The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-01

German troops north of the Marne valley the folding back ot the German right wing had begun. With Nerdm still the extreme east of the German troops affected by the ma neuver. their line was bent back, un- til with some ground gained in the Marne valley, 1t formed a semicircle tne ends of which rested on La Fere- Laon defense line and Verdun. On September l2 the German right wing had spread out again in a northwest erly direction, and on the same day the German center fel back beyond Cha ons. reaching on the next day the strongly fortified positions about which since September 13 has ragged one of tae most desperate struggles in military history. Rheims had been re-cccupied by the French, and the German line occupied more or less the terrain in which it found itself on $ september g, retaining however the fort line of Le Fere-Laon
 Another flank movement was a;- tempted by the French left wing on Sept mber l6, but German resistance proved too much for it. and the period from september IS to 2S is marked by series of enveloping movements against the German right wing, which, though brilliantly conducted on the rart of the French, never led to mater la resu Is. As the FrencG left eN- tended the German right would eX- paud. endorsements being hurried into battle continuously on both sides. Meanwhile the centers of both armies hurled themselves against one anoth- CT, with the French troops acting gen orally on the offensive.
 Nothing, however, was gained in this by either side While the French failed to take any of the German en- treuched positions, they were uniform ly successful in retaking such ground as the Germans had gained in offens- i've operations
 On September 20 the Germans final " pressed into the valley of the Mouse. after Fort Camp de Romaines dad lota silenced on the 25th, and Fort es Paroches on the following day. These two factors of the Verdun Foul defense line, together wit1 St. Mihiel, opened the road for German advance from the center, but due to the fact that the French left wing still gave much trouble, the German gener- al staff could not concentrate its ef forts against the French troops be- yond the breach in the Verdun-Toul defense ie.
 Another general movement against the German right wing had been un- dertaken by the French on September 26. when a large French forced moved as far northwest as Bapaume, which was checked. however, by what the Germans cain to have been much inferior force. Rapid railroad trans rortation seems to have been of great assistance to the French in these flank movements that in the direction of Baplume being entirely made pos sible by it.
 The activity of the French against the German right obliged the latter to bring new troops from the home gar rlsons, and in. forced marches addi- tional bodies were taken from the vi cinity of Verdun to meet the enyelop- ing maneuyers of the French. Mean while the losses on both sides had been very heavy, the wounded mono polizing almost the entire railroad servica of the two camps.
 The herculean efforts of the French
 eft and German right continued. but on September 29 the French advance was virtually checked aiong the entire line. The French left wing has final ly become too attentuated to continue its enyeloping maneuyers. A further extension of the line miglt lead to a break, and in that case tables would
 AdNf btiH Ahl iANh NVAlbANANl9s VtA'i German achievements had mean while reached the vicinity of Bapaume and the German right wing began to bury itself in entrencaments.
 On September 30 the German right wing again rested on Albert where on that day it defeated argo French force according to report of the Ger ma Headquarters.
 The bombardment of the forts be- tween Nerdun and Tou continued with unabatcd vigor in the mean time, but ground gained by the Ger mans on the right bank of the Mouse had to be surrendered again. accord. ing to Frencn official reports.
 While the French gained some ground in the Vosges they do not seem to have penetrated as far as the summit of the range. as has been as serted by the French and English ot- ficial dispatches Nor is it possible to find confirmation of the report that the French had again invaded the