The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-31
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CLASH WITH ARMS
Army in France Rested and
Il Refitted After Great
ri Achievements.
WITHOUT MOLESTATI0N
ON NEW LINE OF DEFENSE
Casualties During Four Days
Fighting Between 5000
and 5000.
STATEMENT HY KITCHENER
French In Vigorous Action Bring
Germans TO Stand
sTATEMENT nY KITCHENER
French In Vigorous Action Bring
Germans TO Stand
'Still.

EONDO$. August 30 1;3o y. M).-
After four days of desperate fighting.
he British army IN France is rested,
ent,cd and reinforced for the next
Great battle. according 70 an announce
Fnent to-day b. Lord Kitchener. secre-
tary OF State for War. IN statorncn,
8pased on reports from Sir John French,
Rommander Of the British expeditionary
Aces. tho secretary says that the
tsh. after struggling against trc-
ndous odds. retired q new line OF
tense, where they have not been mo-
sted since Thursday. Their casual
Ties are between 5000 ami 5000 since
his fghting ceased the French on the
Night and left have brought the Ger
an attack to staudstin. it IS de-
ared.
.SHAHE or HnirIsII
q N RECENT OPERATIONS
" Lord Eitcheu"'s statement. which
was .rsued through the official infor-
nation Bureau iollows.
although dispatches of SIR John
French as 10 tn" rcc..,: 0attlo have not
been received. Il Is possible now to
state what has been the British share
In the recen, operations There has
been four days blttle-on the 25d.
2ith. 25th and 96;h Of August During
the whole Of this period tho British in
conformity with il general movement OF
tho lrench armies. ere occupied IN
resisting and checking the German ad-
vance ana In withdrawing tn ncw lines
of defense. Tile battle began at Mons
sunday. during "lhch day and part OF
the night the German attack stubborn
~ pressed ana Iepcatediy' was com
pietei! chcVhcH hf Inc hrltlsh front.
On Monday. tic @iih. the Germans made
vigorous cfforts iu superior numbers
70 prevent the S.-ir " Wlth"rN"al ot thc
British army ana 10 drive ii into the
iortreSs OF Nauh'"S'.
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ing tho whole Of these operations from