Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
RETIREMENT OF THE GERMANS
DEEMED IMPERATIVE, OWING
TO REVERSES OF RIGHT WING

LONDON, September IL, $50 pm
The German armies, which a week ago
,odav commenced series of violent
ATTEMPTS to break through the french
center. have found their efforts futile,
and. evaeuating V:try-le- Francois, "hich
was the pivot of their offensive and
where they had fortified already strons
natural positions, have retired north
ward
This retirement was made imperative
by the continued retreat of the German
right wing which is now somewhere
northwest of Rheims, and the defeat
of an army corps which was operatin
lust east of Vitry-le- Francois. around
Revirry and SermaiZe. and which, IN
its hurry to join the retirement eft
quantity of war material behind Tor
the French to pick up.
The Germans in the Argonne district
likewise have begin to fall back. SO that
the pressure on the forts to the SOUTH
west of verdun. which Berlin report
said the Germans hal commenced to
lombard. should be relieved
Claim Lorraine Successes.
In Lorraine, too, the French claim to
have won further successes and t. lave
been enabled to straighten out their line
along that frontier. They have occupied
the territory east OF the forest of Cham
: penoux Gerbeviller, ResanviEer and st.
: Die, thus getting in closer touch with
their troops which. since the early days
) of the war, have held bit of German
: territory in front of Co!mar.
= Apparently the Germans. who sent the
best of their army further west to take
part In the advance on Paris. nave
found the mountains of Mosele and Vos-
. ges. where the French were in strong
!. positions too hard nut to crack.
While he French reports say that the
: French army is following up all these sue.
cesses, it would appear that their most
against the German right wing. which
: since Saturday last has Travelled north
faster than 1t went south. On Friday
. this wing, which Is composed OF Gen. Won
: lows corps. occupied a line which fol-
: lowed the river Vesle, and the railway
: from Scissors through Fismes to the
) mountains Immediately south of Rheims.
: Must Have Gone North or East.
:. Today, however. these troops must
]. have gone still further north or east,
as the British official report says the
British cavalry reached that line to-
/. day, between Scissors and Fismes, and
= that a number of prisoners were cap
! tured.
/. 1t 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 this retreating army just as
: long as his men and horses can stand
the strain. 1t is possible. too. that he
: will get assistance from the French
" heard
e of to any great extent during this war
ard which Is credited with being the
: equal OF any in the world.
: Called General Retreat.
: The French official report refers tc
d. this retirement as a general retreat
q, and from the rate at which the Ger
mans are travelling 1t would seem te
. be such, although military experts are
Of the opinion they may make stand
or a counter-ofensive when the rein.
forcements which have been sent IRON
Belgium reach them.
II Is believed that portion Of the Ger
man army which Is falling back or
s Revfgny Is almost certain to put up. q
where the military men experted Gen
. Joffre, the French commander-in-chief
= to make h 8 defense at the outset. and
which affords some splendid positions
against attack
OMcial Announcement.
. The ofacial press bureau makes the
following announcement regarding the
= operations In France:
"A summary. necessarily incomplete
may be attempted of the operations OF
the British expeditionary force and the
French army during the last four days
september 6 the southwark advance
: OF the 0e. man right reached the ex,
: treme point at Coulommiers and Pro.
even as far south as Nogent-sur-seine
q. This movement was covered by a
: large hanking force west Of the lin Of
Z. the river Ourca. watching the outer Par ,
defenses and any allied force that Nigh
:. come from them.
: THE southwark movement Of the en-
envy left his right wing In dangerous
position. as he had evacuated the Creil
Seulis-Compiegne region through which
: his advance had been pushed.
: Attack Exposed Wing.
: THE allies attacked this exposed WIN,
, in both front and on the flank on Sep
TENDER 8. The covering force was as
sailed by a French army based upon tn
Paris defenses and brought to action o,
the line between Nanteuil lie Haudouir
and Meaux
The main portion of the enemy
right wing was attacked frontally b.
the British army. which had bee,
transferred from the north to the cas-
OF Paris. and by a French corps. ad
vancing alongside II on a line between
Cracy. Coulcummiers and Sezanne.
THE combined operations have up t.
the present been completely success
full The German outer flank wa
forced bfck as far as the line of tn
Ourcq rsSAr. There 1t made a stron,
defense and executed several vig,s GU