The French War Office announc-
ed a lull in the great battie along
the Aisne, but there is no particu-
lar change in the general situation,
although the allied army has made
slight progress on its left flank.
Violent attacks by the German
army against the British troops
have been repulsed and the Ger-
man army, heavily reinforced
in the centre, has adopted a pure-
ly defensive attitude. In the Vos
ges and Lorraine the Allies are
still the aggressors.
German Army Headquarters by
wireless reported the battie con-
tinuing between the Oice and the
Meuse but with sure indications
that the force of the allied troops
is failing. A French attempt to
cut through the German right
wing was broken, according to
Berlin, and the German army ls
advancing slowly but surely.
oh he
ol
»
J Se
a 0 C Ly
give movement.
artillery was op
of «
erated
kment
e Lvarman
enches
mban
! while th
aniry was protected by tr
three deep
nf
Mi
foot
Everywhere from Olse
Argonne the fightin
at night,
used by the
to
positions,
More than
engaged In
the mastery
St
ed
the
has been pressed
lights have been
Germans in an attempt
Allies as to
the to
and search ta
deceive the battery
three 1m
thi
of
rengthened
front
ilion men are
8 titanic struggle for
Europe.
by fresh troops rush
the from the Rhine for
tresses, the German right and center
wade a desperate effort successfully
to resume the offensive after their
retreat, but in vain, and the Allies’
left is farther advanced than ever in
the hills of the Aisne.
Both sides were
to
#0 nearly exhaust.
battle calmed down a bit,
Three times, the German
tacked the English lines
times were Oeneral
hurled back with
night assault on
right at.
and
von Kluk's men
heavy loss. The
ered a
tempt ti}
ler
1¢ British deliv
breaking the
up their
coun
atlac German lines
advauta
n,
and following
a bayonet cha
Brigade
The
William
FEe in which
up.
army of Crown Prin
an
was badly cut
has finally
at Montf;
encouraged
suers fucon
dun,
hure,
hile Maubeuge ¢
of cothmuni
i nmun
were perf
heurge fallen gives
long the
and I
Sambre
dege,
Maubeuge Taken by |
Germans, After 12 |
Days of Fighting
Times
neces the
london
at Boulogne
beuge the
‘Maubeuge
The ir
The respo
anou fall of
following despatch
fell on September 7
ivestment began on August 25. |
On August first shell was fired. |
On August 27 the main attack
concentrated on the forts to the north
and east of the city,
“Forts de Boussols, des Sarts and
de Cerfontaine and the earthworks of
Rocq were destroyed by heavy artil
lery,
“The
the
with
cor ndent |
Mau
in
26 the
was
|
town suffered severely
bombardment, which continued
great violence for twelve days.
than a thousand shells fell in|
night near the railway station!
and in Rue de France was partly |
destroyed. The loss of life, however,
was comparatively slight,
“At 11.50 o'clock on the morn ing |
from
i
failure,
Ten times the German
tried to overwhelm the Allies’ lines,
of September 7 a white flag was hoist:
i
sounded
only
‘cease firing. but
ceased at 3 o'clock
In the meantime
of the garrison
{leaving the town.
the firing |
that after. i
the greater |
succeeded in |
The German
with very heavy losses.
Czar Sweeps
900,000 Men
Over Poland
Main Army WMibves Toward Breslau as
Start of Advance Into Germany-—
2,000,000 Trained Reservists in
Readiness to Join Invading Troops.
Rome.—Another Russi tidal
toward
nira
IE ACros
wave
army
Poland
earned
inder rain
army
Says Kaiser Moves
320,000 Men From
Prussia to France
a
WAR NEWS TOLD
IN TABLOID FORM
¥
The German General Staff officially
rep that the offensive of the
Allies was weakening, that the Ger.
mang were advancing
that a French
had been repulsed.
Petrograd reported y that
Gen, Rennenkampf had stopped the
German advance in East Prussia
and that pursuit of the Austrian
rear guard in Galicia continued.
All reports of Russian victories were
branded as “incredible lies” by the
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador, Dr.
Dumba, who went to New York to
protest to the American public
against alleged distortion of news
about his country
{John T. McCutcheon, special corre
spondent of The New York World,
writing from Aix.ia Chapelle said
that, though with the German army
for two. weeks, he had not seen a
single instance of wanton brutality,
statement in Berlin an-
nounced that French attacks had
been repulsed, and that counter
German attacks had been success-
ful, but that, in general, the situa.
tion was unchanged,
Demonstrations for
into the war, which started at!
Rome, have spread to Milan, Venice |
and Salerno,
Earl Kitchener said the tide is turn.
oried
slowly
sortie from
ang
Verdun
officia
lies. He predicted a long war.
able, and denied any victories by
the British or French forces.
The Kaiser is reported about to take |
personal command of the checking |
of the Russian invasion.
official charges of German atrocities
plied
United States prevented him from |
passing judgment on the case. Me |
sent a similar reply to the Kaiser's |
complaint against the Allies.
ers demanded that
Allias
Italy aid the
HALL, PA.
BIG GUNS RAIN
SHELLS ON ARMIES
Hostile Forces Fight on Dogged-
ly--Both Sides Holding
Fast.
Slight Gains Claimed, Without
Definite Advantage.
Pesce. But
Not Peace at
Any Price
Dispatches
sources
the Allies
represent
going
the sit
by the
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE H fighting
ON PEACE CVERTURES
French and British
ating battle between
the in France
the ing is till
without mat in
advances
Sunday's
spatch
from
tO
re the
Makes Clear
Germany's Attitude Towards
Count von Bernstorff
and Gers
that
Proposals, on change
lation, though
Allies
ed
secording ; {
accor i i il
are cli
from
front, msist rincipally of
artillery
be some. An offic
in the of- § ' an headquar
mere tender of
¢f the United
recognizing the
kindly interests this Govern
ment, yet it contains no assur
ances from the Allies.
SECOND—Germany Eu
rope must not be dismembered.
While negotiations might be con
sidered ning the es
the German Empire must remain
intact,
THIRD—German
alone by other
her in the fut
the
and
is one
the hostile encroac
Russia,
Live and
that Germany
mies to
FIRST—There must
thing more substantial
fer than the
good offices
States. While
{seer
that
take
gents
the Allies have heen obliged to
the defensiy positions,
of
in
concer colon
must
be let
around
Every man
lieves
Powers
ure.
be
honestly today th
of
n
empire sincerely
at the war
against
of
self defense
hments
France
and England
let live is the
wishes
observe
GERMANY ASKS TERMS THROU
UNITED STATE
A oR
AUSTRO-RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN
ZAR REPORTS KAISER'S AD.
ANCE BLOCKED; AUSTRIA
DECLARES RUSSIAN CLAIMS
ARE FALSE.
ITALIAN CONSUL ASSAULTED
Black
Unable To
York
Thinks Was
Home
jacker
Go
Reservist
a
and who
The sul
wag believed
He
an
tied
back to
Con
Was
that
eaid
Campa
LsRiiCia
Austrian losses
orted. On
wound was t Berious
bel
serviet who
not
Russian Polan and
denies th
been as
other
Ha 3
H ieved his iant was
AYE | italian was disgrun
re
heavy
hand, says i}
eral Staff of the Dual
nounces as a result
fighting the captu
sian prisoners and
tha
(sen
a ep
because he could be sent
Ma
italy
at the
r v wes dey f
MOnarchy an-
of four weeks’
of 41.000 Rus-
300 guns,
JAPS REPORT DROPPING BOMBS.
ire
One Said To Have Set Ship Afire In
Kiauchau.
Tokio Vice-Admiral Sadadichi
Kato, commander of the second ape
nese squadron, it officially an
nounced, reports under date of Sep
tember 17 that in a recon
| plane over Kiauchau Bay the day
fore bombs were dropped toward the
enemy's ships in the harbor, the wire-
less station and the electric
house,
a large
| curled ap
LPL ABELL bes
KING GEORGE TELLS :
in Proroguing Parliament
WHY BRITAIN FIGHTS
LONDON, « King George's
speech proroguing Parliament
included this reference to the
war:
“After avery endeavor of my
Government to preserve the
peace of the world, | was com.
pelied, in the assertion of trea.
ty obligations, deliberately set
at naught, and for the protec
tion of the public law in Europe,
to go to war, We are fighting
for a worthy purpose and will
not lay dewn our arms until
that purpose is achieved. | rely
in confidence upon the efforts
of my subjects. | pray God's
blessing.”
lp pd
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| GUARDS WIPED OUT, SAYS PARIS.
Kaiser's Elite Soran d Alleged To Have |
Been Annihilated.
London -~The Parie correspondent
of , the Exchange Telegraph Company
says: “All accounts received in Paris
agree that the famous Prussian Guards
Corpse, the elite of the empire and the
especial pride of the German Em-
peror, has been practically blotted out
in the battles waged along the Meuse,
Marne and Aisne rivers.”
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