The sun., 1914-09-15
Prepared to Ignore British
and Left Flank Open
to Attack.
FIRST SIGN OF VICTORY
CANE on SEPTEMBER z
Realized Danger Then-Put
IN Obstinate Defence. hut
Couldn't Hold.
sosc,., c,6i- DespsfcA 10 THE sur.

sos,4r1 c1Sf. DespsfcA 10 TIE sur.
LONDON, September IL
rre war orroe made public to-day
tps report oased upon information sent
~ Gen Str John French. IN charge
n the British troops on tho Continent.
The report supplements the ono siven
nu, on Saturday, but carries the action
from September 8 unit, last Thursday.
overconfdenca and more pertiou-
n-v overwork. were the main causes of
n. German defeat after they had
r,l.hcd the allies back cloee 70 Parts ~
Gen French finds the situation.
Continued SUCCESSES against the
Fr.noh had nlled the Germans wsth
ooptsnpt for these antasonists he 20
portA and with supreme confidence
Gen. Won Kuck gave the order to
c-os, TO the northeast q Paris. think
tns tha, II would be an easy for him TO
ri, the allies line IN two and defeat
tseu, a, his own time as ~ had oeen 20
force them through Belgium ana north
Urn France.
N was here that the aTrfes showed
thelr strategy and the,r nshting
p,rength
Gen. French ALSO makes strong as
rsrt,or that the Germans have done
much useless and brutal damage.
IN the diqtrlct north OF the Marne
the German forces seem 20 be dernorai-
:ged Con French reports. Many Ger
,rsr- lava been without food for two
d.ya TIE report OF the British field
marshal was dated september II. II
follows
Covers seven Dsyv.
~. Glowing report is conN,od rom
l-f,r,n4,,on sent from the headquarters
90 F..'l Marshal S,r John French. oom-
,-ant.- IN chief Of tho British exped :
iona. forces on the Continent under
,....t -.u.erber II \ summary OF the
I,.0- of tho British army in France
v.. ....f Icy the War Office on the 9th
lr.. ,,r an account stated TO Be inoo1-
r.t. p. further operations was issued
f-,r. .g. bureau on Saturday night. the
~. net.
ar..IIv :, IA possible to give more
ppur.s.. reports Of the movements OF the
rrr.-r force and OF the French srriet
% immediate touch with Il. This account
Ia comr.lcd from data received from the
front and carries the operations from ta'
en- 10 the 10Th Of September, both days
ir-luisd
=. o..' Re remembered tist the gen
c-1' position Of our troops on sunday
f-,1ts-uber D. was stated 20 be south o.
tie River Msrne with the French forcei
n Tine or our right and left.
'Trs t.cally there had been no chang
On -he situation since Thursday, Septeu
t.- r. witch marked the end OF ou'
sruvs long retirement from the Beig's'
frontier through northern Franco.
"Or Friday. September 4. Il became sp
parent that there Wac an alteration Il
the advance OF almost the whole OF th
trs- German army. That army. stnc'
m. battle near Mons on Angus
id had been playing re part IN co
'lssll strategic eudeavor TO create a Sc
dan tor 'hr allies by outasnking ant
'rvelop'1r the left Of their whole line, 3
90 TO eucrcle and drive both the Frenol
end British TO the south,
There was now n change In its objec
t,o. 7'1 was observed that the Ger
man forr"- opposite tho British were be
la0'rg 90 move IN southeasterly direc
on instead Of continuing southwest ont
Me capital, leaving strong rear guar
'''Hg The line of the River Ourcq fwhlc
'o"s sYI'l Of and joins the Narne .
LIZ 'sur-pJrcq). to keep OF the Frenc
tNH army which by then had os2
m'd and was TO the northwest q
ar.- They we're evidently exeoutn
wa mounted 10 a flank march diagc
ha.' i"r1as our front.
Germans Ignored Rritish.
' nlred 20 isnore the British as b'
f' '..'cn out OF the fight. they wei
'....nr an effort TO attack the lie
H- the main French army, while
7.- eI .u d long curved line from OF
Hr.t toward the east ana So 10 carr
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