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Show GERMAN RIGHT IN DANGEROUS PLIGHT I ! FORTRESS MAUBEUGE FALLS; FRENCH l LOSE 40,000 MEN AND 400 GUNS FURIOUS FIGHTING CONTINUES BETWEEN GERMANS AND ALLIES Official Communication From Paris Says Situation Remains Satisfactory, German Right Retreating Before English, French Center Slowly Advancing, Situation on the Right Unchanged German Progress loo Rapid and Troops Arrive Fagged Tangent Tan-gent Movement Proves Grave Error. BATTLE AT RAWA OVER; RUSSIANS WIN Complete Victory Reported Austrians Retiring Everyhere Large Numbers of German Prisoners Taken Austrians Have Evacuated Russian Poland Kaiser's Troops Not Ready for Siege of Paris All Eyes in Berlin Ber-lin Turned Eastward Russian Offensive in East Prussia Causes Concern. Paris, Sept 9. 3:05 p. m. An official communication issued this afternoon says the situation remains satisfactory. The German right is retreating before the English. Th French center is slowly advancing. The situation on the right is unchanged. The statement says: "First, on the left wing, although the Germans have been reinforced, the situation remains satisfactory. satis-factory. The enemy is retreating before the British army. "Second, at the center our advance is slow but general. On the right wing there has been no action of the enemy against the great circle of Nancy. In the Vosges and in Alsace Al-sace the situation remains unchanged." Paris, Sept. 9. 1:15 p. m. British officers and soldiers arriving from the front today declare that the four days bat-tic bat-tic which still continues to the east of Pans s being carried on furiously. Ther assert that the French captured a considerable number num-ber of field and machine guns, while the Germans often surrendered sur-rendered in groups. London, Sept 9, 12:10 p. m. A despatch to the Central News from Basel. Switzerland, via Rome, says that the Germans Ger-mans have evacuated Upper Alsace. London, Sept. 9. The Evening News has published a despatch from its Rome correspondent who says that Emperor Nicholas is reported in Rome to have made the following declaration: "I am resolved to go to Berlin itself, even if it costs me my last moujik.' The Japanese ambassador at Petrograd, the correspondent of the News continues, having expressed to the emperor a wish to see the soldiers of Japan fighting side by side with those of Russia, the emperor re-, plied: "I shall do my best to realize your wishes." Washington, Sept. 9. The British embassy today received re-ceived the following despatch from its foreign office: "Following is official communique of the French government, gov-ernment, September 8: " 'The Anglo-French forces have taken many prisoners including a battalion of infantry, a mitrailleuse company, and many caissons.' Paris, Sept. 9, 12:45 p. m. A despatch to the Havas Agency from Nish, Servia, says that the Servians are continuing continu-ing their offensive movements against the Austrians in the direction di-rection of Vishegrad. They crossed the frontier September 6 and continued to advance successfully. Everywhere the Austrians Aus-trians were thrown back to the left bank of the river Drina. Washington, Sept. 9. The German embassy received another message saying: "The Spanish ambassador in Berlin strongly denies ru mors of Spain's unfriendly attitude against Germany and Austria, all Spanish party leaders being for strict neutrality. All the papers speak of the importance of the capture of Meu-beuge." Meu-beuge." The German military railway lines are now free. The papers also speak of the 40,000 captured meaning the weakening weaken-ing of the enemy. "At Strassburg after a court martial session, the official statement was made: 'The French authorities two months before mobilization mobiliza-tion organized franctierur (snipers) bands by distributinv arms to civilians.' ' Paris, Sept. 9, 4:40 p. m. A Havas Agency despatch from Rome says: "News has reached here that the Montenegrin troops j commanded by General Vucotich have occupied important , points in Bosnia south of Sarayevo, the capi tel. "The situation in North Albania continues serious." London, Sept. 9,3:32 p. m. Telegraphing from Geneva Switzerland, a correspondent of the Central News says that information has reached him from Lugano, near the Italian frontier, to the effect that all Italians belonging to the I 882 and 1 888 classes of reservists have been forbidden to leave the country. Copenhagen, via London, Sept. 9, 8:05 a. m. A de-, de-, spatch to the Politien from Petrograd says: "According to a report issued by the war ministry, the Russian advance for the purpose of dividing the million Austrians Aus-trians who are advancing on Lublin is on the point of succeeding. succeed-ing. A great battle is in progress." Trieste, Austria, Sept 9, via Rome and London, 1 1 :45 a. m. The defeat of the Austrians at Lemberg has created a 1 deep impression at Trieste and all along the Adriatic coast. ! The regiments which suffered most were composed of men of Italian origin; the 97th Austrian infantry was recruited almost entirely from Trieste Italians. This regiment was virtually vir-tually annhiliated, 2,000 men being left on the field and only sixty-five returning. Washington, Sept. 9. Berlin message adds that a German Ger-man war loan has been announced of one billion in treasury bills and that an unlimited state loan at 5 per cent was given out at 97.5. suggests a peace (conference at the Major Fred R. Reed. San Francisco. Spt 9. (Special) .Major Fred R. Heed, commissioner for Idaho to the Panama exposition, proposes pro-poses that San Francisco be made I the place for holding a peace conference confer-ence of European nations now at war, j some time during the exposition year. i I Allies Gaining Impetus London Sept 9, 1:40 p. m. It is early In the day as yet to judge how tar the allies will be able to push their present advance to the east of Paris against the German invaders, nbut from what con be gathered from the fleeting glimpses of the battle zone, permitted by the censorship, the British and French armies seem to be effectively driving home their advantage ad-vantage and gaining impetus ns they progress. British optimism. which became more pronounced with the first an nouncement of the ''turn of the tide." j has been further heartened by the i continuation of promising reports from the front For the first time since the beginning of hostilities, an I official bureau report has described the result of the operations as "very" satisfactory Heretofore this adjective adjec-tive has never been used in any off: la I report This fact, coupled with the announcement of the French gov ernmeni that it expects its stay in Bordeaux to be short, and General) Joffre's general order to the troops that the time had come to drive back Ithe invaders, is accepted here as an Indication thai the German retrograde movement is likely to be permanent. Invaders in Dangerous Plight. I Observers in London claim that the allies' a. tack on the German center and to the left of the center, where the battle Is raging bo stubbornly, with alternate advances and retire ments. Is successful, a wedge will be driven between the German right and left, which will place the enemy's rlghl in a highly dangerous plight. Lord Kitchener's "unknown factor" heretofore held to be a great secret which has so altered the situation at the front, is now known to be the arrival of forces from India. Two divisions of infantry and a brigade of cavalry constitute these forces. A dozen Indian potentates have been se lecterl to accompany this expedition ary force. These include Sir Pertet ab Singh. Sir Ganga Bahadur, Maharaja Ma-haraja of Bikauer. and Sir Bhupin , I dra Singh. Maharaja of Ptalia. If the Indiau divisions are organ j ized on the same basis ns the British home army the Indiau contingent will add about 60,000 combatants to the allied armies together with approxl mately 130 pieces of artillery, com prising both light and heavy field pieces pie-ces and howitzers. Paris, Sept. 9, 3.30 p. m Today's! official communication. indicating! thut the allied armies are holding thej Germans east of Paris and the retirement re-tirement of the Germans before the British offensive movement, was re ceived with the greatest satisfaction bj the French public. Between the lines of the official announcement can be read the fa t that fighting of the fiercest kind is progressing and that the battle lines cover a wide territory Soldiers returning to Paris from the front are forbidden to mention the positions occupied by the troops but it is generally understood that the conflict and carnage were most severe se-vere alon? the rivers Curcq and Marne. Whether the main German army Is participating or only their covering troops Is not known. Some ot the wounded and prisoners are being be-ing brought to Paris but the greater number are being sent to provincial cities. Reinforcements brought up by the Germans to meet the attack of the French left win? are declared to have left the satisfactory situation of the allies unchanged, while the advance of the allies' center is asserted to be continuing slowly but generally Apparently Ap-parently the rlsht wing of the allies Is enjoying a period of repose but ready for action |