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Show FRENCH HOLD OUT FIVE DAYS Vigorous Attacks of Superior Members Withstood Entire En-tire German Division Surrenders. London, 9 45 a m., Aug. 14 The Paris correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company telegraphs an official of-ficial statement Issued by the minis ter of war at the French capital at midnight. Referring to the fight on the Vosges mountains, he says "The French troops held their positions posi-tions on the mountains for five days, despite vigorous attacks of the Gep mans, who were superior in number. At one point the Germans brought be-Bide be-Bide their weakened troops some formations for-mations of reserves, but the latter uuauie 10 rwsisi irit; VTenco at tack and were obliged to lay down their arms. The entire division surrendered. sur-rendered. The French troops hold the valley of the Bruche." Conflicting Reports. London. 12:15 p. ra . Aug. 14 The Havas News Agency's version of the official statement Issued by the French minister of war In Paris at midnight in reference to the fight on the Vosges mountains between the French department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle and German Lorraine differs dif-fers in some respects from that given by the Exchange Telegraph company. compa-ny. It says: "An entire section and not a dii sion of the German troops surrendered surren-dered with their machine guns " Spies Courtmartialled. The Havas version adds "In the course of recent operations a number of spies have been courtmartialled court-martialled and shot, including tho mayor and postmaster of Thann In Lower Alsace French Driven Back. "Two French battalions which had seized the village of Lagarde in German Ger-man Lorraine above Avricourt were dislodged by a superior force of German Ger-man troops and driven back to Xures in the department of Muerthe-et-Mo- bene on me road to me lumcaa ui Luneville. "The Belgians in the operationd around Liege took more than 2000 German prisoners, and in consequence of its restricted territory, the Belgian government has asked Franco to arrange ar-range for their confinement elsewhere. else-where. "At various points along the French frontier the French troops have taken more than 1500 prisoners." |