The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-10
KAISER SENDS.
MORE TROOPS
To REINFORCE.
CHECKED WING:
Third Corps of German Re-
servists Passes Through
GrammOnt to Assist Army
Falling Back.
General French Sends Long
Report Explaining Why
British Were Forced to
Give Up Positions.
.ruHY HERBERT TEMPLE
Et srean Manager International News
Service.


Service.
LONDON, Sept. 1O.-German rein
forcements are being rushed into
right wing of the kaiser's army which
has been pushed back rs miles by the
french and British.
A dispatch from Ostend to the Ex-
change Telegraph company says:
''The third Corps of German reservists
has passed Oudenarde and Grammont
on its way to reinforce the right wing
of the German army in France which
has suffered an important check"
Official statements given out by the
French war Office in Paris and Bor-
deaux say that the position of the al
lied Anglo-French army is satisfactory
The London Gazette prints a long
dispatch from the front by Sir John
French which shows that although the
British army was several times In
grave danger from the overwhelming
force of the enemy, it was enabled
strategy to fall back upon the envir-
ons of Paris without being seriously
crippled.
Covers One Week.
The report covers the movements
of the English troops from the time
that they took their position on the
Franco Belgian frontier on August 21,
up to the goth. 1t says:
"Thetransport of troops from Eng
land by rail and sea was effected in
the best order, and without a check.
Concentration practically was COM
pleted on the evening of August 21,
and I was able to make dispositions to
move the force during Saturday (Au-
gust 22) to positions considered most
favorable from which to commence
the operations which General Joffre
(the French commander in chief re-
luested me to undertake. .--,1
1.-The position extended along the
line Of the canal from Conde, on the
west through Mons and Binche on the
east. The. British took positions on
the East. General French understood
at the most two army corps were in
front of the British position.
Forced to Retreat.
AT o'clock i'll the evening OF Au-
gust 20 he received a most unexpected
message from General Joffre that
three German army corps were mov-
ing rapidly on the British and that
another corps was engaged near Tour
mai. General Joffre also stated that
the French army on the right was re-
treating.
LAS a result of this information he
determined to retire to a position
which he had previously reconnoiter-
ed, extending from Maubeuge west of
Jenlain, southeast of Valenciennes.
There was certain amount of fght-
ing along the whole line Of the right.
The retirement was carried out sue.
Cessfully throughout the oath amid
continuous fighting
"As the French troops were still re-
firing l had no support except from
the fortress Of Maubeuge and deter
mined attempts Of the enemy to get
around my left flank assured me that
1t was his intention to press me
against the place, and surround me.
felt not a moment must be lost In re-
tiring to another position.
This operation was full of danger
and difficulty, not only owing to the
very superior force in front, but the
exhaustion of my troops. The retire
ment commenced early in the morn.
ing of the 25th to position near Lee
Cateau.
Seeks Obstacle.
although the troops had been or
dered to occupy Cambria, Lecateau
and Landrecies and that position and
ground had, during the 25th, been par.
TALLY prepared and entrenched, I had
grave doubts, owing to information
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