The evening world. Newspaper, September 10, 1914, Page 3

BY BRITISH TROOPS AGAAST FIVE GERMAN ARMY CORPS Facing Annihilation Near Maubeuge, Hard Pressed Night and Day,Gets Across ‘the Oise Safely, After In- flicting Big Losses on Enemy. LONDON, Sept. 10—[Assoctated ‘went untasted this morning while the people read the graphic account by Field Marshal Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces on the Continent, of the heroic fight mado by the British expeditionary force to keep from being annihilated. the British force backed stubbornly porta Press.)—Many English breakfasts ak wildcat pursued by hounds, towards the River Oise, constantly showing its teeth, but realizing that it must attain the river or perish. General French's frank confession has fallen like a bombshell on the Finglish public who, up to the present time, had not beon permitted to know how hard pressed their army has been. On Aug. 26 the British forces, According to their commander, faced the bulk and strength of four Ger- man army corps and were in danger of being surrounded and destroyed. The heroic stéid of Gen. Smith- Dorrien on the British left u idoubt- \edly saved the day. On this day the British stood alone, even the French cavalry, on account of the exhaustion of their horses, being unable to cover the retreat. Great comfort is derived by the Pritish public from this report, particularty from the indications that throughout these triale their troops never lost their morale. ‘The feeling of optimism which has prevaiied in England during the last twenty-four hours has had only one! wcheck; this was the report of the wreck of the steamer Oceanio. Gen. Ftench’s report was made to Lora Kitchener and was published in the London Gazette, the official or- wan. The text is as follows: « “The transportation of the troops | from England by rail and sea was effected in the best order and with- | out a check. Concentration was practically completed on the evening ‘of Friday, Aug. 31, and I wag able ito make dispositions te. move the force during Saturday to positions 1 ‘ponsidered most favorable from ‘which to commence the operations ich Gen. Joffre requested me to windertake. The line extended along ‘the’ line of the canal from Conde on the west, through Mons and Binche on the east, “During Aug. 22 and 28 t!.o advance squadrons did some excellent work, wome of them penetrating as far as dol (a town of Belgium ten miles northeast of Mons), and several en- counters took place, in which our *roops showed to great advantage. =TTACK ON MONS LINE BEGAN ON SUNDAY. “On Sunday, the 28d, reporte began to come in to th effect that the enemy was commencing an attack on the Mons line apparently in some strength, but that the right of the position from ilons was being par-| tleularly threatened. ,; “The commander of the first corps had pushed his flank back to some high ground south of Bray, and thi Mi ite Rock The Mineral Water De Luxe Mark this the Worlds Best Table Water Fifth Cavalry evacuated Binche, mov- ing slightly south. Thé enemy there- Upon occupied Binche. “The right of the third division under Gen. Hamilton was at Mons, which formed a somewhat dangerous salient and I directed the commander of the second corps if threatened seriously to draw back the centre be- bind Mons. This was done before “In the mean time, about 6 in the afternoon, I received a most unex- pected message from Gen. Joffre by telegraph, telling me that at least three German corps were moving on my position in front and that a sec- ond corps was engaged in a turning Movement from the direction of Tournal. He also informed me that the two reserve French divisions and the Fifth French Army Corps on my right were retiring, the Germans hav- ing on the nrevious day gained pos- session of the passage of the Sambre between Charleroi and Namur. “In view of the possibility of my being driven from the Mons position I had previously ordered a position in the rear to be reconnoitred. This Position rested on the Fortress of Maubeuge on the right and extended west to Jenlain, southeast of Valen- ciennes on the left. The position was reported difficult to hold because standing crops and buildings made the siting of trenches very dificult and limited the fire in many im- portant localities. It nevertheless af- forded a few good artillery positions, DECIDED TO RETIRE ON MAU- BEUGE .POSITION. “When the news of the retirement of the French and the heavy German threatening on my front reached me I endeavored to confirm it by aero- plane reconnoissance and as a result of this I determined to effect a retire- ment to the Maubeuge position at daybreak on the 24th. “A certain amount of fighting con- tinued along the whole line through- out the night and at daybreak on the 24th the second ‘division from the neighborhood of Harmignies made a Powerful demonstration as if to re- take Binche, This was supported by the artillery of both the first and the second division while the firat division took up a supporting position in the neighborhood of Peissant. Under cover of this demonstration the sec- ond corps retired on the line of Dour, Quarouble and Framuries, The third Aivision on the right of the corps sut- fered considerable loss in thie opera- tion from the enemy who had re- taken Mons, “The second corps halted on this line where they entrenched them- gelves, enabling Sir Douglas Haig, with the first ‘corps, gradually to withdraw to the new position and he effected this without much further fous, reaching the line from Bavay to Maubdeuge about 7 o'clock in the even- GERMANS EGAN TO PRESS THE ENGLIGH LEFT. “Toward midnight the enemy ap- peared to be directing bis principal effort against our left. I had pre- @dvance of my left front and en- @eavor to take the pressure off, “About 7.80 in the morning Gen. {White Rock Mineral Springs Co,, 089 BROADWAY, Ni Yo, $D AV. & 117th ST. MILLINERY Now at 26 East 34th St. Between 5th and Madison Aves. opposite B. Altman's. A - oo General Who Saved British Left, 8 Commander-in-Chief Reports RAL SMITH-DORRIEN. extinot. signs are taboo. There are now almost etx thousand membere of refigious orders under arms fighting for France, They include Assumptioniste, Lasarists and Salesians. In France, a Widow Bonnard hes nine sons under the colors, and all of them are wounded. ‘When Jack Johnson became a resident of France to escape his troubles in the United States, he did not foresee the war. He is reported to have arrived in London with his fastest automobile, anxious to get back to America at any price. Reports indicate it sometimes takes a lot to kill a modern soldier, Sergt. Fougere of France received eight bullet wounds, a broken arm and other injuries, and although shot in the calf, thigh and ankle, escaped be- ing captured by Germans, and limped ten milea to his regiment. French soldier received six bullet and three bayonet wounds, and ia recover- ing. The French War Office estimates only two men are killed out of every one hundred hit. The penetration is so clean one soldier did not know he had been hit for three hours, and another bullet went through two soldiers and lodged in a cavalryman's saddle, A public warning has been issued tn London not to shoot at an airship should one be seen, because it is only one of the British naval aircraft to Oddities in the War News A Willesden, England, shopkeeper is disposing of a stock of small silk German flags by offering them as “Pipe cleaners; four a penny.” A half-sheet typewritten French dictionary of the most necessary werds is carried by all soldiers of the British expeditionary force. The women will not be the only ones to feel the effects of the war on styles, Because most of the materials in a derby hat come from the coun- tries at war, Amertcan hatters say the derby may soon become temporarily Attorney-General Sir J. A. Stmon has found something better than a moratorium. He has offered in the House of Commons a bill forbidding Britons paying debts to foes, eyen if the obligation arose out of a contract made before the war. The penalty for paying an enemy what you owe him is from a $2,600 fine to seven years’ imprisonment. No window may show a light in Nancy after nightfall, and all lumineus Another be tried out over the city during the next few days and nights. cavairy brigade thought he saw good opportunity to further advance of the enemy's in- fantry by making a mounted attack | de; on his flank. He formed up and advanced for this purpose, but was held up by wire about 500 yards from his objective and the Ninth Lancers and the Eighteenth Hussars suffered severely in the retirement of the The Nineteenth Infantry Brigade, which had been guarding the line of communications, was brought by rail to Valenciennes on the 234 and 384, In the morning of the 34th they were moved out to a position south of Quarouble to support the left flank of the Second Corps. With the as- @istance of cavalry, Bir Horace Smith Dorrien was enabied to effect his re- treat to a new position, although having two corps of the enemy on his front and one threatening hie flank. He suffered it losses in doing so, At nightfall a tion was ocou- dered to be clear of Maubeuge and Bavay by 6.30 A. M. Two cavalry brigades, with the divisional cavalry of the Second Corps and the remain- r of the cavalry division with the Nineteenth Brigade, the whole under command of Gen. Allenby, covered the west flank. “The fofurth division commenced its detrainment at Le Cateau on Sunday, the 28rd, and by the morn- ing of the 26th eleven battalions and @ brigade of artillery, with the divisional staff were available for wervice. I ordered Gen. Snow to move out to take up @ positiuon with bis right eouth of Bolesmes, his left resting on the Cambral-Le Cateau road south of ia Chaprie. In this RETIREMENT KEPT UP AS ENEMY GREW STRONGER. “Although the troops had been or- dered occupy the Cambral-Le Cateau-Landreceis tion = and ground had, during the 2th, been Rea doubt ad grave formation I had acoumulat me—as r} standing there to fight. “Having regard to the continued re- tirement of French on my right, my exposed left flank, the tende: of the enemy's western corps to more that all, velop me,’ and, Y | exhausted condition of the troops, t | determined to make a conti: PLAN TO HEM ENGLISH AGAINGT MAUBEUGE, “I felt that not a moment must be g | Throughout t effort to former some opportunity for rest and reorganization. “Orders were therefore sent to the corps commanders to continue their retreat as soon as they possibly could the general line of Vermand, St. Quentin and Ribemont, and the cavalry under Gen. Allenby was or- dered to cover ie retirement. the twenty-fifth and far into the evening the first corps con- tinued to march on Landrecies, follow- ing the road along the eastern border of the forest of , and arrivs at Landreclos about 10 o'clock. I had intended that the corps should come further west so as to fill up the sep between La Cateau and Lanérecies, Dut the men were exhausted and SRE EVENING WORLD, THURSUKY, YWPTEWETE 1 GRAPHIC DETAIL TELLS OF could not get further on without a rest. GERMANS LOST 700 TO 1600 AT LANDRECIES. “The , however, would not allow them this reat, and about 9.30 that evening the report was received that the Fourth Guards Brigade in Landrecies was heavily attacked by troops of the Ninth jan Army Corps, who were coming through the forest to the north of the town. This de fought most gallantly and from teliable sources at between 700 and 1,000, “At the same time information TIRED TO HELP. utmost to come up and the retirement of my left jut ow. ing to the fatigue of his he found himself unable to intervene in any way. ARTILLERY OUTMATCHED FOUR TO ONE. “There had been ne time to in- trench the position but the front to , although out- t four to ore, made o_o ai aH if il “On the Mth the French cavairy ¢ consisting of Gen. jet, a from Vavay, which wes 7 Bening of the 48d aud sith, T vinited an y Gen. it and earnes! “4 able as- sistance later on in the course retirement, he was w sons given to afford me any on moat critical day of all ly, the 26th. “At daybreak it became a) it that the enemy was thi ing the bulk of hie strength against the left ond Corpe and the Fourth Divisioe on an ‘our' a At this time the guns of four Ger- man army corps were in ton against them and Sir Horace Smith Dorrian bende to me that he judged it imposible to continue his retirement at daybreak: as ordered. in the face of such an attack. support I—name- oe study. 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