Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-14
GERMANS WITHOUT
FOOD, SURRENDER
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the whole of the first German army.
That army since the battle near Mons
on the 23d of August had been playing
its part in a colossal strategic en-
deavor to create a Sedan for the allies
by outflanking and enveloping the
left of their whole line so as to en-
circle and drive both the British and
French to the south.
There was now change IN It's
objective and it was observed that the
German forces opposite the British
were beginning to move in a south
easterly direction instead of continuing
on to the capital, leaving strong rear
guard along the line of the river
Ourcq (Which flows south of and joins
the Marne at LiZy-sur- Ourcq) to keep
off the French sixth army, which by
then had been formed and was to the
northwest of Paris. They were evil
IDENTIFY executing what amounted to a
flank march diagonally across our
front
being driven out of the fight they were
initiating an effort to attack the left
flank of the main French army We're
entrenched in a long curved line from
our right towards the east and SO they
carry out against il alone an envelop-
ment which thus far has failed against
the combined forces of the allies.
Fighting With French
"On Saturday, the 5th. the movement
on the part of the Germans was con-
tinued, and large advance parties
parties crossed the Marne southwark
at Trilport, Sammeron. Laforte-Sous-
considerable lighting with the French
fifth army on the French left, which
fell back from its position south of the
Marne towards the Seine.
"On Sunday large hostile forces cross
ed the Marine and pushed on through
Coslumires and passed the British
right further to the east. They were
attacked at night by the French fifth
army, which captured three villages at
the point of bayonets.
"On Monday, September Z. there was
allies. In this quarter of the field our
forces, which had now been reinforced,
pushed on in northeasterly direction
in cooperation with the advance OF the
French fifth army to the north and of
the French sixth army to the eastward
against the German rear guard along
the River Ourcq.
Possibly weakened by the detach-
ment of troops to the eastern theater of
operations and realizing that the aC-
tion of the French sixth army against
the British placed their own f1anKing
movement on considerable danger of
being taken in the rear and on its right
flank, the Germans on this day com
menced to retire towards the north
east
Bitter disappointment
This was the first sign that these
troops had turned back since their at
tack at Mons, a fortnight before, and
from reports received the order to re-
treat when so close to Paris was bit
ter disa npointment. From letters found
on dead soldiers there is no doubt there
was a general impression amongst the
enemy's troops that they were about
to enter Paris.
"On Tuesday, September s. the Ger
man movement northeastward was
continued. Their rear guards on the
south of the Marine were being pressed
back TO that river by our troops and by
the French on our right. the latter
capturing three villages after a hand
! to-hand fight and the infliction of Sc
we're loss on the enemy