ENEMY DRIVEN BACK IN FRANCE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2253, 12 September 1914, Page 7

ENEMY DRIVEN BACK IN FRANCE.

V LARGE AREAS CLEAR; ■; - ... ;../.;■' .■.■■" .':■;■■;'. : . ■; ' •. ; . - \ GERMANS/ADMIT GREAT DEFEAT. \ / ».. . . . : ■,■■..,'.': ' By. Telegraph.—Pfeea 'Aesooiation—Oopyrignt ' . ■■' •■■ _ ' London, September 10. ) • : The Press Bureau states that yesterday the enemy was. driven back all ' along the line. The battle is , still proceeding. ; ;.'.'.■ (Reo. September 11, 6.50 p.m.) ' «•■ , ' , ■ London, September 10, evening. Router's Paris correspondent, states the Germans lave completely evacu.ated the north-west of France except for small parties of TJhlans, who are .■"'"■ gradually being driven eastward. Traffic on the northern railway has been .': ■ partially presumed. Trains went yesterday into-districts where recently there has been heavy fighting, and found them clear of the enemy. ■ ' :, MILITARY CRITICS' PUZZLED., : . . London,' September 10. Some military oritios point out that no part of the German Army has been definitely broken, and that it has made no desperate effort to break , through, the eastern lines. There are several puzzling in connection with the recent operations whioh make it difficult' to"acoount tor the turn of the tide when the Allies.are on a line of defence which is not strong. Possibly ■the arrest of-the German advance was caused-by a threatened new army, in JJelgium or Northern .France. BRITISH TROOPS'. PART IN THE BATTLE'. /. ."'". ' : ■'•',/■ '•"■"■ _ . 'Paris, September 10. , During the German retreat in iJhe Marne Valley on Tuesday, the French and British cavalry smashed a German patrol, while the British Horse Artillery; directed by an aeroplane, hammere d the enemy appallingly with the new 13-poundeTSj from behinda screen of hewn trees. The artillery fire demolished the Germans, v ' -..'■- ._ ■' ; -.-';■':' _ _ _ London, September 10. Sir John French reports that the British First Army buried 200 Germans, and had taken twelve Maxima and some prisoners. The Second Army captured ':■■ 850 prisoners and a battery. - The Germans suffered ''severely, and are said to be exhausted. ' ;, BIG BODY OF GERMANS OUT OFF. (Rec. September 12, 1.65 a.m.) Paris, September 11. It is reported that many bodies of Germans still in remain in the wooded cquntry within the triangle of Senlie, Gonshe, and Dammaftin. It is believed they amount in all to one army corps also that they have been cut off from .., ■-.'. the main body of the Allies botween Compiegne and Meaux, and enclosed on ■•. ■ ' the west.. ■ ~ ' , ■ \ ' • , '' ' ~ - • \ ' ZOUAVES' HEAVY LOSS. V . ' Paris, September 10. 'A brigade of 8000 Zouaves went with terrible, dash into the battle in the Meaux district. Fewer than 1000 emerged, the remainder being mowed down by machine guns. • . ' • GERMAN RETREAT FROM OSTERODE. ' (Reo. September U, 1.10 a.m.) Moscow, September 10. A wounded officer describes a desperate fight at Orlau (? Osterode). The trenches were thrice taken and retaken. , When Russian reinforcements . arrived the Germans retreated from Osterode, losing six mitrailleuse and eight field guns. The Russians harrassed them with bayonet charges. The whole route of four kilometers was strewn with German corpses. '" , GERMANS ADMIT DEFEAT.' / (Rec. September 12, 1.55 a.m.) Amsterdam, September 11. An official telegram from Berlin says General von Stein announces that the army which had crossed the Marne to the east of Paris was heavily attacked by tho enemy between Paris, Meaux, and Montmirail. The fighting lasted two days. The army had checked the enemy and even advanced, but etronger hostile columns arrived, and tho. enemy won the battle, obliging the Germane to retire 'fifty euns were captured ai'd some thousands, of prisoners.