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Show Germans Are Making Strong I Stand North of Aisne River I London, Sept. 15, 6:25 p. m. In a dispatch from Rome dated Monday, September 14, the correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company says it has been of- B ficially reported there from Berlin that the German Baltic squadron, which is composed of 29 units, had fifteen vessels in action. H CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY DRIVEN BACK I ALLIED TROOPS OCCUPY RHEIMS; GENERAL VON KLUCK SURRENDERS FINAL OUTCOME OF MIGHTY STRUGGLE; DEPENDS ON CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY. Headquarters of German Center Has Been Retired to Mont Faucon, 15 Miles Northwest of Verdun Move Seems to Imply Approaching Relief of French Fortress Germans Claim Defeat of French in Attempt to Break Through Lines in Center. VON KLUCK ALLEGED TO HAVE SURRENDERED General's Position a Difficult One Commander Shows Masterful Mas-terful Skill May Have Been Forced to Sacrifice Part of Army to Offensive Stroke of French and Allies Critics Believe Great General, If Not Captured, Cap-tured, Will Eventually Reach Strategic Position. London, Sept. 1 5, :406 p. m The occupation of Rheims , by the allied troops was announced by the official press bureau this afternoon. "The allied troops have occupied Rheims. "Six hundred prisoners and twelve guns were captured yesterday by the corps on the right of the British. "Rain has made the roads heavy and is increasing the difficulty of the German army in its retreat." "London, Sept. 15, 4:05 p. m. A statement given out by the official press bureau this afternoon, says: "The enemy is still occupying a strong position to the north of the Aisne and fighting is going on along the whole line. "The crown prince's army has been driven further back and is now on the line of Varennes, Consenvoye and Ornes." Paris, Sept. 15, 2 55 p m. The western and central armies of the German forces continued their resistance today north of the river Aisne and north of Rheims and Chalons, while the eastern army is retreating. This is the substance of the French official communication given out this afternoon. after-noon. The text of the communication is as follows: "On our left wing, during the day of yesterday, the Germans Ger-mans offered resistance on the north side of the river Aisne along a line marked by the forest of L'Augle and Craonne ( 1 2 miles southeast of Laon). "On our center, the German line of resistance was located lo-cated yesterday to the north of Rheims and of Chalons. In order to reach Vienne, the town in the western section of the Argonne region, the forces of the enemy which were in the southern part of the Argonne hastened their movement of! retreat. In passing between the Argonne region and the river Meuse, their front yesterday, at the end of the day, extended from Varennes to Consenvoye. "On our right wing the Germans were doubling back on Etain (in France) and on Metz, Delme and Chateau Salins (all in Lorraine). "In the Vosges and in the Alsace the situation is unchanged. un-changed. "In Belgium the Belgian army is continuing to operate around Antwerp causing serious losses to the enemy." London, Sept. 15, 2 p. m. The correspondent of the Central News at Dieppe under date of Monday, September 14, transmits a report that the German army under General Von Kluck has been forced to surrender. The correspondent says: "A report has reached Dieppe , that the extreme left of the allies, after making an encircling movement, by way of Roye and Ham and joining a force from the Boulogne district, has compelled Genera Von Kluck to1 surrender with, according to one statement, 14,000 men, and according to another statement, with 25,000 men and a quantity of guns and war material " General Von Kluck has been operating on the German right wing and has consequently been opposed to the left wing of the allies. His army has been retiring before the allies for several days. Rove and Ham are to the southeast of Amiens and were occupied by the Germans two days ago. Recent reports show that these towns are now in the possession of the allies. Paris, Sept. 15, 2:26 p. m. It is reported today that, when the German general who was captured by the French and brought into the capital yesterdaj', was searched, there was found in his pocket his nomination of the governorship of Paris, signed by Emperor William. The name of this general gen-eral was not divulged London. Sept. 15, 6:59 a. m. A reasonable estimate, says a Times Petrograd dispatch places the Austrian losses in Galicia at 300,000 killed, wounded and prisoners, or nearly one-third of their forces. They have also lost, the dispatch savs, 1.000 guns, more than two-thirds of their available artillery. ar-tillery. Rome. Sept. 14. 10:10 p m., (Via Paris. Sept. 15. 7:30 a. m.) A demonstration occurred in the center of the town tonight, the people at the meeting crying out in favor of England Eng-land and France. The troops charged the demonstrators several sev-eral times an a number of persons were injured. Troops have been detailed to guard the Austrian embassy. Berlin, via Copenhagen and London, Sept. I 5, 6: 55 a. m. J It is officially announced that on the morning of September; 1 3 the small cruiser Hela was sunk by a torpedo from a hos- tile submarine. Almost the whole of the crew was saved. London. Sept. 15, 2 : 25 p. m. As has been the case since the commencement com-mencement of the battle of the Mnrne over a week ago the final outcome of the mighty struggle seems to depend de-pend on the armv of the Crown Prince Frederick William In the Ger man center, the headquarters of Which has been retired to Mont Faucon. la this town Is fifteen miles to the northwest of Verdun, the crown prince's move seems to Imply the approaching relief of that French fortress fort-ress which his army has been besieging be-sieging for a week past However, no news, of the actual situation there has yet come through, nor Is official confirmation of the reported fall of the fortified position of Maubeuge forthcoming from French sources A dispatch from the German general gen-eral staff on the battle of the Marne received in London today, suffered at the hands of the censor, In its truncated form the only claim made for German arms Ik that of having successfully suc-cessfully defeated the French endeav. ors to break through the German Hoes. Von Kluck's Surrender. This apparently Is quite true unless un-less the report from Dieppe this aft-ernoou aft-ernoou alleging that General von Kluck's army on the Germau right had been forced to surrender, turns out to be correct Up to the present there has been no confirmation of the story In any case from the estimate given giv-en of the numbers of the troops surrendered sur-rendered which according to one report re-port was 14.U00 and according to an other 25.000 it would be a misnomer to call it a surrender of General vou Kluck's army, which munt total in the neighborhood of lOu.000. General'6 Decision Difficult. That von Kluck's posltlou is a difficult dif-ficult one seems to be unquestionable if. as reported, the German line is 1 swinging its extreme right back to i the MeUFc m the vicinity of Mozlores, Vervlnes, St. Quentln and Peronne General von Kluck, however, has shown masterful skill and even should ; he have been forced to sacrifice a part of his army to an offensive stroke of the British and French al lies and unless beaten by a break in I Uu kjuhUxut. uJaJiih JJ turning hja roads Into quagmires and making transport most difficult ohservers here are of the opinion that he win reach his appointed position Crown Prlnce'i Army In Danger. Bordeaux, via London. Sept 15, 2.15 a m. The position of the German crown prince's army, which forms tho plot of the change of front forced upon the enemy by the allies' success is precarious, according to the opinion opin-ion expressed In official and military circle! here The French forms to the east of Argonne. it is said, have made retreat re-treat in that direction Impossible This army Is therefore probably moving mov-ing northward. It Is figured here, in the hope apparently of joining the other German forces along tho Me-Eieree-St Quontln-Peronne line, but the French are already pursuing the Germans to the north of Rheims and military men here think there is .i fair chance that the crown prlucc's army may be cut off German Casualties Berlin, via Copenhagen and London. Lon-don. Sept 14, 10 p m. The most extended ex-tended list of German casualties yet published has heen made public here It comprises 784 killed, 219o wounded and xi 4 missing. The totaltj of all published Iosspb up to date are now as follows: 4184 killed, 15,985 wounded, wound-ed, and 4070 missing. Commercial Counselor Feoodor of Berlin has promised 500 marks (J125) to the first Zoppelln which thrown successfully eight bombs on English soil. Paris, Sept. 15, 4 IS a m. The services ser-vices of radiography In BUrgery in the field was shown by radiographic proofs mad! by Charles Wlllant of the Laribolslere hospital and submit ted yesterday to the academy of sci euce. The proofs, which were re marknbly clear, were obtained by an extra rapid process in from four to six seconds for a wound on the hand, from eight to ten seconds for wounds in the elbow or leg, fifteen seconds for wounds In tho shoulder or knee and twenty-five to thirty seconds for I u. uouilJi La the tkUh ox LhurajL Th. radiograph can be taken on gelatine , paper and a proof made from it BO that the location of a bullet ma be had immediate) Paris. Sept. 15, 4:60 a m In a late list of casualties made public Is the announcement of ihe death of Gen era I Charles Roques, who was killed by being struck In the head by a bul-let bul-let near Bar-le-Duc, and of Captain Raoul Ducouedlr de Kernoualer The latter was a grandson of General dc .Mont Holon and a great-grandson oi "I5rae" Ducouedic, a celebrated Bfe mi s.'lldr who commanded La Surveillance Surveil-lance in 1799 in the famous fight with I the British ship Quebec General Roques had Just been pro-l pro-l moted on the field to be a general ot division when hp was killed. London, Sept 15. 4 .32 a. m. A dls. patch from Antwerp to Reuter's Tele-I Tele-I gram company gives the following ot-: ot-: flclal communieatlon : "The importance of the results ot the recent battle between our army J and the German army of occupation la fully confirmed by the Inactivity of: i the enem yesterday and today and ; by the latest details of the enemy's severe losses "Retirement of our divisions on. Antwerp was effected without any , iiXLack being made b the enemy. A dispatch to the Times from Ant 1 werp states that the operations of the Belgians near Mallnes wero a complete com-plete success. The enemy was am bushed and suffered a loss of 2000 ' killed and wounded. I London, Sept 15, 5 52 a. m On account of the scarcity of wheat in, Holland the association of Dutch Bakers has sanctioned the use of a so-called "tulip bread" In which one-third one-third of the flour used 16 made from ground tulip bulba The bread is said to be very nourishing and the I war ministry has recommended its use in the army. (Continued on Page 9) J FINAL OUTCOME OF MIGHTY STRUGGLE i (Continued from Page 1) London, Sept 15. 10 15 a. m. For once the military critics on both Bldei agree that the outcome oi the campaign cam-paign in the west area depends on thi r BUlt of the operations of the crown prince's army bofore Verdun, but on the question ot accomplished facts the divergence of opinion is as wide as ever. Berlin maintains that thr investment of Verdun Is now complete and therefore expects that within two or three days there will be a resumption of the offensive along the whole German front On the other hand the latest official communication communica-tion issued id behalf of the allies states that the crown prince has been driven back and haB moved his headquarters head-quarters from Sainte Menehould. south of Rheims to Moutfaucon, about fifteen miles northeast. Berlin admits that the weakened j German right wing has been turned j back, but discounts the reverse by maintaining that it will have no ef-j ef-j feet on the general forward" moe-ment moe-ment to be initiated when Verdun fall.' The very candid statement of General Gen-eral Joffre, regarding the sort of warfare war-fare his troops are capable of waging, wag-ing, indicates that the French are now in a position to take up the gaee of battle on their own terms and in a country of their own choosing General Gen-eral Joffre is now a national hero after coducting the great retreat that caused him to be called many hard names. He declares that the strict declpllne of the German soldier made him an ideal Instrument for a crushing crush-ing onslaught with superior numbers, while the French soldlerB, without adequate fortified bases and in a generally gen-erally level country', could not assumo that extended order under which they make the best showing. Recapture of Rheims. As far as the moral effect goes, the recapture of Rheims probably means more to the French army than flu- rolling up of the German left wing beyond Verdun, so that the battle bat-tle line on the Alsne, already the scene of sanguinary fighting, is today undoubtedly the arena of a stubborn struggle of the fiercest description. Petrograd reports that, although news of damage from General Brus-siloff's Brus-siloff's army is lacking and part of General Ruzsky's forces is still to he heard from, it is estimated that the Austrian forces have lost one-third ot their available personnel and two-thirds two-thirds of their artillery. It ia evident that the Russian generals now hope to bottle up the Austrians and their German contingents in Przemysl, which in an Austrian Metz. No hope is expressed for the early capture of this fortress but it is expected that the remnants of the Austro-Hungarlan forces will be kept within Its walls until the end of the war. Reports Are Contradictory. Reports of operations on the east Prussian frontier are contradictory According to Petrograd, General Ren-nenkampff Ren-nenkampff has resumed the offensive after winning an engagement on the border, while the same Russian sources report that the Investment of Koenlgsburg is continuing. On the other hand, Berlin states that Renncnkampff's defeat is almost as great aa the preceding Russian disaster dis-aster in thla region. Interest In the naval phase of the war has been somewhat stirred by the news from Berlin of the destruction of the German light cruiser Hela by a submarine and the unofficial story from a Scottish newspaper that the loss of the British cruiser Pathrinder has been avenged by the sinking ot her submarine antagonist which went down under a hail of shots from Brit lsh warships Famine Face6 People, Outside the zone of military opera tions. the chief Interest centers In the efforts of the German, Dutch and French governments to forestall the possibility of famine among then peoples by regulating the use of cer tain staples The regulations not only forbid the use of more than a certain amount of these staples for purposes other than for food, but in struct the people In the most economical way to use them. The stcry that Russian troops had been landed on the continent aftei eomlng via England from Archangel has met with formal and specific de nial both from the English official press bureau and from Belgian of fi' lal sources. Strategists Are Puzzled Paris. Sept. 15, 6:45 a m.-Ama teur strategists find difficulty in ar ;pg ranging General von Kluck's retreat $M for him while the professionals wise- (WS ly admit they don't know what destl- in&S nation to give the beaten army. The RS probability is that von Kluck himself doc-6 not know exactly, the forces in jt-J retreat not being always master ot their own movements, V.', I Having passed the line of Com- I,- plegne and Soissons, where a defense i-vjf had been prepared. It was thought he 'ff-could 'ff-could not make a stand before the , , , A' Meuse was reached. Yesterday's com- f munications, however, created some ;. I confusion on this point, the first say- 1 I , ing that tho allies had crossed the 1 1 , Aisne river and tho second stating IK that the Germans were trying to make H I I a stand on the Alsne. 1 I No doubt the line referred to In the 'i' V latter communication is that from j '' Laon to Soissons, which is the most H favorable position Tor a rally this 1-elde 1-elde of the Meuse. A halt there, !'' ;' however. Is accompanied by Immense , danger from a flanking movement 1 1 and the experts look for news of a H Continuation of the retreat today. it I Rigid Censorship. f I The rigid censorship leaves room for all sorts of hypotheses. One of these is that the allies, in their re- I treat south, left a strong force at I Rheims which is prepared now to make trouble for the armies of Generals Gen-erals von Kluck and Von Buelow or the armies of Generals von Hausen and the prince of Wuerttemberg, thus j preventing another concentration movement toward Sedan, which is 1 considered the only chance of re-unit- ! ing the entire forco. i Another confusion has arisen re- gardlng the army of Crown Print 0 Frederick William, reported operating in the forest of Argonne. The crown 1 prince is said also to have evacuated J Lorraine; but this report Is contra- dictory, for the army In Argonne has 1 not yet succeeded in getting out and at last accounts was In great danger of being. In part at least, kept In. 1 . These troops are threatened by both I Verdun and Rheims and have only j narrow and difficult passages to get j t through. ' War Office Keeps Secrets. ! 1 Important developments for today j ' In this region are hinted at but the M , J war office keeps its secrets so well I that It is difficult to predict what is expected, though th" natural supposition supposi-tion Is an enveloping movement by the army of VcrJun. Train loads of booty, wounded and prisoners continue to arrive from the line of General von Kluck's retreat but details of the actions are lacking. I |