The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-12

LONDON. September II G0:"5 l.. Nj.
The battlc OF the Marnc. as tho
French have christianrd the great
struggle which has been in Is'n-roS.; fol.
Il week in the territory between Paris
and Ncrdun. with the allied armics O.
Franco and England on ono sid" and
the Germans on the other, has not vet
reached a decisive result
The German right, however. IN th.
face of superior forces and threatened
with an Outtiank ing movement con-
tlnues TO retire To the north along the
route over which General Won Elucll
made his famous lightning advance on
Paris from tho Belgian border. after.
having defeated the ullics at Mons and
again at Cambrai and ST Quentin
With General Won Elu,k also. ar-
cordinG TO French official reports. the
right wing Of General Won Burlows
army, which supported his lett. is tall
ing hack toward the Rivers Aisuc anL
oiSc. On Won Buc1uw'S left, the army
OF the Prince Of Wurttembcrc. whicl.
mas been trying FOR weeks TO break
through the French line. also mas
stopped fighting and retired north. Ths
German ielt wing. however. comuoscd
OF other sections of the Prince Of Wuri-
tcmherS'S army and the army com
mandcd by the German crown prince is
stili lighting With varying succces
lhcse armies. however. appear Ia have
passed NeSdun. as Berlin reports say
they nave been bombardin- fortified
positions south OF that fortress
comprehensive French Official re-
port issued tonight shows that Cen
erai Won ltluck got farther east ana
south or Paris than heretofore had been
disclosed so that his advance was
even FASTER than lie was given credit
lor making. 1t seems that had the
German armies Oh his LETT moved ANY,
where nearly as quickly as he did tho
battle OF the Marine might never slv,
been fought
CaMPEiLED no WITHDRAW
WHEN FACED BI ALLIES
However. faced by a British Erru,i,
lorce, and with another French force
advancing from Paris threatening. HE
lanK ana his communications General
Won kluck was compelled to withdruw
horthward, and then fight the Ercnch
Oh me iHNer ourcq. Ia this lighting.
according 10 the British -Frcnch re-.
ports number Of German guns. hun
ureas OF prisoners aud part Of tho
German transports were taken
lhc Germans report. on Tho other
hand. says the war booty was rcpr.-
sented by nifty guns and some hon.
sands Of prisoners"
AS at first received this report said
tire Germans admitted defeat ana tha
ioss OF men ana guns. but il later vas
explained that this was teleCraphi,
ne EhShsh newspapers decline
10 accept this explanation. and insisr
mat tne admission was really only to
he withdrawn later by some superior
officer.
In their retirement. Generals Won
k!nck and Won Buelow had ~ thcl.
heels the French arms, which they
went south 10 fight, and which. when
thS Germans started 10 fan back.
quickly advanced and took the often
sNe. while this iightinG must have
nceh severe. the hard blows OF the
oattle appear to have been struck be-
tween Nitry-lc- Francois and Sezanne.
Here the French were drawn up on
road over which they could move
IapidlH' They were repeatedly at.
tackled by Won Buelow s right SAXON
army. aud the Prince Of Wurttcmbcy.s's
flSnt Thcsc attacks, which continued
uhth thursday night were OF most
Nioient character according TO the
FRENCH report, and were stopped only
when General rau got possession of
tne hills north OF Sezanne, from which
his artillery could command the valley