Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-09-24
GEN. FRENCH TELLS now GERMAN
ADVANCE ON PARIS WAS CHECKED

operations OF the Brisish army In
France are contained In . report
which the war ofies issued
When the German army began rs
eastward movement to cut the French
center. accorelnE TO General Preach.
Il was ignoring the British ~ . factor
In the hsht- The allies began . gen-
eral advance On September against
the German rear guard Of their rsxh,
wing. which had been left along the
River 0urcq The British army vas
REINFORCED. The Germans began . re
tirement on their right o. the seventh-
II xas the nrss tine they bad turned
back since the battle Of Mons-
According 10 letters found On pris-
oners they bad sxpecfed TO eater Paris
In a few days Ths order to retreat
~ss q bitter diappointnent The
British crossed the River Name On
the ninth with the Preach. and on the
tenth captured 1880 men. four great
guns. six machine guns and rfsy trans
ports.
seemed demcrziired- They we're With
out food and surrendered readily. The
continued advance. General Preach
says. has delighted the troops
Text es Statement isssed-
Following Is the statement a. issued
By the ofnciAl press bureau:
The following report 10 compiled
from information seat from the head
quarters o. Field MARSHAL Sir John
French. comnander-tn-ehief Of the
British erpeditionary forces co the
continent. under date o; September IL
This account carries the operztto1s
from the fourth to the tenth Of Sep
tenber. both days inclusive
1T wfIl be remembered that the gen
erzl position of cur troops % Sunday.
September q. vas stated 10 BE soEth
o, the River Name. with the Preach
forces In ltne oz cur rxht and len
Practically there lad been no change
since Saturday. September ! vhieh
marked the end og our arHys boax r--
tirenen, FROM ths Belgian froctisr
through northera France
Charge ie cer-a, Ts-t5ca
-Ou Friday. September 4. II eeeaze
apparent that there was n. AlterzSiOa
in the stta.es q slzost the whole
Of the rrs, German army. That Array.
since the battle ne2r No1s c1 Azxzs,
.. had ncea rlAy1ag IN part IN CO
io~zal strategic enteavor 10 create q
Sedan for ths aliles ~ ozteAnking aae
enveicrtnx the i<fs of thezr vhoss h-<
50 a. % eacirrie sn1 tr1vs sosh ~
British and Preach 10 the soztA
r1tsre ~.s row q chazge n its OF
I sss-fve. anf u vas oh~err~x tat -
{ 0srzzan ;,rres opposst. the Rrttis,
w-re eesinaizx to rove n . so1fh
essssriy direction. Instead % ecctiau
Ing soafhvest % 70 the ezpltal. leav
izg a sfruug rear gard 2lr1x the liz-
cf the River Ourcc. wkich sows so1ts
Of 3zd 5oins the Mar-e n L9sy ear
Oarcs. 70 keep OF the Preach sixth
army. which ey thea lad eeen formed
and ~1s to the northwest of Paris
They we're evidenfiy ezselfiEx
xhst amounted 70 a saak march eiAx,
onAIly 4crcss cur trun.
Attack Freeeh lers Flark-
Prepared 10 ignore the British as
beng driven oct q the zxht. they we're
initiating an e-ort % attack the len
fzak q the main Preach zruy, xhscA
stretched In q lonr. curved line from
rs.~ r4~~s s--a. e.. .-m@ - -
% c1rrT ozt a<alrst Il alone an co
welopn@nf which 50 fRr had failed
Against the eombined forces cs the
allies
-o1 Saturday. the efrh. this rove-
-enr % the part Of tie Germans vas
eourinsed and ia-re a1vzae@ ps-tas~
crossed tie Mzrze sczfhxar1 as TrfE
port. SRr=2erru. Ia Ferre~Sczs-Joa-
are ard Chafeaa Thie--y. There xxz
considerable eghrng wits II. Preach
tftA array On the Preach l-fx. xAsen
fen back fron its posltio1 s0zrA e
tie Nzrne towards the se4ze.
On Sunczy large hostile ture-~
crossed the Mzrne and r9she4 cn
tarvugh co9l0nziers ana past tie
British rlght t4rtser 70 the east They
~ere attaches AZ Hixht hy the Frsneh
ana army. whieh eapszred tAres VI
l-g-s Al the point of hayo1ets
Asssnee - ailies aea1r-
On NoncAy. September :. th~rs
s1s a g-nerzl advance % tAe pz-r e
the allies In thss ssarser cf ta@ n@i1
cur forces. whieA had .ox seez re-
enforrsd- p.xh@d On IN a acrtAxext-
sriy dtreetson II eo-oD~rRfioz xith fAe
advance Of the Fre.ck aftA arzy %
the ncrsh and of the Frea<h ssxth
army 10 the eastward z<aiz<t The Ger
man rear guard aicag the River
Ourcc.
Possibly weeksnec BY the c~taeh-
meat % troops TO the eastern thezf~r
Of opsratiozs and rezlix1zx that the
action Of the Preach ssxtA array
against the line e Osrce zat TIE al
vance of the British placed thesr own
fankirg novenezt fr eorsS1<rasse
danger of being t2ksa in the rear ane
On its sank. the Germans 90 thas 6ay
eonneneed 20 retire toward the norsh-