Mexico Missouri message., 1914-09-17
GERMANS SUDDENLY CHANGE PLANS
WHEN ALMOST AT GATES OF PARIS
sy II. M. ToMLINSoN.
,.,tjon.j News Service.)

,pIv interrupted that pidh. ouSs "hoh
=, soemed certain OF success, the plan
nod heen definitely changed.
Why was it changed when Paris APP
neared within reach?
After my first journey along the
hattie line | indicated the rapid ad-
ysnce of the German right wing NOV
ing directly on Paris through Amiens.
Tho tunnels of Amiens we're blown up
behind the last train Of fugitives of
whom | was one Saturday. August
% the enemy seemed Irresistible.
The northwest coast Of France as far
as Dieppe was in their hands.
But even then | had reason to be-
Ueye the allies were favorably dis
posed to check that advance.
was unpleasantly surprised on my
second journey south to find that at
Beauyais. south of Amiens, / was
actually between the French and Ger
man forces.
rapid and perilous flight from
there along the German front brought
ne 20 Criel, 80 miles north of Paris.
found the British headquarters and
center of the allies there. That night,
September 2, the main armies were
in contact. | spoke TO British sol
diers engaged that day at Senlis, only
70 miles from the Paris Notifications.
Big Battle Beginning.
Paris was within sound of the Ger
man guns, A stupendous battle was
beginning.
The German forces were beginning
to strike as got into Paris. But the
allies we're between and ranged on
either flank OF the Germans In the
northeasterly direction to Aumale and
Mezieres.
The scenes in Paris will never be
forgotten.
Parisians could learn nothing from
their heavily censored press They
could not believe me when told them
the English infantry had encountered
the Prussian cavalry close to their
city There were, however, no signs
Of panic.
Indeed, have seen nothing of that
sort in the whole French war area.
What one saw in Paris was grief.
The streets and railway stations
became filed with weary, anxious
fugitives Was there anything on
earth which could stop the Germans?
The French soldiers smiled content
eddy when discussing the matter. It
looked bad enough, they admitted, but
i what II the Prussians thought SO,
TOO
Vbriven Back Now.
And NOW there is not one Prussian
SO close to Paris. They realize that
something to their disadvantage has
occurred and have changed their
minds about at $3.50 a. m. The train
was SO full of refugees that they were
massed in corridors propped up
against each other asleep. / had part
OF compartment floor to sleep on.
The horrors of that journey are
part OF the Armageddon, no doubt.
But they do not come into this mar.
Tative
we crept stealthily through Iona
lighted tunnels. The wheels hardly
moved
A few days before the country to
Tue east was only possible" as
frehehmen put it. The Germans
were everywhere, AS we now pro-
crossed became conscious that a
weight had been lifted from that part
Of France.
The Germans Gone.
Inc Germans had gone. There was
no doubt of it. We saw men fishing
ana pulling carrots In a district that
ou' few days before seemed over
run by the enemy's legions.
what was to stop themg Apparent.
very little, The French force. 7
0an 'ouch, was far too weak to he
eHec'iVe' 1t really looked as though
'Here were an invitation for them to
come that way.
rad the three days battle at Creil
cuecKed the enemy? Something mo-
mentous had happened.
10 the northeast the Germans had
passed rheims. A hurried motor
IOurhey showed in that direction the
iand was clear.
At was quite evident they had
hanged their plan of attack and their
mUn' and were marching southeast
wit" lhelr usual rapidly.
New Move Seen.
set out to discover what had han.
Ssaea' Was the battle fought by the
uerinan right at Creil intended n
mask new German movement ~
break through the French forces 90
aT Ts northeasterly through Rheims ,
inI ue herman forces had been NOV.
,as with exceptional mobility and
I, Heustn almost due south from the
'", NE OF Lille and Namur.
ho Inc French and British forces had
s't Iu forced back from position to DO.
'''0h' Indeed, it is wonderful the
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