ALLIES GAIN STILL MORE GROUND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2264, 25 September 1914, Page 5

ALLIES GAIN STILL MORE GROUND

GERMAN RIGHT TURNED REPORTED SUCCESSFUL FLANKING MOVE London, September 23., After terrific fighting between Peronne and Saint Quentin, the Germai right, appears to have been turned. The Germans occupied Peronne on the 16th, holding a strong position, with hills behind and marshes in front. The French wore ordered to take the position at all oosts. They combed the German trenches with artillery fire, but the Germane stubbornly held to their pins on the heights, causing sovere execution among the French. Tne latter stormed, advancing in several narrow columns, and bayoneted the Germans in the trenches. . They gained the position, the Germans falling v baok on Saint Quentin. . French reinforcements arrived ard pursued the Germans to the suburbs, where there was savage street fighting. The Germans were driven back until they were ordered to abandon _tl|e town. . The Germans are liow making an effort to retake the town. Peronne and Saint Quentin are sixteen miles apart. Saint Quentin is'an ancient town of about 55,000 inhabitants,' situated on the right bank of the Somme at a point where it is joined by two important canals. On January 19, 1871, the French "Armeo du Nord," under Faidherbe, was defeated near Saint Quentin by the Prussian's under General Goeben. Peronne is a small place of 4500 inhabitants, also on the Sommo. Its fortifications were razed in 1007. ■ In IS7O it capitulated to,the Germans after a week's bombardment. ADVANTAGES INDICATED AT ALL POINTS. . _ ' ' ! London, September 23. 'The Times," in a leader on the battle of the Aisne, says All along the line the signs are hopeful. Ai> all points there are indications of advantages gained.—("Timis" and Sydney "Sim" Sorvices.) * v ■ GERMANS WEAKENED BY ENORMOUS LOSSES. \ ; (Reo. September 24, 10.15 p.m.) . „ , - . • London, September 23. Reuter's Pans correspondent says the wounded from the battlefield state the Germans lost so enormously that they cannot resist much longer. When repulsed at Czaonhe on Sunday they abandoned over a thousand of their wounded. ■ ■ ' . ENEMY SUSTAINS SERIOUS REPULSES. : " ' The Prime Minister has received' tho following message from the High Commissioner.; — - u . , . London, September 23, 1015 p.m. . Reliable.—Operations during three days along extended front in favour of Allies. Enemy sustained serious repulses. To north of Aisne and on left bank of the Oiso the position is little changed. Between tho Meuse and Reims thero is no change in the position. The enemy allows little activity in the Doinevro district (east of Luneville), and has evacuated Nomenv and Arracourt (on tho frontier east and north of Nancy respectively), but holds lines south of the River Woevre. ENEMY RETREATS SOUTH IN BELGIUM v BELGIANS ADVANCING FROM ANTWERP ——— ■ \, ' , . . , . . ■ ' Antwerp, September 23. Several divisions are advancing against the German army Corps based on Brussels. „ „ • Di ■ I'u . ' , Ostflnd, September 23. , The Germans m Belgium are stall going southward. ' . 'A' CURIOUS MISTAKE. (Reo. September 25, 1 a.m.) v , London, September 23. ~ Mr ; Martin Donohoe, war correspondent of tho "Daily Chronicle," with the Belgian Army, telegraphs that the Germans stampeded out of Termonde, »t v trilles, and Leboeke, southwards, believing the Anglo-French Army had Arrived* The mistake arose through the Belgians using French and British field-guns. The Gorman Staff were about to dine at Lebbeke on Sunday, when an officer arrived with fragments of shells. After a hurried consultation the regiment was ordered to retreat, and the Staff rode helter-skelter into' Brussels. , St. Gilles and Lebbeke are email townis near Termonde, GREAT GERMAN ARMY IN THE EAST / RADICAL CHANGE IN PLANS ENEMY RETIRES FROM RUSSIAN TERRITORY • t, . j .. , London. September 23. . The "Daily Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent states that the Germans ianded at Memel, and penetrated to Jurburg. Others from the Masurian Lakes occupied Suwalki and Mariampol, and were checked there on Friday last. ' ' . . . London, September 23. . The cause'Of the concentration of eight German army corps in East Prussia is considered political rather than strategic.' It is evident that Germany will concentrate most of the troops at Breslau which is the key to the interior lines of communication to Prussia.—("Times'* and Sydney "Sun" Services.) Memel i 6 the most northerly port in Germany territory on the Baltio. The Rivor Memel, or Niemen, flows through JPoland and East Prussia 1 emptying into the Baltic south of the town of Memel. Jurburg is on the river ten in ilea in Russia from the German frontier. Memel is navigable as far as Grodno, many miles further into Russia. Mariampol is in Russia, 45 miles south-east of Jurburgj and ,25 miles from the frontier. Suwalki is about twelve miles from the Gorman frontier, and 35 miles south-west of Mariampol. It is the capital of the Russian provinoe of that name, and has a population of about 28,000. ' SIEGE OF PRZEMYSL COMMENCED. - Rome, September 22. The "Tribunal" Petrograd correspondent states that all tho fortifications in Galioia have fallen except those of Przemysl and Cracow. I The siege of Przemysl has oommerioed. The chief defences of Galioia, according to the "Statesman's Year Book," consist of the fortress of Cracow and the entronched camp of Przemysl. (Reo. September 24, 7.35 p.m.) Potrograd, September 23. Nearly half a million abandoned Austrian riflos have been captured, also many entire batteries. . • • GERMAN ARMY OF 600,000 IN EAST-PRUSSIA. . , (Rec. Septembor 25, 1 a.m.) Petrograd, September 23. There is no doubt that the German plans have been radically changed. While maintaining the defensive in tho west, they aio concentrating largo forces to attack the Russians. Nearly 600,000 men are now in East Prussia, and the force is increasing daily. Tho Germans refuse to take the battle into Rusnitt after thoir failure tn turn Onum-ul. Keiiitpiikahipf's loft, ami liu-va returned from Suwalki, Mariampol, and o tlior points. ..

RUSSIANS TAKE JAROSLAV. The following message has been received by the Prime Minister from the High Commissioner: — London, September 24, 12.15 p.m. Reliable.—Russians have taken Jaroslav, a fortified town 15 miles from Przemysl and Wislock, in the Carpathians. The Montenegrins are within nine miles of Sarajevo. RUSSIAN CAPTURES TO SEPTEMBER 14. (Rec. September 24, 0.5 a.m.) Petrograd, September 23. The "Novoe Vremya" states that to September 14-the Russians had captured 7 Austrian flags, 637 guns, 44 quickfirers, and 64,000 prisoners, including 535 officers.