The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-31
LORD KITCHENER TELLS In HIS
REPORT OF FIGHTING In FRANCE

ust DurinE the whole o. this per.
tod TIE British. In c~unforusify VIA I
general movement % he French ar.
niles. -ere occupied In resisting AM
checking The German advance and n
Ntfh1rsvlng 20 nsr ures OF defense
p esttie b-x-- at Noes 90 ssuday.
lurinr WHICH dzY anl uarf of fha ulEhi
ne tsrn1 aftacE uhlch uaa stub
Sisssiy 49, So 5 , -, e' e..
Aonday, ~. 4tth. the Grrmsns MAJ.
ttEurpus sffort- In Superior number O.
rrt N safe N~ithdrsal % m. Brit
lth army ard 90 nav ~ into the forf.
res 81 MkubeuEe
rfrort rrsstr,sd
This effort SIS fr1sfrafeI b fhs
st@aainess and skal alth whirh M
hnu-h ~reurrueut uNsscundlctet and
losses far On snces- % anvthirr sunr--
- b. - s-re inflicted 90 me enemy.
10 In dense fumation and IN enormous
masses mnuchef fcru ard nraiu and sea
sEhin O. storm the British hnes
The Hrttlsh retirement PROCEEDED on
thf 18th vita uEhrnE.
though MT or the scale Of the previous
10 aalr and D. me niEht - b E5Sh
Cambria Landrecie- and - Cat~su.
o. a oruned town iu the d.,
p~arthiest - the north. 30 miles south
east or Lille on tire river schcidt n
cst-au h. ~ miles esst b. southeast 81
CRmbrail
-tt bed ben INTENDED 90 resume the
retirement a. dsY break on the 1sth. bu,
ne German attsck in which no less
- 60 eud uerce that o. was uot pos
tbie % rrry cut this intention until
n Afternoon.
Desperate BAtus.
TIE battle on this dan the twenty,
perate chararter. The troops orercd a
sSterb and most stubborn Resistance %
toe tremendous odds With which they
90 th.mselNes len good order though With
serious iuss and under ths heaviest ar
g,isIy hIs No Euns were taken oy the
had all been killed or which we're shat
tered By high explosive shells.
General French m that dur
INK the whole OF these operations from
the twenty-third % the enty-rinth In
elusive his losses amounted 70 nNe
thousand or slx Thousand men. on the
in their attacks across the ouen
and hrOug their dense formation are
out % the proportion 60 those which W
In Lanareciea alone on the twenty
hfth - an Instance a German infantry
BRIGADE advanced IN close order into a
narrow street which they completely
rilef our machine guns were brought
% bear on this target from the end of
the town The head 81 the culumn Wa
ana IN o. estimated that 500 or 300 deao
and wounded Germans were left In this
street alone Another incident which
may BE- chosen from MANY Ike a. vas
the charge OF the German card cavalry
ar sion upon the British twelfth ca
VARY brigade when the German cavalry
was thrown back with great losses and
IN absolute disorder. These are notable
examples Of what has taken place over
pracuctlly the whole front during these
engagements and the Germans have
ueeh made 10 pay the extreme price for
every forward march they have made.
Ready for Encounter.
since the eufN-siNfh. Hunrf from
cavalry hEhung. the British army has
not been molested. II has rested and
rented after it, extreme eNertious and
sIorions achieyemsnts Reinforcements
tained already have Joined. Every gun
has been replaced. and the army h now
ready 20 take part IN the next great en-
.1enter Win undiminished strength and
To-day the news Il again favorable.
TIE british have not been engaged. but
the riFht and left. have Tor the tiws
%standstl "
sir John French also reports that
on the twenty eighth the British Fifth
CaiaNry brigade fought In brUTIant
fashion with German cavalry. I'M me
course OF which the Twetfh Lancers
and the Royal Scots rooted the enemy
and speared a large number in flight
10 must be remcmhered throughout
mat the operations in france are vast
aho mat We are only on one wing Of
the whole field 81 battle This ~trsterie
position or ourselves and our allies are
-tnh tnat whereas "a decisive victory for
or armies IN France probably would be
latal 10 the Fnemy a continuance OF re-
sistance by the AnElo-French armies
upon SUCH q scale a. 60 keep IN the
tn-rrt grir me encmys best troops can.
t~rol"nEed' lead only 90 one conclu-