Show GERMANS FIGHT TO RECOVER i HA V A R I. I A N PRINCE He e Was Taken Prisoner Prisoner b by French in Engagement Near Nancy N Nineteenth Nineteenth Nine Nine- ne Day of Battie Bat Bat- J 1 tie Less Desperate Desper- Desper ate in Ast As As- f f t s j LONDON Sept ept 30 The Th The brief official official official of of- communication received hero here from rom Paris declares that tb the conditions along the battle front in France remain unchanged un changed Amon Among tho the special dispatches is one from Nancy which tells tella of the recap recap- I tura by the French of St SL and the capture of t the e crol crown n prince o of Bavaria Bavaria Ba Ba- varia and relates that desperate attempts at attempts tempts arc are being made to retake tho the distinguished prisoner No Xo one olle knows except those on the ground just ho how haw tho the great reat siege siese battle of or the Aisne Aine is progressing but there are many indications that the tho nineteenth nineteenth nine nine- day dar may be witnessing a n dous and decisive e struggle iu in the val al valley valley ley lev of the Somme Samme Belgium has again been the scene of lighting fighting which in jn a aar war ar of less magnitude magnitude magnitude magni magni- tude than the thc present titan titanic c struggle would be called a great reat battle as it is i is estimated that more than m men n nw w were re engaged yesterday in th the tho Antwerp t triangle Durin During the da day desperate fighting took place pace aloe along a line extending from to Tho Germans are reported to have bao been rein from t too o south of Brussels an and are steadily drawing their lines about the Antwerp fortresses which their artillery artillery artil artil- lery thus far has only felt ou From Brussels comes the report that the German military government Is preparing pre pre- preparing paring to remove to Namur In the tho east esl General von on and General Hennenkamp alon along the men are reported ported to havo have been engaged d In fn n na a a. fierce battle during tho last fast e a days Cays ays without any decisive re result reHul having been obtained Vienna stales states that the he much harassed Austrian arm army from Galicia has formed a junction the German Gennan corps at Craton Cra Cra- cow ton This junction has been expected but In iii t the c British Br view occurred none too soon ns as the Russians are are- reported to be only sixty miles distant In this region lelon and In is expected soon Boon Owing to trie marshy ground round the Germans have b been en compelled t to place their siege iee guns on teh ten railroads s. s ThIs 18 is s taken here to Indicate that artillery will wilt not pl y pl iy as Important a apart apart apart part In the coming operations lons as ns It has bas In previous battles of or the tho v. var r If It the Ru Russian forces have hav won non on the In the nothing except J improvised prof sed forts torts roman t 1 to prevent them overrunning o Hungary Hun whIch It it It Is is hi re re-I ported has been abandoned to its fate tate bY sy the Austrians who ho left Its defense to the the Hungarian national troops Budapest however hoever reports that the desperate struggle still prevailing pro In Inthe inthe the tho passes pass is holding the Russians in check Petrograd reports signs of ot activity on the part of the German fleet In the Baltic and a a. gale credited with being the heaviest est eat within humane memory sweeping over oer the North sea and Denmark has washed ashore I bodies of at German fa all is In uniform uniform uni uni- form near Denmark 4 f The Balkan allies pressing the he he attack on the Austrian province of Bosnia haewon have ha won several Beveral minor successes but the in investment tn- tn vestment estment of at the capital proceeds pro pro- proceeds slowly as the nature natura of at the country makes the movement of ot siege e guns ns snaillike snaillike snail snail- like like while the six miles which separates the assailants from front the capital Is occupied pl pled pied d by a range of or mountains ond and outly- outly I n pf g forts forta |