FRANCE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 79, 22 August 1914, Page 5

FRANCE

1 GERMAN COLUMNS MOVE WEST. j' AffIEROACHECG THE FRENCH FRONTIER. j Received 21, 6.3 p.m. [ London, August 21. , A slow German advance is reported in the region of Longwy and Briey (near tho Luxemburg-French frontier) _ The enemy entrenched themselves before Briey with support from Metz. FRENCH HURLED BACK. GERMAN STRENGTH IN LORRAINE. FORCES INVADERS TO RETIRED Received 23, 1 a.m. Paris, August 22. 'lt is officially reported that the Fi eneh advance guard in Lorraine encountered a strong position, and a coun-ter-attack forced them back on the main body's strong positions and the Sielle and the canal connections between tiie Marne and the Rhine. A DARING AIRMAN. Received 21, G. 3 pm. Paris, August 20 "(evening). . Pegoud, the well-known aviator, originator of "looping the loop," has returned to Paris. _ He fie\y for three hundred kilometres over Germany, and blew up two convoys with bombs • His aeroplaae was riddled with ninety-seven bullets. AN AVIATOR'S FATE. Received 21, 10.25 p.m_ Paris, August 21 (morning). A British military aeroplane fell, and the pilot, Geard. was killed. The Bank rate is 5 per cent. MAKING SLOW PROGRESS. SOME SUCCESSES REPORTED. Paris, August 20. It ]g officially stated that tli-o French yesterday advanced rapidly «na reached Morliange. They also occupy Chateau Salins and Dieufce, but progress is slow in face of the strongly held fortifications. Tha advance in Uppiv.' Alsace continues. It is officially reported ihat tho French, have occupied Guebwiller and carried a suim-rb .of Mußilaustta at the point of the bayonet, capturing six guns and six ■waggons. They also re-occupied Muilhaußen. A wounik'd officer gives details of .'the capture of ithe first German flag at St. Blaise. The engagement las;i*d from 530 in itthe morning till 9 at night. The French 'artillery wrought havoc, among tWa -enemy's horses, and the heavy German gnus were then captured and the church steeple; from which the German machine-gums doing deadlj r work, was demolished by shells. The French finitlly carried the position with bayonets, talcing the ling, eight guns, ninety horses and 537 prwcnci-s. IN THE VOSGES VALLEY. GERMANS' SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENTS. RECOVERING TERRITORY FROM Til K FRENCH. Paris, August 20. The Germi'ns have retaken tlio villi. ,ire of Vielc in the driving out the Frencili! advance guard. The FctQch cavalry 'lmil a succes-M encounter*with ithe Germans at Floivnville, twenty miles east of Sedan.