The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-10-02
GEN. FRENCH TELLS HOW GERMAN
ADVANCE ON PARIS WAS CHECKED

( which the var once Issued.
When the German army began It's
eastward myvement 10 cue the French
center. according TO General French
II was ignoring the BRITISH ~ factor
Ia the fight Ths allies hisgan a gen.
eral advance on September ] against
the German rear guard Of their right
wing. which had been left along the
River ourcq. The British army was
re-enforced. The Germans began . 70
tirement on their right On the seventh
II was the nrst time they bad turned
back since the battle OF Mons.
According TO letters found on rris-
enerw they had expected TO enter Paris
in few days The order to retreat
vas bitter disappointment The
British crossed the River MArne on
the ninth with the French. and on the
tenth captured 1900 men. four great
guns. sir machine guns and fifty trans
ports.
The Germans OF the right army
seemed demorahxed They were with
out food and surrendered readily. The
continued advance. General FRENCH
says. has delighted the troops.
Text Of Statement Issued,
Following is the statement as issued
BY the Official press bureau
The following report Is compiled
from information sent from the head
quarters OF Field Marshal Sir John
French. eommanderin-chief OF the
British eypeditlonary forces on the
continent, under date OF September H.
This account carries the operations
from The fourth TO the tenth OF Sep
TENDER. both days inclusive.
II will be remembered that the gen
eral position OF our troops on Sunday.
September 6. vas stated 10 be south
OF the River Marine, with the French
forces IN Hue on our right and left,
Practically there had been no change
since Saturday. September J, which
marked the end OF our armys long re-
tiremeut from the Belgian frontier
through northern France.
Change In German Tactics.
"on Friday, September 1, II became
apparent that there was Nn alteration
In the advance OK almost the whole
OF the frst German army, That army.
since the battle near Mons on August
%. had been playing Ito part in a CO
loSsal strategic endeayor to create q
Sedan for the allies by outnankIng and
enyeloping the left OF their whole line
80 "a TO eucircle and drive both the
British and French 10 the south
There was now change IN lis OBJ
tective, and Il was observed that the
German forces opposite the British
were beginning to move in a south
easterly direction, instead OF eontlnu
Ing southwest on 10 the capital, leay
ing strong rear guard along the line
OF the River 0urcq, which nows south
OF and toins the Marne at LiEy-sur
Ourcq, to keep OF the French sixth
army, which by then had been formed
and was to the northwest OF Paris,
"They were evidently executing
what amounted to.a flank march dag
onally across our front
Attack French Left Flank.
PREPARED TO ignore the British as
bag driven out OF the light, they were
initiating an effort TO attack the left
flank Of the main French army. which
stretched In a long. curved line from
our right towards the east, and 40
10 carry out against Il alone an en-.
vslopmen, which SO far had failed
against the combined forces OF the
allies
on Saturday. the fltth. this move.
nent on the part OF tie Germans vas
continued and large advance SFtiee
crossed the Marne sopthHart al TIL,
port. Sammeron. Ia fer'e Sous.Jou q
ARE and Chateau Thierry. There vas
considerable rghtlng with the French
tfth army on the French left. which
fell back from It's position south OF
the Marne towards the Seine. .
"On Sunday large hostile forces
crossed the Marine and pushed on
through Coulommiers and past the
British right farther to the east They
we're attacked at night by the French
NTH army which captured three vii.
lagos at the point OF bayonets
Advance Of Allies Begun.
"on Monday. September :. there
vas general advance OF the part OF
the allies ll this quarter OF the field
our forces, which had now been re.
enforced, pushed on In northwest
erly direction in cooperation with the
advance OF the French 9th army 10
the north and OF the French sixth
army TO the eastward against the Ger.
man rear guard along the River
Ourcq
Possibly weakened by the dttacb-
men, o. troops 10 the eastern theater
OF operations and realizing that the
action OF the French sixth army
against the line or Ourcc and the ad
vance OF the British placed their own
thanking movement In considerable
danger OF being taken In the rear ard
on its flank. the Germans on this day
commenced TO retire toward the north
east