The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-26

ed to withdraw large quantities OF
men and artillery and send them TO
the west to reinforce the German
right. AS q consequence they must
remain on the defensive, although the
French are keeping up their assaults,
feeling out the weak place In the
line. When located general assault
In force can be expected.
On the extreme French right, &C
|ccrding to the latest information OBJ
tainable, the Germans are giving
ground before the French at the
northern part Of the French right.
where 1t joins the center. but It has
been found impossible to prevent as
vet the advance OF the Germans along
the Meuse in the direction OF st.
Mihiel. They have not. however, been
able to cross the river. Every time
they string their pontoons the French
artillery. which commands every
point. blows them to pieces.
The German line now begins at
Mons, in Belgium. swings west to st.
Amand, south through Cambria. st.
Quentin. on the main road through
Ham to Noyon, and then Is unchanged
from the past few days at any mate
rial point In its spread across France
In southeasterly direction, following
the heights OF the Aisne to point
north OF Rheims and then directly
east of ,Varennes, taken on Thursday
by the Germans. From there the line
of the Meuse Is followed with the Ger
mans threatening the forts of the
Toul-verdon line.
Important developments are expect
ed in the last narued section. The
French armies that successfully held
Nancy against the force attacks OF
the Germans, led by the kaiser In per-
son, and those which have been cen
tered at Toul, are moving northward
and will. IL they have not already.
give battle to the Germans in this
section.
All OF the reports received here to-
day describe the fighting on the
French left, which began shortly af-
ter midnight on Thursday and has
continued unchecked as the most des-
perate OF the war. The Germans as
sumed the offensive and, after she'll
ing the entire French position, charg-
ed the line, not less than two and
The allies were forced by the sheer
weight of numbers to fall back. But
there was no precipitous retirement.
IL was an orderly retrograde move
ment In which the British troops es-
pecially did splendid work. moving
down the entire front of the German
line. $500.
Reinforcements were rushed from
Amiens to Peronne, where the allied
line was under the most pressure, and
finally the Germans were forced to re-
treat ~
A part OF the allied force got as
far as ST. Quentin and there was
street fighting in which many build
ings were riddled with shot and shell.
But the allies could not hold their I'D.
vantage there, as the Germans had
their artillery more advantageously
mounted and the ranges mapped The
advance guard ives. therefore, ordered
to withdraw to the main body, then
lat lie Catelet and Peronne.
II was the prompt arrival Of the
new British army and the French re-
Inducements hurried from the south
ern mobilization centers and from
the army OF the defense of Paris that
saved the day for the allies The re-
ports of the British air scouts Of the
arrival Of the enormous number OF
German reinforcemeDts 10 aid Gen
Won Kluck had enabled Gems. French
and Joffre to make plans to meet the
emergency. But II is admitted at mil
|itary headquarters ,that these fresh
allied troops reached the scene lust
IN the nick Of time to prevent serious
trouble.