The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-13
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
DURING LAST FOUR DAYS
Whole OF German Right Wing Falls
Back in Considerable
Disorder.
CLOSELY FOLLOWED Bv ALLIES
Six Thousand Prisoners and Fifteen
Guns Captured, and Enemy Re
ported to BE Continuing Retire
mcnt Rapidly Over the hisne.


LONDON. September u ui:Sj =. Nd
Tho official press bureau makes The
following statement:
"A SUMMARY nccessaril: incomplete.
may be attempted of the operations Of
tho British evolutionary force and the
French army during the last four days.
"On September the southwark ad .
vance Of tho German right reached tho
extreme point at CoulomInicrs and
rrovins, cavalry patrols having pene
tr1ted even al far south as Nogent-
I sur Seine.
This movement was covered by a
large danking force west OF the line of
tho River Ourcq, watching tho outer
Paris dafenscs ana any allied force
that might come from them.
The sotthward movement OF tho
enemy left his right wing I'm a dan
Ecroua position. as he had evacuated
Tho Creil- Scnlisl Compieg" region.
through which his advanc" had been
pushed.
The allies attacked this exposed
wing both In front and on tho flank
September S. The covering force was
asuailed by u French arrny based on
tho Paris defcnses. and broughY to
action on the line between Nantcuil.
Ie- Hauduin and Neaux
Ie-Haudutn and Melna.
A7,ThCKED FRONTALLY
ny BRITISH ARMY
The main portion Of the encmy's
right wing WAS attacked frontally By
the British army which had been trans
ferrcd from the north 10 the cast or
Paris, and b. French corps advanc-
ing alongside II on line between
Crecy, Couloulnrniers and Sczannr.
The com bincd operations up 10 the
rreeent have been completely success
ful The Gerinan outer flank was forced
hack far ms tho line OF tho Ourcq
River There II made a strong defense
nj ,-i a. O.
attacks. but was unable to beat off
Inc pressure of the French advance.
The main body or the er-:rny's right
wing vainly Underwood 10 defend the
lire OF tho Grand NORM River, and
then that OF the Petit NORM. Pressed
back over both of these rivers and
threatened on its right. owing TO the
defeat Of the covering force by the al
He'd left tho German right wing re-
treated over the Marine September 10
The British army, with portion
or the French forces on It's left, crossed
this river below Chateau Thicrry-a
movement which obliged the encmy's
forces west OF the Ourcq, alreadY as
allied hy the French corps forming
tho extreme left Of the allies to give
way and retreat northcastward in the
direction % So!ssons
"Since September 10 the whole OF the
German right wing has fallen back
~ considerable disorder, closely fol-
lowed ~ the French and British
1roUpr.
CONTINUES RETIREMENT
RAPIDLY OVER AISNI:
SIX thousand prisoners and iftecn
guns were captured on the 10th and
I'm. and the enemy Is reported 10 be
continuing his retirement rapidly over
-. Aisnc. evacuatinS the scissors re-
zion
"'The British cavalry Is reported to-
day to be at Fisnes not far from
Nh.ims.
While the German right wing thus
has been driven back and thrown into
disorder. the French armies :urthcr
!" the ens; have been strongly engaged
with the German centre. which had
pushed forward as far as Vitry- 10
Francois. Between September 5 and
10. our allies were unable to make much
impression west OF Vitry. ON the i'm.
However. this portion of the German
army began to give way, and eventual
~ abandoned Vitry- lie Francois.
Between the Upper Marine and the
MeUse, the French troops are following
W the enemy and driving a portion
Of mis- forces northward toward the
\rGonne forest country.
The third French army reports to-
day that it has captured the entire
artillery Of hostile army corps. IA
capture which probably represents
about loo guns. The enemy, thus in
retreat along the whole line west of
tho Meuse. has suffered gravely in
morale. besides cncounterinG heavy
losses In personnel and material"