Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-22

0oiumhs continues ON potu bahho VI
the Meuse outside the range Of the
action at Namur."
German cavalry forces passed
through Brussels today going west
ward, They were followed later by an
army corps.
"a war tax of 100000 has been
levied on the city OF Brussels by the
German general.
The retreat OF the Belgians con-
tinued today without incident"
"As already announced after recon
quering the frontier our troops ad-
vanced into Lorgaine along a front
extending from the Donan noun
tain TO Chateau Salins. They drove
the Germans back into the valley OF
the Seille river and the marshy dis
tflct and our advance guards reach
ed Define. Diuese and Morehang."
Yesterday several German army
corps made a vigorous counter at
tack and our advance guards fell
back. The fight was extremely fierce
on both sides. In view OF the greatly
superior number of the Germans. our
troops, who had been iighting contin-
uously for six days. retreated
"Our left covers the advance work
of the Nancy and our right In firm
ly established in the Donan hills. The
great strength OF our enemy made
our remaining In Lorraine useless
and imprudent.
"Details received show that the re-
occupation OF Mueihausen was a
great success. The offensive. first
along the line from Thanh to Danne-
marie (Dammerkirch). and then on
TO Muelhausen. was carried out with
rare dash. BY bold stroke, General
Paul Pau. once he was master at
Thanh and Dannemarie. directed the
troops west OF Muelhausen. giving
the enemy an opportunity to engage
him between our lines and the Swiss
frontier and then by second move
the Germans were thrown back on
Muelhausen."
"WhiIe cur right attacked Altkirch
the left advanced on Neubrisach ana
Colmar. threatening the enemy's line
OF retreat. The Germans were then
forced to accept battle. which was
hot in Dornach. the suburb OF Muei-
hausen. Our infantry captured TWEEN
ty-four guns at the point Of bayonets
and made several thousand prisoners
The fight swept through the streets
from house to house and the German
taeoac ware enormOus
FOLLOWING up the success. one part
of the army occupied Muelhausen
while the other turned on Altkirch
and forced the Germans to fall back
ward in disorder Thus we attained the
initial object of our troops In upper
Alsace. to drive the German forces to
the right bank OF the Rhine.
"In order to show the Importance
of the success in Alsace the official
statement gives a detailed account OF
the first attempt made TO force the
Germans out of upper Alsace and
across the Rhine and to seize and hold
the bridges. thus preventing counter
attack.
con August a." the statement says,
lethe French carried Thanh and Alt
lsirch brilliantly. but nightfall pre-
vented them following up the success
land the German retreat was not cut
off.
despite the opposition of the REIN
forced Germans, the French advance
continued. A brigade entered Muel-
hansen. but the city was difficult to
defend. The Germans, well informed
by the pro-German inhabitants deliv-
cred a night attack, marching stimuli
taneously from the forest of Neubri-
sach and colmar in o direction to cut
off our retreat.
"By remaining in sufficient force In
Muelhausen we would have risked
having our communications with the
upper Vosges and Belfort cut and a
retreat was ordered. AS a matter OF
fact another plan might have been
carried out. Our forces at Altkirch
might have made counter-attack on
the Germans marching on Cernay.
Why this was not done has not yet
been properly explained.
Our itlt bcluB dttaNhSt ''"'' y
Cernay by manifestly superior forces
our center attacked at Muelhausen
and our right remaining inactive. put
us In bad position and retreat was
the wisest course. This was carried
out brilliantly.
ITO attain our initial object, the
Operations were begun again on a
fresh basis under another commander,
General Pau. Prositing by the lessons
|of the first attempt and with consld-
|erable reinforcements General Pau re-
solved upon decisive effort and not
la single reconnaissance. He succeed
ed brilliantly Our troops, holding
the crests and principal valleys Of the
vosges, are In a good position to fol-
low up their advantage in the direc-
tiou of CoImar"