The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-09-10
Allies Appear to Be
Victorious
GERMANS FALL BACK
French and British Now F;ighI
on Equal Terms


London, Sept. S.-Outfanked on
their right by part of the huge allied
force that has been retiring before
them for the last two weeks, the battle
lines of the kaiser today were flung
back almost at the very threshold Of
Paris-their ultimate goal-in the
first phase of what is believed to be
the decisive battle of the German ill.,
vasion of France.
Emperor William is reported to be
with the German forces, an indication
that he regards this as the action
which will settle the fate OF his daring
attempt against the French capital.
While this success was merely the
beginning of the decisive battle that
has been brewing for two weeks, it
was regarded as certain here that the
allies had drawn the Germans into
such a position that they must az
minister a crushing defeat to an army
their equal in strength, entrenChed i'll
defensive positions of their own
choosing, or be cut off from their base
of communications and run the danger
of humiliation. Their defeat, it is
thought, renders their position eX-
tremely dangerous.
To the west of Paris a German
column is believed TO be fighting for
its life along the Ourcq river, penned
between a French force on its right
and British army along it's left. This
column, sweeping down from Chan.
lilly, apparently Numbered into a
huge allied reserve, and it is believed
that the mishap to this force com
PEELED the German cOmmander-in-chief
to begin at once the general battle on
the other side of Paris in an effort TO
crush his foes there before the west
ern army could attack him on the
right.
Four million men were engaged
along the vast front, extending from
uil-leHaudouin twenty-five miles
northeast of Paris, and swinging
southeast in a huge half circle. through
Meaux Sezanne and Vitry-le-Francos,
back to Verdun, 120 miles east by
north of the capital defenses. At the
end of the days furious fighting the
German lines were retreating and the
huge invading army had met its first
serious check since entering France
Paris, Sept. Sit is officially an
nounced that the Germans are retreat
ing from the line of Nanteuil-le- Hau
douin to Verdun after a general action
with French and British troops.
From official communications given
out in Paris ii is learned that the en-
gagement which began Saturday and
Sunday to the east and northeast Of
the French capital, developed into one
of the most important battles Of the
campaign.
The position chosen by the allied
forces to give battle to the advancing
invaders is declared to be most favor
able, having near its center the
strongly entrenched camp at Chalons-
SURNAME.
The allies conducted their early op-
erations so successfully that a portion
of the German forces were forced to
retire. The Germans have reached
the region around Coulommiers and
La Ferte-Gaucher, respectively thirty
and forty miles to the east of Paris,
drove them back.
The troops engaged number more
than 100000, the Germans having q
100000 soldiers in France. The forces
Of the allies, now reinforced, are be-
lieved to be equal in numbers to the
invaders.
Telegraphing from Ostend a Reuters
correspondent says the German casual
ties in the fighting around Termonde,
sixteen miles east of Client, are esti-
mated at 5000. A number of Ger
man soldiers were drowned when the
dykes around Termonde were cut and
several German guns were lost in the
flood.
Paris, Sept. 8.-French and British
armies, reunited after the long retreat
of the left wing from Maubeuge to
Paris, gave battle to the Germans and
defeated them in the first stages OF
the conflict. The retreat of the Ger.
mans is being harrassed by the
French in pursuit, who are keeping up
a constant artillery fire on the enemy
The struggle, which may decide the
war so far as France is concerned
RACES from Nanteuil to Verdun. Nan
teuil is twenty-five miles from Paris
Wounded soldiers were being brought
into Paris. The French war office
gave out this statement:
"A general action has started on the
line through Observation-Disclosures
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