The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
REPULSE
Of BLOW At
DAY BREAK
French Force Back Formid-
able German Assault After
Hand to Hand
Fighting.
BRITISH ARE RESTING
American Steamer sunk by German
Submarine, All Of Crew
Reaching Shore
Safely.
BRITISH ARE RESTING

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
PARIS, Sept .14.-Violent hand to
hand fighting marked French repulse
of a formidable offensive blow by the
Germans at daybreak around the
Easements plateau (Chemin Des
Dames), north of the Aisne, today's
official report declared.
The German assault came after
particularly heavy bombardment.
French troops met the special storm
ing troops and forced them back, In
iflcting heavy casualties.
Elsewhere on the French front the
war Office reported an artillery duel
on both banks of the Meuse.
In the Champagne to the west OF
Navarin, the war Office reported
French troops had entered German
trenches and taken some prisoners.
German Reply Received.
[By John H. Hearley. United Press
Staff Correspondent
ROME, Sept. 14.-Reply Of the
central powers to Pope Benedict's
peace note was received by the vati-
can today, according to well inform
ed officials. 1t was rumored the reply
favors absolute independence for
Belgium" demanding that King AL
bert's country "be independent of all
military and economic alliances"
Formal announcement Of the re-
ceipt of the Teutonic reply and in
formation as to whether it was
Joint or group answer was withheld
by the vatican.
German War Report.
BERLIN, (via London) Sept. IL
Special German storm troops forced
their way through to French second
line positions west of Guignicourt, in
the Aisne sector, today's official
statement declared. Heavy casual
ties we're inflicted on the French
and a number were captured.
On the British front, the war office
reported numerous prisoners taken
in attacks north of Langemarck
Wednesday night, by which the Brit
tsh were elected from a section Of
woodland.
From the Baltic to the Black sea
there was no fighting of Importance"
the statement concluded.
British are Idle Today. :
Haig reported nothing of special
interest," from the British front to-
day.
German Answer is Sent.
LONDON, Sept. l4.-Germany's
answer to Pope Benedict was for
warded to Rome Thursday night and
contains concrete proposals for
= I'M 70
change Telegraph dispatch today
from Geneva.
American Ship Torpedoed.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE American
man submarine Wednesday, the ad-
miralty announced today. The crew
was saved.
steamer of $500 tons, owned by the
Berwind- White Coal company of New
York, and registered at New York.
The German Peace Reply.
[By John Grandens, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, (via London) Sept. IA
Germany's reply to Pope Benedict as
agreed upon today will specifically de-
clare that Germany has no desire to
interfere In the internal affairs of 9TH
er nations, according to the Berlin
Lokal AnZeiger.
The form and text Of the reply was
approved today by leaders of the spe-
cial reichstag committee named by
Chancellor Michaelis to aid in consid-
Grafton of the matter.
The I1okal AnzeiGer laid stress on
the fact that the note does not re-
semble the American reply, in that it
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