New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-13

far the line Of the Ourcq River There Haue
and executed several vigorous counter attacks Ou' was uS
beat off the pressure of the French advance.
be main body of the enemys right wing valny endeavoreo
to defend the line of the Grand MORN River and then th inc
Petit NORM Pressed back both OF these rivers o
nd on its right owing the defeat of the covering force Oy inc
Aud La b German right wing reheated the Marine on
September TO- r.. t...o. ~
Tbe British army with portion of the French forces on
,s left crossed this river below Chateau lhery-a
which Obliged the enemys west of the Ourcq aeao
sailed bv the French corps forming the extreme LETT OF e
20 give and retreat nOheasad in the direction OF SCISSORS
GERMAN RIGHT IN DISORDER.
S SDtember 10 the whole of the German right wing mas
fu hack in considerable disorder closely followed by the
French and British troops. J -
S thousand prisoners and fifteen guns were csPureo on
be 10th and 1h and the enemy reported to be conu
retirement rapidly the Aisne evacuatng the Sessions
be British cavalry is reported to-day to be at Flsme'' NOT
far from Rheims.
e the German right wing has thus been driven back ana
thrown into disorder the French armies further 10 the %
hee strongly engaged with the German CENTRE whlch hau
,bsd forward as far as VryeFrancos. Between SepenOe
and 10 our Allies were unable make much impression we" "
Vtry On the 11th however, this portion OF ne Ne"Io,l
began to give way and eventually abandoned
where the enemys line Of battle was forming 1" S"' ~
impulse of the French troops ,
Between the Upper Marne and the Meuse the french 0p
are following up the and driving portion OF ND
northward toward the Argonne forest country .,
"Tbe third French army reports to-day that mas CaP
a.. ~ artillery Of hostile army corps capture which PROP
M represents about 100 guns The thus in retreat along
the whole line west of the Meuse, has suffered gaVey III
besides encounerng heavy losses in personnel and material
Il believed that General Sir John French who In the oOu'n
49,: 80 ~ repuaton as a great cavalry leader, will cling
70 the heels of the rereaing just as long as his men anu
horses can stand the strain
COUNTER OFFENSIVE EXPECTED
Military experts of the opinion that the NeLS '
make stand or counter offensive when the len -
which have been sent from Belgium reach them is CONSIDERED
tko aTrnVV IS
gr Is almost certain to put up hard hight IN the ioeS'
Arqonne where the military expected General 1oHe' INC
commander in chief make his defence at the outSe anu ~
affords some splendid positions against attack , (
dispatch from Basic, Switzerland says "'~' 'e ~
IRE evacuatng Southern Asace
Paris Sept 1.-THE following official communication was
issued tonight by the French War Offices .
Notwithstanding the fagues occasoned by i've days OF IN
cessan fighting troops vigorously pursuing INC '
which is in general retreat $50, i
.b; retreat appears have been rapid than the 'o
vance This has been precpate at certain points St 0u
- have gathered up at the general quarters notably al wont
% Charles and personal papers abandoned O tic
enemy and also packages Of letters which had been received
were ready be forwarded.
% the district of Fromenteres the enemy abandoned SeVe@
L.,i of roorars and number of cassons of ammunition
'The prisoners gave marked impression OF ue oeS'u'O
and announcement The horses particularly are ex-
hausted.
JoFFRE MADE STERN APPEAL.
On September 8 the commander III Chiei Va 'AO N'o
- addressed the following order of the day to ms troops:
"At the moment when battle being engaged on the re-
M IF which the welfare of the country depends important
to remind all longer time to look behind All e''0S
mrs, he en,ploved to attack and drive back the enemy
"a force which cannot advance further SHALL no matter
~ What cost retain the conquered ground and be killed on the spot
atbe than fall back Under the present circumstances no weak
ness can be tolerated.
1--WE now how these instructions have been carried out
and the brilliant results obtained
hen our victorious entered 'ry-le-Fancols plere
found in the house occupied by the General Staff OF the 9th
M German army the following order signed by Leuten
ant General Tuf Won Tschepe und Weidenbach;
"VtrvleFrancois, September 7, 1850 A. M-Ihe END
aimed at by our long painful marches has been reached Inc
main French forces have been compelled 10 accep
I f.ll;no hack The great decision is unquestionaby
A. end Tomorrow therefore, the whole force OF the Ger
man v as we'll as those of corps, must be engaged all
~ The line from Paris Vedm in order to save the weiare
~ Loror of GERMANY