El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-14
IGNORE
ENGLISH ARMY
Error Proved Fatal, Gen.
French Points Out, in
Report on Victory.

London. Eng Sept 1A-Important
statements Of the actions Of the British
army in France are reported in an Of
I fetal statement issued this afternoon
! When the German army began its east
ward movement TO cut the French cen
/ Ter according TO Gen. Sir John French,
! field marshal il was ignoring. the Brit
I ish as a factor in the fight 1ne Brit
I ish army was reinforced -oe Ger
mans began a retirement on InelI right
on the 9TH 1t was the llEsl IiIle they
( had turned back since the baJJle Of
I Mons, and marked the beginning OF the
present retreat
Gen. French's report says;
"On Friday, September 4 II became
APPARENT that there was an alteration in
the advance Of almost the whole OF the
first German army. That army since
the battle near Mons, August %, had
been playing its part IN a colossal
stragetic endeavor 70 cIeale a Seoan
Tor the allies by out thanking and en-
veIoping the left of their whole line
so as 10 encircle and drive both the
British and French to the south
The Turning Movement.
There was now a change IN its OBJ
iective and il was observed that the
German forces opposite the ErlIlsh were
beginning TO move IN solJheaSIerly
direction instead OF continuing south
west on to the capital, leaving a strong
rear guard along the line Of the river
OurcQ (Which flows south OF and joins
the Marine at Lily Sur Ourcq) to keep
off the French sixth army which by
then had been formed and was TO the
northwest of Paris They were evidently
executing what amounted TO a flank
march diagonally across our front.
Prepared TO ignore the British as
being driven out Of the fight. they were
initiating an effort to attack the left
flank of the main French army. which
stretched in a long curved line from our
right towards the east and so TO carry
out agfnst IL alone an development
which so far had failed against the
combined forces Of the allies
ION Saturday, September 5, this move
ment on the part of the Germans was
continued and large advance parties
crossed the Marine southward at Trl-
port, Sammersn, Laterte Sous JOuarre
and Chateau Theirry- There was con-
siderable fighting wit hthe French fifth /
army on the French left which fell
back from its position south Of the
Marine. towards the Seine
Take Villages By BayOnets.
"On Sunday. large hostile forces
crossed the Marine and pushed on
through COulmmiers and past the Brit /
ish right further to the east They were I
attacked at night by French fifth army.
which captured three villages at the /
point Of bayonets.
"On Monday. September Z, there was a |
general advance on the part Of the |
forces. which had now been reinforced, |
pushed on in q nOrtheasterly direction /
in cooperation with the advance Of the /
French fifth army to the north. and Of /
the French sixth army to the eastward /
against the German rear guard along /
the river Ourcq.
Germans Begin Retirement.
Possibly weakened by the detach- /
nent Of troops TO the eastern theater /
II operations. and realizing that the /
lctiOn Of the French sixth army against /
he line Of Ourcq and the advance of the
British placed their thanking movement !
n considerable danger Of being taken /
n the rear and on its right flank. the 4
Germans on this day commenced to
etire towards the northeast
This was the first sign that these
roops had turned back since their at
ack at Mons a fortnight before. From
etuers found on dead soldiers. there is /
10 doubt there was a general impress
ion among the enemy's troops that
hey were about to enter Paris.
"On Tuesday. September s. the Ger
nan movement northeastwards was I
ontinued. Their rear guards on the I
outh of the Marine We're being. pressed !
'ack TO the river by our troops and by /