Arizona republican., 1914-09-13
Armies Which One Week Ago Commenced Series of Violent Assaults on the French Find Their Elf forts Are Futile
ARE CALCULATING
 VITRY LIE FRANCOIS
Retirement is Made Impera- tive by Continued Retreat of the German Right Wing and Defeat of the Army Corps
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl


 LONDON, Sept. 12.-The German armies, which one week ago today commenced a series of violent attempts to break through the French center have found their efforts futile. are evacuating Vitry Le Francois. which was to pivot their offensive, where they had fortified already strong nat ural positions and have retired north ward. This retirement was made i'm perative by the continued retreat ot the German right wing. which is now somewhere northwest of Rheims, and the defeat of the army corps which was operating just east of Vitry Le Francois around Revigny and Sermaize which in it's hurry to join the retire ment. left a quantity of war material behind.
 The Germans in the Argonne district likewise have begun to fall back, so that the pressure on the forts to the southwest of Verdun, which a Berlin report said the Germans had con- menced to Lombard, should be relieved. In Lorraine too, the French claim to have won further successes and to nave been enabled to straighten out line along that frontier. They occupied territory east of Forest Champenoiu, .. Gerberville, Resainviller and Saint Die, thus getting in closer touch with their troops which, since the early days or the war. have held bit of German territory in front of Colmar.
 Apparently the Germans, who sent their best armies further west to take part in the advance on Paris, have found the mountains of Moselle and Vosges. where the French are in strong positions, too hard nut to crack. While the French troops say that the French army is following up all these successes, it would appear that their most serious driving movement is talk ing place against the German right wing, which since Saturday last trav- eled north faster than it went south. On Friday this wing. which is com posed of General Von Kluck's army, and part of General Won Buelows corps. occupied the line which follows the river Vesle and the railway from Soissons through Fishes to the noun tains immediately south of Rheims.
 Today, however, these troops must have gone still further north or east as a British official report says the British cavalry reached that line today, be- tween Soissons and Fismes and that number of prisoners were captured. It is believed that Gen. Sir John French, who won a reputation as one of the greatest cavalry leaders in the South African war. will cling to the heels of the retreating army just as long as his men and horses can stand the strain. It is possible too, that he will get as sistance from the French cavalry, which has not yet been heard of to any great extent during this war and which is credited with being the equal of any in the world.
 A French official report refers to this retirement as a general retreat and from the rate at which the Ger mans are travelling if would seem to be such. although military experts are of the opinion they may make stand or a counter offensive when reinforce ments which have been sent from Bel gium reach them.
 It is believed the portions of the Ger man army which are falling back on Revigney are almost certain to put up a hard fight in the forest of Argonne