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Germans Are Strongly El
inforcements That Hav
Game I
Battle of the Marne Will
Be Insignificant to Ti
tanic Struggle About
To Break
(By Associated Press.)
London. September 17. - Another
great t uttle even more vital for the
countries concerned than tbOBe that
haye preceded it, is (n progress on a
Uno extending from the region of Noy
on, on the river Oise, northwest to
Paris, to the rlvor MeuBe north of
Verdun.
Thc front is shorter than the battle
of Marne, but this will result only
in a more fiercely contested battle,
with masses of troops throwing them
selves at each other, and every avail
able piece of artillery concentrated in
the determined effort of the armies to
break through each other's linen.
The Germans, who a fortnight ago,
hud to abandon their first endeavor to
destroy the armies of France and of
Great Britain and capture Paris, have
fortified themselves on the mount?in?
north of the river Aisne, through the
plains of Champalgne and in the Ar
gonne mountains, through which the
Mouse flows. They are in stronger
positions than they were for the bat
tle of the Marne and have been very
strongly reinforce-* th fresh troops
from the North i -st. They al
ready have attem*, unter attacks
against the allied tr./. which, flus
tratev' with victory, ha * been trying
to provont them , from entrenching
themselves.
According to the English and Franca
official reports, these attacks have beeu
rcpulsod and tho Germana compelled
to jr!ve way at certain points, but the
German general staff? claim tho oppo
site.
It is certain, however, that the hilly
country north of the Aisne offer? good
ground for such tactics. It would
appear that these western wings of
the two ?rmics, the Germas right and
the allies' left, ?gain are to bear a
heavy part. Upon the armies of Gen
eral von Kluck and General von Pue
low, depends the safety of the rest of
the German army should retreat be
decided on .or forced on them. Be
sides holding the front, they have to
be prepared to withstand another at
tempt on the part of the allies to oat
flank them.
The German forces hold a position
from a point near Noyon on the Oise,
along, the district north bf the Alano
to the Junction of the latter river with
the Suippes. > Behind them are splen
did railway lines running in ail direc
tion? which facil?tate the movement
of tito troops from St. Quentin, Guise
and Mezieros. In this respect, there
fore, they are well placed.,
The ailles, on the other hand, can,
and it ls believed they. are bringing
In new troops through Rouen and
Amiens to threaten tho German flank.
In fact, nearly the whole of the north
west France is opon to the.allies, the
Germans having withdrawn most of
their scattered troops astward toward
the Oise.
Field Marshal Kitchc/ier, eccrotary
of the state for war, speaking today?
with full knowledge of the situation at
tho froftt, declared:
"The tide has turned," so. that hs?)
although telling the public that the
war will be a long one, appears to be
hopeful of tho oujtcome.
The little British army that /has
fought so long and so hard is looking
forward lo support from Indian troops
ti'h!?'h*-TOfKr ?..!! h? ?? the =Ms **v^ '
Englishmen, if not txr th? p^wnt bev I
tie, tb^n for ?hy on*' *?nlch svjwt soo* .
- follow it, no matter how lt goes.
The French troops in a valuable
center of occupation at Bossonsthe en
gineers having closely followed the ar
my. ?id repairad the railways-are
being reinforced.
. And on the whole both as td position
and strength of forces the opposing
armies aj-rie?r evenly matched except
for thc ""*???i?*2c ?f *h~ ?*,u^?- ?>*?
having ah enemy to threaten von
Ktnck's flank.
The Bltuttlotn along the rest of the
line ls much the same. In tho center
between Rheims sad tho Argonne, ino
Sermons continue to fortify themselves:
wkile between Argonne and tho Mease
they .are entrenching themselves at
Mohtfauc?n.'
French officials warn the public timi
as the Germans occupy positions pre
pared for defense and are suported by
heavy artillery, progress must be alow.
The Germana at? preparing for ev >
ery eventuality and are main laing ?
force superior to that of the Belgian
army in Belgium to cover th* retire
ment ot th? main army should that be
come hecHsaary.
They are reported to be strengthen
ing fortification* on th* Rhine, where
lt necessary., they could continue
long defensive.
All report-, from Petrograd and s
intrenched and With Re
Arrived Will Put Up
Fight
Independent sources as Rome and !
Bucharest, tend to confirm, or paint I
In gloomier colora, the critical position
o? the Austrian army in Galicia.
These armlse which set out to arrest |
the advance of the main Russian army j
in Germany have had the tables turned
on them by the Russian Generals Rus
sky and Bruissiloff and are threatened1
with envelopment. Having abandoned
Lemberg they are now leaving Prse- !
mysl behind them and retreating to
Crocow I
It is said by the Russian correspon
dents that the Austrians have lost all |
discipline, the aim of the men being to
cut iu-ross the Carpathians. If this
is true their commanders are likely to
have difficulty In leading them over
200 miles to Cracow, where they'may
find support from the newly formed
German corps, which has assembled
there. Besides, they are in danger
from the Russian army coming from
the north.
Austria is calling to colors all men
available for military service, includ
ing those previously rejected as un
fit. But this hardly can help the ar
my in Galicia, which, according to
Russian reports-, has suffered terrible
losses.
From Bast Prussia nothing bas come
except a report that the Russian gener
al, Rennenkampff, has frustrated the
attempt to outflank him and that he
ha? taken no positions in line with tho
fortresses on the Russian tide of the
border.
In Belgium there bas been a contin
uation of skirmishes which have been
a feature of the war since the Ger
mans advanced into France, with ad
vances and withdrawals as daily oc
curences. For example, the Germans
yesterday reoccupied Termondo only to
leave it today. _
Besides-the eastern prJrtJofl of ttf?
.country, the Germans hold tho line al
ncftt to Tournai, In the department of
Hain au t, thus preventing the Belgians
from going too far in their harrying
tactics on the German troops.
Thus far, however, the Belgian army
'*as fulfilled its ?l'oiied part In keening
?at lest one division from going to'tho
assistance bf tho. army on the Aisne.
I In Italy the agitation for the partic
ipation of the country in the war now
?seems to increase. Italy's position is
described as one ot "armed neutrality
to prevent the war from causing her
damage and to Bhape the new situation
in confomity with her interests."
Roumanla ls in much the same po
sition. She does not want the apolla
that might fall to her.
Many Mere Abroad.
New York, Sept 17.-Sixty thousand
[Americans have returned from Eu
rope on steamships entering this port
land ninety thousand more are expect
I ed, colelctor -of the port of Now York
said tonight.
I MI -. Ma'one urged the country's
i customs men to aid in the development
of the Sc nth American trade.
England's Fl
Have Bi
During
i
(By Associated Press)
.London. Sept 4.-So little has ap
Sjared regarding the movement ot the
ritieu aerial forces that the following
?~C~r7-i? ff?Tr: T. ISisr.i:?!?!"**! Of t?e
achievements hy one profssslss to be
'closely connected **.'lth this b-rssch c?
the service la Interesting.
Speaking of the sending ot 36 Brit
ish aeroplanes across the channel by
air. which waa kept secret for some
time, hesays:
"Aa a combined flight, teat surpass
ed anything ever, done in aviation; but
lt was only .part pf a big movement;
other machines had flown across the
?^>vk>n* ?i?v and at* tho cresent mo
ment, three full squadrons. Nos. 2, 3
ard 4, each consisting of 12 aeroplanes,
besides the reserves spares and motor
transport, are with the expeditionary
force. But apart from the pews ot
two fatal accidents, and the appear
ance in the casualty lists of an air
name among the wounded,
authentic has been published
ling the Goings ut ibu Royal
It?rfbfc wuadron.
L "The ?v?.?enee points to a general
j Superiority of German \ aircraft
'throughout and to a desire os th?
; part ot the enemy to create a depres
[sing moral effect on the allied troops
I by the 'parade of a vast number" ol
aeroplano?, which are ever actively
employed. Bo fer s; reena naiessaee
goss, lt ls quite unnecessary to make
any demonstrations, and, aa to the ef
fect on the troops cf the small bombs
that eau be thrown iront an aeroplane,
it ls negligible.
BS
STARTED
a GERMANY'S VERSION "o
o London, Sept. 17.- o
o The following German of- o
o ?icial statement was re- o
o ceived here tonight by o
o Marconi, wireless: o
o "lt ?s reported from ! o
o Africa that German colo- o
o nial troops have attacked o
o successful!}' the Uganda o
o railway at different o
o points. o
? "Information has been o
o received from| Capetown o
o i hat a German division on o
o thc Orange river has been o
o surprised and made pris, o
o onets by the South Af?i- o
o cnn forces. o
o "AU Germans between o
o i 9 and 45, years of age in o
o states of the south Afri- o
o can union are being ac_ ?*
o commod?ted in the con- o'
o centratior. camp at Rob- o
o erts Heights; o
o "Subscriptions to ' the o
o German war loan, which o
o began at the savings bank o
o have surpassed all expec- o
o talions. o
o "Servian forces which o
u c?u.s?>ed the river Save o
o have been repulsed every- o
o where. o
o "Rifles in form of sticks o
o have been taken from o
o Belgian franctrfeurs (ir- o
o legillar troops.) These o
.o riflei were' 87 centimetres . o
o 'long arid c?uld be fired o
ri by pressing a button o
o ' Our troops have been o
o va:ned of the danger of o
o these apparently harmless o
o inr.tr.jmi'nts In th^ hands o
o ot fanatical Belgians. o
o "'ihc report in Londcn o
G that i German morato- o
o rium has been extended o
o to thc end of September o
ii is ni rue. A moratorium o
.) neither was required nor o
t) decreed. Banks are car- o
o rying on business as o
o usual." o
o o
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Five Steamers Sunk.
Tokio, Sept. 17.-It Is reported
here that the German cruiser Enden
tass . sunk Ive British steamet* oft
the coast of India. Passengers. are
said to have been saver".
lers
len Busy
Present War
The Gannan method ls to keep up
a regular system of aeroplane flights,
the machines starting at regula-* in
tervals and making a tour, in which !
!! VT\."J?d a1(no?t ur.rm?r that ?he ram.
Ippity snd ???*v,tua1ity ?M? th*? wo*!? are j
esteemed ot greater value than ?!>? rc- j
.alts obtained.
"The British aviators, while working |
by method, pursue different tactics.
It nxav be said that not a flight baa
been made Without some definite ob
ject in new. The British "Fifth Arm"
is under the direction of Brigadier
General- Sir D. G. Henderson, dlerctor
of military aeronautics and the com
mander ai ino roy ai liylug c?rpnr, Cuio
nel I*. H. Syke?, ls ?IBO in the field.
The.Itoyal Flying corps has its head
quarters at the baas; bot ?sch squad
ron also has a base, and these bases
are In telegraphic communication with
headquarters and, of course, with the
general staff.
''Many of the wounded soldiers back
?rom the front &?vs*k of the persistent
way in which the German aeroplanes
flew over, positions during the differ
ent engagements, ?ad signalled to the
artillery data by which range could be
corrected and kept. Not a word baa
feen said as tc our aviators .perform
ing similar serries for on artillery, but
tba', is simply because the testimony
that ha? reached ns so fr !s fros
mea who wet* only In a ?os lt km. to
ss? bat very little sections of UWytTi
orations. Aa a matter of fact our ar
my fliers hgv? been directing artillery
fire and to good purpose."
I
BROKERS ARE
OPPOSEj) TAX
EXCHANGES BEING CLOSED
CAUSES SUDDEN
ROW
BUSINESS IS DEAD
War Causes Demoralization of All
Transactions That Would Be
of Profit to Brokers
(By Associated Press'.)
Washington,, Sept. 17.-Stock brok
ers1 are protesting against tiie pro
posal to include In tho war revenue
MU now being drafted a special tax
on them of $50 a year. Such a tax
was levied In the war: revenue act of
tho Spanish-American war, which the
democratic cat*-us authorized the
wayan3 committee to omulate. The
stock brokers say stock exchanges are
closed throughout the country be
cause or the war, and that their busi
ness is demoralized.
Thc matter will be tuleen up tomor
row, when the committee expects to
receive frd*m tho treasury department
estimates of revenue to be derived
from special and B ta nip taxes propos
ed to be levied. Several members of
the committee maintain that the
brokers tax should Ix; Included, be.
cause the brokers baie not closed
their offices *
Some members desire to exempt
checks from the proposed two cents
stamp tax if the treasury estimates
show that $100,000,000 \rx revenue can
bc raised without them. Great In
creases In laid transactions and In
surance business - since the Spanish
American war, they believe, will af
ford sufficient stamp revenues.
If lt ls found necessary to elim?nalo
all checks, it may .bc decided to all
check? of $50 or less. The principal
reason advanced for^Hle exemption is
that it would roi lews thc banks and
merchants from oant?ylJig. detail, and
ateo relieve* fi-om'Gle tax burden per
sons of small means-.
Administration leaders hope to have
the revenue bill -ready for debate in!
the iiouse early next week.
Senate republicans believe their fil- j
ibuster against the river and harbor!
?bill and fight against Ute war tax will
keep congress in session until after
the November-election. An an indica
tion of their confidence -'.tx this. Sena
tor ballinger, thu niino-iity leader, an
nounced tonight he would leave for
New Hampshire tonight to carry on;
his campaign, for re-election. House
republicans have called a conference
for tomorrow night.
JOS. G. SULLIVAN
ON TRIAL AGAIN
The Yoong Laurens County Far
mer Who Killed Col. Jno.
M. Cannon
Special to The Intelligencer.
I Laurens, Sept 17.-For tho second I
i time within three months the fate of
Joseph G. Sullivan ls in the hands of
twelve Jurymen who may by their de
cision convict or 'acquit the young
defendant of the charge of murder.
The case of tho State against Jos. O.
SulUvan, charged with the killir.r
of Col. Jno. M. Cannon at Graycourt,
four months- ago, was, Closed Thurs
day afternoon and given to the jury
shortly after fi o'clock.
During the morning several wit
nesses were put on the stand by the
defense and the state'called two or
three in reply.
. Jesse ' A. Wood, who first spoke to
Cannon after tho triai at uray Court,
May 12. in which thc deceased attor
ney appealed for the prosecution in
a school matter, testified today as a
state's witness- that he did not refer
to the Sullivans in any manner when
he complained to Cannon about the
attorney's treatment of the witness'
young .son who had testified in tho
magistrate's case inst closed.
It' bel been sworn to that Wood
called on Joseph O. Sullivan to wit
??oir Min ,??i*??H *** Him i-- p*?*. * S c
Cannon that , the "Sullivans had not
been treated right, either,"
Humbert Sullivan, a brother of Jno.
O, sullivan, was tho defendant in the
magistrate's court, hence the ^connec
tion of the names. .Wood did not tea.
tlfy ?t the first trial though he was
summoned by the defense. The argu
ments consumed about four hours
and the court's charge, required an
other hour In its delivery.
Prisoners Are Plentiful
London, SspC t7.,~*A, Heater dis
patch from Paris says:
"Many French and Eugitsn wounded
corning from Rheims ore passing now
through Noisy-Le-Sec
"Daring: the lost three days 1,600
German prisoners have been sent weet
end another train of German soldiers
and war material arrived at Vlcennes."
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OF B
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o o
o COTTON SITUATION o
o - o
o Washington, Sept. 17. o
o -Members of the con- o
gressional conference- com- o
o mittee tonight postponed o
o until tomorrow consider- o
o ation of plans suggested o
o by a special committee for o
o federal taxation to restrict o
o the production of cotton o
o next year. o
o . Owing to the failing o
o market this year because o
o of thew ar, it is deemed o
o imperative by senators and o
o representatives from cot- o
o ton growing states that o
o there should bc short o
o crop next year in order to o
o avert a surplus and de- o
o moralization of prices. o
o A special committee o
o composed of Senators! o
o Williams, White and o
q Clarke, of Arkansas, and o
o Representatives Hardwick o
o and Burgess, has reported o
lo that ederal imposition of o
6 a prohibitive taxation o
o would be constitutional, o
o They propose that a taxe o
o of ten cento a pound o
o ?should b<? levied next year o
o on all cotton in excess of o
o ity per cent o this year's o
o crop or that a tax of $20 o
o an acre should be assessed o
o on acreage planted with o
o cotton in excess of fity o
Q per cent of this year's o
o acreage. o
o . The cotton conference o
o is to discuss the advisabil- o
o tty o submitting a bill to o
o congiress. o
o j o
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fader False Pretenses.
rome, via Paris, Sept. 17-A dls
Ipatch from Trent, Austria-Hungary,
I saye:
"Tho authorities eneoulrago the
peasants to participate in tho war by
spreading reporta that Austria ls vlc
I . us-. Large numbers of wounded
aro returning to their homes daily."
PROPOSAL PARTIALLY ACCEPTED
President's Plan Only Partly Accepted
By Striking' Miners,
(By Associated Press.)
Denver, Colo., Sept. 17,-Acceptance
of certain features of President Wil
son's proposal for a three-year truce
in the coal miners strike was an?
Official Repi
Fight Now
Givt
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 17.-Tho official report
issued today in Paris on the progress
of tue fighting northeast of the capital
that the Bt ?&t hattie !? continuing r/ltn
undecisive results.
Tho resistance of the Germans bas
not been broken although at certain
points they are described a? giving
back slightly. At other points they
continue to fortify themselves.
The French, have repulsde some of
their counter attacks.
The text of the official communica
r- - ?s =- MUM.! i
"First-on our left wlpg the resis
tance of the enemy on the heights to
the north of the river Alune has con
tinned, tn spite ot the fact that the
enemy gave back slightly at certain
points.
"8 cond-On the cen teer, between
Berry-Au-Bac, on thc diver Aisne, and
the Agonne, the situation shows ne
change. The enemy continues to for
tify himself along the line previously
indicated. Between the Argonne and
the Mensa the Germans are entrenen?
lag themselves in the vicinity of Mont
faucon. In the Woevre district we
have come in eon tact with several de
tachment* of the enemy between Etant
and Thlecourt.
DESCRIPT
RITISH OP
Officer Gives Full Accou
Alli J Armies and Ger
Per
non in cd today by J. F. Welborn, pres
ident of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company. Thc announcement con
tained tiie further information that
some of tho oneretora had (inked for
a conference with tho president to
discuss thosn provisions which they
ure not prepared to accept.
? Mr. Wielborn declined to give fur
ther details.
At a conveni'on held at Trinidad,
the Colorado union mlnerB yesterday
voted to accopt the president's propo
sition and announced their readiness
to go back to work a? soon aa tho
proposal had boen adoptod by their
former employers.
MAY WITH i? IC AW
National Rank? Will Draw Out of the
State BaukK Are A dm ll ted
Washington, Sept. 17.-Numerous
natnonnl banks have given notlco that
they will retire from thc currency as
sociations if state banks are allowed
to issue emergency currency on an i
equality with tho national banks, ac
cording to statements made today by j
Secretary McAdoo and members ot tho j
reserve board to tho House banking
I committee.
The fact was brought out at a hear
ing on a bill, passed by the Senate
and pending before the hom? commit
tee. which would increase the amount
of clrci?H??g ini?e:i issuable ou com
mercial paper to 75 per cent, and ex
tend this privilege to the state banks
and trust companies. The reserve
board, however, favored tho proposed
increase in currency while opposing
the extension of the issuance privi
lege.
Paul M. Warburg, ot the reserve
board, warned the commltteeagalnst
injuring commercial Interests by cur
.roney inflation.
ABBEVILLE FAIR TWO DATS
<M?NT 2? and Ul Dates Fixed by the
Directe?
Abbeville. Sept. 17.-Tho directors
of tho Abbeville County Fair associa
tion held a meeting In tho office of the
president, Dr. C. rs. Cambrel I Friday
afternoon. After considerable dis
cussion it was decided to hold the fair
for only tw odsys this year Instead of
three. The dates fixed were Tuesday
and Wednesday, October 20 and 21.
An executice committee consisting of
Dr. C. C. Cambrel 1, J. S. Stark. Jas.
A. Hill, Robert S. Link and W. A.
Stevenson was appointed to complete
all necessary arrangements. Messrs.
R. 8. Link, L. A. McDowell and E. C.
Horton were appointed to arrange
a premium Hat.
It is proposed to give very liberal
premiums in the live stock, cattle and
agricultural departments, as much in
terest is being shown by the people
of the county In tlu- e industries and
good exhibits are expected from ali
parts of the county. -~*mmmKWBWl
ort of
in Progress
en in Detail
-r-:-!
"Third-On our right wing, In Lor
raine and .the Vosgas, there has been
no change.
? "Summing up, the battle is being
conuaued along the entire front be
tween the river G ?so and tho river
Meuse. The Germans occupy posi
tions organized for the purpose of de
fense' and are armed with heavy ar
tillery.
"Our progress bs nccesasrlly slow,
but our troops are animated by a spir
it of offendive action and they are giv
ing evidence of vigor and enthusiasm.
They have repulsed with success the
counter attack undertaken by the en
emy, both during the day and night.
The morale of tho French soldier is
exceiient.
"The Austrian armies evacuating
Galicia are In full rout. Their louF.es
In killed, wounded and prisoners are
estimated at several hundred thous
and men. The German army corps
which went to their succor are re
fereing.
Prince ls Iatpr??Iag.
Chicago. 8ept. iv-Prince Michael
Cantacusene. whose ?rife wss Miss
Julia Dont Grant, a granddaughter of
President Grant, ls recovering from a
wound received while on Ute Criag
line of the Russian advance into Gs?
lids, according to ' a cablegram re
ceived here today by Mrs. Freierick
D. Grant, brohter of the princes',.
The prince ia colonel or thc' Imper
ial Guards and an aide on the ?tac of
.Grand Duke Nicholas*,, the Russlaon
Lcommsnder-4n-chief.
nt of Fighting Between
mans Over a Given
According to Report Al
lies Have Advantage
In Great Struggle
For Supremacy
(By Associated Pres?.)
London, Sept 17,-An account of
the operations of tho British army In
Franco and of the French armies in
immediate touch with it during tho
period from September 10 to 13, writ
ten by an officer attached to Field
Marchai Sir John French's staff, was
Issued tonight by the official press bu
reau. The account In part follows:
"Since Thursday, September 10, the
British army made steady progress in
Ito endeavor to drive back the enemy
In co-operation with the French. .The
country across1 which lt had to force
its way and will have to continuo to
do so. ls undulating and covered with
patches of thick wood.
"Within the area which faced the
British before the advance commerc
ed, right up to Loon, the chief feature
of tactical importance is the fact that
there are six rivers running across the
direction of the advance, at all of
which it was possible that the Ger
mans might make resistance. These
arc, la order, f mm the ??o??b, the
' Marne, Ourcq, Vesle, Alane. Allctto
and Oise.
"Tho enemy held the Ube ot tho
Marne, which was crossed by our
forces September 9, as* a purely rear
' guard operation. Our passage ot the
! Ourcq was not contested. The Vesle
. was only lightly held, while resistance
along< the Alane, both against' tho
French and British, has been' and still.
la of a determined character.
"On Friday, September ll, but lit
tle opposition was met with along any
part of our front and the direction pf
tho advance, for the purpose of co
I neeru' Inp wit*? Ot"" S?HeS. ?fft's tt?rS*4
'.slightly tu the northeast. The day
I wa? spent In rushing forward and
(gathering in various hostile detach
I monte.. By nightfall our forces had
reached a line north of the Ourcq, ex- .
tending from Oulchy-Lo.Chateau to
'Longpont.
"On this' day there also was a gen
j oral advance of the French along their
'whole line, which ettded in a B u ba tan
tin l success, i In one portion of the .
'field, Duko Abrecht, of Wurtemberg^
. army, was driven back across the
. Saul, aud elsewhere the whola; of the
?corps of artillery of a German corps
was captured. Several German colors
[were taken.
"It was only on Uti sday that tho
full extent or the victory gained b7
i tho allies on September 8 was appre
ciated by them, and the moral effect
of this success has been enormous.
,An order dated-September 6 and 7,
Issued by tho commander'of the Ger
man seventh corps, was picked up. K
stated that the great object of the
war war, about to be attained, Mnce
the French were going to accept bat
tle, and that upon the result ot this
battle Would depend the Issue of the
war and the honor of the German
armies.
! "It seems probable the Germans not
only expected to find that the British
, array was beyond the power Of as
suming the offensive for come time,
but counted on the French having
been driven back on to the Un? of the
?Seine and that, though surprised to
- find the latter moving forward against
I them after they had crossed th?
'Marne, they were !n to wise *??terr*d
from making a great effort
"On saturday, the i2th, the enemy
wore found to be occupying ? very
formidable position opposite Us <n the
north of the line at Poissons. .They
i held both sides of tht> river, and aa
outreached line oh the hills to the
north of eight road bridges and two
railway bridges crossing the Alsno,
within our section of the front Beven
of the former and both of the* latte?
bad been demolished.
I -Working from the west to the east
jour third army corps gained some
I high ground south of the Alene over
looking the Aisne valley, east t* Sols
sons. Here a long range, artillery
duel between our guns and those of
the French on our left and the ene?
my's artillery on the hills continued
during the greater part of the day ead
did not cease until nearly midnight.
The enemy had niany be?vy howltxers
In well concoaled position?.
"The movement of thia array corps
was effected In co-operation with tho
French sixth army on our left which
gained the southern half of Ute town
during the night
. -The second army corps did not
cross the Aisne. The first array corns
got over the river Vesle. sou.h of tho
Alene, after the crossing had been
secured by the first cavalry dlvfctou,
(Continued on Pago 7.)