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Show FRENCH TRYING TO OUTFLANK THE GERMAN TROOPS LONDON, Sept. IS, 3:40 a. m. Describing De-scribing I he battle nlong the Ais'ue, a Soissons dispatch to the Lxpress says: "French picked troops with heavy guns arc endeavoring to outflank the German positions. A French officer said that the position of the allies was exceedingly good and that the enemy, consisting ot throe army corps, were iu a practically hopeless position unless thev found a' wav to escape to the northeast. But he admitted that the German position was actually a strong defensive one. "The spirit of the men is excellent, despite tlie heavy rains, continuous marching and the heavy shelling. "The effect of General French's address ad-dress to his troops recently when be rode along the whole front, was excel- lent. Words from ti silent general have j a double value. The troops appreciated deeply his praise and encouragement. It1 was a striking spectacle thousands of I men careless of danger standing at attention at-tention before tlieir trusted leader then i at t lie Germans aeain.'' |