Field Marshal French Records Days of Terrific Fighting
Field Marshal French details British operations in a prolonged battle from Bavay to Maubeuge and the retreat to Vermand and Ribemont. He notes heavy enemy pressure on the left, relief efforts by Allenby and Sordet, costly cavalry actions, and a final, deliberate retirement aided by artillery and a determined rear guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French
Bavay
Maubeuge
Allenby
Charles Fergusson
Fifth Division
Lecateau
Snow
Solesmes
Cambral- Lecateau
la Chapriz
Cambrai-Lecateau- Lafid
Somme
Oise
Vermand
St. Quentin
Ribemont
Landrecies
Forest of Mormal
Sordet
Bilets
Avesnes
Splendid Generalship of Sir Horace Dorrien
The dispatch lauds Sir Horace Smith Dorrien for saving the army’s left wing on August 26. It details a night retreat lasting to the 28th, with Allied aid from General Sordet and General d Amade. The four days of heavy fighting began at Mons on August 23, ending as the line held near Noyon Chauny and Lafere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Smith Dorrien
Noyon
Chauny
Lafere
Sordet
Cambrai
d’Amade
Arras
Mons
Withstood Attack by Five German Army Corps
French dispatch lauds British forces after repelling five German corps, praising commanders, royal flying corps, and staff. Notes losses, gratitude to Sir Archibald Murray and Sir William Robertson, and promises separate list of officers for commendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Flying Corps
David Henderson
Archibald Murray
Wilson
W. Lampton
William Robertson
Neville McReady
J. D. P. French
Retiring to a New Position Amid Exhausted Forces
A military officer describes delaying retreat to another position, believing the enemy's assault had slackened and that heavy losses favored his aim. The operation faced great danger from superior enemy forces and exhausted troops, with a dawn retirement on the 25th to a nearby position.
Sale of Roach Real Estate in Mobile Alabama
Notice of sale under a 1910 contract to recover the balance due on a deed of trust. Executor Charles E. Boyett will auction A. N. T. Roach’s interest in a described Mobile property on September 21, 1914. Courtroom and legal details listed with property boundaries and prior deed references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. T. Roach
Willie M. Boyett
I. Charles B. Boyett
Conception Street
State Street
Dorman
Brainard
March
Hannah Sullivan
N. S
Mobile County
Alabama
Final settlement in the estate of Henry C Toenes
In the estate of Henry C Toenes deceased the administrator Gottfried Mertz filed accounts vouchers and statements for a final settlement. The court orders September 18 1914 as the day for the settlement at which interested parties may appear and contest. Judge Price Williams. Attorney Francis J Inge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Alabama
Mobile County
Mobile
Ala
Henry C. Toenes
Gottfried Mertz
Price Williams
Francis J. Inge
Colic Remedy Cures Traveler On a Southern Journey
E. E. Gross fell ill with colic while traveling in Virginia and other Southern states. At a first stop a merchant recommended Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Two doses cured him, and he urges others to carry a bottle on journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Gross
Virginia
Chamberlain
S. Colic
Sheriff Sale of Mobile County Real Estate Set for October 12
Nathan Friedlander sues Centennial Chestang to reach the property at 61 Walnut Street Mobile Alabama. The sale will be in front of the Mobile County Court House at noon on October 12 1914 for cash to the highest bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Friedlander
Centennial Chestang
Law and Equity Court of
Mobile
Alabama
Court House
Mobile County
Walnut and
Armistead Streets
Walnut Street
State of
Japan in agreement for all war or all peace
A Tokyo dispatch says Japan agrees with the allies not to conclude peace without allied consent. Japan will not make peace with Germany until Europe’s war ends, even if Japan occupies Kiaochau before that.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Petrograd
London
Tokio
Russia
Germany
Europe
Kiau Chau
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de Lisle
Valenciennes
Quarouble
Jenlain
Bruay
Ninth German Army Corps
Douglas Haig
Sir Douglas Haig
Wassigny
Guise
Second Army
Caudry
Seranvillers
Second
Sir Horace Dorrien
Charles E. Boyett
Stevens, McCorvey & Dean
Coden
Bayou la Barre
City Ticket
S. Royal Street
Hammel Savings Bank
Hammel
Madras
Alson
Curtain Madras
Eeee
Battenberg
Sea Island
Paul Jones
New Wool Charlies
Etty de
Rei
Guimpes
Dr. Lyons
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