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Show RETREAT OF CROWN PIMFIIED Correspondent Describes Battle ; Rumor Kaiser's Heir Is Wounded. i ! LONDON, Sept. 2S. 2:22 a. m. A Sezanne dispatch to the Daily Telegraph, dated September 21, says: The first German army to be thoroughly thor-oughly whipped on French soli was that of the crown prince. Its rout saved Paris. At the time of their victory the French did not know the extent of the damage they had inflicted on the enemy. Actually, they had smashed the flower of the German military power. General von Kulk's misfortunes were due directly to the rout of the crown prince's left wing on the night of September fi. It actually retreated twenty-four miles during that night. In the plan of the German operations opera-tions the path that promised the greatest glory was reserved for the 1 crown prince, but the French army j opposed him with splendid strategy. In retreat, they fought stubbornly over every inch of the ground, and when the time came for the offensive they assumed it in the most effective manner. Describing the battle on September 6, the correspondent says: The battle began at daybreak and continued until dusk. The artillery fire exceeded anything in history. The shells were timed as falling thirty in thirty seconds. The losses, especially espe-cially to the Germans, were enormous. enor-mous. One estimate by a trained observer ob-server place!" ns high as 1 Oft.OUO the German casualties, of which 20,000 were killed. It must be remembered that the battle front extended for nearly forty miles. It was largely of marsh lands, and here the enemy suffered most. The French also suffered heavily. One corns was entirely wiped out. When right came neither sice could claim much advantage In position gained ;ind a tremendous quantity of ammunition had been expended. Then the night of the sixth and seventh came the mysterious Germnn retreat. Various theories were advanced ad-vanced to explain: first there may have been a sortie from Verdun; such an opern I ion while the ma in force was heavily engaged would bring havoc to any army. Second, the army ! t ra ns port service may ha ve broken down. This, after the enormous expenditure ex-penditure of ammunition, might have (Continued on Pago Three. RETREAT OF CROWN PRICE CONFIRMED (Continued from Page One ) compe ed t e crown prin e s army to fa bad or be captu ed Of cou se the f gh ng on tn s wing con Inued for se era days but the Gem ans were on y trying to sa e 1 at v.as eft ot the bad v cripp ed arm f on con plete destruc Ion YUtl t e crown prince retreat ng e e was no h ng left for General on Kluk s and General on Buelow s armies but to execute the same n ancu er T s broug t abo t the bat e of the O se and all subsequent fe t g and the rumor pers sts that he ronn prince was wou ded n c her at is so or not h s armv a most d sappoared from t e cater of opera on Regiment Loses 400 !, a Cabo br Arrangement b London. TJailj Te grapU and In erna onal New. rT ee.) nOTTEFDAM Sept In the thirtj hf dT st of to scs published IntlisBer r, Tace at the names of tie kU ed 1 J: w in eacl regiment occupj a2a IV fouf co um ? One" regiment lost inn men n a ng c engagement T e o gmnenca,e e maRe a son e.hatm, d 0 C ne c f om e sunken c 6C s o re u n o Eng and |