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Show PARIS IS PREPARED TO MEET INVADERS Everything in Readiness for a Warm Reception If Germans Attack By GEOFPFEY YOUNG Sprc a Cut) 9 b ArTaagemea w h London Dally To r apb nod In f ni ona Ni Strv a- PARIS Sep 8 Af er the r as on al lng march the Germans ha e cal ed themse es for a great move For a t me f ght ng tac les are un Important St a egv a aga n a deeding featu e The Germans fai ed to ga n a dec s v v c orv on their cou se across France The al ed 1 nes are not cut The r tempo a y C s oca ion s cemented f ve times as s rong y as before Havre is st 11 covered Par s is covered , t e connection is protected b arm es i In Ix a ne he crown pr nee s army 1 has fa led to keep pace Dur ng he ast few days Germans have : d sco ered the al es strengt of posl i tlon They have positively got some fur 1 ther news f om the north. They have I had to rest their men and ho sea after the terr f c ma ch get up their great b ege guns p epa e the r pos tlons and p atforms and reconno ter They n ean oatak Paris No doubt of i I is Paris or d e There has been cons derable movement of t eir troops to t e southeast of St Denis Th s nas been co s rued into nn at empt to tu n the rear of the French poi ions on the front er and to create & d ers on in favor of the crown prince 3 arm It is the apparent ntentlon to nk up the German forces and e ther to but ound ho French a my of Lorraine or advance n double force on Par s In view of the impor ance of t me it la n ore than probab e that the move ment south to the east of Paris is pre para ory to an ad ance upon the capital from two direct ons east and northeast Par s s go ng to bo defended to he 1 last wa 1 General Gal eni s thJrtj e ght word proc amatlon has created a profound impress on If It comes even to street f ght ng the few sur i ors in the cltj are prepared to see the val s burn lng about them I wish I coud let jou know the rea a tuat on of things or the posit ons of the ; Brit sh force The mo ements of the Germans show they know them as we 1 as or better than I do But the c vll an looker on must obser e the ru ee of the game aid down by the pec a Ists con cemed on the a es s de. Perhaps I ma mention one open se cret tha if the Germans are ejolclng In the progress of heir great s ege guns, towel her by from th rty to f fty horses we have a surprise quite as cheering for them 1 ere once the get to close grips We are a 1 asking ourse es how far their extraordinary sense of nun anlty will pre vent the French making use of their great secret This Is war to kfll It wl be deeded by he numbe k 1 ed I met Genera La en today on his ro nd of the fo t f a ons He Is neve ava f om tl e ta po nts He passed n a cloud of dust He s cold resolute Paris will be In ruins and the tomb of heroes before he surrenders. |