Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1914 — IMPERIAL GUARDS OF GERMAN ARMY ARE ANNIHILATED [ARTICLE]

IMPERIAL GUARDS OF GERMAN ARMY ARE ANNIHILATED

Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm May Have Been Slain by British.

TEUTONS ATTACKED IN REAR'

Allied Armies Haras* Invaders’ March on Paris and Advance Body la Cut Off—l,Booooo Germans Ready to Invade Capital.

London, Bept. B. Both flanks of the German army operating against Paris have been turned—on the east by French troops under General Joffre. the French commander-in chief, and on the west by the British under Field Marshal Sir John French —according to unofficial dispatches received here.

lamdon, Sept 8. The strained relations between Italy and her former allley In the triple alliance has been greatly aggravated during the last three days, and the addition of Italy and Spain to the enemies of the kaiser is expected momentarily, according to a- Bordeaux dispatch to the Chronicle.

Ixmdou, Sept. B.—The Imperial guard of the German army has been annihilated and there Is a possibility that Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm haa been slain by the British In an engagement at Precy Bur Oise, according to a Boulogne dispatch to the Central News.

News of the engagement was contained In a telegram from General Pau which said that the British troops under command of Sir John French and the French under General I)A made had met with a signal success In an important engagement. According to the telegram the allies were drawn across a north line with the center at Precy, tho English on the left and the French on the right and were successful on both wings. The imperial guard, General Pau said, was annihilated by the British troops after they had refused a demand that they surrender. The crown prince Is reported to have been In their midst. Precy is about 2G miles north of Paris. Although the British war office has as yet received no official confirmation of the news, It Is regarded as confirmatory of the earlier dispatches which announced that the allies had succeeded In piercing the German center. 3,000,000 Engaged In Battle. The general action which was started on the allies’ left when the pursuit of the retreating Germans was taken up was vigorous from ‘the beginning and soon the full force of the united armies of the allies was thrown into the conflict. These number 1,400,000 men, making the number of those engaged on both sides about three million. ]

From time to time as the Germans continued to retire they were forced to turn and engage the French, who were hard upon them in their rear. British Land Another Army. The allies occupy the strongest position they have taken up since the war started. Should thp great battle now in progress result in defeat for the Germans the latter would be routed towards Luxembourg; should they have the advantage they could continue to the southwest in their ad--Bays Germans Are Retreating. The official press bureau of the war office issued the following statement: “General Joffre’s plans are being steadily carried out. The allied forces, acting on the offensive, have been successful In checking and forcing back In a northeast direction the German forces opposed to them." Amsterdam sends word that General Joffre has turned the German flank In Belgium, the Germans consequently retreating precipitately from Lille. And the Belgians are reported to have driven the Germans in disorder from Vllvoerde, 1,000 Teutonic dead being left on the field. German Harassed by Artillery. The Germans have , been forced around so that they are now fighting with their backs toward Paris. The vanguard, It is said, has been cut off fi;om the main body and now is trying to effect a juncture with Bavarian army, which is seeking to invade France from Alsace. The German vanguard Is In retreat from Paris, and is harassed by French artillery and cavalry, re-enforced by French Infantry on the rear. Sheila from the French guns, It Is declared, are playing havoc with the rear ranks of the invaders. y . This retreat does not affect the entire German army, however, for a general engagement Is In progress along a line extending from KanteuU

to Verdun, a 'distance' of 130 miles. This battle, the most terrific of the war, began Sunday morning at daybreak and is still going on with dogged determination on both sides. The Franco-English armies have the supreme advantage of being supported on their left by the forts of Paris, on their center by the entrenched camp of Chalons-sur-Marne and on their right by the Fortress Verdun. The German columns which descended upon Parts from Belgium swerved east jußt before they reached the city. Other German forces which had broken through the northeast frontier at Stenay and advanced southwest are seeking to Join them, If they have not already succeeded. The French official statement casts a little light on one of the preliminary skirmishes. It says:

“A general action has started on the line through Nanteuil-le-Haudouln, Meaux, Sezanne and Vitry-le-Francois, extending to Verdun. Thanks to the vigorous action of our troops, strongly' Supported by the Britslh, (he Germans started retiring. The Germans advanced Into the region between Couiommlers and La Ferte-Gaucher." Tho western end of this battle line Is 25 miles northeast of Paris, the eastern end about one hundred and forty-five miles from the capital. The details of the line formation are not given out. That the encounter Is a batMe of the first magnitude, and not a mere skirmish for position, Is Indicated in this official bulletin, Issued by General Gallleni, commander of the Paris army: "The French-British forces are now engaged In a general action northeast of Paris. ‘The entire French and English lines are In action, and the combat is extremely vigorous.” vance toward Paris, where they would be confronted by strong, fresh troops assigned to the defense of the capital, while the other troops threaten their flanks. Optimism 13 the keynote everywhere in Paris. Reports that the English have landed another army at Ostenti, believed to be the fifth army which has been sent across the channel, gave rise to the hope here that tills British force in conjunction with the Russian brigades that ,have been landed in the north at a point which ft is not permitted to disclose, will be able to strike the German army in the rear and thus bend (lie invaders’ line toward the allies’ front, effectually trapping the enemy.

Still Work on Defenses at Paris. Reports from Bordeaux are that the far»k of perfecting an adequate organization of the government at the temporary capital is proceeding satisfactorily. \an loads of government documents have been, sent to Bordeaux and the transfer is about complete. General Gallicni. the military governor of Paris, has assured all that there is no need for alarm. The work oi throwing up additional defenses is proceeding nevertheless. Firing Is Heard in Paris. Paris. Sept. 8.--Nearness of the 1 fighting to Paris was responsible for the reports current that the sound of firing could be heard from the city itself. The day was beautifully clear, and a strong wind from the east would tend to support the contention of those who declare they heard the sound of artillery. The Inhabitants of Paris gathered in great Crowds near the gates of the city to watch the passage of military dispatch bearers, who from time to time came dashing in from the east m swift automobiles. In some quarters it is estimated tliat nearly one million troops are engaged in this fighting. Nearly all. the railroads in every direction around the city were reserved today for the use of the military authorities, while large numbers of private automobiles arid taxicabs have been employed in conveying provisons to the scene of operations. Kaiser Views Attack on Nancy. London, Sept. 8. —The following official German repbrt was received by tho Marconi company from Berlin: "The Kaiser was present at the attack on tlie fortifications at Nancy and witnessed tlie opening of the engage--nvent. Two forts at Maubeuge have fallen. Heavy artillery fire was directed against the town which is now burning at several points. ‘ General quartermaster von Stein reports as follows from headquarters: “ From papers which have fallen into our hands it Is evident that the appearance to the north of the Belgian Meuse of the armies commanded by General Kluck and General Buelow considerably surprised the enemy who even so late as August 17 believed that only German cavalry was situated there. This is evidence of the splendid covering movement of the cavalry led by General vonder Harw-n»