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Show JRTSH SINK A GERMAN ARMED MERCHANT VESSEL ! AND THE GERMANS DISABLE A BRITISH LIGHT CRUISER Allies Driven From Position on Their j Left, but Almost Immediately Retake j It; Lose a Position Near Rheims, buti Gain One Further East; Saxon Army j of Kaiser Broken Up Because of Recent Defeats, Says Paris. LONDON, Sept. 20, 10:56 p. m. The Exchange Telegraph Tele-graph Paris correspondent in a dispatch sent at 7:40 o'clock tonight says: "The steady advance by the British and French on, the left is highly important, as the German general Voni Kluk's flank is now exposed." PARIS, Sept. 20, 11 p. m. The official statement issued tonight says that in violent fighting north of Soissons the Germans gained ground, which was afterwards recaptured by the allies. The statement state-ment follows: "On our left wing, north of the, River Aisne, below Soissons, our troops were furiously counter attacked by superior forces and yielded some ground, which, however, they regained almost immediately. im-mediately. "On the other hand, we have continued oixr progress on the right bank of the River Oise. "Likewise to the north of Rheims, we have made new progress through our attacks. "In the Argonne the situation remains unchanged. "In the Woevre district the last rains have soaked the ground to such an extent that all army movements have become very difficult. dif-ficult. "General L. E. de Maud-Huy, Eightieth infantry brigade of the sixth army corps, has received on the battlefield the cross of commander com-mander of the legion of honor." The French war office issued the following communication this afternoon. ' On our left wing we have again made a alight advance along the right bank of the river Oise. "A division of Algerians captured another flag. "All the efforts of the Germans supported by strong artillery to smash our front between Craonne and Rheims have been re- pulsed. "Near Rheims, the hill of Brimont, a portion of which we hadi occupied, has been retaken by the enemy. In return we have takenj possession of the defenses of La Fompelle, about five miles east by southeast of Rheims. I "The Germans have roused themselves to a condition of such; fury that, without military reason, they have fired on the cathedral ( of Rheims, which is in flames. "In the center, between Rheims and the forest of Argonne, we have won the village of Souain and have taken thousands of! prisoners. "On the western side of the Argonne our gains are maintained. "In Woevre there is nothing to announce. "On the right wing in Lorraine the enemy has been driven back beyond our frontier, evacuating, in particular, the region of Avricourt (a border village). In the Vosges, the enemy has tried to resume the offensive in the neighborhood of St. Die, but without success. "Our attacks progress slowly on that side, because of the difficulty dif-ficulty of the ground, the defensive works encountered there, and the bad weather. "As yet we have no certain confirmation of the reduction of tha forts not previously destroyed at Maubeuge, but the German press reports the taking of this city and even indicates that its governor Tnll be interned at Torgau (Prussia). "The Saxon army has been broken up and its commander, General Gen-eral von Hausen, has been relieved of his command. The cavalry division of the same nationality, which had fought in Lorraine at the opening of the campaign, and was later sent to Russia, has shared the downfall of the Austrian army and must have suffered heavy losses." SERVIAN PRINCE IS WOUNDED. PARIS, Sept. 20, midnight. A Nish dispatch to the Havas agency says that Prince George of Servia, while leading his battalion cCootlrrtied on Pnee Two. 111 I H HHUU l ! I - VON KLUK'S ARMY BEING STRENGTHENED (Cont nued from Page One ) m an assault was hit by a ball which entered near the spinal column and came out the right shoulder The wound is said not to be dangerous but the prince will be taken tomorrow to Kroupani NO CHANGE, SAYS BERLIN. LONDON Sept 20 12 45 p m A dispatch to the Reuter. Telegram company from Berlin by way of Amsterdam says "fhe German headquarters staff announces that the western tattle front is unchanged The attack on the allies defensive works at some points raised in parallel lines is proceeding slowly On the casWn tattfefield the Finnish rifle brigade was defeated near Agustow The Germans advancing on Ossomiec after a short fight oc cupied Grajewo and Szouozyw FIERCE FIGHT FOR VILLAGE. LONDON Sept 21 2 07 a m Th Daily Telegraphs cor respondent behind the allies lines under date of Friday describes the keen contest for the possession of the village of Carlepont on the eastern border of the forest of Laigue north of Compiegne which commands the road and is the key to the German line of comm tnication It has been taken and retaken by the Germans and the French On the 16th the correspondent says Carlepont was cap, tured.by French infantry who presently retired before superior I forces The G rmaz then elaborated the defences of the village but the French determined to retake it and on Thursday Zouaves and Algerian sharpshooters made a daring rush across the open) ground covered by machine gun and rifle fire Again the correspondent adds they were met by the mur derous fire but finally they reached the edge of the village where they were met by another devastating onslaught Seven times they charged before they were able to drive the Germans from the trenches and secured the village which however finally remained in their possession with it the capture of a big gun and two rapid firers HOW GERMAN ATTACK WAS CHECKED. LONDON Sept 21 4 30 a m. The correspondent of the Times 'telegraphing from near Soissons Sunday m describing the German counterattacks on the allies left wing Wednesday and Thursday says The men were literally thrown away to act as mere dead weight They hurled them down at us like a landslide Our offi cers were wonderfully cool and made us lie close and fight close That and a bit of pluck did it but it certainly did require pluck Soissons has suffered terribly It has been subjected to a regular daily bombardment until almost irreparable damage has been done Both the cathedral and the church of St Jean are badly damaged . Today the fearful fusillade continues GERMAN LINES PIERCED. ,. LONDON Sept 20 A Pans dispatch to the London Chronicle says The German positions are still strong but have been pierced Instead of a continuous wall they are now divided into three groups on intrenched hills which are liable to be isolated FIGHT WAIST DEEP IN WATER. LONDON Sept 20 10 10 p m Reports from the front says the Exchange Telegraph company s Pans correspondent show that the French and British troops are fighting waist deep m water the rains having flooded their trenches REINFORCEMENTS FOR VON KLUK. ' LONDON Sept 21 4 01 a m General Von Kluk s army according ac-cording to a Soissons dispatch to the Daily Express is being heavily reinforced The dispatch reports that 100 000 troops are coming through Belgium by wy of Maubeuge |