Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-01-13

around Mons, only rapid retreat STAYED
off disaster. Maubeuge, the center, held
out. but Won Kluck swung westward.
This time he skirted the borders of
Lille. bore west toward the river
Somme and was met by the allies on q
line running from Cambria eastward
to Maubeuge
Still on the left, the brunt of battle
fell on the Britons. At Cambria the
Britons fought so we'll that the battle
line was kept intact. Again It re-
treated and that with haste. For the
rest the story is one of rapid retreat on
the part Of the allies. confusion in
France and England and the expecta-
ton of rehearsal Of 1870. when the
disaster Of Sedan, Sept l, 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
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 Hansen marched south
fifty miles east Of Won Buelow, 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 it's way
Verdun. Fifty miles or so east of the
crown prince. should be 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. l did not exceed 1.OOO,-
GOO, and the allies. including about
100000 British. numbered, on paper at
least. over 100000. give and perhaps
seven German corps had been sent
away to fight Russia.) The accompany.
ing map Eliminates the interesting ma
neuvers Sept. to 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
Marine river. east of Paris. In front of
him and retiring before him were the
French Fifth and Sixth armies and the
British army. with French field col
umn of $4,000 reserve, for call. The
British crossed the Marine to the south
on the Sd. Won Kluck following rapidly
on the line B b. the two French bodies
conforming to the British retreat
Battle Sprung Too Soon.
Never disturb the enemy when he
is making a false move" Napoleon
told bis marshals. At Austerlitz the
Austrians made false move. "Wait
twenty minutes" Napoleon said to
Soult, then strike" Soult obeyed, the
mists lifted, and the sun burst through
upon victory won by Soult's timely
blow. General Pau. who had been
brought to the danger point at Paris tn
give Won Kluck counter stroke.
launched his bolt ten to twenty hours
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 ''fn the air" Won Klnck halted
his march and reformed behind the
Grand NORM. with the forest Of Crecy
on his front 1t took all day to push
the Germans behind the Petit NORM
and capture Montmirail On the 9th
Won Kluck made stiff fight on the
Marine against the British alone, the
lay of the ground forcing the Fifth
French army to lose day and a half
getting around east of Chateau Thter-
~. This was on the 10th. with the
Germen center at Meaux and Trilport
Meanwhile the Sixth French army
had waited too long. Won Kluck sta
toned only a rear guard along the
Ourcq as he plunged forward to q rem
devious appointed for the German ar
mics south Of the Seine. Throughout
the 9Th and 9th this rear guard held to
the Ourcq against ever increasing foes.
and during the 10th Won Kluck re-
traced bis steps over the line. E, and
that. according to the French CON-
mander, General Jotfre, in a mastery
manner, to the Aisne at scissors.
Germany's farthest reach toward
Paris in 1914 halted at Lasny. five or
six miles from the fortified circle
around the French capital. Great
praise has been given to French genius
which saved Paris the 7th of Septem-
Der. Perhaps the lOftiest is that spo-
ken by Ferrero, the Italian historian
and critic, who said:
THAT day changed something in the
world. Europe no longer feared Ger
many. 1t was an event whence as
founding consequences will result In
the history Of the world" ny
That the German army was superior
to all others as fighting machine re-
manned to be proved. But within ten
days after the German line of Septem-