Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
rs, FREED FROM
EGE PERIL, AWAITS
|ETURN OF CABINET
l;;tarv Governor Tells War
Minister Capital Is No
|oOUer in Peril-French
lmy's Efficiency.
WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs

NJ
PARIS, Sept. IA.
{f ho,icaIIy declaring that all dange
soge ia now past, General Galiiehi
=, Governor of Paris. today notl
fiinister of war Millerand that the
,al can be returned here AT any ti'iie :.
IA of3cIaI decree TetransferrlnB IL IL
al for in the very near future.
sir sonwbile General Gallieni is senolns
tha ean 'naI Inritv of his army of the defense
,,., Mpa.,s E0OOO men, TO reinforce the
noh forces now fighting desperately
'er1 d,Iva the Germans back across tne
rn-, ,nrn frontier. They are no longer
Aded here They have oeen triea . anu
aS the wonderful fighters their olncerS
ms, ,i.,,s,v Nv announced them to be. 1t was
mas W. oneraetic attack and complete dis
a., Ii NJ the troops used by General Won
. A. to envelop his movement to the
'tle i,hoast of Paris, that enabled the Brit
Ing french forces to attack the man
jer man right wing, thus bringing on tne
"a. Ma Of the Marne. without oelns en-
nd ~ 10 an overwhelming assault on
+Ir flank. A.. y.,.or,,
"e nso is broken. | have returned today
IN IN a complete inspection OF the front
se sSe neighborhood of MeauX. Chateau
M srry and Scissors, and from close IN
a. L Betion and scrutiny of the oticial re-
M France Is IuTnlbllub tiiO
LA one Of its greatest surprises by the
MS ant 10 which the individual brilliancy
p XII her troops has triumphed over the
on 4sIrman intensive organization.
he 1L.pAY ARTILLERY DUEL.
10 when reached soissons an artillery
er, ~. was in progress. The opposing bat
T. 3,s we're we'll concealed behind the hills
to N nestle around the town. The French
N 31lery was posted OIL the heights south
the town. The Germans were more
fitAn a mile away, their guns masked in
O.. amps OF woodland. The German guns
81, dernated n rain of concusslon shells on
II ~ French artillery and shrapnel on the
,sEtench infantry aligned under the sup
sYtdrt of their guns.
er1 fhe duel started at sunrise on Sunday |
q. s1d continued throughout the day. To- |
iswBrd nightfall. however, the German |
tsffe became weakened and the French !
hSaAllery experts explained that the Ger |
In guns were being withdrawn, having |
TIa&l n used merely TO cover the general !
tpe1reat.
fl3At one period OF the artillery duel. I
1afbed 30 bursting shrapnel shells during a
81 iztgle minute, Indicating the tierceness of |
u German fire. Several of the houses
d Scissors proper were set on fire by
- 5jrsting shells but there were very few
;, alities among the inhabitants owing
"A the fact that the German fire on the
10y was mostly shrapnel. The In
ia 3bitants had taken refuge in the cellars
D d were out OF harms way. To this
= attributable the fact that there were no
= f1ous losses.
The French gun crews were absolutely
affected by the fire. and the infantry.
st4 itinS the orders to go forward were |
1l0FY |
ik4gerfan troops were hard to keep in
fek. They have an utter disregard of
nger and when the orders finally came
charge drove forward reckIessly. their
Pshter rising over the sound OF mus
ICY. Their one ambition seems to be |
oesire to outstrip the French regulars
the charge.
FRENCH ESPRIT ADMIRABLE.
Phe French army organization is mar
5iously compact and efficient. The cav
~ lnfantrJ, artillery and supply trains
Prk coolly in close formation. without 7
hitch or without trace of excitement. q
- auitlohal eNcitabIe Latin tempera- {
4ent was nowhere In evidence SO far
could see. The officers were coolIv
fi@rnizins with their men, overseeing {
leu ID and HeepinG their ammunition q
osfd This was in marked con- =
"'th the brutal methods of the u
- orncers' which have been reported .
tosparts of the fighting line.
i se.ench commlssary Is simply won !.
>hins line. II
Fot single moment is lost in n,ovire
~ supplies ana ammunition as needed x
erlVers OF the supply trains smoked II
~ cigarettes. read newspapers and "
~ while awaiting orders to move for
trd to the front. A'' Y
the French at Scissors had salIant,y j
4ctiaced the comforts and the hepeets al
unc red cross organization in order GO
~ 4'o.u encumoerinS the field operations w
H.. SnouIahces and nurses. They were i
Hr IN the rear, aud the wounded II
,rHr uavA III such vehicles as could ~
'essed INTO service. The Germans a.
us the line OF battle have aban- al
theIf wounded TO the mercies OF Ju
ehch The French doctors u,bn or
az the front from Paris expressed hi
u,'host surprise that there wera NO bl
~ OateFS sa!loping excitedly across as
rIta or with melodramatic or by
rushing here and there from all ju
IT, Va t'e compass. Instead. eyery- co
Iy,,,, vas moved with clockwork regu- rr'
sts,, 'ne nela telegraph and telephone ST
al Neepihs the commanding officer on
The aar5 ~ 'ouCh with every section ne
a 'f'e nsa ned The proverbially stolid BRIT on
Smeers are being outdone in cooinass l
Nns french commanders, whose con- a
-.0.e IN the offensive possibilities Of the Fo
Tehch army is superb ''''' - '"e Fl
~, Germans NOT YET DEFEATED sa' ba
ID Rrit,s srtHs with the officers OF the French pal
~ Tr,a ntlusn forces convince me maj he wa
rss ,aIs hn, nave ave sustained a crushing re- re- Isl
wing bssn '"at they are still far from col
tatsss .h Of the large number of nr,.oua ne
II bsvs sHoTmous so Quantities OF supplies 70
uds nave ", fallen into French and RrI,ish :,
ratiy.Iv I've Germans are retiring in COM oiT sol
heir lines RensraI,,. bite
cir defeat og cn,'rr ieinain unbroken. bot
'o. man Oh OF the entire German arm he
s.S Ss9y sRy. Of the officers with wbnn Sr'yi @ brs
e place bss'c eSstd the BELIEF that this viii
oeHlud the German frontier. Ma