New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-15
JOffre's Lines, Cut Off by
Flood from Reinforce
mentS, Retreat.
ABANDON CANNON IN
RETIRING MOVEMENT
Now Massed on South
Bank East of SoiSSOnS,, so
Miles from Paris.
KAISER WATCHES
HIS MEN ADVANCE
Berlin Claims More than 1000
PriSOners-French Gain Ad-
vantage Near Perthes.
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fBy Gable 10 The Tribune
Paris, Jan. 14-The French line
northeast Of scissors, cut off from re-
Inducements through the destruction
by floods Of several bridges across the
river Aisne, has been forced to retreat
before an overwhelming German force
to the south bank of the river along a
stretch Of the swollen stream extend
ing westward from Missy, village six
miles east of Scissors. This is the first
time that the French have faced the
Germans across the Aisne at this point,
which is sixty miles from Paris, since
the beginning of the battle which took
its name from that river.
The official report issued tonight
frankly admits Il success for the enemy
on the stretch OF the battle front near
est the rapital, although it qualities
the advantage as partial" The Ger
mar attacks north of Scissors, in the
ueighborhood of the village Of Crouy.
have been halted, according to the
communication.
The rapidity of the French retreat
toward the Aisne is indicated in par
agraph of the report which says the
troops were obliged to abandon several
pieces of artillery, after rendering
them useless. because a bridge toward
which they were making had broken
dog.u, -.
Take Number OF Prisoners.
The French lost prisoners, the num-
Der Of which is not known, but also
claim to have taken some Germans of
Nothing is given in the
official report to corroborate the claim
contained in the Berlin official report,
received here from London, that the
Germans took more than 1000 French
captives. The statement also IS silent
the intimation in the Ger
man communication that The German
Emperor was present when the French
we're forced to begin their retiring
movement from Vregny, just east Of
Crouy.
According to the War Office report
issued earlier in the day, the French
held the approaches 20 t he Aisnc
bridges on the north side OF the river
The French made gains in the region
of Roye, just north OF the sharp turn
in the long battle line at Noyon. They
captured some newly built trenches al
this point.
farm i'm the region between Rheims
and Verdun is still in progress. The
French here blew up some OF the Ger
man trenches.
Report Admits Retreat.
To-night's official report. describing
the retreat across the Aisne, says:
last night our troops were success
ful in a sudden attack with the object
Of overwhelming the trenches recently
by the Germans to the
northeast of Fouquescourt. north OF
Rove Department of the Somme).
@The attacks of the enemy in the
region to the north of scissors have
been stopped. go.
"As said in the communication of this
morning, the flooding of the river Alsne.
which destroyed several of our bridges,
had rendered very precarious the com
of our troops operating on
the first slopes of the right bank. We
were thus prevented from sending them
This has been the es-
sential cause OF the withdrawal Of those
troops which were fighting under dif-
ficult conditions.
French Abandon Cannon.
I'VE were obliged TO abandon several
cannon as the result of the breaking
down Of a bridge. We have rendered
all of them unit for use.
"The Germans have llade prisoners,
of wounded men, whom ii
the withdrawal movement we were not
able to take with US. On our side we
have made a number of important pris-
oners, not wounded, belonging to seven
different regiments.
"To sum up, the success is partial
one for our adversaries. which will
have no influence on the operations as
a whole. In fact, by reason Of the
obstacle presented by the Alsne and
the dispositions which we have taken
the enemy will be unable to utilize
TO the south Of the river the success,
which is Of purely local character.
"On the rest Of the front there Is
nothing TO report
The text of the earlier War once
follows:
"In Belgium the firing OF our artil-
lery was interfered with by the fog;
the cannonading yesterday
was very spirited in the vicinity of
Nieuport and around Ypres. Certain
of Belgian troops blew up
az a point to the southeast OF Stuyyek-
neskerke the buildings on farm which
were serving the enemy as a depot for
his ammunition.
Between the Lys and the Disc. in
the region of Lens, our artillery were
successful in dispensing group OF
German pioneers on the outskirts OF
the hamlet of Angres, and II bombarded
effectively the German trenches 10 the
southeast Of the chapel OF Notre Dame
de Lorette.
ITO the north of Scissors there was
determined lighting all day yesterday.
The engagement was localized TO sec
tion of ground Hitusted TO the north OF
Crouy. We hold only the first slope OF