Allies in France.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 18, 8 September 1914, Page 3

Allies in France.

GERMAN FLANKING MARCH Paris, September 7. It is officially stated that Saturday s encounter between the advanced defence forces and the flank of the German right wing assumed larger proportions yesterday. The Allies advanced as far as Oureq, encountering but slight resistance. The situation of the Allies appears good as a whole.

The British success in the Compiegne Forest operation was of considerable magnitude, involving the employment of a large force of artillery. Great numbers of Germans were concealed in the forest. The British artillerymen assumed their positions around the outskirts, and part of the forest was next fired, the flames driving out the Germans. The latter were exposed to a terrible and effective fire from the British guns, and their losses were ex-ti-emely heavy. An official report stated that the Allies’ advanced troops defending Paris came into touch on Saturday with the enemy’s forces, which seemed to be covering, on the Oureq towards the south-east, the movement of the main body of the Gorman right wing. The small resulting engagement was to our advantage.

GALLANT EXPLOITS.

Paris, September 6

Dragoon Guardsmen relate that when the German guns were captured at Compiegne the German and British batteries were only 500yds apart. The British succeeded in firing first, and tire Dragoons followed up with a tremendous charge, even a shoeing-smith armed with a hammer participating. London, September 6.

The Press Bureau reports that during the fighting on August 26th, at Le Chateau, all the men of a British battery were killed or wounded, ex cept a subaltern and two gunners, who kept up the fire throughout, and were unhurt.

UHLANS ON THE MOVE.

Bordeaux, September 7

Refugees are responsible for the statement that 30 jmuths and women with rifles ambushed a posse of Uhlans and killed nearly all of them, neai Vouziors. Next day a largo force oi Uhlans burned the village, and five children were incinerated.

GERMAN INTELLIGENCE.

London, September 7

The Daily Mail’s Rouen correspondent states that throughout the British retirement from Mens and Campiegne the Germans seemed uncannily acquainted with General French’s headquarters, which were 1 shelled at Lc Chateau and St. Quentin.-

IN EASTERN FRANCE.

Paris, September 7

It is officially announced that on the French centre and right, namely, in Lorraine and the Vosges, fighting continues. The situation is unchanged. Some experts interpret the latest Gorman movement as an attempt to intercept the French eastern forces, which have been fighting with success between Toul and Epinal. Germany’s main object, the defeat of the field armies, and the possibility of active defence of the eastern frontier, depends on the possibility of a general offensive by France,