FRENCH RE-OCCUPY MULHAUSEN
AT THE POINT OF THE , BAYONET Faris, Thursday It is officially announced that the French have occupied Gebweiler, an important town between Mulhausen and Colmar Thay also carried one of the suburbs of Mulhausen at the pont of the bayonet, capturing six guns and six waggons Continuing their dashing advance, the French troops re-occupied the whole of Mulhausen, from which they : weie driven laßt week by the Brrival of a superior force of the enemy
Further north a strong detachment of French soldiers made a rapid advance and reached Morchingen, in Central Lorraine, while they also occupied the Chateau, Salins and Dieuze nesrer to thier own frontier
Progress is now slow in.the face of strongly-held fortifications The advance into upper Alsace continues
The Germans have re-taken the village of Ville, in the Vosges, driving out the French advance guard French cavalry met and defeated a German force twenty miles east of Sedan
A wounded officer gives details of the capture of the fitßt German flag at Saint Blaise
The engagement lasted from 5.30 in the morning till 9 at night The French artillery wrought havoc among the enemy, and the cavalry then captured heavy German guns The church steeple from whence the German machine guns were doing deadly work,waß demolished by shells, and the French finally carried the position with the bayonet, taking the flag, 8 guns, 90 horses, and 537 prisoners The French cavalry have entered Luxemburg French air-craft have distributed a proclamation within the Liege forts, saying, "Courage Liegois. We have had victories" FRENCH IN LORRAINE ADVANCE GUARD FORCED BACK Received, Friday, 10.25 p.m. Paris, Thursday The French advance guard in Lorraine encountered a strong position A counter attack forced them back on the main body's strong positions at Bielle and the Canal connections between Marne and the Rhine FIRST RESERVISTS ARRIVE Received Friday, 10.50 p.m. Pari 3, Friday The first 150 French-Canadian reservists have arrived
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 697, 22 August 1914, Page 5
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321FRENCH RE-OCCUPY MULHAUSEN King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 697, 22 August 1914, Page 5
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