The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14
BY herbert TEMPLE.

oV 'EHoEHJ TEMPLE.
LONDON. Sept. 14.-The govern
| ment press bureau today issued a
statement of Field Marshal John
allies in France at the point where
he left off in the report which was
made public September L:
1T will be remembered, says the
| report, that the general position Of
| the British forces on September was
| south of the Marine, with the French
forces in line on their right and left.
There had been practically no change
since the third, which marked the end
of the British troops long retirement
| from the Belgian frontier.
"On the fourth it became apparent
that there was an alteration in the
direction OF the advance OF almost the
whole first German army, which had
been endeavorig to outflank and en-
velope the left of the allies whole line
| in order to drive them southwark. The
German forces opposite the British
were beginning to move in a south
easterly direction instead of continu-
ing to the southwest to the French
! capital.
Execute Flank March.
| Leaving a strong rear guard along
the River Ourcq to keep off the
French Sixth army, which was north
west of Paris, the Germans began ex-
ecutipg flank march diagonally
across the British front, ignoring the
British in an effort to attack the left
flank of the French main army, which
stretched in long curved line from
the British right toward the east and
thereby to carry out against it the en-
| oh ho1 fot1 n1 v1Jf
the combined forces of the allies.
THE Germans continued the move
ment on the fifth Large advance
parties crossed the Marne, and there
was considerable fighting with the
French Fifth army on the French left,
which fell back toward the Seine river.
ION the sixth heavy German forces
crossed the Marine and pushed
through Coulommiers, past the British
} right.
Further east they were attacked in
the night by the French Fifth army,
which captured three villages at the
point of the bayonet.
} ION the seventh there was a general
advance by the allies in this quarter.
The British forces, which had been re-
inforced, pushed In northeasterly di-
rection in cooperation with the ad-
vance of the French Fifth army, to
the north ond the French Sixth army
pushed eastward against the German
rear guard along the 'Ourcq river.
Germans Retreat.
THE Germans, possibly weakened
: by the detachment of troops to the
eastern theatre of opposition, and real
izing that the French and British ad-
vance considerably endangered their
own thanking movement, commenced
to retreat toward the northeast.
This was the first time the Ger
man troops had turned their backs
/. since their attack at Mons a fortnight
before. 1t is reported that the order
: to retreat when so close to Paris was
! bitter disappointment. Letters found
on dead proves that the German troops
generally believed they were about to
enter the French capital.
"On the Sth the German movement
northeastward continued, their real
> guerd on the south of the Marine river
being pressed back to the river by the
British and French. The latter cap
, tured three villages after hand tc
hand fight, the infantry inflictine
severe losses upon the enemy.
"On the ninth the battle between the
s French Sixth army and what is now
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y Ourcq continued. The British, over
e coming resistance on the river Peti
d NORM, crossed the Marine in pursui
d OF the Germans, who has steadily re
!. treated southwark.
d Combines Pressure.
It On the 10th the French Sixth arm!
p continued it's pressure on the west
d while the Fifth army by forced
n marches reached the line of Chateau
l. Thierrey and Dormons on the Marine
The British continued the pursuit OF
v the north of the Marine after con
r siderable amount of fighting. The!
I captured 1900 prisoners, four guns
r six machine guns and fifty transport
n wagons. Many of the army were kill
a ed and wounder. In the thick wood
q were captured many German strag
Il glers. who appeared to have beer
q without food at least two days.
y In this area of fighting the Ger
= mans seemed demoralized and inelin
- ed to surrender in small parties. Thu
y situation appears most favorable Il
Q the allies.
Much brutal and senseless damage
has been done In occupied villages b!
= Germans. Property has been wanton
Y ~ destroyed, pictures ripped up. ant
' houses generally pillaged. It ID statet
q IN unimpeachable authority that tn
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