The Archive · 1914

Official Review of the Situation

The following official telegram from Paris, dated September 2%, was courteously communicated to us last night by M. Kahn, French Consul-General The French left wing has made Progress; one detachment has occupied Péronne in spite of great istence. The German cavalry was repulsed towards Ham.

On the evening of the 23rd the French front was on troops have reached the river Wis-lok, close to the Hungarian frontier. Operations at Przemysl are succesefully developing.

The Russians are in close touch with the German front, but there is no fighting.

Bept. 24.

Prior to the storming of Jaroslav, the Russians captured an armoured train with quickfirers south of Przemysl, and carried a strongly fortified line equipped with heavy artillery and searchlights on the river San.

Rethonvilliers, Fresnidres, court.

Between the Oise and the Aisne the Germans continue to maintain important forces in deep trenches. The French have made slight progress north-west of Berry-an-Bac.

Between Reims and the Argonne there is no change. East of the Argonne the Germans have advanced up to Varennes.

On the hills of the Meuse fierce fighting has occurred with the re-ult that the Allies have advanced in some places and fallen back in others.

In the north of the Woevre, on the front Tresauvaux-Seuzey, and south of the Woevre, on the front Beaumont, Lironville, Marney, and in the region of Nancy and the Vosges, the Germans tried to break the French front, but were not successful.

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