The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-18
YEAR SINCE BIG BATTLE.
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crown prince of Bavaria.
September Z.

0Oury IOuuu Ill l1oAI VI hAAa' NV oN'
the single corps of the preceding day,
but 10000 men; Won Kluck had
skilfully accomplished the conversion
of his forces and for the moment dis
engaged his flank and saved the en-
tire German army from disaster.
Several villages were retaken by
the Germans and the pressure every
where was severely felt. The day
was saved for the army of Paris by
the End Zouaves around Etrepilly
where the most violent attacks were
repulsed, at such a cost to the Ger
mans that they found it necessary
to burn their dead. The British
troops accentuated their advance
Furnishing severely the cavalry di-
visions of the Prussian Guard by re-
markable charges of the 9th Lancers
and the 18th Hussars.
Franchet iEsperey took at the
point of the bayonet Vieux Maisons
and Pierreby on Won Kluck's left
and after several violent combats
crossed the Grand NORM, occupied
Jouy-sur-Morin definitely and took
up position on the Petit NORM.
Foch, overrun by numbers on his
tight, held good until the 18th corps
weakened, then established his line
a little in the rear of the front OF
Salon -Gougancon-C -Counatre-Allemand
The 18th corps of Gen. Langle de
Cary's army, heavily punished, was
sent to the rear to be reorganized.
Six battalions of this corps-the
least .tried-sustained alone the at
tack of $4,000 Germans all the even
ing.
The German attacks were arrest
ed around Sompiers by the 18th di-
vision of the 21st corps, which lost
its chief, Gen. Barbade, as well .as
Col. Hamont and great many other
officers. :,
The army of Gen. Sarrail and that
Of the crown prince of Prussia con-
tfnued their duel, without result.
Gen. de Castelnau, before Nancy,
having lost the Plateau of Amance,
retook it and held it while Dubail in
the Vosges maintained his advance.
y September, 8.
The morning of the Sth found the
position of the wings little changed
from the beginning and the allies
success limited to the gains of the
British forces and the army of Ian
gle de Cary. The fighting had con-
tfnued all night. The army Of Paris
at the extreme left weakened, but
the centre held firm by grace of the
furious charges by the Algerian and
Moroccan troops that created gaps in
the enemy's ranks, in each case i'm
mediately filled. The day passed in
attacks and counter-attacks. Viii
lagos were taken, retaken. At the
cemetery of Chambry, a great many
officers and soldiers of the 3rd
Zouaves were killed, and finally the
line began to bend back in the direc-
ton of Neufmoutiers,
). The 4th corps, commanded by Gen.
Boelle, brought from Alsace and re-
tarded en- route by the exodus of ci-
villains from Paris, arrived-one di-
vision went to the support of the
British troops, the other reinforced
Maunoury. The situation. of the
army Of Paris, became critical as the
result of the retreat of the 14th di-
vision of the 7th corps.
The British forces, reinforced by
one, division of the 4th corps, made
further gains, taking many prison
ers and several cannon. The army
of Gen. Franchet d'Esperey, after
eight hours hand-to-hand fighting,
entered Montmirail and the army Of
Won Beulow, leaving 1000 dead and
a large number Of prisoners, was in
retreat all along the line.
Gen. Foch, at dawn, declared to
his troops:
1AThe situation is excellent. I or
der again a vigorous offensive"
German Line Broken.
The retreat of part of Won Bue-
lows forces before Franchet d'Es-
percy broke the German line and ia
cilitated the efforts of Foch's army
on his right. They key to the heights
of Sezanne, the chateau of Monde
ment, where the Prince Eitel Freid-
rick of Won Kluck's staff had con-
ferred and dined with Won Buelow,
was the centre of attack The artil-
lery drove out the staff, after which
the: Moroccan .rif1emen penetrated
the park of the chateau-were driv-
en- oat attacked again and were re-
pulsed. A third assault succeeded
and; in the park lay 5000 dead Ger