Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-13
YON KLUCK'S DASH
FORCES MARINE FIGHT
If German Troops on His Left Had
Moved as Fast, Battle Would
Have Been Avoided,
FRENCH FOLLOW UP ADVANTAGE
Pau Checks Them when RE Gets
Possession of HiIls, from which
His ARTILLERY Commands
Approach of Enemy.

ened the great struggle, which now
has been in progress for a week in
the territory between Paris and Yer
dun with the allied armies of France
and England on one SIDE and the
Germans on the other, has not yet
reached a decisive result.
The German right, however, in the
face of superior forces and threat
ened with an outflanking move
ment, continues to retire to the
north along the route over which
General Won Kluck made his famous
dash toward Paris from the Belgian
border after having defeated the
allies at Mons and again at Cambria
and st. Quentin.
Right wing Retires.
With General Won Kluck also, accord.
ing to French official reports. the right
wing of General Won Buelow's army.
which supported his left is falling back
toward the rivers Asne and Disc On
Won Buelow's left the army of the Prince
of Wuerttemberg which has been trying
for weeks to break through the French
line. has also stopped fighting and re-
tired north. The German left wing how
ever, composed of other sections of the
prince of Wuerttemberg's army and the
army commanded by the erman crown
prince. is still fighting with varying sue
cess. The armies, however, appear to
have passed Verdun as Berlin reports
say they have been bombarding fortified
positions south of that fortress.
Won Kluck's Advance.
A comprehensive French official report
issued tonight shows that General Won
Kluck got farther east and south of Paris
than had heretofore been disclosed, so
that his advance was even faster than he
was given credit for making
1t seems that had the German armies on
his left moved anywhere near as quickly
as he did the battle of the Marine would
never have been fought
However, faced by a strong British
French force and with another French
force advancing from Paris threatening
his flank and his communications, Cen
eral Won Kluck was compelled to with
draw northward and then fight the
French on the river Ourcq.
German Guns Taken.
In this fighting, according to the Brit
ish-French reports, a number of German
guns hundreds OF prisoners and part of
the German transport were taken. The
German report, on the other hand. SAYS
tine war booty was represented by fifty
guns and some thousands of prisoners"
As at first received this report said the
Germans admitted defeat and the loss of
men and guns. but u ter was explained
hat xHyoa 81. .,,l,g. 1~t--
English newspapers decline to accept this
explanation and insist that the admission
was really made only to be withdrawn
later by some superior officer.
French Quickly Advance.
In their retirement Generals Won Kluck
and Won Buelow had at their heels the
French army, which they went south to
fight and which, when the Germans
started to fall back, quickly advanced
and took the offensive While this fight
ing must have been severe, the really
hard blows of the battle appear to have
been struck between Vitry-Le- Fra ncos
and Sezanne.
Here the French were drawn up on a
road over which they could move rap
idly. They were repeatedly attacked by
Won Buelow's right Saxon army and the
prince OF Wuerttemberg right These
attacks, which continued until Thursday
night, were of most violent character
according to the French report, and were
stopped only when General Pau got pos
session OF hills north of Sezanne, from
which his artillery could command the
valley down which the Germans would
necessarily advance on their way from
Chalons.
Fight for Hills
It was for the possession of these hills
that the French fought hard early in the
battle and 1t was here that daily a fight
occurred which first went in favor of one
side then the other. 1t is now believed
here that this retirement into the hills
west Of ry-Le-Francois was made to
enable General Won Moltke and the Ger
man general staff TO plan some other
means or way of breaking through the
French line.
Although the Germans have had to send
some of their best troops back to Prus-
STA to meet the Russian advance, it is not
for a moment thought here that there
will be any long pause in their efforts to
beat the French.
Crown Prince Frederick william. who
has with him a portion OF the prince of
wuerttemberg's army, is still fighting,
and all that the French report says of
this battle is that there is no great change
IN the situation. there being alternate
advances and retreats.
Bring Up siege Guns.
The Germans have brought up some
siege guns against Nancy, and here, as
in the Vosges. it is reported, there is no
change In the situation. The British pub
lie seems well satisfied with the results
of the battle so far as 1t has gone, but
the military experts warn them that 1t
is not over yet 1t is suggested by some
of the military men as being possible that
the French are only holding the line OF
the Marine on sufferanee while the Ger
mans are making some changes in their
line of communications. Among the ex-
perts It is considered that there is no
reason TO suppose that the German army
has ben fought 10 a standstill.
The distress OF the German right wing,
however. is giving the little Belgian army
another opportunity to do something and
it is taking advantage Of It by harassing
the German reinforcements which are
hurrying south.
Withdrawing Troops
II is reported that Germany is with