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Show CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY IN DANGER Threatened With Complete Envelopment If He Tries Plains of Chalons. London, Sept. 15 5.10 a. ni The correspondent of the Times at Bordeaux, Bor-deaux, dealing with what he terms the precarious position of the German crown prince, who is threatened with complete envelopment if he seeks his fortune in the plains of Chalons, says: "It Is possible that if he is strong enough to hold the Argonne forest that the Germans may complete a change of front and swing their armies ar-mies on the pivot of Argonne around to the Meuse valley, In which case General Von Kluck's army will find Itself in the position of outside running run-ning such as at the bend of a raclnj track, and might be unable to gei around in time. "It looks at present as though the whole German army i3 withdrawing to make a stand on the Peronne-St Quenlin-Vervins-Mezieres line, which would give them a line of retreat through Luxemburg. This Is known to have been prepared by the sappers for a determined defense." oo |