The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-09-15

London, Sept 14.-10:40 p. NJ
Except for the army which has been
attacking Verdun, the German forces
in France have fallen back all along
the line, according to the French Off
cial report issued this afternoon.
From Nancy to the Vosges they
have withdrawn from French terri
tory, while on the extreme right Cen
eral Won Kiuck and General Won Bue-
low continue to retreat to the north
east before the French and British.
Further west, the German detach-
ments that held the allies have moved
northwestward to try to rejoin the
German army of the right at st.
Quentin. 1t is possible all the Ger.
mans in northwest France have done
likewise. otherwise they would be in
danger of being cut off in the center.
Another defensive position behind
Rheims had been given up and in the
Argonne region a general retreat is
taking place toward the forest of Bel
noue and Triancourt.
The allies are pushing tneir advan-
tage aud doing lheir utmost to turn
the retreat into disaster by stern
pursuit on the broadest scale yet
known in war. On the right they are
in good position to continue the Of
fensive.
While the allied left, composed
largely of fresh troops with heavy
force of cavalry under General Pau,
is wheeling around so as to drive
Generals Won Kluck and Won Buelow
towards Ardennes and Luxemburg,
General Pau's army, by few more
marches by Laffe and Laon, might
cut communications between the re-
treating Germans and Belgium.
The British, who yesterday took
nearly all the crossings on the River
Aste and captured many prisoners,
are north of that river and are push
ing the attack that would assist in
forcing the Germans To evacuate
Rheims. The center. somewhere be-
tween Chalons and Rheims, is making
an effort TO recapture the latter city.
which would be one of the most pop
ular victories that could be announced
to FrenchmeD.
Should these movements no
crowned with success and Laon auI
Rheims again fall into the hands az
the allies, the Germans would have
only one line of communication win
Germany-through Rethel-and even
that might be cut.
General Won Kluck, however, Is
Looking for reinforeements from Bet
gium.
The British war office issued a long
dispatch today from Fled Marshal
Sir John French, covering more com.
pletely than the previous summaries
the seven days fighting from Sep
tember to September 10, inclusive.
According to this report the German
swerve to the southeast OF Paris Is
accounted for by General Won Kluck's |
decision that the British. who had
been so heavily engaged in the re-
treat from the Belgian frontier. could |
be ignored, and that he could proceed /,
with his plan of enveloping the main !;
French army.
The new army which came out |
from Paris, however, upset this caIcd- |
lation, and with his flank threatened |
the German general had to withdraw |
a movement which has been con- |
tinued uD to the present.
General French paid high comp,:- |
ment to the latest addition to tho |
British army-the flying corps-and !
he also quotes letter from the
French commander, General Joffre. |
who congratulated him on the ac-
curacy of the information supplied by |
the ayiators. These men have dons
little or no bomb throwing, but have |
confined themselves to gathering in
formation about the enemy for the |
general staff. The British flying |
men, according to Field Marshal !
French. have established individual |
ascendency. and he adds, something
in the direction of mastery of the air
already has been established"
The Belgians who have received
new big guns and reinforcements
from somewhere. by sortie from I!