The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-06

in the region of the Somme, where i
administered a severe check to vor
Kluck's right. The superiority o.
numbers was too great, however; af
ter every effort the allies found in
creasing forces on their left, and ths
lines extended continually further t.
the west. The Germans occupieC
Amiens and continued on as far a:
Beauvais. This strengthening of the
line and the obliquing of the army oi
General Franchet d'Esperey (former,
ly the army of Lanrezac) to the left
created gap between that army and
the army of General Langle de Cary
which was filled by the new army un-
der General Foch, in process of for.
nation during the battle of Charler.
oil.
Won Kluck's army, whose objective
was supposed to be Paris, was official
ly reported September 4th as obliqu-
ing to the southeast, with the appar-
ent intention of neglecting Paris and
pursuing his efforts to turn the allies
left. At the same time the army OF
the crown prince on the left de-
scended along the western edge OF
the Argonne. There were two theo-
ries of the sudden change in the di-
rection of Won Kluck,s march. One
that he was pursuing the enveloping
movement; the other that he had dis
covered the army of Paris on his right
flank and by a clever dodge to the
southeast avoided the menace of be-
ing enveloped himself. In the light OF
later disclosures the first theory
seems to be the good one. The
oblique movement continued after the
partial check at Compiegne and Chan
tilly by way of Beauvais, Dammartin,
Meaux. Senlis and Compiegne were
evacuated by them the 5th-the ad-
vance guard reached the region OF
Provins, 80 miles southeast of Paris
and 20 miles south of Meaux.
The trough" or semi-circle prepar-
ed by Joffre's orders was in position
and the German armies had so far
marched into it the 5th, that Gener-
al-in-Chief Joffre was able to issue
orders for a general attack the next
morning, in order of battle as follows:
Maunoury northeast of Meaux
ready to cross the Ourcq between
Lizy-sur-Ourcq and Nay-en- Mutien in
the direction of Chateau Thierry.
British army on front of Changis-
Coulommiers, facing the east, ready
to attack in the direction of Mont
mirail.
Fifth Army of Franchet d'Esperey
between Courtacon-Esternay and Sc
zanne, ready for attack in direction OF
the north.
Seventh Army of General Foch COW
ering the right of 5th army and hold
ing southern issues of the Saint
Gond marshes.
Offensive by these armies to be tax
en- September 9th in the morning
The following day Joffre complet-
ed his disposition of the allied forces
by orders to the 4th and Bird armies
as follows:
Fourth Army of General Langle dc
Cary, stop movement southwark, turn
about and face enemy, combining It's
movements with 3rd army, which was
to debouch to the north of Revigny
and take the offensive toward the
west
Third army will attack the left
flank of the enemy which is marching
to the west of the Argonne.
The formation of the position into
which the German armies marched
was that of a wide trough; Maunory
and French formed the side toward
Paris, Franchet d'Esperey, Foeh and
Langle de Cary the bottom, while
Sarrail's army formed the side to-
ward Verdun in the Argonne.
Maunoury's Zouaves and Moor:
began the battle of the Marine in the
early hours of the 9th of Septem-
Der by recapturing the ridges OF
MarciIly, Barcy, Chambry and Pen
chard-while the 7th corps also ad
vanced to the north.
From dawn the British army and
the army of General Franchet d'Es-
percy were heavily engaged with vor
Kluck and Won Beulow's right. The
British, facing a general northeaster.
ly direction, attacked the German
line in the angle of the trough. After
ten hours continual fighting. the pres.
sure on the British front and that OF
the 5th army on its right diminished
Hard pressed on his iiank by Maun
curry and his communications threat