Germans from their advanced
positions along the French frontier.
The French claim 10 have taken
msny prisoners and captured a heavy
amount of supplies. AS the French
advance they are throwing up forti-
fications Of fallen trees and earth
works upon which they can fall back.
The tremendous strength OF the
German position at Strasseurg is not
underestimated by the French general
STAFF The Germans believe that the
defensive works at Strassburg are i'm
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