The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-09-19
GERMANS LOSING
GROUND IN FRANCE
ARMY OF THE CROWN PRINCE
SUFFERS DEFEAT IN ATTACK
ON TIE FRENCH LINE.
Allies Driving German Invaders Back
In Series of Battles Which Prevents
Tagged Soldiers from Securing
Moments Rest.

Paris.-The tide of battle seems to
have turned and the German forces
are on the defensive.
A furious battle is raging to the
north OF the Aisne, where the Ger
mans have halted their retreat, thrown
up temporary earthworks and have
turned to resist the oncoming allies
who have been hanging persistently
at their heels for six days.
The line of the battle which will de-
eide whether the German army shall
war on German territory extends from
the Aisne river to Verdun.
Five German armies have been con.
centrated here of the seven which
constitute the army of invasion in
France.
The army of the crown prince him.
self has suffered defeat in its attack
on the French line between Verdun
and Toul, where the Germans at.
tempted to break through in order tc
form junction with the supporting
force east OF the Meuse.
The part of the line above the Aisne
on which the hardest fighting has oc.
CURED is between the forest of l.
Aigle and Craonne, twelve miles
northeast OF Laon. Here the right
wing of General Won Kluk and a part
of the forces of General Won Buelow,
the latter having been driven back
from Rheims, on the Vesle river, to.
ward Rethel, on the Aisne, twenty,
two miles northwest of Rheims, are
bearing the brunt of the attack.
The fighting started with the rally
by the pursued Germans when the
British were attempting the crossing
of the Aisne. Vicious attacks were
leveled at the British ranks protecting
the engineers and the British finally
succeeded in forcing the passage with
great loss. Once the English troops
were safely lodged on the north side
of the river the crossing OF the French
right and left support was compar
atively easy task.
Meantime the main body of the
Germans had chance to reform, but
no chance for rest, for the tagged sol
diers were driven to digging trenches
and throwing up the breastworks
which now mark the front they are
defending.
The right of the German center
army has taken up a strong position
to the north OF Rheims and Chalons
The Amiens detachment of the Ger
man army, which retired toward st
Quentine and Peronne after the eva
cuation of Amiens, has been defen
sively organized to the west OF Rheims
on line of the old forts OF Nogente
rAbesse. Vitry and Fremont
Headquarters of one OF the French
armies have been established il
Rheims.
In the French reoccupation o.
Rheims 900 German prisoners ant
twelve guns were captured
Terrific rains that have continued
for three days greatly hinder the riva
| armies, making the roads difficult o.
passage and converting the marsh
lands into veritable lakes.
On the allies right, where the
French have been opposing the army
| OF Crown Prince Frederick William
the Germans have been doubled bach
on Etain, in France, and ON Metz
Define and Chateau Salins, all in Lor
raine. The allies have reoccupied the
| fort OF Troyon in the Woeve district
Although the Germans have beer
badly punished in their long retrea
and have lost many guns and men
they maintain cohesion, and unles!
the French succeed in their attemp
to get between the army of the crown
prince and those operating to the ives
of him, Emperor Williams forces viii
present solid front when the tim,
comes for another clash which will bt
fully as important as the recent bat
| tie