The chronicle=news., 1914-09-14
DEFEAT OF GERMANS
May END war
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in the face of strong opposition
nearly all the crossing were secured
by sunset.
"On' our right and left the French
troops were confronted with SINH
lar opposition and like ourselves they
were successful. Many prisoners
were taken.
1T is reported from the French
headquarters that the German crown
princes army had been driven back
and that he has moved his head
quarters from st. Menthould to
Montafacuon
There was now change in its
objective and 1t was observed that
the German forces opposing the
British were beginning to move in a
southeasterly direction instead of
continuing southwest on to the cap
ital, leaving a strong rear guard
along the line of the river Ourcq,
which flows south of and joins the
Marine at Lily Sur Ourcq-to keep
off the French sixth army which by
them had been formed and was to
the northwest OF Paris. They were
evidently executing what amounted
to flank march diagonally across
our front.
Prepared to ignore the British as
being driven out Of the fight they
were Initiating AN effort to attack
the left flank OF the main French
Amy, which stretched in u long
curved line frcm our right towards
the east and so to carry out against
1t along an development which 50 far
had failed against the compined
force of the allies.
"On Saturday, the 5th. this move
ment on the part of the Germans
was continued and large advance
parties crossed the Marne southward
at Trialporte. SaImcrrcn, La Forte.
South Jarre and Catau TEeir,y.
There was considerable fighting with
the French fifth army on the French
left, which fell back from its posi-
+, ton south of the Marne towards the
Seine.
"On Sunday large hostile forces
crossed the Marne and pushed on
through Coulomniess and past the
British farther ro the east. They
were attacked at night by the French
Fifth army which captured three
villages at the point Of the bayonet.
"On Monday. September Z. there
was general advance On the part
of the allies. In this quarter Of the
field our forces. which had now been
reinforced. pushed CT in a northeast
erly direction in CO operation will
the advance of the French fifth army
to the north and Of the French sixth
army to the eastward against the
German rear along the river Ourcri.
Possibly weakened by the dctach-
ment of troops to the eastern theatre
of operations and realizing that the
action of the French sixth army
against the line OF Onrcq and the
advance of the British placed their
thanking movement in considerable
danger of being taken in the rear
and on its right flank the Germans
on this day commenced to retire to-
wards the northeast.
This was the first sign :hn: these
troops had turned back since their
attack on Mons fortnight tefore
and from reports received the order
to retreat when so clcs, to Paris was
a bitter disappointment. From let
ters found on fead soldiers there is
no doubt there was general I'M
preston among she enemies troops
that they were about to enyer Paris.
"On Tuesday. September s, the
German movement northcastwards
was continued. Their rear guards
on the south of the Marne were be-
ing pressed back to the river by our
troops and by the French on our
right, the latter capturing three VII
lagos after hand to hard fight and
the infliction of severe losses on the
enemy"
According to letters found on
prisoners they had expected to enter
Paris in q few days. The order to
retreat was a bitter disappointment.
The British crossed the river Marine
on the ninth with the French AID on
tile 10th captured $1,000 men. four
great guns, six machine guns and 80
transport wagons.
The Germans of the right army
seemed demoraliZed. They were
without ammunition and surrendered
readily, according to the British ad-
vices.
The continued advance. General
French says, has delighted the troops
who, with the reinforcements receiv-
ed, are filling with zeal and are an
xious to press on.
THE fighting along the Ourcq con-
tinued on this day and was of the
most sanguinary character, for the
Germans had massed great force OF
artillery along this line.
..NerY few of their infantry were