The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12
Defeat al the Marine
fConttnued Prom Page ona.s

(Conttnued Prom Page one-s
afuny to concentrate against it the efforts
OF the auasd armies on our extreme left.
s ;.All preparations must be made during
: THE fifth for an attack on the sixth or
~, g The following general arrangements
are to be carried out by the evening OF
September 5:
{a): All the available forces OF the
- Sixth army northeast of MeauN Ire to be
ready TO cross the OurcQ between Lily
and Maycn- Multiem. in the grnsrai dl-
Il lection OF Chateau-Thierry. The avail
~ able portions Of the First Cavalry corps
* which are close at hand. gre 10 b. hand
e6 over to General Maunnury Tor this
.~fb) The British army is to establish
itself on the line Changis- Coul"mmiers.
facing east. ready TO attack IN the gem
eTal direction of Montmirail.
-(c) The Fifth army Will close slightly
Oh it's left and take up III" general line
{; Eourtacon-Ester nay-ScZanne ready 20
+ Sstack. generally speaking. from south 10
north. The Second cavalry corps Will
ensure connection between the British
emmy and the Fifth army.
Id The Ninth army will cover the
right of the Fifth army by holding the
southern outlets OF the ST. Gond marshes
: and by placing part of it's forces on the
tableland north Of Sezanre.
-; g. These different, armies are to at
- tack on the morning of September s.
The Eighth division of the Fourth
e French corps was to arrive south Of
81 maintain connection with the British
:. Third corps about Eillicrs-sur-Morin
Z. whence the British line. following tho
points named above. was facing nearly
a due cast.
d Ny own view Of the enerny's situation
u and intentions was fairly in accordance
"a with the Germans actual positions. al
= though did not know ut that time that
q 70 rofr had Snt mr.
5 various corps and divisions were placed.
= Judging from IN" air and cavalry recon-
v naissanceS and from intelligence reports.
g thought that large part of Won
d Kluck's First army was now south Of
"a the Grand MORN river. and that the on
s. emy's weston columns had crossed the
s Marne about McauX and Trilport. al
8 though one or two divisions were stll
3 north of that river and west OF the
y Ourcq. From the fact that the rear
81 guards Of both my First and Second
u corps in their retirement on the day
q previous were slightly engaged. whilst
n 3, few outpost affairs We're reported as
y having occurred in the night. Judged
., the enemy to have got some 9istancc
appearance of hostile cavalry d"tach-
u ments on the previous evening indicated
1.-The presence Of that arm.
sscc--sr7Whilst it appeared tp mo that our
s. dispositions promised srear things.
- also realizcd that the situation demand
n ed the utmost care and watchfulneSs, as
every CcpenQFQ inc tlHlnS q
~ our movements. tn" utmost measure Of
- mutual support and tho most vigorous
~ and continuous attacks.
g The area in which tho british army
- operated in the Battle of the Marne MAJ
s. be described as the country enclosed be
- tween the tributaries of the Marnc. the
~ Ourcq on the north and tn" Grand NORM
IS on the south. between which boundaries
ssS;jt is interSected by tho Marn" itself and
q third tributary. tn" Petit NORM.
ssssI3e This area forms th" western portion Of
~ the Plateau dc la Eric which rises to n
81 height of 800 to son feet above IN" plain
- OF Champagne. TIL" general slope or the
IL ground is from east to west. The pla-
Is teau is of rock formation and III" rivers
(which were formerly Of greater volume
- han at present have worn away deep
~ channels with tho result that tho ground
Walls very Stceply to tho river beds. A
e certain amount Of aluviai deposit has
e, been, brought down by the rivers and
81 streams in the immediate vicinity of
(which are to be found rnarshy pools and
~ swamps. With the exception of the
&ssForct de Crecy to the southwest Of the
arca under consideration. there are no
e8tenSivc woods. the higher ground be-
: Sng covered with small copSes of thick
with q sprinkling Of oak.
The country generally is open and pre-
Aents no obstacles to the passage OF
a troops Of all arms. The steep cliffs r1s-
!; ing abruptly from tho river BEDS afford
Food defensive positions suitable for
n reArEuard actions. obliginc an advancing
S3OTCa TO concentrate at dcrileS
roads and railways follow gener-
ally the course OF the rivers.
The chief roads are:
49, Ea3- PariS-MeauN-Ia Ferte-SouS-Jou-
are where one branch continues
Il through Montmirail to Chalons and the
Il other bends slightly through Chateau
3fTf&erry and Dormans to Rheims and
4SESernay.
"a W{b9@Paris-Lagny- coulomuiers la
Forte GaDcher- ESternay.
ss$$a Ter Scissors yillerS-Cotterets-N Ma
EtA1tz. and thence through the Foret de
~ Ereey to Melun.
Yhe chief railways are:
Hzesssa5Sfto Paris Nanteun- Creepy en-val-
* DIS; thence to Compeigne and scissors.
80 (2j Paris Meaux- Rheims follow
= ing the Ourcq.)
cz(3o Paris heax- Chateau-Thterr'
&c Epernay following the Marne.)
- (41 Paris Tournan- through the For
ssset de CIecy to coulommiers and thence
~ TO Eternay following tho Grand
HsNortn.)
= a IN addition to the roads mentioned
* above, which are routes nahonales.
there are numerous smaller roads
- routes departments" which are prac-
= tIcahIe for all arms and transport In
- places the gradients are steep where tho
- roads cross the deep beds Of tho rivers
81 The march Of tho army on the morning
~ OF the 9Th was ordered in q direction
p BEARING generally about east northeast
q. ard did not then expect to reach tho
al Grand NORM river tho same evening. as
VI, heavy fighting was most probable.
~ I totned Ha!E about $50 a rI. He was
N then engaged all along the front against