Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-09-19
Retreat of the Great German Army
From France Still
Continues
Continues

day al PARIS says.
"L. On the left wins the enemy con
tinurS re;reat.Hg He has evacuated
Amiens. falling back eastward be-
tween scissors and Rheims The
Germans have retired northwarj from
The Tesle They HAY. not defended
the Marine southeast of Rheims,
-. At the center the enemy though
il has lost Reyigny and Brant-Ie-Roi.
still hopds the south end OF The for
est OF Argo1ne.
ON our right the hostile forces.
which were along the Meurthe, are
retreating beyond St Die and Lune-
vile. We have reOccupied Draon, lie
Tape, Baccarrat, Remireyille, No
meny and Poutamousson.
In the Belgian field Of operations
the Belgian army has vigorously
taken the offensive south OF Lire
"In the Russian field the battle that
has been in progress in Galicia for
the last seventeen days has ended in
a great victory for the Russians. The
Austrians have retreated along the en-
tire front. leaving in the hands of the
Russians a great number of prisoners
and war material"
The following official statement was
issued Sunday at Paris:
mo report has been received from
general headquarters. The state
ments published Saturday have depict
ed with what yigor our troops are pur-
suing the Germans in their retreat.
1t is natural that under the cir
cumstances general headquarters can
not send twice a day particular. con
corning incidents OF this pursuit.
"All We know is that the forward
march of the allies continues all along
the front"
The following official communica-
ton was issued Saturday by the
French war office:
Notwithstanding the fatigue occa-
stoned by five days of incassant fight
ing. our troops are vigorously pursu-
ing the enemy, which is in retreat
This retreat appears TO have been
more rapid than the advance. This
has been so precipitate at certain
points that our troops have gathered
up at the general quarters, notably
at Montmirail, charts, documents and
personal papers abandoned by the
enemy. and also packages OF letters
which had been received or were
ready to be forwarded.
"In the district of Fromentieres the
enemy abandoned several batteries of
mortars and a number of caissons of
ammunition.
THE prisoners give a marked i'm
preston of utter restitution, oyerdriv-
ing and encouragement The horses
particularly were exhausted.
ION Sept the commander in chief
OF the French armies addressed the
following order TO his troops:
AT the moment when battle is
being waged, on the result of which
the welfare of the country depends, il
is important to remind all that il is
efforts must be employed to attack
and drive back the enemy.
"A force which can not advance
any farther shall, no matter at what
cost, retain the conquered ground anC
be killed on the spot rather than fal
back. Under the present circum
stances no weakness can be tolerated.
I'VE now know how these instruc
tons have been carried out, and the
brilliant results obtained.
/ Both the German and allied armie.
4 in France are being reinforced anC
the battle in France is likely to las
some days set.
/ The German troops farther cas-
maintain their positions, but are be
/ ing vigorously assailed by the allies
who display remarkable keenness de
spite the fact that they have been in
+ cessantly under fire for five days.
Prince Joachim AlbreCht of Prussia
son of the late Prince Frederick Al
.
/ second cousin of the German emperor
has been wounded in battle.
The British prime minister has call
ed for hall million mere men {,
serve the country.
Pope benedict Ky. in an encyclica
to the episcopaCy OF the world. urge
peace AID brotherhood among the NJ
lions. II this the pope says: wv
exhort most earnestly those who gov
ern the destiny of the nations tina
they should bring themselves to
frame of mind whereby they may pu
aside all discussions contrary to tn
welfare of humanity
Both British and French troops hav
crossed the River Marne, the Britisl
capturing men and guns. The actiol
OF greatest severity is being Tough
between Mailly and vitry-le-Francois