Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-31

four days ~ desperate ffkhuhk WI
casualties between biVaH anu e,"Vus W.
British ARMY p France ffsted' tn.s'
and reinforced for the next kfeat ~,
tle, according 10 annnuheen'ehi 'eese
~ Lord klteheiief secretary OF s'A''
In a statement haSed pn tspo'e,
from Sin john French, cpmiuandef %
the British fkpvati'unAff tvtv"A tns
rectetafy saw ip"t me htiiinh ',eVf
eifnEelinK esnlnsf Tremendous .ous'
retired % u new hht or uti fnrf. WHIT
They naff mol heFh fh"'fsfu Hihee
IhufhdaY.
since uiis flfhtiuk esshea me rffneh
on me t'kn. ana 'e'' , nsee a'1sp .e
.ia ,.',I' e
fard l<itdhenorss abatement. which
a. ,.rnea fbfauuh me medium az tbs
afr.,sI IA faf,ss.tian bureau, foltnwa.
ltrlfl-h share IN Hattie.
eatthsnrh fhe dlsaatrhes az CIR
tabn r,enrh az IA ne terent hattla
have ~, vef be.n recelvea il "a nos.
slble nov 10 state what has been the
urlf,sh share b the recent ooera.
iians II -
srhe.a has. In faef been n fur
daxF battle--.en the gard atth' 26th.
and sefh ~ August. Durlne the whole
u this period. The British. In conform
~ with General mexemea, az the
rr.neh armies were osonnted A. -.
sletlnr and uhecltina Inc Germau ao-
vane. ana IN ,.tfhdrs,sInv Al new Zines
~ defense
.,..;i..,.,s W .;r....
day during which dnv ana ,,arf az the
night the GERMAN attack which WAS
sft,bhorulx nrcseed and reueoted was /
ep,nnlct..tv checked ~ fhe prffieb |
ftont on Mouanv .ha e4,b. fhe Ger
mans mnde ,leorous efforts il suf,e- !
rior number a prevent the safe with |
drawal OF the British army and 60 \
drive II into The fortress of Maubeuge- |
German loss Terrible.
srbl. .ff.,tt waa f,natrated NJ the
stesdsness ana eEilt Win which tbe
Relish ret,renent was conducted and /
az on ne nrevieus aav very heavy
losses. FAR n. excess of anything saf-
tered ~ us were inflicted on The
enemy Who h asnso formation ana +
..f,or.,,a,,s ,anNses marehed forward
AGAIN ana asain n atorn, ~. fs,,,fsh II
lines
s.s,s..n o.t.t.,. ...,s.. ..a.,
81, he ssss Win eantln,,ans s,sh,ina
thourh mi an The scale az fha ares
xgans two as.s ana hs M n,sb, ~
sbe o6th ~. itrltlsh army rcr,,n,.d
lie line ~ ra,,brai farS,aa,sa a,,d
I.f.afsao sca,ah,af - . x,ssts,aa ,'.,'..
IN ths ena,,,nenf ~ t,,a ,,s..,h ,,se,,'
fuo miles ao,,thess, ~ f,1,a ~ tba
,,.or aeh.,d, sr.,.a,. x'.. ne
mile. est ~ aau,hsas, ~ ra nd.sssn
al mad been ,ntsndna a. ~as,,,.,a ne
rstirarenf :, aavhrasa. ~, ~ easl
but ma gsr,,a, astsnn ~ ahset
less than f3vs army en,ns were g.,
"a. 40 nas.i,,i.. y. , ",s o.t
,. ss ns' hnF' s :" sailx gu. TINS M
ss''s.',. 49,. 'ue a''e'' ,"oh.
'"7" sANr""s' 's""7sSses
The battle on this day, the goth, ,
was Of most severe and desperate
character The troops Offered a STU
perh and most stubborn resistance to
the tremendous odds with which they |
were confronted. aud AZ length extrl-
Gated themselves In good order,
though with serious loss and under
the heavissl artillery fire. No guns
we're faken by the enemy except those
the HORSES Of which had hesn killed.
or which were shattered by high ex-
plosIve shells.
General French estimates that dur |.
fsiR the whnle Of these operations from
the Rard 10 the sath Inclusive, his
LOSSES amounted 20 5000 or 5000 men. :
while. on the other hand, the losses
suffered By tho Germans In their at
taeha across the open, and through |
their dense formation, are but Of all
proportions Ia those We have suffered Il
Example of slaughter. |
In LandretieH alone. on the 2hth.
M an Instance. Germnn infantry Il
brigade advanced In close order into
4 narrow street which they completely
filled Cur mnchine guns were
brought 20 bear on this target fram q
the end of the town rho head of the n
column was swept away. Ia
"A frirhfful phnlc enanea and II IL | =
estimated that 500 or 400 dead ana =
wounded fefmana were left In this i
street nIone Another Incident which :
may be chosen from many like II. was /
the charge Of the German guard eav-
airy division upon the british Twelftb a
cavalry brigade when The Cnrma,, !,
cavalry wan thrown bach with asaat !,
LOSSES ind IN absolute disorder. Thess / !,
are fiptahle examples ar whit mas =
taken place over practically III. svhala !.
front durIns the en0anementt AMI the / 4
Germans have baen made he uae n
extreme price for everv forward ,.,ar.h !,
they have maas "A'a H'esNh
british Have Reeuperated !
Since the gath. aparf frnrn ravalvv =
fighting. the nrltlah ar.ae Ia ~. =
heHn molsHtea. II has rs'fs. - ~
fitted after IL exfreune exa,s,a ~" ~ :
niorluup nrhiexamants pa,,'e.. 49, =
Inent4 amot,nfIng 81 as..1,a ~ $3.50 !.