The Calumet news., 1914-09-14

I fought sternly and slowly beat the
enemy back.
| The attempts of the Germans to
cross the Marne at Meaux entaiIed ter
rible losses. Sixteen attempts were
foiled by French artillery directed on
| the river, and in one trench. GOO dead
| Germans were counted.
Country Strewn With Dead.
The whole country was strewn with
dead and dying.
Monday saw a tremendous encoun-
ter on the Ourcq. A great deal of
hand-to- hand fighting and bayonet
/, work resulted in the terrible Madge-
burg regiment beating a retreat.
Monday night General Won Kluck's
army had been thrown back from the
Marne and NORM to the region of Sc
zanne and his position was serious.
Immediate steps were necessary to
save his line OF communications and
retreat. Reinforcements were hurried
north 10 Meaux district and TO the
Ourcq and tremendous efforts were
made TO break up the French resist
ance in this quarter.
The second attempt on the Ourca
shared the fate of the first All Mon
day night and well into Tuesday the
great German guns doomed along this
river, but the resistance of the allies
could not be broken. While the Ourcq
was being held the struggle of the
Sezanne was bearing splendid fruit.
German Resistance Broken.
German resistance, on this, Thurs
day morning. is broken. l heard the
news in two ways The German guns
were silent and from the wounded
who poured down to the base.
THE allies wounded are no longer
downhearted. but eager to rejoin the
fray. ON every French lip was the
acclamation: They are rushing back
home and in the same breath came
generous recognition Of the great help
given by the British army.
81 am convinced that the full extent
of the route has not yet been appreci-
ated in England. 1t is truly terrific
character and the blow will not fail
TO have "A lasting effect
The number OF wounded has en-
tailed colossal transportation work. I
counted fifteen trains in eight hours.
fine grim set men. terribly weary, but
amiable, except the officers.
The enemy crossed the Marne. on
its return journey north. under great
difficulties and whitening fire from
the British, who pursued them hotly.
The German artillery operated from a
height there and again there was
much hand TO hand fighting. The riv-
er was swollen with the dead.
Detaehments Wiped Out.
Tuesday night the British were in
possession of Laferte sous Jouarre
and Chateau Thierry and the Germans
had fallen back forty miles, leaving a
long train OF spolls behind.
"On the same day, in the neighbor-
hood OF Vitery lie Francois. French
troops achieved splendid victory.
incidentally they drove back the fam
Gus imperial guard of Germany from
Sezanne to swamps of Saint Gond.
"Wednesday the English army con-
tinued the pursuit towards the north.
taking guns and prisoners.
"The incident OF Wednesday will
astound the world when made known
in full ] know two German detach-
ments of a thousand men each were
surrounded and cornered. They re-
fused to surrender and were wiped
out almost To the last man."
Sunday Official Statement.
Paris. Sept. 13.--(S:15 p m)-An
official statement says:
con the left wing the enemy con-
tinues to retreat. 1t has evacuated
Amiens, falling back to the eastward
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