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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 81, 31 August 1914, Page 5

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Allies Driven Back

THE GERMANS? DETERMINED ADVANCE. ALLIES ABANDON BOULOGNE. GERMANS SPREADING OVER | PRANCE. REINFORCEMENTS IMPERATIVE. Received 31, 12.45 a.m. London, August 30 (morning). The Allies have abandoned Boulogne on the ground that it is strategically unimportant, in view of the urgency, of strengthening the left of the Allies The latter are taking breath after the strenuous fighting of last week.

Passengers from Prance report that the Governor of Boulogne has departed. The Uhlans are advancing in that direction, ami are- also within seven mile's of Amiens.

j The Daily Mail's Amiens correspondent states that the Germans are aa- ! vancing incessantly, but there is hope of checking them. The Germans have hitherto carried all before them by sheer weight of numbers aiul a deadly hail of maxims. England should realise that reinforcements are imperative. There arc indications that the British route for transporting wounded and forwarding reinforcements and supplies will •be transferred to Amsterdam.

FROM GERMAN SOURCES,

NINE DAYS' VJCTOKIOUS MARCHES,

BRITISH FORCE ENCIRCLED.

COMPLETE DEFEAT OE FRANCO-

BELGIAN-TROOPS,

THE LAST RESERVES CALLED OUT.

Received 30, 7 p.m. London, August 29.

Wireless messages from Berlin state that tho main German army in the. Oaimbrai district advanced for nine days, gaining continuous victorv.

Genera} Von Kliiek repulsed the ];misli at Maubeuge. Later they attacked the, British south of Maubeuge, and succeeded in encircling them. Troops under Generals Von Bulow and Von Hauren completely defeated eight French and Belgian army corps between Sambre, Namur, and tiic Mause/ safeguarding the communications.

As men are urgently required at the front, the Kaiser has ordered the mobilisation of the last reserve. They will be employed to protect the communications, and to occupy Belgium, which will bo used to supply the requirements of the army and to relieve the home resources.

Reports opine that the reservists have joined. .

The, seven German army, corps in tin Cambrai district, with cavalry, now total 430,000. If their losses, and the 50,000 left at Antwerp, are deducted, there must be 350/100 there, apart from six army corps between Dinant and Thionville.