The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-15
FLUSHED WITH VICTORY
FRENCH AND BRITISH
PURSUE THE ENEMY
HEAVY LOSSES
ARE REPORTED
in Addition to Appalling Loss of
Life, Thousarss are Made Pris-
oners as4d Many Guns Are
Also Captured
(By Associated Press.)

Wy ASSOCidSSQ fTeSS.D
London, Sept. l4.-Except for the
army which has been attacking Yer
dun, the German forces in France
have fallen back all along the line. .ac-
cording to the French official report
issued this afternoon.
From Nancy to the Vosges they have
Withdrawn from French territory,
while on the extreme right General
Won kluck and General Won BueIow
contiue to retreat to the northwest be-
lore the French and British, even Civ
1n3 up their defensive position on the
river Aisne between Compiegne and
Soi5aOn5
Further west the German detach-
ments that held Amiens have moved
northeastward to try TO rejoin the
German army of the right at ST. Quen-
tin.. 1t Is possible all the Germans in
Northwest France have done like
wise; otherwise they would be in dan
ger of being cut off in the center.
Another defensive position, behind
Rheims. has been given up and in the
Argonne region general retreat is
taking place toward the forests of
Beinoue and Triancourt
The allies arc pushing their adj
vantage and doing. their utmost to
turn the retreat .isto :. disaster by .
stern pursuit on perhaps the broadest
scale yet known in the war. On the
rightithey are in good position to con-
tinue the offensive, OF the men and
horses are not too tired for further
effort. They are, based on a strong
line running from the Marne to the
fortresses through the hill country
south OF Argonne.
Wbyla aniad lofI
largely of fresh troops with heavy
: force of cavalry under General Pau,
H. wheeling around as to drive Gen
erals von Kluck and Won Buelow to-
wards Ardennes' and Luxemberg, Gen
eral Pau's army, by a few more more
marches by La F'ere and Eaon, might
cut communications between the re-
treating Germans and Belgium.
The Britiaii, who yesterday took
nearly all the crossings on the river
A;sne and captured many nr.saaers.
are north or that river and are push
ing the attack that would assist in
forcing the Germans to evacuat1
Rheims. The center, somewhere be-
tween Chalons and Rheims, is MAX
ing an effort to recapture the latter
city, which would be one OF the most
popular Victories that could be an
nouhced TO Frenchrnen.
Should these movements be crown
ed with success and Isaon and Rheims
again fall into the hands of the allies
the Germans would have only one line
of communication with Germany
through Rethel -and even that might
be cut. sF4
General Won Kluck, however, Is
docking for reinforSasnsnts from Bel
ginm IL they have not already reached
him, and with these he might make
another stand against his pursuers.
Tha British wer once issued long
statement today from Field Marsha!
Sir John French, covering more conn
pietely than The sssyious summaries
the seven days sighting from Sep, a.
her & to September 10. inclusive. Ac.
eording to this report the German
swerve to the southeast OF Paris is
accounted for by General yyon 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 enyeloping the main
French army.
ne new "a Ii.iy which isti ms ;s,tit. ..
Paris however, upset this calculation
d ttii tttiCdtttlttAt tHt
German general had to withdraw
movement which has been continued
up to the present
General French paid high tribute tc
the latest addition To the British army
1.-The flying cofps, and he aslo quotes
1 a letter from the French commander
General Jofire, who congratnIatef
BIN on the accuracy OF the Informs
tion supplied BY the ayiators. These
men have done little or no b6mf
throwing but have c0nfned them
selves to gsttsring information about
( the enemy for the senefaf stat.
This is the work that the military
always have said would prove OF chs
greatest service Ia connection viii
the use OF the aeroplane. In WIN
eonficte they have had With German
ayiators. the British flying men, &c
cerding TO General French, have ".'es
tahlished individaal escendencsr ans