The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-14
BRITISH GUNS
WREAK HAVOC
Deadly Artillery Fire Too Much for
the Germans, Who Are Com
PEELED 70 Fall Back.

LONDON. Sept 13.-Reuter's Lag
ny tFrance) correspondent in a dis
patch says:
"A trip along the valley Of the
Marine. Thursday. brought gratifying
evidence OF the reality OF the German
retreat
On Sunday the British and Ger
mans were at grips east of this place
Shattered shop fronts and empty
houses still testify TO the German men
see. Since then the Teuton has been
driven steadily back beyond the Tril-
port and Crecy-on-Brie line, where the
hardest fighting occurred beyond Me
aux. where the Teuton now is. In
this strategic movement OF General
Won kluck's army rearward along the
Marine valley the British army has
played leading role.
Gen. French's army advanced 10
meet the German Emperor's hosts
with which must have been forced
marches from their temporary base
to the southeast OF Paris. The whole
British army. except cavalry. passed
through Lagny. and the incoming
troops were so wearfed that many OF
them at the first opportunity lay down
in the dust and slept where they were.
But a few hours rest worked a great
change and a few days later the Brit
ish troops were following the slow
German retreat up the valley with
bulldog tenacity.
The British artillery did notable
work in those days. according to the
French military surgeons who were
stationed az Lagny. At points near
here the bodies OF slain Germans who
fell before the British gunners still
litter the ground. and the grim crop
must be still heavier on the soil farth-
er up the valley where the lighting
was more desperate.
AS far as possible the bodies are
buried al night. each side ATTENDING
10 It's own fallen.
Sanguinary Incidents are plentiful
In the week of fighting TO the south
OF the Marine. In an engagement not
far from here our men captured 20
Germans who had given up their arms
and were standing under guard when
encouraged by a sudden forward effort
OF the German front. they made a
dash for their rifles. They we're cut
down by a volley from the British
guards before they could reach their
weapons.
At Lagny one 81 the sights OF the
town is "a shattered bridge. which WAS
blown up sby Gen. French a week ng0
80 soon ~ he got bic army across a.
~ that time British infantry and ar
ullcry had poured through the town
and over The bridge for several DAYS.
Exactly why the bridge was blown un
u not clear. a. the British army was
fuU 81 confidence and advancing against
an enemy Who had been brought 90 a
malt Possibly Gen Frouch'e Idea was
20 Keen raidlng attachments 81 German
cavalry from lucurEluns into the villas
and gardens 81 the western suhur..-
A. I.aguN one ie told that 70 min.
utce after the bridge had been reduced
tn twisted mass 81 steel and broEcn
masonry "a helated order came 10 save
t but me british engineers who hal
received the order 90 destroy % had
were cleared out ~ an the reirhhoriug
rife explosion when the charge was set
on FNerr window On the nearby
houses was shattered and much damage
Wae done fn ceilings and pictures
The people ~ farnY who now have
% use makeehlft ferry 90 cross the
river take the Destruction u their beau
rful bridge in good part They are 700
grateful Tor their fellVfraurr from the
bridge
"CIore 20 Msaur the Germans seer,
% have stayed their retreat last nfrhf
ard eNen fo have made slight al.
vance. 10 Waa apparently merely q rear
risrd coverluE movement"