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THE MARNE, 1914.
GERMAN ACCOUNT OF THE ORDER FOR THE RETREAT.
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BY LIKET-COLONEL REPINGTON.] We have been so much bored by count
KING'S NATIONAL ROLL.
NEW WORK SCHEME FOR DISABLED
A Royal Proclamation issued on Sep now Government scheme to secure the tember 15th marks the launching of a.
Jess German excuses for Marshal Joffre's victory of the Marne in 1914 that it is more rapid absorption of men disabled a positive pleasure to read a Gerina in the war who are still out of employ soldier's account of the battle, written went Government provision for the dis without any preconceived idea of proving abled,apart from the medical aspect. may some particular thesis, and aiming only be described under three hends: at the elucidation of the truth.
1.—Out-of-work danatión 'during unem- Such account is Major-General Baumployment, with a specially "extended garten Crusina's **Die Marnesaplicht, period for the disabled man. 1914" a little book of a couple of bun-2-The provision of training for re- dred pages, illustrated by adequate sketch munerative work, with payment of allow- maps, which traces the marches of the ances during training.
German Western Armies from the open..| 3-The provision of work with the co- ing day of the war till the middle of operation of camplyers through the Em- September, but more particularly con-ployment Exchanges. cerns itself with the Battle of the Marne from September 6 to 10, and with the deeds of the Saxon troops of General von Hansen's 3rd German Army which fought against Koch in those historic days
HEAV 1... SAXON LOSSES..
These provisions have been in force for some time under the Ministry of Labour. The new scheme is supplementary to them.
Qu, of an estimated 800,000 disabled men about 700,000 have already found employment. Of the remaining 100,000, half are now on the labour market and
tion of proposals such as the Rotb- band" and the Rotherbam" schemes. Kut it is felt thne a national problema res quires tional treatment, and an official scheme has been formulated which em bodies the vital principles of the former propositions,
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The text of the Proclamation is as fol low-
"eorge B.I.
Whether General Crusins was present at the battle or not is left uncertain, but further 30,000 will be ready to work as they re discharged from the hospitals. in any event he seems to have been in the confidence of von Hausen or some of The necessity for keeping men whose self- sacrifice has helped to save the Empire his Staff, and gives us the text of many
is generally recognized. Serious atten- orders, wireless messages. hnd entries in Staff diaries, which aid us greatly individuals, and this has led to the publica tion has been given to the matter by "in-
ascertaining the German point of view at the time. Crusins does not limit him self to the 3rd Army. He gives the whole story day by day, so far as he knows it. for all the German Armies engaged, and we are therefore able, with the help at bis maps, to follow out this most en- thralling and historic battle as it present: ed itself to our enemies. We are gratefot to him for giving the proceedings of the 3rd Army more fully, because, though the general course of the battle is well enough known, what has hitherto been lacking has been the lifting of the veil from some corner of the German picture, without which we are not able to study some Ger- man Army Cominand at work and to rea lize ita viewpoint and its difficulties.
Von Hansen's 3rd Army consisted, dur- ing the battle, of the 12th and 19th Active Army Corps and the 12th Reserve Corps,
Now, therefore, we have thought St. all Saxon troops, with a total strength by and with the advice vidur drivy of 2,105 officers and £1,790 men. Thero came under its direction other divisions uncil, to issue this Our Royal Pro flammation most earnestly charging all during the fight, but in the Saxon troops
those nå our loyal subjects, being employ- alone the losses were 443 officers and 10.042 era of Inbour, that the: do bind them-
These losses were, as usual, mainly
selves' to take into and keep in their ser 12th Armyvice in the infantry, and the Corps lost two-thirds of its officers two-Biths of its other ranks in the battle, Compared with the heavy casualties of a later perind these losses were not extes sive, but they were high for the time, and in those early days, when there was little in reserve and both sides occupied an andue length of front, regiments fough on without relief.
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We, having learned that many, men returned from Service with Our Navy, Armies and Air Forces, disabled whether by wounds or physical amictions, bave not yet found a permanent means of live Tinoud, and being persuaded that it is a dear obligation upon all who, not least through the endeavours of these men under the mercy of Ahaighty God, enjoy the blessing of victorious peace to make acknowledgment of what they have suffer- ed in Our behalf:
as many, being thus disabled, as their several business will allow, not being held back in their performance of this high and solumn obligation either by fear of inconvenience or bat rather omitting nothing which will secure that occupa- tion be found without d lay for all those whose lack of employment, would offend the general conscience; and to this end, We have signified Dur will and pleasure that the National Roll of those who un dertake to employ such men in accord- ance with the plans prepared by. Our Minister of Labour shall he styled and known as the King's National Roll: And We do hereby further exhort all Minis French 4th. Army, which its neighbour turches and chapels within Out Fnited It was opposed alters of Religion in their respective
MORE GERMAN PRESUMPTION, The German 3rd Army and the div sions which reinforced it fought in two Kroups--the right group against, Foch'a 9th. Army and the left group against the
at the end by
German Army,
on the, right, the and altogether Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
should have looked
The to read or cause to be read this Our Pro- damation on such convenient dayɛ as may that Ger- 40
the Saxons had a very warm time. contention of
the author is maa infantry divisions fought the Battle arrangea after the issue thereof.
Palace, this Eighteenth day of August, in the year of Our Lord One. thousand nine hundred and nineteer and in the Tenth year of Our Reign.
God save the King'
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of the Marne against 58) Franco-British · *** Given at Our Court at Buckingham divisions. By estimating the German strengths very low and ours very high bot reaches conclusions, regarding numbers, which are pleasing, to German pride."
Ther French G.Q.G. will doubtless examine this part of the book and reply to it. If it were true, it would increase our dis- respect for German presumption in en- gaging a decisive battle on such terms and for despatching
two or three Army Corps to Russia the
West in the last few dos of radius is of opinion that the French troops were pouring, while the
General German 3rd. Army was winning it right of the 2nd. German Army.
and that it was due to the want already turned. There was nothing for
part
guns, were unable to hold the British any longer. A wide gap existed between the German 1st and 2nd Annies, and into this gap, all the British and some
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of nerve on the p of the Higher Com-it but retreat, and, besides, Hentsch had mand, then in the hands of General von full powers and declared that the decision Moltke, that the order for retreat was to retreat was irrevocable.
A DELAYED, OLDER-
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given. It is, indeed, very well-known that the French centre had to fight a des perate battle, and that Foch's 9th and The order passed to von Bülow's 2nd. 11th. "Army Corps and other
troops,
Army hy wireless sent out at 2.45 p.m., in- cluding Moroccan
division which and was not only acted on but passed to covered itself with glory, had all their troops of the 3rd. German Army at that work cut out to hold their own. We moment co-operating with von Bülow's follow, in this German book, the author's 5:30 p.m., and the German 3rd Army attack. Von Hausen did not receive it Recount with interest The details which he gives of the critical day of September appear to have been furious that von
Buleg th, throw some new light on the battle.
should have acted as he did. The and particularly on the proceedings of Lieutenant-Colonel Hentsch: whe carried There was nothing for it but to conform the order for retreat from German Main Headquarters to the Armies.
NOTHING FOR IT BUT RETREAT.
messages exchanged are given in the text. and Crusius declares that the French did not trouble the retreat, and boasts that the
darkcessful conduct of the retreat in proved that the Saxon Army But, even if we allow that the Saxons dominated the battlefield. But he is most fought gallantly and that the fortunce of coplimentary to Foch, and mentions hi
orders to his troops to attack
the fight all hung in the balance in the after each day of terrible fightintso
centre on September 8th., the decision bad really been reached elsewhere., thor, with his eyes fixed on bis
recognizes this fact
The au is
General Crusius regrets that
and declares that it is
is the affair of what he describes as the "Prussian
the oral Staff to throw light on the dark-
von Kluck's 1st. Army Head-Ger
quarters at Mareuil in the afternoon of ness and explain the order for retreat
** He in very severe on
on the " Prussian for al 9th., when von Kluck
the whole plan engaged with Maugoury's 6th duct of the battle
of campaign and the con- He scoff at the French Army, and the British were erotichrimiskrimeres of the Berlin Great ing the Marne, almost in von Kluck' General Staff, from which, he declares, rear, Crusius gives us
the entry in the the German 1st Army Staff diary of the ren the practical intelligence of good regi- mental soldiers was shut out, and hopes sons given by Hentach for the retreat that the expert and technical Generaletals These reasons were solely based on the
business and the mechanism of the issue unfavourable military situation on the of orders will bereafter be changed. He German front, and there is not a ward regards the original German offensive as Taboat want of supplies and gigantic Kaiser-manœuvre, and its hig-1
which figured so largely in cuses it the time. In fact the position tory as the successive cxplosion of a series was detextable. Von Marwitz's Cavalry he declares from generals to the youngest of brilliant fireworks, After the Marne, Corps, and attached. infantry and beavy soldiers the cry was in Hindenburg
Continued at four of hezt column.) fehlte dem festheir
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