Arizona republican., 1914-09-12
Battle Which Has Been in Progress for Week Near Paris is Reported as Quite Lacking in Sue cess
GERMAN RIGHT
 IS IN RETREAT
German Left, However, Composed of Sections of Princes Army is Still Fighting With Varied Success
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl

LONDON, Sept. 1.-The battle ol tie Marne. as the French have chris tened the great struggle which now has been in progress for week m the territory between Paris and Yer dun, with allied armies of France and England on one side and the Ger mans on the other, has not vel leached a decisive result. The Ger man right. however, in the face "i superior forces, threatened with an outflanking movement. continues |" retire to the north along the route over which General von Kluck made his famous dash toward Paris frcm the Belgian border after having de feated the allies at Mons, and again at Cambrai and St. Quentin.
 With Kluch also, according to the French official reports, the right wing of von Buelow's army is falling hack toward the rivers Aisne and Aise. On Buelow's left, the army of the Prince of Wurtemburg, which has been trying for weeks to break through the French line, has also stopped fighting and retired north.
 The German left wing, hOwever, composed of other sections of the princes army and the army com- manded by the German crown prince, Is still fighting with varying success.
 The armies however appear to have passed Verdun, as Berlin reports say they have been bombarding fortified positions south of that fortress, and
 
 port issued tonight indicates that General von Kluck was further south and east of Paris than hitherto has been disclosed. so his advance was even faster than he was given credit for making.
 It seems that had the German ar mics on his left moved anywhere nearly as quickly as he did. the bat tie of the Marne might never have Teen fought. Howeve:, faced by the strong British and French force, with another French force advancing from Paris, and threatening his flank and his communication, von Kluck was compelled to withdraw northward and then fight the French on the river Ourcq. In this fighting, ac- ccrding to British French reports, a number of German guns. hundreds of prisoners and part of German transport weIe taken The German report. on the other hand, says:
 The war booty was represented by fifty guns and some thousands of prisoners"
 As at first received, this report said the Germans admitted defeat and the loss of men and guns, but it later was explained this was a tele- graphic error. English newspapers decline to accept this explanation and insist that the admission really was made to be withdrawn later by some superior officer.
 In their retirement, Generals von Kluck and von Buelow had at their heels the French army they went south tn fight, which when the Ger mans started to fall back, they quickly advanced and took the of- fensive. While this fighting must have been severe. the really hard blows of the battle appear to have been struck between Vitry le Fran. COiS and SeZanne
 Here the French were drawn ul on the road over which they could move rapidly. They were repeatedly attacked by Won Buelow's right Sax on army and Prince of Wurtemberg's right These attacks, which continu ed until Thursday night, were of g most violent character, according tC the French report, and were stopped only when Gen. Pau got possession oi the hills north of Sezanne, from which his artillery had commanded the valley down which the German: necessarily an their way from Cha Ions.
 It was for the possession of these hills the French fought hafd early il the battle and was here daily figh occurred which first went in favor of one side and then the other
 It is believed here this retiremer