Show Armies 9 in 0 Death Grapple ra le THOUSANDS KILLED AND WOUNDED WITH t NO DECISIVE RESULTS V By United Pre Press Preas PARIS PARTS Sept For Fm 18 EW five days the allies and the Germans have vainly tried to break each ch others other's line lines The fighting has resl resulted ted in an advantage to neither Thousands have been killed thousands have been beau wounded and thousands will be sick to death a as s a result of the expos exposure re while fighting desperately night and da day Y amid a downpour of cold rain and in in the face of chilling g WID winds d' d s. s I Both sides are reinforcing all they possibly can and the French are making a gigantic effort to assume the offensive and keep on this order of fighting General the commander of Paris said this afternoon that he was confident the German defense would break and the troops of the kaiser sent in in retreat in wild disorder The fighting is is the most desperate at this hour on on the center The British forces are bearing the brunt of b. b battle a o on on the allies' allies left After rp r repulsing three assaults assault s b by the Germans G Gen n. n W. W P. P British Britis h force delivered a counter atta attack ek and decimated a German brigade The French have occupied Thann and Altkirch h in flu Alsace J i F r. r t By United Press Unit j rt LONDON se Sept t. t IS 18 Evening The Evening The war office states at that ti British have again prevented tho the German army under General v vori von ll Kluck muck from breaking down the French left wing In a series of fierce battles the Germans have been r repulsed used la in lathat that quarter Sir Charles Fergusson's artillery is given the credit for turning g the tide of battle PARIS Sept 18 3 09 p. p m. m The The allies have progressed somewhat some on their western wing and and are repulsing a vigorous German offensive movement movement movement move move- ment according to an official announcement this afternoon made by the Frel French ch war war department department- By United Pr Press BERLIN via Hague Sept sent The 18 18 The general staff of the German army makes this announcement today The battle between the Oise and l. l Meuse euse rivers continues continues continues con- con at all points and all aU along the theline line toda today The battle is indecisive so far Indications are that the allies allies' resistance is be beginning beginning ginning to decline French troops made a brave and brilliant attempt to penetrate te the German right but they failed I lr The German center is slowly advancing although i in ill l this move our forces are encountering d desperate sperate re re- Sri Repeated sallies by the French forces from the fortified positions at Verdun have been repulsed but with b great difficulty ty The situation in its viewpoint viewpoint viewpoint view- view entirety from a German point is satisfactory f r. r The war office made this announcement The battle in Fr France ante along the news lines our forces no now o occupy cupy continues today and is raging with uninterrupted uninterrupted uninterrupted i ferocity I r The only advantage gained by us in the last tw two j days has been the repulse of several French attacks' attacks in force However we are holding intact all important positions positions positions we ve have recently taken The spirit of the German army is excellent an anthe and d the work ork of the artille artillery is especially es effective I i. i d dBy By United Press Preas BORDEAUX Sept 18 General General Durand officially ally reports I ai French victory at Nancy where the Germans have been compelled I to abandon their desperate assault after a battle batUe that has haa lasted for eight days According to the French viewpoint point this averts any further danger danger dan dan- ger at this point President Poincare has ordered that tho the governments government's a congratulations congratulations con con- t be bc wired to both General Durand and to General GM- GM fenati tens t tho he latter being in command of the Nancy reinforcements reinforcement 1 By United Press I i. i PARIS Sept 18 At lEt At I f military headquarters this t. is made The great rent battle of the thc the the-Ahne Aisne continues and our lines sn an hol holding il everywhere I Experts take tul this to indicate that the allies have been unable to seriously affect the German lines Jines of defense Here the British and French French- are making a desperate ra off rt flank th the Germans Gaman t |