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Show THE GREAT BATTLE. The sixth day of the third great battle bat-tle between the Germans and the allied al-lied French and English did not brin victory to cither side. Last Sunday the Germans stopped their retreat at the Aisne river and formed a line running eastward to the north ol Kheiins and j Verdun. This semi-circle they have been defending apiinst repeated assaults as-saults by the French and Fnylih and have delivered some vigurous counter attacks. It is clear that the ailing arc meeting with a more dfpcrato reliance reli-ance than they encountered southeast ' ' of Paris. In the earlier battle the Germans Ger-mans made a grave tiu-tiral error (bio to overcont'idence. XcU'ctiiig to take account of the Knglish army u nd tiiu army of Paris on t:ieir li-kt, tkc G- r-i r-i mans brushed them ado and hurled their greatest force against the French center, feeling certain that thv would be able to break through. In this tln.v failed, and their right fiank was badly battered by tho English and by the army from Paiis. A hasty retreat was nrdcre-1 b) t nc line of defense at which the Germans are now fighting. In the retreat they wero not demoralised and maintained i their armies intact. hen the allies hgain aaih d the ' If-mum riht flanli they fnund it in a in u h bt-tl'T -position than it had of-upied on the M.-inif, Moi eo er, all t lie ( icrii'iui iirnij.'y h;il been reni I'orcf-d and supplies were Cdni ing up in tfmrl lndcr alung a shfu't nf comtiiiinii'al ion. Tin' h.ai-r'3 "l |