The Washington herald., 1914-09-14
FRENCH CLAIM
GREAT VICTORY
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tured in small squads and in larger sec
tions Invariably betrayed utter exhaus-
ton. At Montreuil-su-Ille nifty Uhlans
so hungry that they were weak In their
saddles were run down by a body Of
French lancers. They cried, I'VE are
helpless with fatigue. Do anything you
like with u.s.
Wounded were abandoned and war ma
terial was scattered along the road show
! ing that the fleeing Germans were
/ Tightening their load at every oppor-
\ tunity
The, following communication was is
sued tonight:
mo communication has been received
! from army headquarters The messages
4 of yesterday showed the vigor with which
our troops are following the Germans in
retreat II is natural that under these
conditions the headquarters should not
send us details of the incidents of this
! pursuit twice q day.
Left wing Crosses AIsne. 4
"AIi that we know is that the forward
along the front. and that the contact
with the enemy Is maintained.
On our left wing we have crossed the
river Aisne''
The following Official statement was is
sued this afternoon:
"on our left wing the enemy continues
his movement of retreat. He has evacu-
ated Amiens, falling back toward the
east between Scissors and Rheims.
THE Germans have retired TO tn north
Of the Vaesle. They did not defend the
Marne TO the southeast of Rheims.
Center Is Holding.
AT the center the enemy, who had lost
Restigny and Brabant-le-Roi, still holds
II he % .ha
''On our right wing the opposing forces
who were on the Meuthe are beating a
retreat beyond st. Die and Luneville. We
have reoccupied Raon, fEtape. Baccarat,
Rambervilliers, Nomeny, and Pont-a-
Mousson.
In Belgium the Belgian army has push
ed forward a vigorous offensive to the
south.
THE engagement in Galicia that has
lasted for seventeen days has ended in a
great victory for the Russian armies
whole front, leaving a great number of
prisoners and important war material in
the hands of the Russians"
To Attack Right Wing.
In the center the French have crossed
the Marne between Epernay and Vitray,
Where the North German army has been
The French right wing successes have
been equally brilliant Following the en-
forced evacuation OF Nancy and Lune-
vile by the Germans a general recessa-
tion has been forced upon the invaders
along the line extending from Pont-a-
MOusson as far south as the northern
boundaries OF the Vosges. The German
troops which have been stationed along
the Muerthe are reported TO be retiring
beyond Saint Die and Luneville.
Experts here believe the Kaiser has re-
arranged his campaign scheme todeliyer
a series OF furious attacks on the right
wing, at and below Verdun. II the
Kaiser's plan is successful and the great
fortress Of Verdun is reduced II will have
the immediate result of lessening the
pressure of the French right and will
defect the French center which natural
ly will be called to its support.
10000 Shells Strike Town.
According to information from a most
reliable source. the Germans during their
advance from Belgium, levied a war tax
Of 81, 10000 on Lille and $4,000 on
Amiens. Other and less important sums
were levied on various towns.
1t is ascertained that no outrages were
committed in the cities in the north Of
France. Guise suffered the most. owing
to the big battle fought there. This
city. once occupied by the Germans. was
retaken by the French and finally was
occupied again by the invaders, who
poured into II 1900 shells Saint Quen-
Tin and La Fere- e-Ribemont also suffered
from fierce shelling, especially the for
mer although all the art treasures con-
tanned in the museums were removed in
good time.
Laop was the center OF a big battle. |
but the town suffered little, and the civil
authorities succeeded in smuggling to
rooms.
Neither scissors nor ChantillX suffered. |
while there is no foundation whatever
for the statement that the forest Of Com |
piegne was burned.