Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-20

moving with a tremendous rapidity eloquent of their desire to place them selves beyond the reach of the allied armies which were harassing them at every step.
 The retreat was not confined to the highways Many German soldiers were seen running across the fields, jumping over fences crawling through hedges. and vending their way through woods without any semblance of order or discipline These men doubtless belonged to regiments which had been badly cut up in the fierce lighting which preceded the general retreat Deprived of a ma iority of their officers, they were mere rabble of fugitives, many with out rifles, having abandoned their weapons in their mad haste to escape the vengeance of the French and Brit ish pursuers
 These scenes of almost panic strick- en flight were witnessed at the end of a weeks hard fighting It must not be supposed that this incontestable victory, as justly it must be called. over the Germans was achieved with ont hard fighting of a destructive character at the outset During the first few days of the battle of the Marne the Germans fought stubborn ly and bravely and with all the ef- iiciency characteristic of their mili- tary methods. Every inch of the ad- vance of the allied armies was con tested. and it was not until the su- periority of the British and French l troops was clearly demonstrated by , the results of the four days battle that the Kaiser's hosts began their precipitate retreat Up to that point i their retreat had been slow, steady. ! and orderly
 Turning Point of Campaign. It is quite clear that the Germans did their best and that they were beaten in battle which they them selves recognized as the critical turn ing point of the campaign in France. ] One feature stands out clearly and that is that French troops are capable i of meeting German troops on equal terms and beating them If the battle of the Marne produced no other re- suit than a realization of this fact on both sides its effect on the rest of the war stiH would be of invaIculable value. But the defeat of the Germans will be supremely important in many other directions
 The vast quantities of military stores and ammunition which have fallen into the hands of the allied ar mics show clearly how disorderly the fight became in the last day or two The loss of upward of 200 guns alone must be severe blow to Prussian seli-esteem The advancing allied ar mes found large areas of ground Iit- tered with rifles, ammunition. belts. knapsacks, drinking hasks, ammuni- ton wagons, boxes of flour. etc. Some CT the Germans even had thrown of me coats as well as other portions of their equipment in their desire to tighten themselves and thus facilitate their escape.
 Alter the superiority of the British and French troops had compelled inc Germans to retreat, their retirement developed into flight, partly owing to the collapse of their supplies of am munuion and food During the nre. vious withdrawal of the French Army from the north of France Go the lines hetween Paris and Verdun they took with them nearly all the available eat tle' wheat and other foodstuffs. SD Una he Germans advanced brougb regions almose deprived of any means or suSenance. Thrown back on their own supplies, brought up over greatly prolonged lines of communication their oommissariat was unequal to f5, task and broke down; the vapnte1 German organization was moi able to cope with this difficult situation
 Scores Dying from Exhaustion.
 Many of the Germans captured said they had been without food for periods varying from twenty-four to fortv. eight hours. Some were so weak tbe,, could hardly stand. Scores of German soldiers were found dying on tb, ground in condition of complete ex hausticE
 The utterly demoralized condition os hundreds of German prisoners test. foes to the incredible privations which they had undergone Most of their horses were mere skeletons. Finv uhlaus under command Of a nan.oam- missioned officer gave themselves mn Co Che French in Montereau. savinr ''no what you like with us" Thev were dying from hunger and fatipua and had to be sent to the rear in am. bulances.
 Apart from the heavy losses which Inc Germans sustained during tbe lighting they have been severely nm ished by their pursuers During tbe,r hurried retreat British and French ar. ullery decimated the columns of ths retiring enemy and they also have been pursued relentessly by the cav. airy of the allied armies.
 Judging from the unofficial aecop,t. a. or the great battle which arc now hal