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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1914
Page
7
Report notes a repeat outflanking maneuver following last week’s operation on the Ourea front. Rheims has been reoccupied, with Allied lines consolidating gains and pushing closer to surrounding objectives. Casualty details are sparse in available text.
Reports describe Germans falling back to Chateau Salins on the French right while Russian forces win in Galicia and Poland. Russian gains include Cracow and Przemysl advance, with Rennenkampf gathering reinforcements as Servians and Montenegrins push with veterans along the front. In Africa, South African mounted rifles claim a victory over Germans at Ramammadrift as Berlin cites Hela sinking.
Paris dispatch reports German troops retreating east of Paris are forming new field works on the northern Plateau beyond Rheims to blunt Allied pursuit. British French flyers risked air reconnaissance to confirm defenses, while allies press on near Aisne and Meuse as Verdun defenses receive bombardment and reassurances of stabilization.
The Real correspondent near Melun describes German routs under hurricane rain with artillery bogged and horses failing to drag guns. British and French trains race toward Paris as railways form a spider web network. Allies pursue and analysts debate von Kluck’s retreat and possible rally points along the Aisne and Meuse corridors.
London reports a German statement via Marconigram stating the right wing of the western army is in heavy fighting with no decisive result. French attempts to break through were repulsed, Austrian troops hold against Servians near the River Sava, and Verdun area battles extend as Hindenburg reforms after pursuit. Rums of Upper Silesia threats are unfounded.
Paria reports General Charles Roque killed near Harte- Duc in a late casualty list announced publicly. Also named are Captain Raoul Duccusdic de Korgoualer as among the fallen in the same engagement on September 15.
London reports the British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Gray's response to Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg's press statement. It recalls 1870 assurances, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the Baltic region, and cites Botha praising Britain’s cause. It notes Britain’s stance with Belgium and criticizes German claims of defending freedom while breaching Belgian neutrality.
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