The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-18
Won Kluck's army, whose objective

! Won kluck S army, whose ODJectlVe
was supposed to be Paris, was official
ly reported September 4 as obliquing
to the southeast, with the apparent
intention of neglecting aris and pur-
suing his efforts to turn the allies
left. At the same time the army of
the crown prince on the left descend
ed along the western edge of the
Argonne. There were two theories
of the sudden change in the direction
Of Won Kluck's march. One that he
was pursuing the enveloping move
ment; the other that he had discov-
cred the army of Paris on his right
flank and by a clever dodge to the
southwest avoided the menace of be-
ing enveloped himself. In the light
of later disclosures the first theory
seems to be the good one. The OBJ
lique movement continued after the
partial check at Compiegne and
Chantilley by way of Beauvais, DAM
martin, Meaux, Senlis and Com
piegne were evacuated by them the
5th-the advance guard reached the
region of Provins, thirty miles south
east of Paris and twenty miles south
| of Meaux. ~.
The trough" or semi-circle pre-
pared bv Joffre's orders was in posi-
ton, and the German armies had so
far marched into it the 5th, that
General-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
Lily y-sur-O -Ourcq and Nay-en-Multien
in the direction of Chateau Thierry.
British Army.
| 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 Sc
zanne, ready for attack in direction
of the north.
| Seventh army of Gen. Foch cover
4 ing 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 complet-
ed his disposition of the allied forces
/ by-orders to the 4th and 3rd armies
as follows:
| Fourth army of Gen. Langle de
Cary: Stop movement southwark,
turn about and face enemy, combin-
ing it's movements with 3rd army,
which, was to debouch to. the north
of Rivigny 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.
f.. The formation of the position in
to which the German armies marched
was that OF a wide trough; Maunoury
and French formed the side toward
Paris, Franchet d'Esperey, Foch> and
Langle de Cary the bottom, while
SarraiPs army formed the side to-
| ward .Verdnn in the Argonne.
Z. September g..
Maunoury's Zouaves and Moors be-
gan the battle Of the Marne in the
early hours of the 9Th of September
by recapturing the ridges of MARCH,
ly, Carey, Chambry and Penchard-
! while the 7th corps also advanced to
the north. =
From dawn the British army and
the army of Gen. Franchet d'Esperey
| were heavily engaged with Won
| Kluck and Won Buelow's right. The
| British, facing general northeast
erly 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 9TH army on it's right diminished.
Hard pressed on his flank by Maui
noury, and with his communications
threatened, Won Kluck was obliged
to weaken his centre by sending two
corps 100000 men) to the support
of the overwhelmed 4th corps on the
| Oqrcq, The withdrawal of these
trdops was concealed by a particu-
larly violent attack, in which were
sacrificed a great number of men.
During the afternoon Won Kluck
| was obliged to repass the Grand
NORM and abandon Coulommiers,
| but succeeded in maintaining him
self on the right bank. The army
of Franchet d'Esrerey also gained
ground. The Senegalese ridemen