THE TIDE TURNED.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15449, 11 September 1914, Page 8

THE TIDE TURNED.

IN NORTH-WEST FRANCE. GERMAN RIGHT WING. BATTERED AND RETREATING. WORN OUT AND SHOUT OF MTNITION*. Pjre.s* A--fso.-ia.ciou—By Tel. —Copyright. LONDON. 0. Mr M. Donohut-. th» \rar correspondent of th»- ' "Duly Chronic-It*.*" states that tl«> right wins r>f the Ormsn army ha* been tOßsiitlerabty battered ituyui'.' the Ins: tVw days an'! has taltcrt hack. with tinfast on its think. Eronethtnt: point?j more to a definite ri-tirewat than tt»j ? temporary ret rent. Fur it' t'»e rear) ot tin- Oertiuerts the driving; n orenicrtt f iif the A Hies is making felt. j The Allies left tvjn<j »:»tv the t-nernyj little r»spite. The- it-itUh earalry wn! particularly ?cthv. Ttu* Attics, wr-k-j in;* to detach it. l»arri»<! "rift sorely j pretwd the Gerotair from the main hotly anil acnlhitated it. ttu- rotreatinn Germans making a dtreet rearwards march fur Carahral antl Tnrirnat, The German made repeated futile efforts to its otvtt. F>ut the pressure «t" th;- KnjtlUh was c«h» en-it. A vast German mass U m niution. Its pace is .stow enough at th*- moment, hut each hour the r*ar«m»ril rate is yarning momentum and vvil!. if it runs, tiring upon itxi.-if iiii-vitaM.- disantT. It is now exr.erUwmi; th'' same -uffer- ' n;js as w?re t:ohty home by the ABws in th»ir retirement- t'rorn BeLgium. A woiindt?< % l French officer ini'i>rtn«i nit- that the German right entirely exhausted itselt trt the rapid march on Paris and now short ert munition* and supplies.

! The moment was chosen for the Al- I lie»' counter-attack. For three (lays I the British fought tnth the same | valour and heroism which chnracteised | them at Mors. | On Monday anil Tuesday the re-1 treating Germans repeatedly halted and delive red fierce counter-attacks' against their pursueis: but the German! onslaughts lacked do-termination. They abandoned their waggons, stores and guns. I WOUNDED LEFT BEHIND. ; i The German patrol uu the left bank' • t>r the Soiami'. particularly around Amiens, Mas suddenly withdrawn. The greatest part of the enemy holding Amiens withdrew in .some disorder early on Tuesday. Most of tlieir wounded were sent to Arras. These too seriously injured were abandoned at Air. teas. EAST OF | J i ( RETREAT THERE ALSO. | ALLIES PRESSING ON. | BORDK.Vt X. (0 a.m.). j] < 'tiei.it.— I!n> Germans, having in' their retreating movement rrtssed Ret it Morin with ;t view to »rnic-:ting, their communications made violent but I unavailing attack* against the allied; troops occupy: nt: the right baiik of the? Ourey. j The British are continuing the offemiiv in the direct km of the Marne. the plateau northwards >.t Se-». j-.ne. The mops are progressing. ti:< mh irtth i£ifrlc»lty on the centre. A violent! battle is la progress on she Aiiies' right winsGERMAN FORCE. SHORT OF AMMUNITION. PARIS, 9. • Thr»v hundred Germans were cap- : ■tared in the last engagements in the vicinity t>: Meaf.x. i A rejiott says: "We pursued in force 1 t»>r nineteen miles two German regi- ! meats, which were supported by cavalry 1 and artillery. During their hurried : ret teat the Germans did net- fire a shot, < whereas the French maiutained a vio- : tent decimating tire and succeeded in ' isolating part o: this German column. I

We captured seven guns, two machine guns mul many prisoners. One of these I was an infantry sergeant who admitted | that his men had nearly exhausted | their Ammunition and were ordered to j spare it." A French infantry officer who was ; also wounded at Mcaux dociarcd that the German troops were repulsed in that district alter two days' heavy fighting. The Germans, who coinprised two army corps, .sustained terrible losses. He counted seven hundred bodies in one trench. He corroborated the lack of German ammunition. The Germans seemed very tired. TWO GOOD DAYS. FRENCH COMMANDER. THANKS THE BRITISH. ''he two days' operations were very j .satisfactory. Genera! Jofl're, the French Commander-iu-Chie:. ihank.-d Viscountj Kitchener, the Britisli Chief, for the constant support given bv the British j Army during the whole of the operations. That support at the present moment was most valuable. CHANGE OF TACTICS. ANTWERP, Sept. 0. , A cnmiiiuuir t ue quotes Genera; Jnihe's order informing the troops —"The time lias now come to attack and drive back the enemy.'' THF. FIGHT AT COMPIEGNE. GUARDSMAN'S STORY CONTINUED. LONDON, Sent. 9. A wounded Guard-man. continuing his narrative, says:— "Tlio German horsemen <.«t clear and tied. Some who 'ai-iv horsekss were bayonet toil where tiny Mood. Then the Guards continued to advance. The Coldstream were now I. adiiur, with the ; S.otch Greys in r.-„riv. and the Irish Guards in support. Meanwhile, taking advantage ef the tiuht between the cat airy and inianlry, the German artillery from a good position maintained n deadly tire from twelve guns. Our infantry am! cavahv advanced

simultaneously against the now position. carrying i;. in face of a galling fire. We captured ten of the guns. The German infantry and cavalry who were supporting ilit* gui:s did not await our onslaught, but boh>.l. They wore pursued ami derimatt d by heavy infantry and artillery lire. When our men secured the guns hardly a German was left alive or un wounded. At one point, the Guardsman .states, Germans weariiiic Rod Cross badges drove up to what seemed to be an ambulance van. but it really contained a machine gun. with which they mowed down the Britishers like grass. BRITISH TROOPS. LOSE THF.Ii; COMMISSARIAT. PARIS. Sept. 9. The British troops endured great hardships during the retirement from the Belgian frontier. They ran short of food and for live days subsisted on a few carrots, unripe fruit and other field .sniff. LATEST NEWS. ALLIES STILL ATTACKING. ENORMOUS FORCE ENGAGED. LONDON, Sept. 9 (p.m.). The latest, news indicates that the Allies are pursuing ilic offensive. !'wo million troops are engaged in the batilo waich is still raging.