El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
GERMAN ARMY IS
INFULL RETREAT
French and English Troops
Cut Off Germans and
Capture 5000.
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Of its army corps were Tepulsed lasJ
night between Villers, ColleIeLs anu
Scissors. We have in FOUR Gays salll7u
from 90 to IS lilOmeters- 49,,
IN the second army, tne LUlu SO- -
and the guards driven DaCh 10 ~
Saint Gond swamps, are also WIFI
drawing .,-f-s C..---,,
army is also retreatlns,- ne 1900 an
center is thus at last giving 5IouuI-
After a hard fight in the region pc
tween Sezanne cud Vitry, IN the ar
come. the fourth German ~ -
been pushed back to the AoI III VI ING
Trois Fontaines forests us-.
tempting a very serious eILotL On ~ 0uL
right wing. was thrown oacA- N-
troops occupy NasslncouI- -,
The general situation mas mus 9eSl-
modified to our advantage during these
eOOo Prisoners Taken.
A dfspatch 10 the Daily News from
Paris says - e-o-, the
"a motor car brings news rom Ihe
front that the first and second u-.IS
ions OF the British army. win tns
French cavalry and artillery. cut on
and defeated a large force o. tns ~
envy so miles northeast Of 80 -.
ing 5000 prisoners and Is guns me
Germans are reported as demoraIlzed-
Prisoners Half Starved
The half starved prisoners raven
Cusly devOured beef ana biscuits sup
piled by the British troops. ,,.-
, During the fight 90 British cyclists
from the cover Of smaH Wood "lp7u
out $50 OF the enemy's cavalry -.
The allies losses were severe, put
they are as nothing in com palIlsou ~
those on the enemy, who IS now re
treating north OF the Marine and west
| Of the OurcQ.'
Move in Rapid Pursuit.
"Our troops have crossed the NV 81
0 D HH n
rapid pursuit Of the enemy. IS an an
/ nouncement given out today oy lhs
official press bureau
Two hundred prisoners were cap
| tured. The cavalry Of the allleS wee
I between Scissors and Fishes FRIDAY
| night Scissors is 50 miles northeast
/ Of Paris. and Fi=mes is about 10 miles
| east Of Scissors
aThe enemy is retreating north Of
/ Vitry-Lse-FrancOis-
Cerman- steadily Driven Back
I Reuters Lagny. France. correspondent
| in a dispatch sent Thursday. says;
"a trip along the valley OF the Marine
i today brought evidence OF the rea1lty OF
/ the German retreat
/ con sunday the British and Germans
l were at Grips east or TINS pace since
/ then the Teuton has been driven sleau-
l ilv back beyond the Trtlport ana Crecy-
I En-Brie line. where the hardest ugnt-
! ing occurred beyond MeauN- Wnere me
/ Germans now are In this movement OF
7
/ the Marine valley the British army mas
I PLAYED leading role
{ Gen. Francis army advanced 20
| meet the German emperOr's hosts with
I what must have been forced marcle s
| from their temporary base TO the south
/ east Of Paris. The whole British army,
Z except cavalry. passed through Lagny
! and the incoming troops we're so
1 wearied that many OF them at the tirst
Z opportunity lay down in the dust and
slept where they were
| Artillery Did Notable Work
/ THE British artillery did notable
1 work in those days. according to the
I French military surgeons who were sta
D toned AT Lagny- At points near here
the bodies OF slain Germans who leLl
I before the British Eunners still litter ne
. ground and the grim crop must be stiA
heavier on the hill Up the valley where
I the fighting was more desperate
"As lar as possible the bodies are
! buried at night. each side attending "a
its own fallen
Z "SanEuInary incidents are plentiful
! in the week Of fighting 10 the south q
the Marne. In an engagement not Tar
from here our men captured 80 Ger
I mans who had given up their arms and
I were standing under guard y hen. en-
! couraged BY a sudden forward effort Of
I the German front. they made a dash
| for their rifles They were cut down
| by a voIley from the British guards be-
/ fore they could reach their weapons
| Close 10 MeauN the Germans seen