The Victory on the Marne.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2600, 8 April 1915, Page 2

The Victory on the Marne.

From September 8 the effort launched I by General Mauneury against the German right wing was producing its effect.. The enemy therefore brought back from tho south to the north two army corps, and turned its face to 'the west, a position that presented a weak spot to the English army, which, leaving the Rozoy-Lagny line on the 6th, turned its face straight lo tho north, crossed the Marne on the 9lh, and struck straight at the wiugol" tiie German army that from tlie 6th had been at grips with Mauneury. In the meantime, on the right ht the Engi lish, Lanrezac's army was waiting. ' It aJso crossed ihe Marne, violently pushed back the enemy before it; and, moreover., supported the action of its' neighbours (the Englisli army) ' on the left and the army of Fooh on the right. "It. was, indeed, on our centre formed by FocliYanny, which had been constituted on August 20- ---. that the Germans tried to secure , their ■ revenge for the. check ou tlieir riglit wing; for if tbey could pierce us between Sezanne and Ma illy, the situation would turn out to tlieir advantage. From the 6th lo tlie 9th . I'och's army sustained repeated assaults; but on the evening of Iho 9"th ■ the left wing of this army, moving . west (o cast towards Fere- Champenoisc, caught ou the flank the Pms- . shin Guards and tlie Saxon Corps, which, were attacking to the southeast of that locality. Tin's bold manoeuvre decided the day, Tor the Germans retreated hurriedly, aud on - the morning of the llth Foch entered Chalons. On liis right, Carl's , army had made equal progress; and on the I'2-ih Jiad formed a solid wing, alter heavy skirmishing with Foch's army. At the same time, Ruffey's army wa.s able lo move lo wards the north, and, after violent. Jigliting lo precipitate Hie German retreat, wliich assisted the offensive operations of Generals Castlciiau and Dubail from Nancy lo the Vosges." By this strategic advance, tlie Allies again look *»lhe enemy at a disadvantage— "which disadvantage wo liave retained to this day." There arc other interesting phases of this historic review with wliicli we shall deal in <Hir next issue.