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viitor at Van Kinck's head- quarters. His flest vinit on September 5 warned Von, Klook of the Immediate danger to his right flank. This was parried,
A proposal is on foot in the Isle A reviewer of General von temporarily at any rate, by of Wight to secure from the Gov-
TW✰ corps, Kluck's book. “The March on borrowing
thefamment one or two oki baillo Third and Ninth, which had ships to be sunk at Freshwater Faria," says 1—
Sines the formal dissolution of previously been lent to Top Bay to form a breakwater, with the German General Staff there flulow. On the 8th of September the object of arresting serious which erosion there has been a constant stream of Col. Hentsch again appears at crast
eminent the First Army Bondquarters threatens to cut of the western literature from the generals and admirals who have with oven worse news. The left ends of the island from the rain.
80 unwillingly become wing of the German armies was enrolled in the great army of un- still held up in front of Verdun,
NO "LADIES ONLY " TRAMS. employed. For the most part Nancy and Epinal while the
Ata London County Council they have contented themselves | Second Army was being steadily with writing memoirs, but oc-pushed back behind the Marne. | meeting Mr. J. D. Gilbert asked casionally there in a more serious In consequance of these facts all whether, in view of the great effort in the direction of history. the armies were to be moved back overcrowding at Victoria tram Von Kluck is to te complimented at once. Von Kluck axplained terminus during the rush hours avoiding the Scylla and that he was on the point of and the number of women pass Charybdis of a military thesis or enveloping Gen. Manonry's army engers, the reservation of every a notebook of përsonal reminiscortheast of Paris and that alternate car going south for off &D engagement women only would be considered. cences. He has instead written a to break small compact history of the First under such favourable conditions Mr. W. J. Squires, the Chairman,
Lieur. Cal of the High ways Committee, rem Army the moment it was mobilis- was sheer folly. ed down to its establishment on Hentsch.
remained plied that such reservation was Dance Records by Smith's Or-
the north bank of the Aisne. The inexorable. He emphasized the not thought desirable. The remedy First Army, it will be remember-fact that he had full power was to increase the services, and Fuller's Jazz Band, chestra,
ed, was on the right flank of the from G. H. Q. and that the First that was being done as quickly German armies, and was called Army musz commence its retreat as possible. upon ta set the pace for the tre to the Aians at once. Thus it Van
mendous whee! through Belgium.was that on the morning of the Waldorf Astoria Orchestra.
How far they succeeded and why 10th of September, after throwing they failed to execute the en-in his last reserves the evening of 13. Norham-gardens, Oxford, Orchestra,veloping movement so dear to the before. Gen. Mannury, apparents Regius Professor of Medicine in the University of Oxford since Eps
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heart of the German Staff are faced with the alternative explained by Von Kluck in a envelopment or the virtual sur 1995, previously Professor of the singularly straightforward ac-render of Paris, found that Vonstitute of Medicine at McGill University, Montreal, who died rount of his march on Paris. Kluck bad thrown up the spange
He admits at once that "strate and was marching north as faston December 29 last, aged 70, left of the gross value of} gically the enemy gained the as his legs could
carry him estate
£15,885, with net personalty upper hand." theagh in a char-From Von Balow's reminiscences
that Col. Hanisch 11.550. He left his medical and aeteristic German way he objects we know
head-rientine library las catalogard)| to the word victory being used motored from une army for the Battle of the Marne. He quarters to another bearing orders to the Medical Faculty of the Laiversity, Montreal, insists, indeed, that "arrically iron the Supreme Command Meltill
written but and all other of his property to his speaking." all the success fell which were never the German armies, a point against which there was no court wife. A her death, or earlier if view which somewhat suggests of appeil. The German Highirishe should wish, his residence, the colier who, though heiten, Command was at Luxembourg|13. Norham-gardens. Oxford, is consolts himself that his fruiluntil after the battle at the to be given to the Dean, Canona, ' was faultless. Exceps for this Marne and except for wireless and Governing Body of Christ one canlesion, however. Von messages which Von Klack ram Church as the residence of the Kluck does not attempt any plains often failed to reach him Regius Professor of Medicine, criticism of the movement of the it relied entirely on the ministra. Allies any more than he considers tions of one staff officer to coor!- London. May -In the the ethics of his march through inate the mazement of the House of Commons to-day Sir
He
Donald Mar Lean demanded of ia Belgium.
concerned id ferenz armies.
Gaveinment what Field primarily with the narration of But.if Ves Slak is outspoken the facts, and his speculations are in his criticisms of the methods of Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, Chief testified to the corridorsting sheim, monication adopted by fi Hilot the ImpăcialStafi, mean in a what might have happened if he is even more astounded by recent speech when he adrised only his advice had been fallowed the breakdown of the Central the men of the British forces to
The principal impression lett Intelligence Department, How Keep themselves or for the! that is coming." Amid by Von Kluck's book is that once is it that the French were able tolime the armies were set in motion assemble an army on his right flankeries of Hear." Sir Donaldton- the German Supreme. Command without his being aware of it? tinued: "Who are we going to became totally incapable of dir. Many German authors have referret at no distant date? Is it ecting their movements. Cur-led to the failure of the Intelligence America, or is it Russia" Mr. iously enough, Voa Bulow.Department in the early stages Churchill the War Minister, in- who commanded the Second of the war but in this particular tervene. He stated that Great! Army during the battle case it is difficult to absolve Von Britain had enormopa obligations of the Marne, bas made Kluck from most of the blame in Constantinople, Ireland. Me- exactly the sathe criticisms. He might at least have kept in soptamia. Palestine and Egypt.
a small: Evergi detail that could be fore-touch with the two divisions that Great Britain had only seen had been carefully planned, had been retiring in front of him army. he said. and the Field but once the dogs of war were since August 77. From the very, Marshall, in addressing the sold- loo-ed the General Stat could beginning of the campaicy he had iers, had pointed out how lates ock prap that everything was teen instructed to guard the ankthey were needed. That did not kelig according to schedule. The lof the German armies, and these mean, the War Minister asserted. my-terious righ; Dank match of instruction had been reiterated that Great Britain was on the
the The First Army, which has alwaysțin
wir-less orders verge of a great explosion. been the insoluble riddle of the September 3, which Yon Kluck The Marne, only becomes intelligible had seen fit to nisregard. when we realize that the very fact that the supreme Com- Sapreme Command was totalmand underestimated the danger eighboring general, who natur- ly ignorant of the whereaboutil of an 'ofensive from Paris was ally considered the exigeaties of army firs: that Von 167 the First Army. Up to due to the lack of information his own
discourging. the Brd of September Voolteceived from Von Kluck. He Kluck found to Kluck's orders were to muve had failed to pursue the British Again and again he appeals to the north of Paris reaches of the Seine. On that failed to dispose of the nucleucht independent of the Second Army evening, however, he received a Manoury's army, and yet he re-commander, and when his request wireles message from G. H. Qproaches the Supreme Command is finally granted be proceeds to that this plan had been abandon-for not keeping him informed as compromise the safes of three and that it Was now to the extent of opposition he whole armies by deliberately the intention' to drive the might expect. It may be that ignoring the orders from G.H_Q. French in a southeasterly direcH. Q. was low in grasping the Granting. however. tion from Paris. Yon Kluck's importance of the transport of Kluck was high-handed in bis orders
to "follow were
in French troops from one end of relations with the Supreme Com- lechelon behind the
Second the front to the other, ve: if Von mand. it must be admitted thatį. Army and to be responsible Klack had remembered that his he displayed more energy and for the Bank protection of role as preeminently one of more of the aggressive spirit than the armies. These orders he flank protection he would have any German general at the time. decided to ignore, as he was albeen saved the discomStore olan Veeling that the Chief of General ready two days march in front abrupt retreat in the very hour Staff in Luxembourg was com
pletely out of touch with the of the Second Army, and to bare of victory, balled in order to get in echelon His relusal to echelon the Firstkitustion, he adapted the orders behind Von Below would have Army behind the Second provedbe received to meet circumstances given Joffre the complete freedom an unending source of danger tol of which he knew his superior plant you have of action of which he had been on Balow, who was clearly to be ignorant. If he failed it deprived. To comply with the somewhat uneasy at having auch a was because of his optimism, spirit of the order, however, he stormy petrel on bis flank. For his Unable to get news from the other determined to continue the pur part von Kluck has no besitation armies, he supposed that their been looking for. sait of the enemy across the io ma ing Von Bulew responsible successes had been as continuous Marne and not to desist until for all the misfortunes of the First as his own. He wanted nothing
the appibilation of the Works smoothly he bad been forced back Army. The failure to envelop but south of the Seine. Whether the British Expeditionary Force enemy's arroies, and, according) Von Kluck
Aware in after the battle of Le Cateau was to the dectrise of the German
complete annibilation and no need of··· his heart of hearts that this due to the absence of Von, Marstaff,
only be assured by was a singularly Iberal interwitz's Cavalry Corps. The op- could pretation of his orders we are not portunity of taking Sir John envelopment. As to the great told, but bis light-hearted dis French and the Fifth French General Staff, which has been held foundations. regard for the letter of the law Army in the rear or bottling them up as a pattern of efficiency to was evidently based on profound both up in the vicinity of Mau- every French, English or Ameri- optimism So far as was known beuge was allowed to let slip can soldier of the last generation, at his headquarters the German owing to You Balow's extreme we know now that it was distance armies were advancing vic- tiousness. Had he been willing that lent enchantment to the toriously along the whole freat to lend Von Klack bis three view. That the machins and he determined to act acconi divisions of cavalry or had be well constructed and equipped Stocks arrived. ingly. On the evening of the 5th allowed him a greater freedom on with every modern improvement of September he discovered to his manoeuvre at the beginning of we are prepared to admit, but great surprise that the left wing of the campaign we gather that once it was set in motion it need- the German armies was being held very different tale would have ed & Bismarck at the (brottle. up and that the French were been told. Up to August 27, and In the absence of a supermen transporting troops westward and again on September 10, the Von Kluck undertook to force concentrating a very large force Supreme Command had placed the pace, relying on the rapidity in the vicinity of Paris. The the First Army under the com-of an unsound manoeuvre to bearer of this information, one mand of Von Balow, and it was offset the apathy of those in Lieut. Col. Hentsch of the G E this constant subordination to a supreme command.
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