Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-29

mancuver has been learned from Ger
man sources. the impression prevails
that the Germans intended TO follow
up the retrcating French forces by
passing Paris on the south. and IN so
doing separate the troops in the cap
ital from those of the field army
There Is no doubt that had this move
ment been successful, the German
main force would have pressed on,
leaving the reduction Of the Paris
forts to the troops which had been
engaged In similar work at Meubeuge,
Lonpwy Givet and Mamus.
1t appears, however. that while
the Germans advanced on Paris. de-
handing superhuman exertlons from
their famous right wing, the French
government. counting on the resisting
capacity OF the Belfort-Nerdun de-
tense dne OF i0F,.slcations, quietly
withdrew a large part Of It's heid
forces in that part OF the terrain, and
shipping 1t past Paris on the west
prepared for flank movement
against the German right wing On
September II. this maneuyer began
to be felt by the German troops north
of the Marne valley--the folding back
Of the German right wing had be-
gun. with Nerdun still the extreme
east Of the German troops affected
by the maneuVer. their line was bent
back, until with some ground gained
In the Marine valley, II formed semi
circle. the ends of which rested on
La Fere-Laon defense line and YER
dun ON September IL the German
right wing spread out again In a
northwesterly direction. and on the
same day the German center fell back
beyond Chalons. reaching on the next
day the strongly fortified positions
about which since September 10. has
ragged one of the most desperate strug-
Aies In military history. Rheims had
been re-oceupied by the French, and
the German line occupied more or
less the terrain in which it found it.
self on September 3, retaining, how
ever. the fort line Of La Fere-Laon.
German Wing Too Strong.
Another flank movement was at
tempted by the French left wing on
September 16. but German resistance
proved too much for it, and the period
from September IS to % is marked
10y series of enveloping movements
against the German right wing which,
though brilliantly conducted on the
part of the French, never led To ma
teral results. As the French left eN-
tended the German right would ex-
pand. reinforcements being hurried
into battle continuously on both sides.
Meanwhile the centers OF both armies
hurled themselves against one anoth-
er. with the French troops acting gem
orally on the offensive.
Nothing, however, was gained III
this by either side. While the French
failed to take any of the German en-
trenched positions. they were uni
formly successful in retaking such
ground as the Germans had gained
in offensive operations.
on September 20 the Germans fl
nally pressed into the valley of the
Meuse. after Fort Camp de Romaines
had been silenced on the 18th. and
Fort Les Paroches on the following
day These two factors of the Yer
dun-Toul defense line, together with
st. Mihiol. opened the road for Ger
man advance from the center, but
due to the fact that the French left
wing still gave much trouble, the
German general staff could not con-
centrate its efforts against the
French troops beyond the breach In
the Verdun-Toul defense line.
Another general movement against
the German right wing had been I'M
dertaken by the French on Septem-
Der rs, when a large French force
moved as far northwest as Bapaume'
which was checked, however by what
the Germans claim to have been
much inferior force. Rapid railroad
seems to have been OF
great assistance to the French in these
flank movements. that In the direc-
ton of Bapaume being entirely made
possible by it.
Rush Rcinforccmenis.
The activity of the French against
the German right obliged the latter
to bring new troops from the nome
and in forced marches ad-
ditional bodies were taken from the
vicinity of Verdun to meet the en-
Weeping maneuvers of the French'
Meanwhile the losses on both sides
had been very heavy, the wounded
monopolizing almost the entire fali-
road service of the two camps.
The herculean efforts Of the French
left and German right continued. but
.....o.,,lo, % tha French advance