Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1914 — GEN. VON KLUCK FORCES ALLIES[?] TO FAIL BACK [ARTICLE]

GEN. VON KLUCK FORCES ALLIES[?] TO FAIL BACK

French Vanguard Is Forced by German Right to Retreat Near Belgium.. AWFUL FISHT STILL GOES ON French and British Plan May Compel Teutons to Release Pressure on the Belgians—General Rousseau Is Killed. On the Battle FrontTvia Paris, Oct €.• —The allied armies, after having permitted their adversaries, as they thought, to exhaust themselves by continued attacks, have taken a most vigorous offensive. The British and French encountered such a strong resistance, however, that their, most advanced detachments on the western ■wing were compelled to fall back. Only at this part of the long battle line did the opposing troops actually come Into close contact. Jhe allied armies are continually extending toward the north and bending eastward toward the Belgian frontier, thus compelling the Germans, in order to prevent the crumpling up of their main 'army, io move large forces from the center and so keep pace with the alhes, whose position menaces the Shraders along the whole line. May Help the Belgians. The allies’ plan, it is thought, may compel the Germans to release the Pressure-On the* Belgians.The rapidity with which the French change positions is considered remarkable. Two entire divisions of infantry marched nearly thirty miles Saturday and twenty-eight miles Sunday,'. /. ; The Germans, however, by means of their aviators, who are continually fitting oyer the lines despite numerous ■'casualties, discovered the movements and brought up re-enforcements to meet them. As the Germans occupy the inside of.■ the circle, they' are. able , to reach an-,ar-rcknted'.spot' with much shorter march* s. Tt »as thj 5 that enabled them to forc< ■• <■ advanced guards of the allies u - tde a small amount of ground; until ' rther assistance c.'-iae. Allies Eager to Fight. ■At <r p point on the allies front a French regiment, after three days in the tranches on being ordered to the rear tor a rest sent a petition through thetr ■■■colonel to the commaiidp v general asking permission to reipair .sstil the .German position" facing th- t was taken. This wt ' granted and the men advanced. Although they met with such r. tcrr.fic fire from the machine guns that an advance of 806 yards took « .it hours. they captured the L* ‘ .tx ' and a numb* r of prisoners. They suffered severely.

Raid Behind Germans. French cavalry executed a daring raid back of the German lines, where they blew up a railroad tunnel and escaped before their presence was discovered British lancers and French troopers performed a brilliant exploit at another point. Getting between the Imperial Guard and their artillery ammunition train by a long, dashing ride, they cut off the supplies, destroying them, so that the guards’ big guns were rendered temporarily useless. Ger Jean Rousseau of the French cavalry died of wounds during the day.

By FRANKLIN P. MERRICK, kvn-r .!•»: N w« Servtcp Correspondent. Parti, Oct. •>.—e have been compelled to give ground at certain points, is the admission made in an official statement issued here, The statement declares, however, that the battle so far has been indecisive. The statement caused considerable surprise in l view d? unofficial reports that had reached the city earlier in i the day of continued successes by the allies in their conflict with the Germans. The full statement was as follows: “On our left wing, north of the Oise, the battle continues very violently. Its result rests undecided. We have been compelled at certain points to give ground. On the rest of the front there is no change ”

By FREDERICK WERNER. Intersatlonsl News Service Correspondent. Berlin, via Amsterdam, Oct 6. Official announcement was made in a statement issued are that the battle with the allies was proceeding successfully on the German right wing and In the Argonne region. “The situation continues favorable " said the statement. "In repulsing the Banking movement directed against our right wing we have gained strategic positions of great importance. In the Argonne region our offensive Is making steady gains. There is a lull tn the fighting along the Meuse following our repulse of attacks made by the French reserves. “The operations at Antwerp are being carried out according to plan, and without severe fighting. Our artillery is making breeches tn the fortiflthat are still held by the Bella the center arena the situation ia unchanged.'