The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-12
OFFICIAL NEWS
OF BIG BATTLE
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF
THE FIGHTING AROUND
PARIS
GERMANS RETREAT
kaisers Troops Have Been Re.
pulsed All Along Battle Front
and Are Giving Ground
GERMANS RETREAT
(By Associated Press)

Paris, Sept. LITTLE French mill
tary authorities. who heretofore have
confined the information maze pup
lie concerning the military operations
east OF Paris to laconic statements
very general in character, today gave
a lengthy description of the most i'm
portant battle since the beginning of
hostilities.
evidently the left wing OF the allied
armies facing the northeast has borne
the brunt OF the preliminary engage
ments In which the British took such
prominent part so well that they
are the object OF the higest compli-
ments on the part of French military
men.
The combat, according to the offic-
inl announcement, seems to be de-
veloping into an abandonment OF at
least the advance positions held by
the Germans who, II Is announced, are
retiring along O greater part of the
line. This retirement is said to have
been for 46 miles at some points.
Furious onslaughts, sometimes by
the French and again by the Germans,
occurred about the center OF an ex-
tensive line in the vicinity Of Vitry-
LeFrancois.
Three great German armies com.
manded by General Won Klnck, the
Crown Prince Frederick William and
the Duke OF Wurtemberg effected O.
junction and, repeatedly hurled them
selves against the French positions
with the greatest vigor, but they were;
not able to achieve their seeming OBJ
|isrtA Of breaking the alIies' center and
thus dividing the Anglo-French arm
les.
/ The French and Eritiss, offered an
Gqualiy divided resistance. eventu-
ally compelling the Germans to with,
draw The fighting continued through
out last night and the allies position,
1t Is understood. was improved today.
A rain storm caused great difiicul-
ties In the marshy districts, but did
not stop the operations. The fusii-
ades OF the troops and the artillery
ed the retiring Germans suffered
more than the allies from the storm
ms their Withdrawing columns were
encountered with baggage and ammu-
milton wagons.
The military authorities descrip-
tion of the battle follows:
AS VIC eAiIcduy nave hiIlOunCeu,
a battle has been taking place since
September 6 over front extending in
a general way from Paris to Verdun.
from the outset OF this action the
German right wing. the army COM
manded by General Won Kluck. which
on September 6 had reached the dis
trict to the north OF Proyine was
obliged to fall back because OF the
danger Of being enveloped. BY IT'S
clever and rapid movements this army
was succeeding In escaping from the
allies grip and was throwing itself
with the greater part of It's force
= agsinst our enyalnping wing &c the
north OF the darne and the west of
the Ourcu river. But the French
troops which were operating in this
region. powerfully aided by the brav-
cry Of our British allies, inflicted con-
siderable losses on the enemy and
gained the time necessary to allow
our offensive to press forward and at
present on that side the enemy is in
retreat toward Aisne and the Disc.
"He has thus fallen back 81 to 46
miles in four days. In the meantime
the Anglo-French forces which had
been operating to the south OF the
Marne have not ceased to pursue their
offensive. Starting. some Of them
from the district south OF the forest |
Of Circy and others from the regions |
north of Provins and south OF Ester |
nay, they opened out from the Marine
on the left. the army OF General Won
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