Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-14
FAILURE Of GERMAN
/ AOV[CAUS[SR[IR[A1
EFFORT TO ouTFLANk FRENCH
ARMY OF ALLIES RESULTS
DisAsTRoUsLY.
THREATENED eY BRITISH FROM
REAR, RETREAT is BARRED
kaiser's Army Appears to Have Been
outseneraIed in Effort TO. Lay Siege
to Paris-SoIdiers Misled and Be-
Iieved They Were About to Enter
French Capital.

the movement of the troops composing
the left wing of the allied army from
| Sept to 10 Is told in reports of Field
Marshal Sir John t'rencn commander
| in chief of the British eNpenditionary
| force. which was made public today
| con Sept. the general position OF
the British troops was south of the
river Marne, with French forces in line
on their right and left.
"On that day" the report reads, 1T
! became apparent that there was an
/ alienation in the advance in almost
/ the whole of the first German army,
That army since the battle at Mons, on
Aug %. had been playing Its part in
a collcsal endeavor to create Sedan
for he allies by outflanking and en-
! veloping the left of their whole line so
as to encrce and, drive both the
British and French south. There was
! now change in it's objective and II
was observed that the German forces
| opposite the British were beginning to
| move In a southeasterly direction In
stead of continuing southwest to the
capital. leaving a strong guard on the
! line of the river Ourcq, which flows
and joins the Marne at Lily sur Ourcq.
to keep off the French sixth army.
] which by then had been formed and
ws.s to the northwest of Paris. They
were evidently executing what amount
ed to flank march diagonally across
our front.
eermsns Ignored British.
Prepared to ign ,re the British as
n :,>st ttot tod
an effort to attack the French left
flank which stretched in a long curved
line from our right toward the east and
\; so to carry out against 1t alone an en-
velopment which 50 far had failed
against the combined forces of the al
lies.
"On Saturday this movement was
continued and large advance parties
crossed the Marne southwark at Tril-
port, Sammeron, Laferte Sous Jourrere
and Chateau Theirry. There was con-
isderahle fighting with the French fifth
army on the French left which fell
back from its position south of the
Marne toward the Seine
ION Sunday large hostile forces
crossed the Marne and pushed on thru
Coulommiers and past the British right
further to the east. They were at
tackled by night by the French fifth
army. whcih captured three villages at
!, the point of bayonets.
General Advance by Allies.
"On Monday, Sept. z. there was gen.
eral advance on the part OF the allies.
In this quarter Of the field our forces
which had now been reinforced, pushed
on in a northeasterly direction in CO.
operation with the French fifth army
| Al. 1. ..,s, y
eastward along the river Aurcq.
!, POSSIBLY weakened by the detach-
4, ment of troops to the eastern theater of
operations, and realizing that the
I, action of the French sixth army against
: the line of the Ourcq placed their own
!, flanking movement in considerable
danger Of being taken in the rear and
on it's right flank, the Germans on this
- day commenced to retire toward the
, northeast.
German Soldiers MisIed.
:. This was the first sign that these
troops had turned back since their at
;. tack at Mons fortnight before. and
: from reports received the order to re-
: treat when so close to Paris was bitter
disappointment. From letters found on
soldiers there is no doubt there was a
, general impression among the enemy's
troops that they were about to enter
Paris.
"On Tuesday the German movement
northeastward continued. Their rear
guards on the south of the Marne were
being pressed back to that river by our
troops and by the French on our right
IL. latter capturing three villages afte,
hand -to-hand fight, and with serious
Z losses to the enemy"
Battle Continues Sept. 9.
''rhe fighting along the Ourca con-
tinued on this day and was of mos;
sanguinary character. for the Germans
t had masked great force of artiller,
. along this line. Very few Of their in
fantry were seen by the French
y "The French fifth army also made q
n fierce attack on the Germans in Mont
3 marital, regaining that place,
y "On Wednesday, Sept 8, the battle
o between the French sixth army ane
what was now the German flank guart
{ along the Ourcq continued.
d "The British corps overcoming some
: resistance along the River Petit NORM
t crossed the Marne One of our corp
was delayed by an obstinate defens'
9 made by strong rear guard with ma
d chine guns at Laferte Souse Jouarrere
: where the bridge had been destroyed
- German Soldiers Hungry.
n "On Thursday. Sept 10, the frenc
: sixth army continued It's pressure o
: the west, while the fifth army b
forced marches reached the line 9
p ~