The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-09-10
GERMAN FORCES HARD PRESSED IN FRANCE
Attack on Paris Tenn
porariIy Postponed
Russians Winning.
FOLLOWING FALL OF LEMBERG,
CARS HOSTS BEGIN NORTH.
WARD MOVEMENT AGAINST
ANOTHER FORCE.

Paris, Sept. 9.-The Germans ad-
vancins upon Paris have been forced
to face about and now are lighting
with their backs to the city while the
allies harass their real with cavalry
and artillery supported by infantry.
Tables Are Turned.
Tine monotonous and steady on
slaught of the kaiser's forces, which
have been hurled forward by leaps and
bounds toward the Notifications of
Paris. has been turned into a rear
guard action with the Germans in re-
treat.
Entire Line Not Retiring.
This does not mean that the entire
German line is retiring. The kaiser's
forces on the battle front number L.
100000 men. according to close esti-
mates, and they are distributed along
a battle line which extends from Nam
teuil-Le-Haudin, 2o miles northeast of
Paris through Meaux to Sezanne in a
southeasterly direction and then a lit
tie north of easterly to Verdun through
Vitry-Le-Francois, a front of 100 miles.
Advance Body Cut Of.
1t is more probable that the advance
body of the invaders which had sue.
ceeded in penetrating to Coulomaires
and Laferte-Gaucher has been cut off
from the main body by the allies south
OF the Marine river to the immediate
east of Paris and are now retiring in
an easterly direction probably with
the object of affecting a juncture with
the Bavarian army under Prince Rup-
percht which is attacking Nancy under
the personal direction of4Ae kaiser.
Allies Number 1,4oO, 900.
The general action which was
started on the allies left when the pur.
suit Of the retiring Germans was taken
up, was vigorous from the beginning
and soon the full force of the united
armies of the allies was thrown into
the conflict. These number 1,4OO, 900
men, making. the number of those en-
gagged in both sides about 5000, 900.
French IN Rear.
From time to time as the Germans
continued to retire they were forced
to turn and engage the French who
were hard upon them in their rear.
French shells were falling continually
In the German real and it was evident
that the field artillery of the pursuers
was being forced we'll to the front of
the line of attack.
AS the action along the left of the
allies line was carried eastward, the
engagement became general all along
the line which development marks the
definite abandonment of the kaiser's
turning movement against the left
flank of the allies, which has been
~hammering for two weeks.
More British Land.
Reports that the British have land
ed another army at Ostend, believed
to be the fifth army which has been
sent across the channel, gave rise to
the hope here that this British force
in conjunction with the Russian bri-
gades that have been landed in the
north at a point which is not disclosed
will be able to strike the German army
In the rear and thus bend the invaders
fine toward the allies front, e~ffectually
trapping the enemy.
City Is Calm.
The city is comparatively calm. The
day was beautiful and a strong east
wind blowing enabled those with sharr
ears occasionally to hear the sound OF
artillery firing off toward the battle.
field.
Col. Rousset, the military expert, be
lieves the battle now in progress viii.
be decisive. He declares it is clea,
now that the extra rapid advance Of
the Germans on Paris was only an in
timidation. This having failed in its
effect, the Germans must now fight il
an open field. Optimism was the key
note everywhere in Paris last night.
Possibility Heir to Throne Has FalIer
London, Sept. 8.-The imperia
guard of the German army has beer
annillilated and there is a possibilit,
that Crown Prince Frederick William
has been slain by the British in al
engagement at Precy-Sur-Oise, accord
Ing to a Boulogne dispatch to the Eve
ming News. The Evening News pub
fishes the dispatch under reserve
Precy is a town on the Disc rive,
about rs miles north of Paris. 1t il
given only O the most enlarged de
tail maps.
News of the engagement was con
tanned in a telegram irom General Pau
which said that the British troop
under command of Sir John Frencl
and the French under General d. Am
ade had met with a signal success il
an important engagement.
Passes to Budapest
London, Sept. Y.-The Petrogra'