New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-15
omelaI Report Describes
Vl pstreat Of Germans
srom Marne River.
NyADERS AT FIRST ISSI,,su
IGNORE THE BRITISH
...,,,h Enabled to Place Flank
'l y" Movement of Enemies in
Peril by Advance.

.rters OF Flelu A.
euN','' ,ommander-in-chief OF the
sl..;.A sxpeditiOnsry forces on the
I s,a,r under date Of September !. II,
e'nAA, .,.rr Of the operations Of the
Sl.i.s army in France was issued ~
NTS. . o@ce on the 9Th instant, and
u' -" .an,, stated 70 be incomplete OF
-. orcrations was issued IRON
tpr'heI ~ ON Saturday night inc
1872 ih saS Il is possible TO give more
w." venorts Of the movements OF
eonPpss,;sb force and of the French
ne IN immediate touch with IL
Igles .snrnf Is compiled from oats
lhS a. from the front snd carries ths
Hesl '.;s,. from the 4th TO the lVtn OF
Calender, both days iuflu lsN. ~ .o,.
n will be remembered thSt tue
al position Of our troops on ounuS'
s..,snber s, was stated 70 DC eouSi
,gtbS river Marine, with the tFShfSn
80. In line on our right ahG IeL''
s..s.,;,sllv there had been no ehsnge
~ situation since THURSDAY, pep
- 3. which marked the emo OF
syrnv's long retirement from the
sJ0isn frontier through Nortnern
H so0 Pr,dsv. September 4, it became
.,rt tbst there was an alteration
PfsL. sSvsncs Of almost the whole OF
49, German army. That army
~. he battle near Mons, on the go
- Ivgust, had been playing its part
y Colossal, strategic endeevor 70
...',s Sedan for the allies by out.
s..T;,o and enveloping the lett OF
-, ybole line so as to enclrcle ana
S 49, botb the British and French TO
he south. :. -. oL
,..gvs and i. was observed that the
German forces opposite the BRUSH
Vsre beginning 70 move IN Soulh-
ncerly direction instead OF eontinu-
Inc southwest on 20 the capital, lesV-
;nS strong rear guard along the Inc
Al the River OurcQ, which hows south
Al and Joins the Marine at Lizy-sur-
oureo, 10 keep of the French sixth
INV which by then had been formed
~ was 20 the northwest of Paris.
Tbsy were evidently executing what
amounted TO flank march diagonally
scross our front.
Movement Ignores British.
sprspsred 20 ignore the British as
ksino driven out of the fight, they
vsrr initiating an effort TO attack the
~ flank of the main French army,
which stretched in q long curved line
from our right toward the east, and so
q carry out against il alone an enve!-
sbnent which had so far failed against
~ combined forces Of the Allies.
son Saturday. the 9Th, this move
rant on the part Of the Germans was
sotinued. and large advance parties
crossed the Marne southwark at Iril-
port, Sammeron. La Ferte- sous-Jou-
me and Chateau Thierry. There
vas considerable fighting with the
French ffth army on the French ie1t'
which fell back from its position soulA
Of the Msrne toward the Seine.
son Sunday large hostile forces
crossed the Marine and pushed on
through Coulommiers anu past the
British right, further 10 the east. Ihey
we're attacked at night by the French
fith army, which captured three W.
ages at the point Of bayonets.
"0n Monday. September Z, there vas
{ general advance on the part OF the
Allies. In this quarter Of the field our
forces, which now had been reinforced,
pushed Oh In a uortheasterly direction
i cooperation with the advance OF
the French fifth army 10 the north
and Of the French sixth army to the
eastward against the German rear
guard along the River OurCQ.
Possibly weakened by the detach-
nent Of troops q the eastern theatre
o. operations and realizing that the
seton OF the French sixth army
against the line Of Ourcq and the ad-
vance Of the British placed their own
BANKING movement in considerable
Danger Of being taken in the rear and
On It's right flank, the Germans on this
cay commenced u retire toward me
northeast
1Ihis was the first sign that these
troops had turned back since their at,
aek at Mons, q fortnight before. aud
from reports received he order to re-
treat when so close TO Paris was a
bitter disappointment. From letters
found en- dead soldiers there is no
o0ubt there was d general impression
among the euemy's troops that they
sere about 90 enter Paris.
"0n Tuesday, September &, the GER
nan movement northeastward was con-
nnued. Their rear guards on the south
Of the Name we're being pressed back
. that river by our troops and by the
french Oh our right, the latter captIr.
lng three Villages after a hand-to-hand
aght and the inhiction of severe lJSs
on the enemy.
The lighting along the Ourcq con
unued on this day, and was of the
most sanguiuary character, for the
uefmans mad mas,ed great force OF
srIillery along this line. Very few OF
~eir infantry were seen by the French.
French Regain Montmirail.
The French afth army also made
leree attack ON the Germans in Mont
nifsil regainiug that place.
w Wednesday, September 8, the
oaItie between the French sixth army
and what was now the German flank
s1srd along the Ourcq continued.
The British corps, overcoming some
resistance on the River Petit MORN,
crossed the Marine in pursuit Of the
GERMANS, VINO uOw were hastily re-
utatlng afterwsrd. One Of our corps
aas delayed by an obstinate defence
soe by IA strong rear Guard with
Machine guns ~ La Fert6-sous-J ouarre,
mere Md the bridge had been destroyed.
2 On Thurs Jay, September 10, the
st ssheh sixth army continued its press
&c on the west, while the fifth army,
forced marches, reached the lin, of
TaAteau Thierry and Dormans, on the
Int. Our troops also continued the
sassuit on the north of the latter river,
eS after considerable amount of
iSauhg captured some 1900 prisoners,
~, s-t guns, six machine guns and fifty
Transport wagons.
vo shy OF the enemy were killed or
vasded, and the numerous thick
woods which dot the country north Of
ne Marine are filled with German
Naggiers. Most of them apnear IN