Round About Paris

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 17, 7 September 1914, Page 5

Round About Paris

THE ENEMY’S OUTFLANKING

MOVEMENT.

Paris, September 6

It is officially stated that tiie Germans are going further from Paris, continuing their movement to the south-east which was commenced on Thursday, evacuating the region of Compiegne and Senlis. The situation on the French left is unchanged. The outflanking movement seems averted.

(Compeigne.—Town, France, Dept. Oise, 35 miles S.E. of Beauvais. Joan of Arc was made prisoner here in 1430.) 1

CHECKED AT VERDUN.

Paris, September 5

The Germans sustained checks in the Verdun region. The French had partial successes in Lorraine and the Vosges. The general situation is little changed.

DARING GERMAN RAID.

Paris, September 5,

German soldiers in British uniforms attempted a daring raid on Havre. They motored at high speed from the direction of Harfieur. They were several times challenged and fired at, until a peasant, hearing tho shots, drew a heavy cart across tho road, wrecking tho motor, which contained a quickfiror. The occupants were arrested.

(Harfieur.—Town, France, Dept. Seine Inferionro, situated' at the confluence of.the,Seine; and the Lezardo,a. mile from the sea and four niiles IjJ. of Harve. • | Population 2530., • The iagientj Ghthlc’ cStiW'wte built hy* the 5 English to comihemdrate -tho viotefy of iigincourt. It. .wps formerly ..fortified and a, plaep Of -sOHlf -importance J It surrendered jto ’Hifary Vr of England after a suige ofi forty days J) (Havre, seaport;, jon :il ( the English Channel; 'at: JTif? ’faouthjof- -the Seine. Population,- T T 35,000. 1 The second commercial city ol France. It is the port of Paris, with which it is connected by railway.) -

GERMAN SET-BACK AT LUNE--1 i ■ ‘V I ILLE. ; | 3. h t j | Paris, September 5. Tlife journal,of a -.German..colonel.who is a'‘pilsbneF sUvteiv lllat-tSDCW nh4<r were massed at .Tittne Tillbr• when the French * artilhpy jf surprised' ifmV hdnjhai’ded them for two hour#. When only 3000 Germans were -loft they hoisted the white flag.

FIVE TO ONE AGAINST.

London; September 5

Lieut-Col. Chetwode, tile first man moutionecl in despatches, wrote to his father-in-law, Colonel Stapleton-Cot-ton: “Wo were fighting for ton days. We had no rest. We were fighting with oddjs five to one against. We have been through the Uhlans like brown paper, but we must have more men.”

The Allies captured yesterday 300 Uhlans.

As a Taube aeroplane was approaching Vincennes to-day, the Frenchmen advanced and circled above it. They discharged grapshot at the wing of the aeroplane, which fell and was smashed.

(Vincennes. Town, France, 4 miles E of Paris. Population 18,500. The ancient castle dates from the fourteenth century. For a long time it was used as a State prison, and at different times Henry IV, Condo, Diderot, Mirabeau and others were confined in it. In its moat inISOI the Due d’Enghein was shot. Since 1834 the old edifice has been utilised as a fort.