A NEW GERMAN PLAN

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15445, 7 September 1914, Page 7

A NEW GERMAN PLAN

PARIS NEGLECTED. DEVELOPMENT TO SOUTH AND EAST. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES CONTINUE. ACTIVITY IN BELGIUM. ANTWERP EXPECTS SIEGE. CRUISER PATHFINDER SUNK BY MINE GREAT SPEECH BY MR ASQUITH. BRITAIN MUST SAVE EUROPE AGAIN. Preas Association—By Tel Copyright.

Received 5.5 p.m., Sept. sth. PARIS, S pt. o. Official.—The Germans are carrying cut a wide converging movement, leaving Parts on their right. Their southeasterly march continues. The movements of the opposing armies otnside Paris continue, without any attempt on the part of the enemy against the different French positions. BORDEAUX, Sept. 5Official.—On the French left the Germans, neglecting Paris, attempted an outflanking movement. They reached La Ferte and Sousjouarre, and passed Rheims, proceeding west of the Aizonne ridge. Tho movement did not achieve its object. (High Commissioner's Cable.) LONDON*, Sept. There are indications of a German movement developing in eastward ami south-eastward directions. RETREAT PLANNED BEFOREHAND. OTTAWA, S,pt. 5. The Cabinet makes ih> secret that the Atlies' retreat to Paris is being carried out exactly as was intended, and it expects favourable news from the Allies' shortly. THE CITY'S DEFENCES. WIDE CIRCLE OF FORTS. LONDON. Sept. The entrenchment* of Paris extend from Chelles to Marly, and from Domont to Pataiseau. white the ring formed by outlying forts is a hundred miles in circumference. The whole of these works are eight miles from the boundaries of the city, therefore it is claimed that the Germans will t>e uiiabV.i to throw shells into the capita!. [An artiete «t the defences will be found in another column.} EIFFEL TOWER USEFUL. An observer upon ththird platform of the Eitet Tower could easily watch the enemy's movements. THE RETREAT FROM ( HAXTII.I.Y. A REMARKABLE SCENE. PARIS. S. pt. ."> (a.m.). An English trainer relates the Hri-ri.-.lt retreat from Compiegne- to C'hantiily. F'u'at came motor vans and motor like an avalanche racing down the road arid tooting, a deafening noise echoing from the forest. The drivers to know the roads as if they had travelled tfem every day. T'h'-rt fame th,- soldiers, it ho had leown •tp the railway li.i*s -trid bridge-; behind ile-Ri. The iti all th-' villa ty* maiU- a. great t'u.-s <>i the Tommies. ♦ itf'Ting tii-ru egg., butter, null:. '-h'- s.-. fruit, neat an<l fowls, ar.'l the public fiot-w.-s < tf.-i-i-l drinks for nothing. By Tf.-da'- evenit:-.: Ciiant:!lv v.;ss .«mpty. The tr.uti'-iv awav

and English residents went to liaisons Lafitto or Paris. Every kind of vehtclo was utilised. Four hundred English stable lads tvero taken away by trnin to Comminquo. GERMAN MOVEMENT. STILL AVOIDS THE CITY. Received li'.oo a.m., Sept. 7th. PARIS, S.-pt. 6 (a.m.) Off.c. al.—Tiio Germans are going further from Paris, continuing th© movement southeastward eonunenced on Thursday. T.iev aro evacuating tho region around Compiegne and Sen l is. Th> situation of the French left is unchanged. 'Hie out Hanking movement scc-ins t y Ihj averted. The bombarding nt cf Manicure coit.nues. and the town is resisting weM. THE SOUTHERN ARENA. PARIS, Sept. 5. Official.—The Germans have sustained cheeks in the Verdun reg'on, and the French have had part : al successes in Lorrane. In the Ycsges the genera! situation is lit tie change;!.