The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
ARMY FORCED BACK
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I Ix.-,,,+ hepan, T started by motor N
'+hNvery early hours Of oeau11Qa @su-
r oustArnoruinc. to visit General LAM "ac
|. o. h;s<headouarters in the nelSnooEi ooo
Of Phi1fppeville. 80, t,e
soon after entering the area OF! inc
|, fifth French aSrny I found my 80.
n 1tcnDed at successive croSSro1os' ~
|. columns -ofrinfanAry and artillery ,l,A's
L inn. south. After several Such u''ae'
\. on my journey. and before "ao ~.
tborP the distance [Ssnddcnly came UP
with Captain Spiers"of tne r.s I'm
GEnssars. who was the Nals"n ptlfseF 1"
c.rs.-nI 1anrzac's headquarters,
Tbere is an atmosphere eng enderao
+-co~s retiring when they Expected
- ~ advancing which is unIu kta&aote
"a anyone, ~ho-has had much r1perleNf
Of WIZ. d matters not whethET Such a
r,ovsr,eut lis the, result of hst oatthe
unsuccessful engagement. or is IN
+hs ratureAof a."stratcgic-l vancouver 10
me r-enr.. The sract that. 'Ehatever ;he
reason maybe. Il mems. giving up
ground to the, enemy a6NSs the SPIRITS
u ~ +he roopsSand noar11es Is itself IN Cn'
4 disseminated. apprehenS'Ts "1pressN n
which Is seenSon the fS1's "f the hfetl'
and the tired ssovenfy. unwilling Sai'
which invariably char acteriH'S tF"'pN
a subjected to. this orasSA.
Tnis atmosphere 81 rounded me tor
xz1n,r time before I.ulrt Spiers and b.
q fore be had spoken "a word. Ny "p'l-
y ,,tx+5- visions, Of th'S tuEht b"for" had
n vanished. and what be told m" did NOT
& +.,d TO bring them 6aLk. He T"prrtN7
+b,+ Tho Guard and! SITenth German
q eorns had since. dal8rea K advanced L"
81 ~. Sanhre in tht m:ighborhood OF
a Traniere and had s6tackad the Tenth
u FRENCH corps. viii Oh wa,i holding the
-+ver Thc> advarSr"d troops had driven
q M Germans, ha *. but he added Chat
"a s4nHensfve actEr,a was contrary to Geo
plans" anil that TINS han
81 Hunoycd him:
81 The Tenth corps had had 10 IAN oe>N
a .,v,, Some r.ss. and wrrr taking up
a 1900 kno- En- as the Posse position.
81 ~, me sout h side - the Sanore- SpterS
81 +ro,rp3,t that the Tenth corps had rcen
,-rorked, a sp41t q good f-aa: He gave me
81 .-.r;;ou,s i.hsms Of information gleaneo
"A go, Fbr..cftef Of intelligence or the
81 arm Frnch army. Thrse reports "e1'
81 70 showrst hat the German turning move
& ,nent- IN Belgium was extending TAT 20.
s# ward .ts,e west. the right being kept wen
@ s.-<vaSd rs though a powerful envefop-
a -,,,an+ WAS designed. It was evident that
q +be enemy was making saTnc proRr''Ss
81 &. 13a attempts to ortuTr anu C'rN5S tir'
S.,ro,re an along the front OF tho MIN
army. There appeared to b. som" o''.
fIca,lty in finding General har'F""a'' ''r
;, therefore 7 decided to return ut ono" &c
my headquarters vi 1.c Catenn.
found th"rr that orr own lhteit'
CONGO had received Information Whict
confirmed a good deal Of what l mac
hoard IN the morning. Th"y tAoueh
+bat AZ least three German corps were
advancing upon us. m" most westerly
bavlnS. reached ms far as Ath-
. The hopes and anticipa1"ns which
rad fe1r underwent consId"rab" modlh
rat;cn from thes" experiences an'
events. hu, tho climax nf tn Days DIS
onpo,ntm.n: and disillTsionm" wa
not reached iii i p. M wh"r IN" h";f
Of the French military mission ~ NJ!
he,dorar:rr$ 't..I,ft.! liUyu"t. hr"uEh
a French staff officer :" III" wh" hh'
rorne dircr: er"In General lanr"ZA'
This officer reported Tn" fighting 4"
vhjch Sp!"rS h::I :tir"nL" Informed nr'
and sard that HI french Tenth tH1Tp
mad suffered 800 h"r"!l". When think
ing Of our estimates - losses IN thoS
DAVIS il mus: l., remembered that
dearly bought experience had n"t Er
cncned our minds 10 IN" terrible tOl
which modern war rXaCtS.
The position OF the nth French arm