New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-17
Size of Won Kluck's Rein
forcementS Expected
to Decide Plan.
GERMANS RETREAT
BACK OF TRENCHES
pits for Single Riflemen Show
Invaders Had Prepared to
Fight In Open Order.
La Cahle 70 The TrLbune. J

London, Sept. IA correspondent
of 'The Daily News" telegraphs from
Amiens the following dispatch:
81 have been trying to make sure
whether there is any truth in the
statement that General Won kluck mas
been surrounded. His right has been
overlapped by the army advancing
from Rouen and passing through
Amiens, which led to his eastWaIu
turn from Compiegne and the eVSeua-
tion of Amiens. If he IS reAlly lylnsi
as is supposed, between Craohhe anu
I,aiCu. his rear is in danger, put II Is
;Unossible vet to discover what IS the
German force that is facing northwest
against the Amiens army, whether u Is
only the late Amiens garrison or new
supports or whether Won hluck mas
wheeled his right northward IN shaTp
curve. If the latter is true II is clearly
intended to fight more than covering
actions on the present line sufficient
for the eastern end of the German line
TO reform. Toward the frontier the
western French army has passed east
and southeast of Amiens, using pom
toons over the river where the bridges
have been blown up.
Fighting is gong on around Ine
whole curve. l could only get near
enonCb 10 make certain that the
lines had been advanced east since
Yesterday, pressing in on st. Quen-
tin. l was able to rejoln friendly
Zouaves south of Peronne, but their
position had been altered. A French
battery was in action about 400 yards
on our left, obviously engaging a
German battery out Of sight across q
Hill. | could only get a glimpse OF
the French guns, which were screened
by the side of a wood. The German
fire was ill-directed and was falling
wide to the north of us, doing no
injury to anything but trees. The
line had obviously moved forward
for a couple of Germans in uniform
lay dead beside the place where
was waiting.
What form the conduct Of the pur-
suit may take, even tomorrow or the
day after, the facts will show. FOR
the present our cavalry has been,
naturally, not in much better condl-
ton than that of the Germans. We
have been unable to surround or out
march them to an extent that could
convert the repulse into serious or
disastrous defeat.
L
of concentration where the armies OF
Won Kluck, Won Buelow, Wurtemourg
and Won Hansen can unite and present
a new front, formidable enough to Sc
cure them the necessary rest for re-
formation. They never contemplated
a halt south of the line. 1t is beyond
the river on the Scissors Rheims and
Scissors Compiegne curves that their
precautionary trenches were prepared
"Nothing gives a more definite idea
of the Germans own recognition OF
their defeat than the sight Of these
abandoned trenches, abandoned with
ont ever being used. At Attichy and
St. Cristoph found them, each
snail. single wrinkle of earth, with
spoon-shaped scoop for one man. Be
hind that they have taken to making
for the retreat the more elaborate
continuous trenches for a mass OF
meL-they have learned little OF
open fighting-but they have fastened
mast them, unused, back to the Saint
Ouentin-Amiens line, although sumo
were still passing La Fere and Chauny'
"The Turcos and Zouaves are pour
ing upon this line in great heart ana
hone. but the march is fatigulng, as
the roads are heavier after the ram.
If the Germans can but outstrip pur-
suit they may yet infict heavy dam
age on an indisereet pursuit, neces-
sarily drawn out now by the mere
pace of the progress over an uneven
front"