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Show LONDON, Sept. 9. News has reached here that the North German Gazette of Berlin, the official offi-cial organ of the government of Germany, publishes pub-lishes a statement that Emperor William has sent an important message to President Wilson. BORDEAUX, France, via London, Sept. 9 (5:20 a. m.) Des Armees, a newspaper issued by the ministry of war, declares there is every reason to expect that the stay of the French government in Bordeaux will be short. Fierce Fighting Along the Whole Line, Reinforced Rein-forced British Army, Assisted by Fi ench, Drives Enemy Back Ten Miles, Teutons Press Attack Near Center, German Dreadnought Is Reported Sunk by a Mine (Suecial Cable by Arrangement with the London Dally Telegraph and International News Service ) PARIS, SEPT 8 According to official reports the advantages of today's fighting lies entirely with the allies The Germans, according to the Trench war office, are "being forced back all along the line " Many pns oners have been taken Reports were received here this evening and widely circulated that the Germans had made application for a twenty four hour armistice m which to collect their wounded and bury the dead The report stated the re quest was tersely refused General Galheni's office refused to discuss the re port and it could not be confirmed elsewhere The principal fighting of the day was m the centerj from Fere Vitry Le Francois to points south of the for est of Argonne A series of violent assaults were de liver ed upon the French forces holding this line, but were repulsed, the German columns being forced finally to fall back to positions even further fiom Pans The most decisive engagement however, occurred on the German right, which was driven back toward the River Marne, between Meaux and Sezani This army, it was reported, was crumpled by tho British nd French, who took thousands of prisoners GERMANS EVERYWHERE REPULSED J The forces occupying the allies' left from the River Ourcq to Montmiral, on the Petit Monn river, were en gaged all day, the nearest fighting being only twenty eight miles from Paris The German left also attempted an offensive move ment along a line from Chateaux Salins to Nancy It was repulsed and the Germans were driven northeast The French reoccupied two commanding heights i It is an historical fact that it was upon practicallj the identical ground that the Huns, under Attila, "the Scourge of God," were routed fourteen centuries ago On every hand may now be heard references to the consummate strategy of General Joffre, who by continually continu-ally retreating through the last ten days, finally com bmed his forces m a favorable position, now said to have been chosen in advance TWO ARMY CORPS ROUTED; GUNS TAKE Additional details of Sunday's engagement nea Meaux, where the German right was today disastrousl dnven from its positions, according to all account: strengthen the belief that the official declaration of "result favorable to the allies" failed to do justice t the victorious troops engaged A sergeant wounded ii that affair, arriving today declared the victory was mos (Continued on Page Seven ) :erman invasion of France is checked 1 (Continued from Page One ) HE nplete, two German infantry regimpnts being routed as infantry, With its large cavalry and artillery sup rts, were pursued twenty miles, the sergeant says, and 3 French captured seven field guns, two rapid firers n d many prisoners A wounded infantry officer, who took part in the little north of Meaux says the German forces routed inhered two army corps, whose losses were enormous 0. 3 counted 6(f0 dead in one trench, the officer affirms, fading that the enemy apparently lacked sufficient am unition as, after a short exchange of shots, their fire mimshed The first German invaders arrived in Pans today k iey were under heavy guard, however, and were a rce of interest rather than fear to the populace This 1. tachment of prisoners was part of those taken at eaux and numbered about 600 Hundreds of wounded passed through the city today Tithout exception they declared the fighting to the fjprth and east of the city was most desperate m char c-ter Charges in forces were common rather than ex optional they said and hand to hand fighting frequent GERMAN RIGHT AGAIN SMASHED. PARIS Sept 8 (11 55 p m ) An official communication issued knight b,, the French war office says " The left wing of the German forces in their movement of I treat having crossed the Petit Monn river with a new to pro !ctmg their communications have made violent but unsuccessful tacks against that part of our forces occupying the right bank of Aie River Ourcq 1 Our English allies are continuing their offensive tactics m "ie direction of the Marne on the heights to the north of Sezanne in. Our troops are progressing favorably though .laboriously On oui right wing the situation is good before Nancy and in A severe engagement has been fought m the center with alternative advancing and falling back -LONDON TELLS OF BRITISH TRIUMPH. LONDON Sept 8 (11 54 p m) The British official press "ureau issued the following announcement tonight The general position continues satisfactory The allies are Jlrammg ground on their1 left all along the line of the Ourcq and "etit Monn rivers The British have driven the enemy back ten iiles i, Fighting has been m progress further to the right along the we which includes Montmirail and Sompuis neither side gaining Mdvantage s Further to the right again, from Vitry Le Francois to Ser "naize Les Barnes the enemy has been pressed back in the direc ion pf Rheims At Luneville an attempt by the Germans has been repulsed j. Pressure against the enemy continues all along the allied onts The British force has been engaged all day but the enemy opposed to it after stubborn resistance retired and is now crossing o the north of the Marne The fifth French army has advanced with equal success and Reports many captures !The sixth French army on the Ourcq has been heavily en jaged but here also the enemy has been driven back The German army has suffered severely" along the whole line the advance having been resolutely pushed home The British force has again sustained some casualties but the number is small in relation to the nature of the fighting The result of the two days operations up to the present is very satisfactory PARIS WAR OFFICE'S CLAIMS. PARIS Sept 8 The following official communication bearing on the fighting now m prpgress to the east of the capital was made tmblic today zi The left wing of the allied armies comprising a certain por tion of the forces now defending Pans continues o make progress figlmst the enemy jj The Trench advance reaches from the banks of the nver jburcq into the Montmirail region J The enemy is retiring m the direction of the nver Marne between Meaui. (20 miles east of Pans) and Sezanne (2i2 miles east from Meaux) The French and the English armies have taken prisoners Including a battalion of infantry and a company serving a de lachment of lapid fire guns they captured also many gun carnages There have been violent encounters with the enemy on the .enter between Fere Champenoise (12 miles east of Sezanne) and itry le Frincois the southern point of the forest of Argonne Vitry le Francois is 27 miles east of Fere Champenoise ) J At no place have we fallen back the enemy has lost ground The reported retmng of the enemy near Vitry le Francois has been confirmed ... I On our nght a division of German troops delivered an attack fon the axis of Chateau Salins Nancy but they were repulsed to ' the northward passing at the forest of Champenoux Faither to the east our troops reoccupied the crest of Mandry and the peak of Fourneaux i 4 There ha been no change m the situation in. the province I of Alsace 1 ALLIES TAKE MANY PRISONERS. PARIS Sept 8 (10 54 p m) Accounts of wounded soldiers who reached Paris this afternoon indicate that the result of the three days fighting in the Champagne country has been more favorable for the allies than at first supposed They sty the German losses m killed were enormous and that a great number of pnsoners were taken One French officer estimates the pnsoners at 30 000 The Champagne district includes parts of the department of Marne Ardennes Aube and Haute Marne A sergeant of infantry, wounded m the engagement near La Ferte Gaucher says I heard cannonading from Fnday evening Saturday night we received an order to retire but during the night advanced again Jnd took a position on the hillnde Early Sunday morning the .tijvemy tried to turn our left We were ordered to hold them until f the troops around Meaux had pushed back the Germans there r At noon the enemy commenced to retire in d sorder toward the east They rallied, however to the north of LaFerte Gaucher where the engagement continued all night Monday morning the enemy weakened again and fled We pursued them twenty miles keeping up a stady fire that worked havoc in the German ranks while not a shot was fired on their side We succeeded in cutting off a detachment and captured seven' cannon two machine guns and many pnsoners Onelsergeant of infantry admitted that his men had scarcely any ammunition and had been ordered to economize it to the utmost limit possible An infantry officer wounded north of Meaux said that the Germans seemed to be tired out He counted 600 dead m a single trench The French infantry charged as at Charleroi against machine ma-chine guns and m spite of strong positions broke the enemy s line The retreat of the Germans was precipitate They seemed to lack ammunition GERMANS SHORT OF AMMUNITION. By H COZENS HARDY (Special Cable by Arrangement with tne London Daily Telegraph and the International News Service ) PARIS Sept 8 Pans is rejoicing tonight over the extremely satisfactory nature of this afternoon s official statement The enemy j is being pushed back without great; difficulty from Chantilly Meaux and Coulommers and eastward along both banks of the Marne This afternoon I drove out to the Franco-British advance lines and talked with the soldiers who confirmed the news that the enemy is retreating further and further from Pans On the way I saw 5000 prisoners who had ben taken by the French at Meaux They were en route for Pans Many of them are without hats or tunics Crowds gathered at the railway stations and watched the tram conveying the prisoners pass slowly by The men seemed cowed fnghtened out of their wits as one observer expressed it It is satisfactory to learn that our casualties yesterday were not heavy One wounded sergeant told me that the German re treat was precipitate For eighteen miles the enemy did not fire a single shot but the allie pressed their advantage hard constantly fmng on the retreating axmy and pursuing it with a great eager ness Nine guns were taken by the allies German pnsoners say the enemy is short of ammunition and that they have orders to save as many cartridges as possible A French officer who was slightly wounded told me he thought at least two army corps comprising the major portion of the Ger man extreme nght. wing had been beaten as a result of the fight ing on Saturday and Sunday He himself saw 600 of the enemy s dead m a single trencn The French cavalry greatly distinguished themselves on Sun day charging down on the German artillery with bnlliance m keeping with the dash displayed at Charleroi It was obvious to me that the German prisoners were in the last stage of fatigue They admitted they had retired through many villages FRENCH REFUSE AN ARMISTICE. "Pans Sept 9 (12 40 a m) The battle which is proceeding to the east of Pans appears to be the most important and most stub bornly fought combat of the campaign The military authorities decline to give any indication of the number of men engaged but hundreds of thousands are participating on both sides According to those m a position to obtain authentic mforma tion, the casualties have been so great that the Germans have re quested an armistice of twenty four hours The armistice was re fused with the response We grant you that time to get out of France An official communication issued by the war office shows that the German wing while retreating before the allies has of fered the sternest resistance delivenng several fierce but unsuccess ful counter attacks The fighting today extended along both the Ourcq and Marne nvers In the latter region the Bntish forces have engaged m a strong offensive m undulating country The progress of the allies has been exceedingly difficult In the center of the allied line several further encounters have occurred the two forces ending the day with varying fortunes which however are regarded as more favorable to the allies than to their adversanes BELGIANS AND RUSSIANS UNITE. PARIS Sept 8 (2.15 p m) An agreement reached by the Belgian and Russian governments according to the correspondent of the Havas agency at Petrograd authorizes Belgian reservists and recruits of 1914 to attach themselves to Russian armies The agreement referred to in the foregoing dispatch would appear to be confirmatory of previous reports notably today from Rome that Russian forces have landed in Belgium ALLIES REFUSE FOE AN ARMISTICE. PARIS Sept 8 (5 15 p m ) It is reported unofficially in Pans this afternoon that the Germans to the east of the city have asked for an armistice to bury their dead and care for their wounded It is understood that this request has been refused by the allies INDIAN TROOPS IN THE BATTLE LONDON Sept 8 (8 10 p m ) That the Indian forces of the Bntish army are taking an active part m the operations in France is indicated by the casualty lists Among the names of the wounded made public is that of Captain F W Hunt Nineteenth lancers (Fane s horse Indian army) BIG GERMAN WARSHIP IS SUNK, IS REPORT (Special Cable by Arrangement with the London Daily Telegraph ajid International News Service ) LONDON Sept 8 An English woman returning from Berlin states that one of the principal topics of conversation in the Ger man capital concerns the loss of a large German battleship which was recently blown up by a mine m the Baltic sea NO RUSSIANS IN FRANCE. LONDON Sept 9 (3 05 a m.) The Standard quotes the Rus sian and French embassies as denying the presence m France of a Russian force RUSH PARIS DEFENSES PARIS Sept. 8 (3 40 a. m ) Several thousand reservists have been cngaced since the outbreak of the war In putting the outer defenses of the intrenched camp in shape to resist a possible siese by the Germans The military governor has now decided to hasten the work and yesterday 5000 excavators were mus ; tered in at the Hotel de Ville and divided Into squads and given blankets, so 1 that they can sleep on the spot. They have been sent to the outer trenches FRANCE SENDS RESERVES TO MOROCCO. PARIS Sept 9 1 12 a m The French war office announces that it is sendina reserves to Morocco and the incorporation of territorial troops now residing re-siding there in order to release the regular forces in Morocco for service with ' the army in France SERVIAN ARMY INVADES AUSTRIA LONDON Sept. 8 (5 p m ) A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Nish, Senria, says the Servian army has begun the invasion of Bosnia and has crossed the River Save near Mitrovitch ' While the Servians attempt the conquest of Bosnia from the north, Mon 1 tenegrln troops expect to effect the conquest of Herzegovina from the south. ; AUSTRIANS REPULSE RUSSIANS WASHINGTON iTept. 8 The German embassy today received the follow inir message from Berlin I A column under command of the Austrian General Kestranek, advancing together with the eastern army under General Danil on Russian territory re nulled a violent attack of Russians and captured 600 Russian prisoners P In e south Servians tried, near Mitrovica to break into Croatian ter ntory Abount 5000 Servians were taken prisoners and much war material was captured. , AUSTRIANS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES WASHINGTON Sept 8 A dispatch to the British embassy from the Lon don foreigoffice stated that the second Austrian army operating in the Kra-nSSov Kra-nSSov Opo?LubUn region and suffering very serious losses is now acting on the defensive and in places has retreated. r- |
