Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1914 — KAISER’S RIGHT WING FLEEING FROM BRITISH [ARTICLE]

KAISER’S RIGHT WING FLEEING FROM BRITISH

German Line of Communication Is Reported Cut.

CHASE INVADERS IN SWAMPS Allies Take Many Prisoners and Guns While Pursuing Foe—Army of Paris Joins Forces In the Field.

Amsterdam, Sept. 11.—In official communications Issued in Berlin Gen. Von Stein announces that the Germany army, which had advanced across the Marne to the east of Paris, was heavily attacked by the enemy between Paris, Meaux and Montmlrail. The fighting lasted two days. The German army had checked the enemy and had even advanced, but stronger hostile columns came to the assistance of the allies and the enemy won the battle, compelling the German troops to retire. Fifty guns were captured by the allies and some thousands of men made prisoners.

London, Sept. 11.—The Germans have been driven back 40 miles on their right flank as a result of the five days of fighting since the alUes defending Paris started their counteroffensive. On the center the Prussian guard has been routed by the French and is being chased to the north of St. Gond's marshes, while the situation remains in the main unchanged, with heavy fightiug In progress near Vitry-le-Francois. Near Nancy the Germans have* gained slightly along the road to Chateau Saline, in German Lorraine, Vhile the allies have progressed in the forest of Champenoux, on the FrancoGerman border. All these announcements are contained In official dispatches from th« French war office at Bordeaux. Belgians Resume Offensive. An Exchange telegram from Ostend says that the Belgians have assumed-, a triumphant offensive movement, having driven the enemy back from the environs of Ixiuvain. A cut in the German line of communications in the east has been effects ed by the allies, according to a Dally Telegraph correspondent in France. Other reports reaching here say the British troops have raided the German lines of communication and are~ now essaying a flank attack in force.

It is persistently reported, also, that a large force of fresh troops is moving from the region of Ostend, with a view of severing the invaders’ line of retreat.

And in upper Albace, according to an Exchange telegram, the situation has been changed absolutely by the withdraw#! of German troops to re-en-force the armies In France and East Prussia, so that nearly all of the south end of the "lohl province” Is now In possession of the French.

Repulse German Right Wing. Two of the furious engagements fought during the day by the allies* left resulted in the further crumpling of the stricken German /right, and the swarming over the River Marne of the killed French and British troops, which are now reported to be chasing the Germans, whose retreat has become so precipitate that it borders on a rout.

General Gallieni i:i an official bulletin did not hesitate to call the German movement a retreat. But he also gave notice that the battle is not yet won, for he declared that heavy fighting was still in prpogress along the center.

The brilliant part played by the British force is indicated by the short bulletin issued by the British war office. It says; "The enemy has been driven back all along the line. Sir John French reports that the first corps has buried 200 German dead and taken 12 Maxim guns. The Germans suffered heavily. Hundreds are capturefi. They are said to be exhausted. The British have crossed the Marne in a northerly direction.” The British on the left wing of the allied army have pushed the Germans back to the north across the River Marne, presumably about ChateauThiery, and between there and Epernay. General von Kluck commands the Germans who face the British troops. There has been an attempt to re-enforce this column with men from General von Buelow's army, but it has failed. Guns Left on Battlefield. So headlong was the> German retreat that mapy guns were left on the

field to be captured b? the allies, and whole i sections of prisoners were ■taken, many being abandoned as stragglers who were so utterly worn out by the fighting of the past ten days that they were unable to keep up.

The first engagement was fought at Ferre-sous-Jouarre, where after & sharp attack the Germans were forced to retreat in the direction of Chateau Thierry. Here they made a second stand, but were again driven back. The French and the British took up 'the pursuit of the fleeing Germans after the battle of Chateau Thierry, and the chase will be continued. The crumpled wing of the German advance force is forced to double back on the right center.

The rout of the Prussian guard in the action about Vitry-le-Francois does not necessarily mean that the German center has been pierced irretrievably. It is thought, rather, that the guard had become detached and that this was merely an incident of the big engagement which has been fought about Vitry in the center of the, line for the last three days.

The main effort of the allies was directed toward holding the, center ol the line, which, according to the war office announcements, they did in superb fashion. Fail to Turn Tide of Battle. The Injection of the element of fresh troops into the situation on the German side failed to have the effect desired, according to reports from the front The Germans are far from their base and there are constant rumors that they are short of both food and ammunition.

Nothing has been said, officially, of the losses to the allies in the fighting of this week, but it must have been heavier in proportion than in any other battle, for they have been on the offensive. A long line of automobiles with stretchers and hospital attendants has been filing out of Paris for the east, and this is taken to mean unusually heavy casualties.

A dispatch from Bordeaux says the military correspondent of Le Temps considers the situation from the standpoint of the allies more than reassuring. The German offensive has not only been stopped, he says, but the enemy j s being driven back all along the fronf. Their troops are wearing out.

‘ The too numerous German artillery remains.’ he adds, ' but tlieir, infantry is insufficient for an attack with the necessary energy. “Their long line of communication through Belgium makes the movement of supplies difficult, and they are i probably marching eastward with the ' object of establishing another base to, the southeast of the Meuse, which would connect also with their forces in Loiraine and on the Rhine. In that direction, however, they have no railroad at their disposal, all the lines being either covered by the forts of Charlemont and Mdntmedy or destroy e<J.” -UAnother Bordeaux dispatch says General Joffre believes the higii tide of the German offense has passed and quotes Minister Of War Millerand as saying that the stay of the government at Bordeaux will be a very short one. Tlje big force of Germans that had been waiting outside of Ghent for the levy of provision demanded from that city has left suddenly in a southeasterly direction. These re-enforcements ar<- intended for the German Center, which is bearing the brunt of the British-French onslaught Small Force Halted Two Army Corps. Bordeaux. Sept. 11. —-How a French cavalry division held in check two German corps for 24 hours it described in a remarkable letter by a French officer.’ hen the Germans were advancing from tlie north we were ordered to hold a certain village at all costs with a few quick-firing guns and cavalry. It was a heroic enterprise but we .succeeded.

"The German attack began in the morning. A terrific bombardment s'as maintained all day; shells destroyed every building and the noise was infernal. We had to scream and i shout all orders. The church tower was struck by a shell at the stroke of midnight and collapsed. “Early in the morning we retreated under a hail of shells after mowing down masses of German infantry. We gave our army in the rear a whole day’s rest and our exploit is mentioned in many orders as a historic rear guard defensive action.” Britain Plans Huge Army. I-ondon. Sept. 11. —The British army je to be raised as quickly as posible to 1,501,830 men At the beginning of the war all the ranks mustered but 186,40(1? since then 439,000 recruits have been received. The volunteers in the first fortnight of .he war amounted to 8,(100 daily; these are now over 30,000 daily. The vote of jiarliament during the day, every tory and labor member ■concurring, to increase the army to 1,500,000 is likely to be followed soon by increased pay allowances to the wives,and children of soldiers. Ovet- fifteen thousand firms have agreed to pay to the wives of all married employes who enlist the full difference between the army pay and their former wages. From Lord Northcllffe's newspapers, for instance, 145 members of the regular staff have enlisted for three years, jt the duration of the war and their wires are receiving full salaries.