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airy in rear of the Jagers. The Pontoon train will be 
attached to the heavy baggage, which will be under the 
escort of 1 Unteroffizier and 10 Dragoons (imaginary) and 
which will be clear of its bivouac by 6 a.m. It will be 
parked temporarily at Sfceinbach. The Field telegraph 
will remain in Obtersweier. The Field Hospital Detach¬ 
ment will take post in rear of the Artillery. 
(4.) The outposts will remain in their positions. 
(5.) The 110th Regiment, assisted by the Pionier Company, will 
put the south side of Ottersweier in a state of defence, all 
trees and hedges which mask the range of fire therefrom 
are to be levelled (imaginary) ; the commanding officer of 
the Artillery is to be consulted as to this. 
(6.) The Commanding Officer will be at the east exit of Ottersweir, 
at the point where the road from Bulil reaches it. 
Additional order for the Outposts. 
Roads to Freudenstadt are to be watched during the night by Offi¬ 
cer’s Patrols. 
Communicated in writing to Commanding Officers. 
(Sd.), Yon Zastrow. 
SPECIAL IDEA FOR SOUTH FOR 14. IX. 97. 
(1.) The enemy has lost severely to-day. 
(2.) The following telegram has been received from Freuden¬ 
stadt, 13. IX. 2 a.m. :— 
“ The troops are ready to advance to-day. The enemy is 
reported to be reinforced at Rastatt and to have pushed 
covering troops to Rothenfels. I will to-morrow march 
on the Murghthal and endeavour to reach Raumunzach 
with the main body and Forbach with the advanced 
guard. A squadron, which is to reconnoitre the Ruhes- 
tetter Pass, will report to you to-morrow evening.” 
General-lieutenant. 
(3.) Officer’s patrols, which have been pushed forward on the 
roads in the Rhine-valley, report the neighbourhood of 
Sollingen free from the enemy. Inhabitants say, that 
beyond the troops known to be on the Bergstrasse, none 
of his force has advanced. 
Leader of the Southern force, General-Major Kuhlmay. 
Troops : Total, 9 Battalions, 4 Squadrons, 5 Batteries, &c. 
General Kuhlmay therefore issued the following orders :— 
Detachment Orders for 14. 9. 97. 
Bivouac, Oberachern, 13. 9. 97. 8 p.m. 
(1.) The enemy has retired by Obersasbach towards Buhl and 
has suffered severe losses, His outposts stand approx¬ 
imately on the line Sasbachried-Lindenhaus-Lauf. Our 
outposts watch the line passing from the railway through 
Sasbach to the mountains, 
(2.) I intend to-morrow to continue my march on Buhl, and to 
attack the enemy again. 
