New Britain herald., 1915-09-06

of later disclosures the first theory seems to be the good one. The oblique movement continued after the partial check at Compiegne and Chantilly by way of Beauvais, Dammartin, Meuax Senlis and Compiegne were evacuated by them the 5th-the advance guard reached the region of Provins, thirty miles southeast of Paris and twenty miles south of Meaux.
 Plan of Attack.
 The trough or semi-circle pre- pared by Joffre's orders was in posi- tion, and the German armies had so far marched into it the 5th, that Gen. eral in Chief Joffre was able to issue orders for a general attack the next morning, in order of battle as fol- lows:
 Maunoury northeast of Meaux, ready to cross the Ourcq between Lizy- sur -Ourcq and Nay-en-M -Multien in the direction of Chateau-Thierry.
 British army on front Changis- Coulommiers, facing the east ready to attack in the direction of Mont mirail.
 Fifth army of Franchet d'Esperey between Courtacon-Esternay and Se- zanne, ready for attack in direction of the north
 Seventh army of General Foch cov- ering the right of 9th army and hold ing southern issues of the Saint -Gond marshes.
 Offensive by these armies to be taken September 6 in the morning.
 The following day Joffre completed his disposition of the allied forces by orders to the 4th and 3rd armies as follows:
 Fourth army of General Langle de Cary-stop movement southWard, turn about and face enemy, combin- ing it's movements with 3rd army, which was to debouch to the north of Revigny and take the offensive to- ward the west.
 Third army will attack the left flank of the enemy which is march ing to the west of the Argonne.
 The formation of the position into which the German armies marched was that of wide trough; Maunoury and French formed the side toward Paris, Franchet d'Esperey, Foch and and Langle de Cary the bottom, while Sarrail's army formed the side to- ward Verdun in the Argonne.
 Events of September 9th.
 Maunourys zouves and Moors be- gan the Battle of the Marine in the early hours of the 9th of September by recapturing the ridges of Marcilly, Barcy, Chambry, and Pencnard- while the 7th corps also advanced to the north.
 From dawn the British army and the army of General F'ranchet d'Es- percy were heavily engaged with Won Kluck and Won Buelow's right The British, facing a general northeasterly attacked the German line in the angle of the trough. After ten hours continual fighting, the pressure on the British front and that of the 9th army on it's right diminished. Hard pressed on his flank by Maunoury and with his communications threatened l von Kluck was obliged to weaken his 1 center by sending two corps (SO,00O 1 men) to the support of the over whelmed 4th corps on the Ourcq. The of these troops was con- cealed by a particularly violent at | tack in which were sacrificed a great l of men.
 During the afternoon von Kluck | was obliged to repass the Grand Morln l and abandon Coulommiers, but suc-r ceeded in maintaining himself on the right bank. The army of Franchet d. Esperey, also gained ground. The Senegalese riflemen drove the Ger | mans from the village and the en- virons of Jouy-sur-Mori at the point | of the bayonet. Several villages were taken and retaken and the fighting l continued by moonlight, the French troops taking three more villages.
 The strongest shock of this first l days fighting supported by the 7th 1 army of General Foch. After resist l ing the pressure of the first assault l a rigorous counter-attack realized a gain on his left before Mondement. 1 The 4th army of Langle deCary 1 though just arrived, also attacked l along the entire front
 The army of the crown prince of Prussia had just taken up its posi- ] tion before the Argonne and begun l an attack, which Serrail repulsed.
 Dubail, in the Vosges, pushed back the forces of von Heeringen and De Castelnau held the Grand Couronne de Nancy against the attacks of the crown prince of Bavaria.
 September 7th.
 On the morning of the 7th Mauna oury found in front of him not only l the single corps of the preceding day | but 120,00O men; von Kluck had skill 1 fully accomplished the conversion of l his forces and for the moment disen- !! gagged his flank and saved the entire l German army from disaster. 1
 Several villages were retaken by the | Germans and the pressure everywhere l was severely felt. The day was saved 1 for the army of Paris by the 2nd l