Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-09-12
FRENCH WAR OFFICE GIVES
OUT A DESCRIPTION
OF THE BATTLE.
SITUATION IS CHANGED
German Right and Center Is
Being Forced to
Retreat.

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The French military authorities, who
heretofore have confined the nforma-
tion made public concerning the mill
tary operations east Of Paris To laCon,C
statements very general in character
today gave a lengthy description Of
the most IMPORTANT battle since the
| beginning of hostuuos
Evidently the left wing Of the allied
armies facing the northeast has borne
the brunt OF the preliminary engage
/ meuts iu Whicl the British took such
"A prominent part so wcll that they
are the object of tie highest compl-
mcuts ON the part cf the French ulh-
lary men,
The combat, according to the off
! 'lal announcements seems TO Dc de-
| telopng into an Abandonment vf al
| least the advance positions held by
! the Germans who, IT is announced
/ are retiring along greater pact of the
! line. This retirement Is said to no c
been for 46 miles at some points
Furious uusmuEhts, some times By
the French and again by the Germans,
occurred ABOUT the center Of an cN-
tcnsive line IN the vicinity of }Itry-
Le- Francois.
Three great German armies, con-
cauded by General Won EucK, the
crown prince, Frederick william, and
/ the Duke Of WurtemburE, effected a
/ junction and repeatedly hurled .hem-
selves agains' thu French pos'U0l
! with the greatest yigor, but they We're
not able to achieve their seeming OBJ
| Icct Of breallilP the allies center and
! thus dividing the Anglo-FrcurE army
The French ana British Offered an
! equally vigorous resistance, eventually
i.
The fighting continued throughou, last
night and the allies position, 1t as
understood, was improved toGay.
A rainstOrm caused great difficult
| ties I'm the Inarshy districts bu, did
not stop tho operations Th2 fusii-
ladies' of the troops and the arulicry
! duel proceeded all day 1t is believed
the retiring Germans suffered more
than the allies from the storm, as
! their withdrawal columns were en-
/ cumbered with baggage and aumunI-
! ton wagons,
The military authorities description
Of the battle follows
AS we already have announced
/ battle has been taking place since Sep
| tember over a front extending In
| general way from Paris to NetdCl.
"Irom the very outset Of this ac-
! ton, the German right wing .he army
commanded by General Won Eiuck,
which on September had reached
/ the district to the north Of pr0yius.
was obliged to fall back because this
army was succeeding I'm escaping from
the allies grip and was throwing IT.
self with the greater part Of its force
against our enyeluping wing Ia he
north of the Marne and west If the
Ourcq river. But the French troors.
which were opcratiug I'm this rcgjon.
powerfully aided bv the bravery of our
British allies inflicted con Il InrqbIe
losses on the enemy and gained the
time necessary to allow our aftrnsiyc.
to press forward and AT prpsarf. on
that date. the enemy is I'm rct.ept to-
ward Aisnc and the Disc.
"Hc has thus fallen back 97 90 iG
miles in four davs. In tho meantime
the Anglo-Frcnch forces which nave
been operating To the so nh Of Inc
Marine have not ceased to ,rrsu. tlc.r
offensive. Starting some of tnem
from the district south of the forest
Of Grey and others from the REGION
uorth of Pro,ius and south Of I.sior-
nay. they opened out from the Name
on .he left. the army of General Nuu
Kucl. as well as the army Of General
Won Buclow falling back befJl, our
trooLs.
ut was tn, region included between
the plateau t. the north of Sczanna
and Nitrv-Le-Francois than the most
desperate fighting occurred. In MS
region there have been onr-atiup bc-
sides the left wing Of the army Of Gen
cral Nol. Iue.ow. the army Of St5forv
and a n.rt of the army commanded
bv the prince of Wurtcmrqr-- TIE
Germans Eqyc tried to breaL our en-
ter bv repeated and violent attacks
our success on the plateau Ia the
turn. to take the offensive and i'm tho
course Of last night the enemy stoned
fighting ON the front between Inc
marsh Of ST Gond aud tho S.,prp.-