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Ennis CRUSlllNG DEFEAT? ” Allies lnflict Enormous Losses on the Forces of the Kaiser A despalch from Paris says: The heels the French army which they battle of the Marne, as the French went South to fight, have christened the great struggle. in the territory between Paris and Verdun, with the allied armies of Frame and England on one side and the Germans on the other. The German right, in the face of suâ€" perior forces and threatened with an outflanking movement, retired to the north along the route over which General von Kluk made his lightning advance on Paris from the Belgian border after having forced a retirement of the allies at Mons and again at Cambrai and St. Quen- tin. With General von Kluk also, ac- cording to French official reports, .the right wing of General von Bueâ€" low’s army which supported his left fell back toward the Rivers Aisne and Oise. On von Buelow’s left the army of the Prince of Wuertemâ€" berg, which had been trying for weeks to break through the French line, stopped fighting and retired north. Got a Long Way East. General von Kluk, it would appear, got farther east and south of Paris than had heretofore been disclosed, so that his advance was even faster than he was given creâ€" dit for: However, faced by a. strong BritislrFrench force, and with another French force advancâ€" ing from Paris threatening his flank and his communications, General von Kluk was compelled to withdraw northward and than fight the French on the River Ourcq. In this fighting a number of German guns, hund-‘reds of . prisoners and part of the 'German transports were taken. Real Hard Blows of French. In their retirements Generals von Kluk and von Buelow had at their and which, when the Germans started to fall back. quickly advanced and took the offensive. While this fighting must have been severe, the real hard blows of the battle appear to have been struck between Vitry-ler Francois and Suzanne. Here the French were drawn up on a road over which they could move rapidly. ’Ilhey were repeated ly attacked by von Buelow’s right Saxon army and the Prince of Wuertemberg’s right. These at; tacks were of a most violent characâ€" ter, according to the French re- port, were stOpped only when Genâ€" eral Pan got in possession of the hills north of Sezannc, from which his artillery could command the valâ€" ley down which the Germans would necessarily advance on their way from Chalons. It was for the possession of these hills that, the French fought hard early in the battle, and it was here that daily a fight occurred which first went in favor of one side and then the other. It is believed here that this retirement into the hills west of Vitry-le-Francois was made to enable General von Moltke and the Gemran genera] staff to plan some other means or way of breaking through the French line. A correspondent has sent the fol- lowing despattoh from the front: “The last remnants of the Ger- mans’ cavalry have been destroyed, and a. large part of their mobile ar- tillery and ammunition trains have been taken. Huge numbers of their rank and file have been either dapâ€" tured or cut Off. “A ‘wireless message to Berlin which was intercepted here said: ‘We are badly in need of horses and supplies.’ SEVERE DEFEAT Eon AUSTRIANS "' 30.000 Men Taken in Latest Battle and Total May Reach 120,000. A dlcspatch from London says: The two great Austrian armies commanded by Generals Auffe-nberg and Dankel, have been battered by the Russians in Ga-licia. They made desperate endeavors to concentrate in the vicinity of Rana Ruska, but have been completely surrounded. Caught between rivers, unable to protectwwagon trains or transport. artillery in a marshy country, they have been cut from food supplies and ammunition and are at the mercy of the Russian horsemen and g ins. It is estimated that the Aus- ll‘lill.‘ generals were able to withâ€" draw 180,000 men after disastrous defeats at Krasnik and Tomaszow, which succeede overwhelming re- - verses at Lublin and Lembe-rg. and that this vast force. the flower of Francis Joseph's army. will be pri- soners of the Czar. The report from Home. St. Petersburg and Paris agree substantially that the Russian victories of the past few days have utterly overwhelmed Austrian miliâ€" tary power in Galivia. and that the capitulation of the armies of von Auffcnberg and Dankel cannot longer be averted. The reports agree that the Russians have taken sixty thousand pristiners. including 1.100 officers. in the past two days. and that immense quantities of artillery. ammunition and military stores have fallen into the hands of the \irtors. l CABNAGE IN PURSUIT. ermans Fought Stegn Rear-guard Action. A de-spaxtch from Paris says: A foreign officer, who visited the scene of Saturday’s fighting, when the allied army was pursuing the fleeing left wing of the Germans at Berzy, just south of Soissons, des- cribes a. terrible scene of carnage. The fields and woods were thickly strewn with dead; several thouâ€" sands had fallen in that district. The Germans fought a stern rear~ guard action, keeping the allies at a respectful distance. They left all the wounded where they fell to be- come prisoners of the allies. Much war material lay in confu- sion and a hundred houses in the neighborhood were wreck-ed, the furniture lying in broken heaps. In the shelter of the walls numbers of wounded were propped up awaiting the arrival of ambulances. Military authorities consider it probable that the German forces which evacuated Amiens returned too late to join the main body and are likely cut off. v ’A‘ HAG-ER T0 ENLIST. 300,000 Britons Have Joined the British Army- A despatch from Washington says: The British Embassy received from the London Foreign Office the following despatch: “There is inâ€" creasing enthusiasm for recruiting in Great Britain. Three hundred thousand men have joined the reg“. lar army since the war began. The eagerness to enlist has grown markedly since British troops have actually been engaged with the enemy." Germans Defeated in Africa A despu‘lch from ‘lmiidon s:1ys:‘l{nronga (on the mirthâ€"west shore I l ' i 1 " '- s I ‘ The Ulll.“.:1l press bureau announces 0f Lab“ x.‘“»‘“- at 1h" “mum” that lil‘iilrll troops have met and defeated a German force of 400 which entered qusdldntl. lirltiéhlAfter three hours rrsistance. Lentr'd': .‘vfricu. n I"? ("‘lmfllh l‘h‘tlcwlllllll‘l ill‘l“.\'((i from of the SH‘VODSUH Ruadl. which was defended by one ufiicer. fifty African Rillcsx the police and eight civilians. . '1 the British HOTEL. DE VILLE, LOUVAIN. One of the most beautiful buildings in Europe and centuries old. . has thought to have been destroyed in the destruction of. Louvaln but later“ ldespatches say the Germans preserved It. THE RETREAT BECAME A BOUT Amiens, Lille and Other Cities Were. Evacuated by the Germans. A despatch from Paris says: The official communiques justify France's victory in the five days’ battle being treated as a German rout. Reports from all sections continue to indicate a general with- drawal of the enemy. Lille and Amiens Ihave been evacuated. The disorder which accompanied the rout is shown by the capture of many groups of 'stnagglrers. Several standards were also taken. Between Blotzheim and Sierenz, Alsace, French oauallry, supported by artillery, annihilated two squa- drons of German cavalry. All the horses of the invaders were killed. The number of German troopers killed was very large. The French military writers, while they don’t go 50 far as to say it‘. HORSES ACCEPTED. Saskatchewan Notified by the Im- perial Authorities. A despatch from Regina says: It has been announced by the Provin- oial Government that Saskatcheâ€" wan’s offer of fifteen hundred horses has been accepted by the Govern! ment of Great Britain. This pro- posal was made some time ago by the Saskatchewan Government, but the acceptance by the Imperial au- thorities was received only on Tuesday morning by Premier Scott. l l THE PUBSUED ‘ NOW PURSUEBSl Most Marvelous Reversal of Rolesi of Two Armies Ever Known. I A despatch from London says:1 The sixth week of the war between' Germany and France, Great Bri-l tain and Belgium has :brought ai vast transformation. The pursued. are now the piirsucrs. The irresisâ€" tible sweep of seven German armies through Belgium into France met an immovable force at the Marnel River. The army of General v0n Kluk,l which so long battled to turn tth allies’ western flank, was itselfil slowly and. steadily outflanked. Its) retirement before the small, hardy, British army turned the tidel of battle. Toâ€"(lay all the German armies;y except that facing Verdun and a) few miles south-west, are retreat-l ing. General von Klluk’s army, whichl a week ago was a few miles to the south-east of Paris, has retiredi more thafin sixty miles to the north-, east, while on the extreme right thef army of the Bavarian Crown Prince,l which was attacking the French eastern line from Nancy to Epinal, has fallen back to the frontiers cl Lorraine, permitting the French re-occupy Luneville and several] other towns. ' ____.x-_.___ RED CROSS SAILS. Delayed Steamer Leaves New York, on Errand of Mercy. A despatch from New York sayszi The steamer Red Cross, formerly the HamburgAmerican liner Ham-i burg, sailed for Britain. The Redl Cross carries one hundred and] twenty-five trained nurses an ' thirty surgeons, and an equipment of thousands of pounds of absorbent cotton, bandages, drugs and surgf-l cal instruments. MANY BELGIAN VlCl‘ORIES’ Dozens of Villages Abandoned by the Germans in Forced Retreat A despaitoh fro-m London Says: King Albert of Belgium is in per- that the Germans are incapable of . sonal command of an army which is pulling themselves together and making another stand, think it is unlikely that General vuon Kluk will be able to form his forces and give battle in France unless the allies. breathless from their prolonged struggle, are themselves compelled to halt. It is held more probable that the gigantic armies will meet again in Belgium. â€"â€",â€"’l'â€".â€"â€"â€"- NINE SONS WOI'NDED. Terrible Work of the 75-Millimctre French Gun. A despatch from Paris says: One woman in Paris, Mme. Bonnard, has received news that all of her nine sons have been wounded. She is a widow. A French sous-officer just back from the front, after praising the terrible work of the “brave little cigars,” meaning the Toâ€"millimetre French gun, said: “The Germans fight without enthu- siasm, but they fight well. One would say they were automatons. They never stop to rescue a com- rade, nor do they pay any attention to their (lead or wounded, but march on over heaps of slain com- rades, victims of our quick-firers. They are like ants, innumerable ants." This man praised the scout- l l driving the Germans steadily toâ€" ward Brussels. Despatche‘s from correspondents in Belgium received at Amsterdam, Bordeaux and other places agree that the Belgian offensive movement has cleared the country of German troops for at least fifteen miles south and southâ€" east of Antwerp, Apparently the Germans, hastening southward to reinforce their staggering troops in France, have been defeated by the Belgians near Termonde, Ghent and Leirre. The Belgians won an im- portant engagement on the right bank of the Scheldt and the Gerâ€" mans are rapidly retreating. These points are named as the newest evi- dences of the vigorous offensive. German communications to the north and northeast have been cut, railway lines have been seized by the Belgian army and the Ger- mans have been driven beyond Louvuin and to the southeast. A German Counter-attack from Louâ€" vain compelled the Belgian left to give ground, but the right and con-i. tre continued to advance, and it is, Conjectured that the Germans will be forced to evacuate Louvain.‘ Large numbers of German wounded were taken to Antwerp. From these and from wounded Belgian soldiers information is obtained that the Kaiser’s grip on Belgium is rapidly relaxing. Dozens of vilâ€" lages have been given up by the German troops in their forced reâ€" treat southward. The character of the news re- ceived here indicates clearly that the object of the Belgian offensive is two~fold~to shatter the retreatâ€" ing German columvns if possible and to recapture Brussels and the coun- try to the east and south. It is as- sumed here that the King of Bel- gium will endeavor to form a junc- tion with an Anglo-French column which is supposed to be moving from Ostend. Unquestionably, if the great armies are hurled back from France they will find a powerful new army of the allies ready" to strike them on the flank. ‘llgumc March lowiard Berlin A dcspatch from London says: The evacuation cf (.‘racow, on the mgworli 0f {hp Gefma“ amiablanes‘ western lnrder of Galicia. has Com- 585'11‘?‘ Hi“ m" mmnem a ‘Eg‘mem l nienced. :urun‘dzng to a dcspatch to changes its position it is certain to receive a visit from a German aero- plane nnd shortly after this the German tire changes its direction and shells begin to fall thick on the SC“ Hm. ‘ 110w pusuiun, J1 lll'S'l' NOT SHOOT .\T 'l‘lll-lll. i l P Renter's Telegram ('ompuny from St. Fetersburg, and consternation rcvnils in that town. 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