The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-29
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS IN FRANCE

Surne 1 the F reess heavP Pos shs
Ha G: ha W H wnrh,n materially changed
formed II semicircie. extending alona
the VALLEY of the Meuse, anu the border
turn to the west at Mezieres. 1T passe1
81 Quentin onward TO Polk.
rN sunsEt,uESr orEnaTIoNs
,,,, I'm me d,., 81 subseguent operations Yer-
T G eI for 'hS ,oe r tHs as It were
h ,u right wing advanced and were
later later, driven back. the troops east ana
position to any great or Important ex-
tent. ana o-day most or them occupy
Forced marches brought The German.
on Scp'enbtr 3 very near Pnris, With
h ,sr ,li on me left OF tho forces which
troops, the Germans changed THUR po-
sitiohs In the north so that on Septem.
her their line had n true cast and
west direction. extending from immedi-
nteiS north OF Netd'In to Rheims. and
y, po,nt between beauvais and Meru.
tennts of the French le II v mins. an IN ,
t "t:icn fought the English cXpadtionary !
proved futile. ST. Quentin had beer
lost ~ tho French ana the La Fege
hh;.on Eh eimS line Of torttioations had
pris,nY; little resistance on the part
@t me LrenGini La Fer aud Laon sur
deienaed. The prospects that Pari.
would be Invested mad become SO
n ,i,n69 rimi,, Thar the French govern
For sevcrnl days no innteriai cb,upe
10 me location OF the two opposing
Germans reached the valley or ria
MtaFhc. north OF Chateau Thierry. aud
place. - F"osN
r,n on The foolI,.owinF day French unG
unknown reason the German RIGHT
wing was contracting. and that tf,s,
westerly direction. Little cre,Iente va,
~ nfst given this report but on sen
temberr irferen,iai soutirmatior cornI
from the German get srai heatlouar ri,.m
oi M, me purpose OF this movoment
6 6ot be be. w ,h az firs, not UNDERSTOOD
alone have the Germans transferred n
, nnsinr io rec to reinforce the troops OPP
hut that there had been serious ditti
c roty. IN the surply ,arrnngenents the
loops 70 ops IN france lacking both food and
on September the German right
,y,.,,s i nsd contracted TO such an extent
lhn !,d OF raris but east OF it. Back or
The The I Iorcns h,isr,'3n right wing were
VIZ, the reduction OF French fortiheal
ih ~ iI., but these could, not be empioyed
with the care OF tho Gsrman afihp @neS
f SLICE park; Official reports from ned the
passed Gh aiy sho cytsst shat the Germans
the Marne between La Fer t,.ey an OF
Valley Or all" The E Ss,r. abo1, to reach the
Though nothing definite of this 1I me
s so,1rnn mas been learned from German
r rnf Gerrmfns Intended to follow up the
Paris ON ne nrenGh forces by passing
separate the troops in the IN IN ni 80 doing
those Of the, field army. T ihn,rai Il, rom M
sHccessf n'' t haa d iai5 movement been
would have pressed on, ieaVintlnn ,h for rec
aIG[t0n or or the Paris forts to the troops
Manur. wy dlVct and
''f'N'H FORCES PREPARED
ron FLANK MOVEMENT
r II APPEARS, however, that while tho
Germans advanced on Paris demnndi sno
superhuman exertions from ;heir W
m r,ens rna e,n wing, the French govern
pacity of the Belfort VcrdIn ds,or ga
me oil notifications. quietly withdraw
part of the terrain. and shi,,, In tnat
P Pa Paris on the west, prepared f6r ~ ).
r iah w miHgem ON ssainft The German
noeufre began to be felt by the c;erm.,i
f fp14Ps north ha, Of the Marine valleyGthe
had begun. With Nerdmn still III tbs wing ing
IRENE east Of the German troops a.
i ia,'t pS me manocuvre, their line was
gained in the Marine valley it roSmed =,
9GeinIlctrcle the ends OF which rested on
- - N.i-'tHH uctenSc line and Eerd,t,
III VI September l2 the German ripbi
Wis. spread out again In the norih
Westerly direction, and on the sam,.
day the German centre, fell hao,. " ~,
yond Chalons,. reaching on thc N.Y. ~ Ie
The strongly fortified positions nbnn,
winch: since September 10. has .rnpod
one OF the most desperate str,trpias ~,
military history. Rheims had 6sn, III
occupied by the French and thn CO..
man ilne occupied more or less IN. tar
ram in which IL found itself on san
,cmpcr q, retaining, however the fort
lined La Fcre-La ' to'
tempted tempted by the French left wing on
proved too much for II, ana the ne,od
from September is to rs is mark Cd ~, 90
series OF enveloping movements orairnsi
the German right wing which. ihoiieS,,
nIliiiantlS conducted on the part of tho
Trencil, never led to material rcsults
AS the French left extended the Ger
man right would expand, reinforce
ments being hurried into battle con-
tinuously on both sides. Meanwhile :
serves against ono another, with ti,r
french troops acting generally on lii, I;
offensive " -
. Nothing, however. was gained In fri,
by either side. While the French faiieI p
TO take any OF the German intrcncfco Z
positions, they were uniformly success 4
fui in retakins such ground as the
Germans tierr had gained in offensive opera
on september 30 the Germans flnally
pressed into the valley of the aIeuse.
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