Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-10-01
oERMANo HURL EVERY AVAIL,
ABLE MAN AGAINST BRITISH
AND FRENCH TO RETRIEVE
LOST GROUND.
ALLIES GAIN FURTHER
SUCCESS IN BIG DRIVE
New Teuton Commander In West 10
MomentariIy Expected to BE Ap.
polnted-0erman Soldiers
Being Removed from
Eastern Front.

Eastern Front.
Paris, Sept. 3o.-"DipIomatic IN
formation received from Vienna
Gays a dispatch to the Havas Agency
from Athens, sis to the effect that
fresh German troops are being hur.
ried to the Serbian frontier and that
General Won Falkenhayn, chief Of
staff of the German army has visited
the 'front.'"
London, Sept 30-The Germans in
q desperate effort to retrieve their
lost ground, have denuded Belgium
Of troops and are hurting every avail
able man against the British and
French.
Emperor Wilhelm is reported to
have arrived at the scene of the bat
tie, and after q conference with the
crown prince is said to have dismiss
Cd several of his generals for allow
Ing their lines to be pressed back al
most TO the breaking point.
A new German commander in the
West is momentarfly expected to be
appointed, and in this connection the
name Of General Won Hindenburg, who
20 successfully conducted the Galicia
campaign, is mentioned.
Detachments of German soldiers are
already being removed with feverish
haste from the eastern front to meet
what is now generally declared is be
the greatest effort made in the west
since the armies took up their pres
ent position from Belgium to switzee-
land. >.
: Allies Gain More Ground.
French and British, battering the
German lines before Lille, in Artois
and in Champagne, have achieved
further successes in their great Of
iensive, It is ohlcially reported.
The most striking successes claim
"a by the French have been register
cd in the region OF souchez, where At
vimy. the dominating Hill No. 40
has been captured, and in Champagne
On the slopes Of Tahure and north Of
Aassiges.
The Brtttlh are reported to pe
making further progress south Of La
Bassee Canal. The Berlin official
statement says that the British at
lacks in the region Of Loos broke
down with heavy losses before the
German fire and that some Of the
ground lost by the Germans north Of
koos has been recovered.
In fighting since Saturday, the AL
Hes are said to have inflicted upon
the Germans losses estimated at not
less than 100000 men. OF these more
than $4,000 have been taken prison
ers. Seventy-nine captured German
cannon already have been transport
ID to the rear.
French Take Important Crest.
In ordeE> to divert the Allies at
tentloh FROM the sections where the
heaviest bl6W3 are being launched,
the Germans are reported to have
opened violent bQmhardWent Of tho
French positions north and south Of
the Aisne, In La Pretre woods and
In the Forest q Apremont. French
artillery 10 replying and General Jof-
fro has made no move to indicate;
hat his attention is being distracted;
from the main sectors.
Here the French, occupying the
commanding crest known al Hill No.
40. are In q position to command
with their artillery the important
German supply railway, the network
pf wagon roads and the lesser heights
which had been strongly fortified by
the Teatons. The capture Of the
crest IL declared in Paris to mark IN
important step In the campaign to
recover Lille, Lens and Doual.
The crest was won In night battle
In which the French, rushing for
ward under cover Of darkness, sue
pssded in occupying not only the hin
but al1o the orchards to tho south.
Al day long, despite fierce attacks,
thsy held their ground. and now have
established strongly consoltdatoA
position On tho crest.
Thovssnd MaehInlste Strike.
Hartford. Conn, Sept. bo.-Xboul
1000 employees Of the Pratt and Whit
pey company, makers Of machinery
struck to enforce demands for an .
hour day with no reduction in pay
time and a half for overtime and
6oable pay for Sundays and :holtdays
Scientific Cutting In state Forests.
St. Paul, Sept. 3o.-A legal opinion
':pent to J. A. o. Preus, state auditor
~ Attorney General Smith will make