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Show FRANCE AWAITS OUTCOME OF FIGHT WITH OPTIMISM BORDEAUX, S-ept. 17, 7:40 p. m. The official world of France awaits witli optimism op-timism the result of the great battle in northern France. The Germans undoubtedly undoubt-edly have received fresh supplies of men and ammunition, but probably less than the French. The French troops, in tlie opinion of the Temps' military expert, flushed with victory, have an advantage over the enemy, who has been in retreat. re-treat. Prisoners from tlie battle of the Marne continue to pour into Bordeaux, but so discreetly has their transport been arranged ar-ranged that the people of the city are hardly aware of their presence. Eight hundred arrived today, most of them Saxons, belonging to the agricultural classes. Some of them were Berlin postmen. post-men. All talked freely, pointing smilingly to their tattered greenish-gray uniforms. "Red trousers are more elegant, but also more visible." said one. The'majority of the prisoners had been wounded in their first action, but if they fought little they marched much. "We never did less than forty-live or fifty kilometers a day." said one of the men. "The field kitchens had difficulty in keeping up, but nevertheless we usually had one hot meal. But the marching exhausted ex-hausted us. One day we marched for twenty-two hours, Interrupted by only one hour's sleep." "This war Is a terrible thing," said a Saxon infantryman with tears in his eyes. Ml left there (pointing to the east) my wife and children, Do you think T am here willingly? What do we want ITere?" |