The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-06
WHERE THE GERMANS
WERE WHIPPED
FIERCE BATTLE OF THE MARINE WHICH STOPPED
THE INVASION OF FRANCE
(AssOciated Press)

Paris, Sept. 6.-The battle of tn,
Marine began in the late hours Of las
right a year ago, yet some of its de
tails will be cleared up only when al
official reports and documents ar,
available.
The respective strength of the
armies during the battle of Charlero
and the retreat, the number and posi-
tion of General Maunoury's force:
during the retreat, and the prelimin
airy maneuvers, and the number anc
origin of the reinforcements sent tC
him during the battle, are disputed
questions. The reasons for the sud.
den obliquing of Won Kluck's force:
on approaching Paris are also in
doubt. Little by little, however, the
principle developments of the battle
nave been established approximately
Though the execution of their plans
had been retarded a fortnight by the
resistance encountered in Belgium
the Germans, in their vast circular
movement, pivoting on Metz, reached
the line of the Sambre and Meuse
August 81 with at least 25 corps
100000 mem, while the allies has
assembled only II corps, (6SO,O0C
mem, including two British corps
The allies, counting upon several
days resistance by the fortress of Ma
muir, took the offensive August %
with the object of piercing the Ger
man lines at the junction of the Sam
bre and the Meuse and cutting the
armies of Won Kluck and Won Buelow
off from the rest of the erGman
forces.
Namur fell in a few hours; the
army of General Foch 100000 mem
concentrated behind the center, was
not yet ready to go into action, and
the plan of the allies was compro-
missed. After partial successes in
the vicinity of Charleroi and on the
Meuse, the first division of reserves
at Dinant was thrown back and the
3rd Corps at Marchieness sustained a
grave reverse, weakening the center
held by the army of General Lanre-
zac. General Langle de Cary ON his
right had been checked in the Ar
dennes, and Ruffey on the extreme
right was in difficulties with the army
of the Crown Prince of Prussia at
the frontier of Luxembourg. On the
extreme left the British troops around
Mons were violently engaged with
greatly superior numbers, constantly
increasing and gravely threatening
their development.
The French general was informed
by Gen. Joffre, August %, that the
enemy was sending three more corps
upon his left. General Smith Dor
rien's End corps was already giving
ground Such was the beginning OF
the fourteen days retreat of the al
lies, during which they covered lac
miles distance, on the left wing fought
continual rear guard actions and some
important engagements that check
ed the advance of the Germans and
prepared the battle of the Marne ac.
cording to the plans said to have beer
definitely fixed August 9th by or.
ders in Joffre's own hand.
General Langle de Cary obliged
the Duke of Wuerttemberg to recros:
the Meuse and held him there twenty.
four hours, retiring only under or.
ders from Joffre that he must be al
Launois on the 29th. At Launoi:
and Rethel he held the same forces
from August 2Sth to the 31st, before
continuing his retreat. From his po-
sition facing the Ardennes to the
front of the Marine, he had fought ter
whole days and covered go miles with
his forces intact.
General Lanrezac attained a sue.
cess at Guise, but was ordered not
to follow it up; the situation was not
yet favorable for resuming a gener.
al offensive.
The retreat of General French was
attended with the greatest difficulties
The Germans, sending ever increasing
numbers of soldiers by forced marche:
against his left, necessitated violent
and desperate counter attacks. Al
Cambria he sustained the fire of the
artillery of four corps; he lost 6,OOC
men from the 23rd to the 26th oi
August, before being disengaged by
heroic charge of General Allenby''
cavalry.
The army of General Maunoury
afterward called the army of Paris
partly constituted the Goth neal
Amiens and popularity supposed not Il
have been in action until September
9th, appears to have gone to the sup
port of the British contigent the 29th