Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-19

ward Atlanta IN 1864. All the way
down from Dalton Sherman kept
swinging his right flank around west
ward Of .Johnston's left flank and
pressing on till Johnston had to re-
treat. just so the German Won Kluck
swung his right tank with a westward
sweep ever in the direction of Paris.
keeping touch with rail communica-
lions from Liege and Namur and south
along the eastern section of France.
where his supporting armies lay.
On Aug. 23 the allies made their last
stand in Belgium at Mons and east
ward Namur fell. and. although Cen
eral French's Britons fought heroically
around Mons. only rapid retreat STAYED
of disaster. Maubeuge. the center, held
out. but Won Kluck swung westward.
This time tie skirted the borders OF
Lille. bore west toward the river
SoInme and was met by the allies on a
line running from Cambria eastward
to Maubeuge.
Still on the left. the Drunt of battle
fell on the Rritons. At Cambria the
Britons fought so we'll that the battle
line was kept intact. Again 1t re-
treated aud that with haste. For the
rest the story Is One Of rapid retreat ON
the part of the allies. confusion in
France and England md the expecta-
ton of a rehearsal OF 1870, when thee
disaster of Sedan. Sept. |. opened the
road to German investment OF Paris.
lnvasions' Farthest Sweep.
Won Kluck's dash from Cambria to
Creil. thirty miles north of Paris, was
a marvel OF battling energy. A second
German army under Won Buelow
moved south from Namur. always In a
direct line. with the center of its
/. marching zone through Maubeuge.
about fifty miles east of the center Of
Won Kluck's. But whereas Won Kluck's
course led direct TO Paris, Won Bue-
lows aimed fifty miles east. A third
army under Won Hnusen marched south
fifty miles east of Won Ruelow. and
the fourth army. under Grand Duke Al
brecht. starting from Namur. moved
on an Irregular line. generally south,
toward vitry or Revigny. East OF the
| grand duke the crown princes fifth
army struck out through Luxembourg
and. keeping touch on the left with the
fourth army. aimed for Longwy. Re
vigny and Toul. enveloping on its way
Verdun. Fifty miles or so east of the
crown prince. should he reach Troyon
or Toul. Won Heeringen's sixth army
came out of Lorraine to the grand mus
ter before Paris. All told, the Germans
in France Sept. ! did not exceed 1.000,-
600, and the allies, including about
100000 British. numbered. on paper at
least. over 100000. Dive aud perhaps
seven German corps had been sent
away to fight Russia.) The accompany
ing map Eliminates the interesting ma
neuvers Sept. 3 to 8 by which Won
Kluck was turned away from the very
gates of Paris and his touch with sup
ports on his left all but severed.
Battle of the Marine.
The shaded blocks on the map mark
ed AAA represent Won Kluck's col
umn marching on several roads toward
Marne river. east of Paris. In front of
him and retiring before him were the
French Fifth and sixth armies and the
British army. with a French field col
umn OF 5O.thhb reserve. for call. The
British crossed the Mnrne to the south
on the I'd. Won Kluck following rapidly
on the line h X. the two French bodies
confronting 10 the british retreat
Battle Sprung Too soon
".Sever disturb Tie enemy when ne
is making Il false move. Napoleon
told his marshals. Al Austerlitz the
Austrian~ made a false maye. "Naii
twenty minutes Napoleon said 70
Soult then strike" Souit obpyed. the
mists lifted. and the sun burst through
upon a victory won by Sonlt's timely
blow. General Pau. who had been
brought TO the danger point Mt Paris to
give Won Kluck a counter stroke.
launched his bolt ten to twenty honrs
too soon. During the night the Fifth
French army attacked from Nogent.
and after daylight ON the 7th. together
with the British. advanced and held
up Won Kluck.
Won Buelow's Second German army
had not got up on his left east OF
Montmirail. as planned. and that flank
was ''in the air" Won Kiuck halted
his march and reformed nenind the
Grand MORN. with the forest OF Crecy
on his front. 1t foot all day to push
the Germans behind the Petit MORN
sfd capture Montmirail. On the 9th
Won Kluck made a stiff fight on the
Marne against the British alone. the
lay of the ground forcing the Fifth
French army to lose a day and a half
getting around east of Chateau Thier