Show Germans Germans' Check the Allies A i I 1 KAISERS KAISER'S TROOPS IN STRONG i p POSITION ARE RETIRING FOR FORI FORBy I FORTS ON OWN BORDER By United Press r BERLIN BERLIN via Hague Sept 16 The The war office e announces tHat the Germans have checked the of offensive of the allied forces in France The general staff star reports that that the new new plans plans' of the German Getman armies are working satisfactorily J l P PARIS Sept 16 3 18 p p. m. m According m.-According According to official fic al announcement made this afternoon the German arm army j is 18 is fighting g a ato defensive battle along its front from Noyon I to a point north of Verdun Germans to Fall Back on n Rhine S By Associated Press i LONDON Sept 16 9 12 0 a a. a in m. m.- m. A Central N Ne ws s r dispatch dis dis- I patch from Rome quotes a telegram from Basel Base Switzer Switz Switzerland erland er- er land Jand to the stat stating g the thai that the Germans GenTIans are arere are reported reported re re- jJ ported to have received orders to retire as far as s the ilie i right bank of the Rhine completely evacuating Prance i Belgium and Luxemberg German Gennan Forces Entering Belgium r rBy By United Press ANTWERP Sept 16 Sixty Sixty thousand German soldiers are arc rushing into t east Belgium from la Aix on the German border This move puzzles t the e Belgian army chiefs Thoy They cannot fi out ro out whether this this' force is going south and southwest to reinforce the Germans bean driven hack back from France or whether they are to strengthen the German force eady in in Belgium um Orders o have mono gono ono forth o th to strengthen te forts of Antwerp a and acid pl fl l a. a lc troops ia is tho 3 tho h thiB city to to o- o obo bo ho Pr prepared pared in c ca case e tho the Germ Germans Germa is s plan an attack on this place d v j 1 I Big Battle Rages ages m in France t Today j r I SOISSONS Prance France Tuesday Sept 15 via Paris Sept 16 11 J p. p M. M m. I The Tho German right wing in in its regent aban abandoned Soissons 3 ay y M Monday at the namo amo time timo iD leaving caving also the southern bank bant of or the river Aisne Lisne The German retirement northward north continued during Monday night The Tho French in their pursuit crossed the river The French rench artillery is to today ay heavily in action on the other bank tho the Aisne The Tho only interruption of tho the almost stillness here is the crash of French artillery co concealed at a point scarcely yards arda from min mingled Bled with tho lessened roar of other guns further distant LONDON Sept 16 p. p m. m m. Tho Tho official press i bureau Dareau today gave save out outa a a. statement which says says I 4 The The general pos position tion along tho the Aisne river continues very ry favorable The Tho en enemy em has delivered several everal counter attacks especially a against mst the first army corps These have been repulsed ed and tho the Germans have given von way slightly before before be- be fore our troops an and the 1 French rench armies on our right and left loft The Tho enemy's s loss is Yen heavy and we have taken prisoners |