The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-09-24
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nbic account by Field Marshal
~ french of the heroic fight
~ the British expeditionary
~ keep from being annihilated.
vildcat pursued by hounds, the
force backed stubbornly to-
AZ River Disc, constantly show
,seth but realizing that it must
The river or perish.
Text Of the Report.
,eport is published in the Lon
t,,ette. the official organ. 1t is
BOWS
transportation of the troops
England by rail and sea was eff
in the best order and without
III Concentration was practi-
unpleted on the evening of Fri
August q, and l was able to
dispositions to move the force
Saturday to positions / con-
Il most favorable from which to
s,ce the operations which Cen
Jofre requested me to under
I,ral French then described in
the position taken up by his
At and on the east and west
ns and the retirement of the
behind Mons on Sunday, Au-
b He continues:
prlsed by Joffre's Message.
mwhie, about five in the after
received a most unexpected
re from General Joffre by tele-
telling me that at least three
Ia corps were moving on my
u in front and that another
vas engaged in a turning move
rom the direction of Journal.
s % informed me that the two re-
French divisions and the Fifth
b army corps on my right were
L. the Germans having on the
w day gained possession of the
Re Of the Sambre between
rol and Namur.
& lad Reserve Position Ready.
view of the possibility Of my
E driven from the Mons position
previously ordered a position in
bar to be reconnoitered.
ben the news of the retirement
French and the heavy German
sning on my front reached me I
Fored to confirm 1t by aeroplane
tOlssance and as a result of this
rmined to effect a retirement to
subeuge position at daybreak on
|fh.
Fighting on the oath.
Kcertain amount of fighting con-
along the whole line throughout
. ght and at daybreak the oath
econd division from the neigh
ID Of Harmignies made !. power
fmonstration as II to retake
~ Under cover of this demon
n the Second corps retired on
me Of Dour, Quarouble and
lnes The third division on the
Of the corps suffered consider
oss in this operation from the
who had retaken Mons.
v Second corps halte1 on this
where they intrenched them
enabling Sir Douglas Haig with
Inst corps to withdraw to the
Osition and he effected this with
fuch further loss, reaching the
om Bavay to Maubeuge about
In the evening.
put 1880 in the morning General
received a message from Sir
FERGUSON, commanding the
vision, saying he was very hard
and in urgent need of sup
IN receipt Of this message Gen.
lilenby drew in his cavalry and
ored to bring direct support to
u division.
Endorsements Brought UL,
Nineteenth infantry brigade.
lad been guarding the line of
tuicauons, was brought by rail
fenciennes on the 22d and 23d.
morning Of the oath they were
ou' TO a position south of
Ue TO support the left flank
Second corps.
the assistance of cavalry
foace Smith Dorrlen was en-.
F" enect his retreat to a new
r. although having two corps
enemy on his front and one
Jung his flank. He suffered
losses in doing so.
eu'IdII position was occu-
ne Second corps to the west
ny the First corps to the RE 1t. |
sa' was protected by the for |
Nauheuge. the left by the
u'n brigade in positions be- |
's1iain and Bruay and by cav.
he outer flank. The French
VI retiring and had no sup |
- such as was afforded by |
usss Of Maubeuge, and deter |
,uorts of the enemy to get |
ny flank assured me that IL |
Intention to hem me against |
aOe and surround me.
!" a Moment to Be Lost. |
mat not a moment must he
,S'1fhing to another position. |
e'nent was resumed in the
lung lung OF the 25th to q posi-.
,-e heighborhood OF LeCateau /
,sH guard was ordered 10 be
T1uoeuge and Bavay by $3.50 |
cavalry brigades, with the
cavalry of the Second
efed the movement of the
Io'ps and the remainder of
4 division. with the Nine /
Nigade tho NH.