Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-14

Germany France Great Britain and Belgium has
brought transformation The pursued now the pur
suers The of Gen. Won Kuck which SO long baed to
Allies western flank itself slowly and steadily out
fanked It's retirement the SMALL but hardy British
army turned the tide of battle
Today, the French official reports correct all the
armies except that facing Verdun and few miles
southwest retreang General Won kucks which
week ago was the southeast of Paris, has
miles the northeast while the extreme
right the army of the Bayarian Crown Prince which at
lacking line from Nancy to Epina has fall
the frontier of lorraine permitting the French to
re-occupy Lunenville and several other towns.
Jore, the French chief refers to
hurried not dorder with the Germans aban
doning prisoners wounded and supplies
The battle of the Marne which was decided in week. is
regarded by military critics the reversal
roles of two armies In their vew appears have
the first phase of the have made impossible
the plan which the German staff supposed have had of
crushing the French by stroke.
The military experts however, still cautious. While
recognizing the possibility that the German armies rally
strong defensive ne they recognize also the poss
by of the almost complete evacuation of France and Belgium
Paris that the Germans have evacuated Amens
The whereabouts of German of 10000 reported
be marching south three roads in that neghbohood
unknown
Belgian army credited with the determination
occupy and claims the railroad between
ge and Brussels thus severng important German line of
and to be pushing the scattered German forces
composed for the of reservs towards the south
Military authorities France consider the position of
the German armies critical The which south of the
Argonne forest they hardly retreat eastward
ing the danger from the strongly held French fortress of
Verdun while the mountainous wooded charter of the district
renders retreat due north mpactcab The left wing of the
Germans they believe rereatng in northwestery divi
sion The German version of the battle of Marine yet to be
heard The German official wireless tonight silent regard
ing the operations of the last week.
The position the troops reports
that the German right etreang beyond the River
Vele which between Rheims SossOns that the Ger
forces the which pen rated farthest south
falling back north of Vy Framed Semaize have
crossed the Marine and in the y woed country between
Vy and Verdun the Germans evgny and Brabant
Le-RO
The French have taken the offensive along al
most the entire 'front.' indicated by the be-
Luneve and Saint DE- where they have reaken
al towns evacuated fortnight whN reports from Basel
Switzerland hard fighting occurred yesterday in the Cue
brwler in southern Akace Ninety Rusand report
ed to be engaged Another dispatch from Basel the French
artillery and cavalry have annihated squadrons of Ger
cavalry in that neghbOrho0d In the battles that
proceeding in Gaca and Russian Poland to
cling the Russians They reported to have decis
i've victory Krasnk and Tomaszow The Austrian and Ger
armies estimated 40 divisions of infantry and IL of
cavalry totang several hundred verss CA verste is
about twohds of ie) Fighting has been proceeding
tnuousy since August 25 and the Russians claim to be win
ming both in Poland and Gaicia.