At Altkirsch

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 94, 11 August 1914, Page 5

At Altkirsch

CERMANS RETREAT IN GREAT DISORDER. Paris. August 1) "The French crossed the Alsatian frontier..»!•«• ■*> roe figbtnfg, and a'-e pursuing the enemy. The Alsatians were delirious with joy, welcoming them. They tore up the Germ a 1 boundary marks. M. Poincare telegraphed to the King of. the Belgians that the Government had decided to decorate the valia.it; city of Liege with the Legion of Honor and the bravo defenders and the whole Belgian army, with which the French army had been shedding its blood on the battlefield since morning. M. Poincaro's last phrase refers to | the fighting at Marbehan, in Belgian Luxemburg, where, a Brussels report states, the Bavarian troops were defeated. The official report of the fighting at Altkirch states that at,nightfall on Friday the French advance guard arrived at Altkirch, which was defended by strong earthworks, and occupied by a German brigade. The French and Germans were in about equal numbers. The French carried the breastwork after a fierce bayonet fight, the Germans breaking and retreating in disorder, and abandoning the trenches and the town regiment, f The French Dragoons followed, inflicting great losses, and readied Mulhauseii at live o'clock on Saturday morning. Malwyn states that the French losses at Altkirch were far less serious than was generally believed. As the result of the brilliant victory, Palis looked its happiest.