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NEW YORK, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1914.
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CLflrWHCBLaC TWO CKtm.
German Right in Retreat, Allies Pursuing;
Berlin Officially Admits Defeat and Losses;
Crown Prince Commands Against Russia
AUSTRIANSFLY
IN PANIC FROM
RUSSIAN ARMY
Great Battle in Lublin Dis?
trict Ends in Victory
for the Czar.
INVADERS GIVE
. NO REST TO FOE
Begin Pursuit in Galicia
After a Rest of Only
Two Hours.
TERROR SEIZ"
MEN OF CRACOW
Evacuation of Town Begun, De?
fenders Refusing to Await
Expected Attack.
? te TtM Tribune 1
rctrcgra'I. Sept. 10. - The grcut battle
in the Lublin di-*trict hss ended in a
M-pltte victory for the Russians.
The Austrian armies are thoroughly
routed.
The followm'" references to the prog?
r?s c* an campaign in Gali?
cia ?.ere made public to-day through
sicikl channel?;
"The continued offensive movements
V the Russian troops mske it impo.*
?iMc lo .-abli.h definitely the quan
ies taken from the enemy.
"The Russian army, having occupied
the fortified position of the Austrian?
st Nicola ?eff, *outb of Lemberg, in Ga
?fter incci-sant fighting which [
la?icJ two day?, ?ndcrtook imrae-l
* _Uo**e1i.g the men only
rest, a night march for the
purpose of attacking new positions oc- i
tupie?) b> the enemy.
"Hoiidred.* of prisoners, as fast as ?
they fell into Russian hands, are sent
to railroad rtations bordering on tiie
battle front These prisoners are not
evtn enumerated.
"A Russian battery placed on '?pi
Vistula River engaged with success an
i- srmed *'ith rapid
I?re ^ .
"A ?. rj ment brought in from
officer? and 445 Austrian
? ^a*] b?cii taken prisoner.-',
"irrous convoy? of hordes |
?'d rs;tlr.
The regimental iMrongbox, contain?
ing 129.600, belonging to the 17tb ,
laadwel -, ivas caplured.
"T?: ? mHea southeast of Zarou,.
* Russian infantry regiment captured
"W Austrian soldiers and their officers.
"Important Austrian reserves have
Wen *r,,: into the region between '
l??*Miru I h thirty-two mile? northwest
tt I? lijirg and th?"* Dniester River.
"It hai bren established that Ger?
man soldiers have dispatched woundsd ?
IsUttisn dragoons in the region of |
?'elugur "
Reinforced by Germans.
There i? it present no mean? of esti
maiinj the number of Austro-German
troops defeated, but it has been ascer?
tained that the Germans moved "100,000
of then firsl line troops to the eastern
frontier to help Austria. It is impos
!*?blr tu c.-timate how many arrived on
*>??? le)d. The Austrian armies are be?
lieved to consist of seven army corps.
The German ?id did not avert, but
?nly dc?a-cd, the blow prepared by the
m commander in chief. The Aus
*"-?n a:.d Au-.tro-Gcrman armies are in
"etrcat southward, with the Russians
?? clo.-e pursuit. The cautious lan
tna?c of the official bulletins, as usual,
o idea of the magnitude of the
?he ttory being dryly told in a
"*o*en lines.
The Russians occupied a front sharp
V t>?*nt at a rieht anirle. one side o
- right angle, one side of
"??ich, bei ween the Dniester and Bo*
?^?erb faced almost south. The tot*.
?'(_*" of *>0*'' fronts -?as not under
-W mile?. The allied Austrian and
?l?ati host? *tood in array across the
[fvat fron, Opolje to northeast of
?__ ?_hoff- *,Md thcnce southward
Bal u Bru?U a,ld G*>rodek to the
_____T d*-VB ?f0 the Austrian plans
iiiti? ?L blro**k" ??>>?????-?? movem-ints
luKii n,lcn?>r of the provinces of
'-*. *nd Kholm* ?*nd the Russian
.nVw,".i.frequ'rUly er*8??ed ta drir
?>on.&?t,he'e atten'Ptl'' *Sch Proved
G.?. t,y yDSUCC"'*iul- Trie Austro
t--ve? .*rm,f* then entrenched them
vW?J ^?,,y?t,on? th*? ,r?n*. either
*.???"?f xy f.fi,"<i *turnin-? mov?
<W ef ?1th v ,{US?i*,n? on *-*? *???
S? ?er. t,* Vu',tUia' Whither th*y h?d
'o'eement.0 h*m.pcr thc GerTn*" "in*
Uki_rS^V?i_i- *?*?"? ?'?Or the
Mritoak a **"?**' H ******* n?ces
e-*7 to sbandon the initiativ? on this
teaUane?i ?a p-^ ?^ tmlnetM i
PENANCE, NOT TENNIS,
FOR BRITISH PRISONERS
!R- COlita ?<s Thr Tribune l
London. Sept. lt.?"The Daily
Chronicle's* correspondent at Am?
sterdam telegraphs as follows:
"The Cologne Gazette" says: "A
thousand English soldiers are no?
prisoners of war at the Doeberitt
militar.? eierclse ground, near Ber?
lin.
"It is proposed to give English
officers facilities for tennis and golf,
but this plan is opposed by "The
liaiette,' which saya that men of
the nation which plunged Germany
into the war will be better occupied
sitting down thinking of their coun?
try's eins."
PRUSSIAN PRINCE
HIT BY SHRAPNEL
Joachim Albreeht, Second Cou?
sin of German Emperor,
Wounded in Thigh.
London. Sept. 10.?Prince Joachim
Albreeht of Prussia* was wounded yes- |
tcrday by a shrapnel bullet, according !
to an official Berlin dispatch, which has
been forwarded by Reutcr's Amsterdam '
correspondent. The bullet penetrated
the thigh, but is believed not to have
injured the bone.
Prince Joachim is the son of the late
Prince Frederick Albert. l?egent of
Brunswick, and a stcond cousin of the i
Emperor of Germany. He was serving j
as an ordnance officer on the fighting
line when wounded and was transport?
ed to the nearest garrison hospital. In ?
1908 he resigned from the army at the |
renkest of the Emperor because of his
relations with Baroness Liebcnberg, a
music hall singer.
A Marconi dispatch from Berlin says
that Emperor William and Prince Leo?
pold of lippe have exchanged cordial |
and sympathetic telegram? on the oc- i
casion of the heroic death of P?"'"??? i
Herbert of Lippe, who is the third :
member of the House of Lippc to fall
in this war. ., ,j
Prince Frederick, of He?8e. cld-.-st
ton of Prince Carl of Hesse an?! an |
officer in the Hanau Uhlans, hn be. n,
seriously wounded in r ranee, and,
Colonel Ernst Moritz von Aren 1. aas
been killed._
BRITISH LOSE
3,588 MORE MEN
List of Additional Casualties
Shows That Many Are
Missing.
London. Sept. 10. Additional ?British
casualties up to September 7 were offi?
cially announced ^LA* J^rnTss
Officer?, killed, 10: wounded, fa... mis?,
ing.e?: men killed, 61; wounded, 510,
missing, 2,883._
COUNT SZECHENY1
ARRESTED AS A SPY
? i;-. Cabla to Ths Ti it i? - '
to Denmark, was arrested last n.gtu,
but has now been ?lberaliU.
The count was motoring with n.s
wifc When some distance from the
Unifications he took -' 7*?\S
being ?een to looK at. a h.?f
marched off by soldiers.
with his wife he was taken to the
fort to await identification. When tn?
mistake was discovered the military
chief apoTbgi7.cd?_i
GERMAN CONSUL
SHOT AS A SPY
Copenhagen, Sept. 10.-*ilham Gar
deke. German Consul at Abo, Finland.
is reported to have been shot as a spy
Ly the Russian authorities,
ITALIANS HISS
AUSTRIAN ENVOY
Bari. Italy. Sept. 10.-The steamer
Adriatica arrived here to-day from Du
ra-ixo. Albania, having on board the
Austrian and Greek Ministers to Al
Tbc crowds started a demonstration
on the wharf as the steamer was dock?
ing cheering for England, France and
Russia, and hissing Austria.
(The censor cut off the rest of this
dispatch.) _
HOLLAND PASSES
FRENCH SURGEONS
Rotterdam, Sept. 10;?It is reported j
from Maestricbt, Holland, that eight j
French medieal officers passed through
the city Wednesday on the way to
England. They had been in charge of
a convoy of French wounded, which |
were taken near Namur and held as
prisoners of war.
The medical officers obtained per?
mission to depart ?"J-**}?^ 7?**
of Rotterdam. From England they
Will return to r ranee._
GREAT ?EAR SPRING WATER-OOc
?"?"ofsU glus* ?toppered bottles.
S-A4VU
PORTE ANNULS
SPECIAL RIGHTS
OF ALL ALIENS
_
Abrogates AncientTreaties
Giving Privileges to
Foreigners.
NEW MOVE HAILED
AS BRITISH WAR BAIT1
Abdul Hamid's Favorite
Son To Be Proclaimed
Prince of Albania.
ACTION MAY CAUSE
ITALIAN REPRISAI S
Mohammed's Appointment Is
Open Violation of Confer?
ence of London.
Washington. Sept. 10.-Turkcy for?
mally has notified the United ?States
\nd the nations of the world that she |
has abrogated the series of conven?
tions, treaties and privilege??, originat?
ing as early as the eleventh century,
whereby foreigners in the Ottoman
Empire hav* been exempt from local
jurisdiction in civil and criminal
cases. Foresjgn subject? no longer "vill
enjoy what is known a./, ?lit? itorial
rights- through which they have been
tried by their own judges, diplomatic '.
representatives or consul?*.
Thi.?< practice, abolished by Japan '
several yoars ac? through the negotia?
tion of new treaties, Turkey has re-!
moved by a stroke of the pen. Her
r-urpo--c, it is declared, is to assort her
independence snd free hers;lf from the '
domination of the great powers.
Upon the rights revoked has rested
the lejral status of American mission?
aries in T?rke;, permitting them to
maintain chinches, ho.pitals and
schools in religions freedom. Admin-'
Utraticn officials declined to-night to
discuss the ?-fleet of the action on
American missions.
"I he r? moral of every kind of privi
!???? enjoyed by the powers in excess
of what the i/cneral principles of in?
li ri.i.tiona! law allow is the meaning
of this step," A. Uu.-tem Bey. Turkish
Ambassador ti? the I'nitcd State?,, rlc- ?
clared *o->;ight. "This ,var is Turkey's
opportunity."
No intimation ->?a ??iyp'i by th?,- iun
bassador as to whether the action fore
hadowed war ?>:i ?irp;?t Britain, with
?j.ii \sho.e consent i-i the pa^i no ?iich
r siiisiil adion v.ouid have been at
pti J.
Among diplomat! of the allied pow?
er;?, however, the belief prevailed to?
night til?; T?rke) ?va:- app?a?ng :o
.up nationalist sentiment oi her peo
pie and wai ready u> -ne upon a)iy
(iifticulties lhat migl-.t arit-e with l?r?at ,
Britain as :i pretext to dci-lar?? war.
The 'I uih.sh Ambassador made
i.;;o?\u ti." action of bis government
in u public announcement after it had i
been communicated to "Secretary Bry- ?
an by him to-day as a formal no'.'
fro:n the tUtomun Kmpire,
"In the economic iiehi," he .said, "the '
TurkibH government cannot fix or
change the customs duties without the '
consent of the foreign powers. Nor
can the Turkish government ?mpo?o a
professional tax on foreigners, he
cause the powers have not consented,
| ?iid a great discrimination has been
made against the natives.
"In the administration of jubtice the
Ottoman government is not free to ,
deal with culprits of foreign nations
in the matter of certain trials without
intervention of the representatives of
the foreign ambassador or minister of
1 the country to which the culprit owed
allegiance. In certain cabes foreign?
ers cannot be imprisoned in the native ,
pritons, but only in those of the con?
sulates,
i "Theae restrictions weigh heavily on
! the Ottoman 6tate, both materially and
' morally materially by depriving it of
j the financial resources which other
countries are free to create according
I to their discretion. In that way Turkey
has been prevented from introducing i
I those reforms which it has been ac- ?
cused of delaying by those very powers,
v ho, owing to the enjoyment of those j
privilege*, ?tood in the way of pro- ;
gresbive action on the part of the gov?
ernment; morally, it has deprived |
Turkey of that confidence which full
independence gives to a state. De?
I rived of that independence, the moral
libre of the nation relaxed."
In diplomatic circles the announce?
ment of Turkey's attitude attracted
the widest attention. The allies are
known to expect at any moment a dec?
imation of war by Turkey in behalf
of Germany. Comment was heard
among diplomats of the allied powers
M to possible deliberations between,
the Geirn-i. Foreign Office and the;
Tirtc before the decision to abrogate
the treaties was reached by Turkey.
T'iere was * suggestion also that Ger
n.i.ny had encouraged the move.
8? far au diplomats oi the allies:
wo? la' rectore an opinion, the pre- ,
diction was made that Great Britain, ;
France and Russia probably would not
n-akr any representations on the sub
je<-; to Turkey at this time, leaving it
until tLe dose o? the war.
OCEANIC'S LOSS DUE
TO STRIKING ROCK
_
London, Sept. 10. A notice posted
to-dsy at the offices of the White Star
Line declare* that the stesmer Oceanic,
the loss of which was announced by
the Pre-.?, Burean last night, ran
ashore. I
This is the first definite news as to
what caused the loss of the Oceanic
Last night it wes ssld that she bad
been wrecked on the north eoast of
Scotland, but no further details were
given. The Oceanic had been taken
over for government service. All her
officers and crew were saved.
Aberdeen (via London), Sept. 10.?
The trawler Glcnogil, which has ar?
rived here, reports having assisted in
the rescur of the crew of the White
Star stesmev Oceanic, wrecked off the
coast of Scotland, and in transferring
them to another ship. She says an at
Wmpt was msde to reflost the Oceanic,
which had struck a rock, but the hull
?ported and the attempt was abandoned.
.? ?ji-__i
KAISER TO FIGURE
AS LOVER OF PEACE
Von Bernstorff Seeks to Create
Good Impression on Wilson,
British Think.
(By Cable to The Ti"H>une )
London. Sept. 10. - "The Times" pub?
lishes a Washington dispatch repeat
iii-.' a report as current in Washington
that Count von Bernstorff hsd dis?
cussed peace with Mr. Bryan. The
British government knows nothing of
such overtures, and does not believe in
their sincerity if they have been made.
A high official declared to-day b?.
had no doubt that Count von Bern?
storff might start some such discus?
sion in an effort to create a favorable
impression before the Washington
government and put Germany in thr
position of a lover of peaea and anx
i*>V>i U pre- cut more -*iloedib?*d.
_v**n should Germany a*-*fnr?st pesce
now, it is not in the least likely thst
the allies would consent to any such
discussion, being determined to mske
this war a tight to tire finish in order
thst the Germsn menace msy be dis?
posed of for all time..
? ?
FRENCH BIPLANE
FALLS, KILLING SIX
London. Sept. 10. - A dispatch to
"Tlic Po*=t" from Paris says that s
I rench military biplane, caught in an
air pocket above the Bois de A ineenncs,
fell, killing two aviators and four per?
sons in the street.
Four other persons were ?evercly
injured.
FLYING BOAT LIKE
AMERICA FOR WAR
Curtiss Rushes Work on Rep?
licas Said To Be for For?
cign Power.
[B; I'.?**r?i'. to The Trirun'
Hammondsport, N. Y.. Sept 10.? ?
L-stra forces of men are working night
and day at the Curtiss factory, and it I
is rumored that replicas of thr trans?
atlantic flying boat America are beinp
constructed to be sold to sonic foreign
power.
A representative of the Curtiss com?
pany admits that a number of machines
of the America type have been sold, but
refuses to disclose the name of the
purchasers.
The America itself has been dis- (
mantled, and parts of it used in the
manufacture of similar flying boats.
Tnesc boats, according to the report,
will ko under their own power across
the Canadian border and from there
will be shipped to some warring nation,
presumably one of the allies. The
secret cannot be kept long, if such a
plan is under consideration, as the
bulk of the machines will render
secrecy impossible.
The Curtiss company announces that
a tentative agreement has been reached
with Rodman Wanamakcr for the con?
struction of another transatlantic Syer
next year.
HINTS ALLIES ARE
FAVORING AUSTRIA
Home. Sept. 10.-"II Giomale
il'Italia," in remasking that the Anglo- ,
Fren?*h fleet in the Adriatic has never |
displayed energetic action, advances j
thr supposition that England and j
France, whose relations with Auitria ?
are traditionally friendly, are purpoie
ly sparing the Hapsburg monarchy,
with the i?Jca of indu?*rng her to come
tu leras, separately from Germany,
despite the Trip)* Alliance, thus iso?
lating Berlin.
The paper de5?*ribes the situation
Austria as critical, as the I.ur.si_..s
rave annihilated an army corps, com?
posed of soldiers of Germua and Hun- |
f?arian nationalities. Those remaining.
it a_*rs. are mostly composed of Slav.j
Bohemian and Italian nutionaiities,
which cannot be trusted against Rus?
sia, Servia and Montenegro.
GERM^COL?RS
BROUGHT TO PARIS
London. Sept. 10. A Reuter dupatch
from Paris says a German regimental
flag arrived at the Northern Railroad
station to-day and waa displayed be-,
fore an enthusiastic er ?wd prior to |
being taken to the Invalides _l_wu-_.
\ GERMANY ADMITS i
| ALLIES' SUCCESS
?Berlin Official Notes Say Kaiser's Troops Were Forced
Back with Loss of Fifty Guns and Thou?
sands of Prisoners.
London. ?Sept. 11.?'The ?first official admission on the Ger
man side of success by the .allies," say? a ?Central News dispatch
from Antwerp, "appears in official communications issued in Ber?
lin this afternoon. General von Stein announce? that the German
?army, which had advanced across the Marne to the east of Paris,
was heavily attacked by the enemy between Paris, Meaux and
Montmira?.
'The fighting lasted two days. The Gerraaui army had
checked the enemy and had even itself advanced, but stronger
hostile columns came to the assistance of the allies and the enemy
won the battle, compelling German troops to retire.
"Fifty gun? were captured by the allies and seme thousands
of men made prisoners.
"To the west of Verdun fighting continues. The situation in
Lorraine and the Vosges is unchanged. The battle in Eastern Prus
sia has been resumed."
GERMANTS ?BATTLE I
FLEET IS MOVING
Several Squadrons of Big Vessels and Numerous Small
Flotillas Sighted by Observers in Vari?
ous Places.
London. Sept. 10.?A Stockholm dispatch to "The Daily Telegraph"
' ?ays:
The German Baltic fltet is beginning to move. last Monday * Ger?
man squadron of twenty-nii-.c vessels was seen between Gotska, Sandoen
and Koppari-tenarna, and yesterday a squadron of thirty-one large German
warships was seen from Huvudskaer steaming eastward.
"The day before yesterday a German squadron consisting of four
battleship* and three cruisers was seen southeast of Stockholm steaming
in a northeasterly direction. Small flou'llas have been seen in Kvarkcn and
nine big battleships va ere seen on Monday to the east from Stora-Bjocrn
? steaming toward Finland.
f "Consequent upon the German fleet beginning to move in the Baltic,
the traffic between Stockholm and Raumo with Finnish steamers will cease
?This, however, will cause no derrcasc in traffic, as Swedish boats will be
! substituted.
"The old Finnish passenger steamer Uleaborg, usually employed be?
t-ween Stockholm, Helsingfors and> Petrograd, has been captured by Ger?
mans and taken to Dantzic."
RUSSIAN GUNS OPEN
! FIRE ON KOENIGSBERG
[By Cable to The Tribune.)
London. Sept 1C?A Copenhagen dispatch to 'The Morning Post"
8?ys that a Danish steamer which has arrive?! there from Stetti.? reports
a rumor thai the Russians arc bombarding K?enigsberg and that sevrai
buildings arc in flame?-.
Belgians Take Three Krupp
Experts in German Aeroplane
{By Cable to The Tribune.)
Amsterdam Sept. 10.?A large German aeroplane vsas -hot at and
brought down by Belgians at St. Vpen, Fast Flanders resulting m an I
important capture.
The three officers in the machine proved to be well known expert?
|from Krupps, including Jacob and Scheljemk. who delivered guns to the'
new Belgian forts a few months ago, and Yon Reeden, prominent in all i
Krupp experiments. All were arrested.
-e
German Crown Prince to Lead
Kaiser s Army Against Russia
London, Sept. 11.-According to a Petrograd dispatch to the Ex?
change Telegraph Company, it is believed there that the German Cr?">wii
Prince h.is been appointed commander in chief of the forces against.
Russia.
-?
Holland May Join in Fight,
Says Dutch ex-War Minister
Amsterdam. Sept. 10.?Former Minister or War Colyn. discussing in ?
"De Jonge." the main organ of the Young Men's Christian Association, j
the probable remodelling of the map oi Europe as a resuit of the war.
?aya it may v?e necessary for Holland to -?no"nce her neutrality in order!
to have a -.ore among ihc concert oi the power?.
Germans Defeated in South Africa
London, Sept- 10.?There has been
some shai-n fighting between the Brit?
ish and Germans in Africa. Thie ia
indicated to-night by the list of casual?
ties issued. In the Cameroons ?Kam?
erun', a German colony of west equa?
torial Africa, three officer*, were killed,
;'ou: more .vounded ai.d :ou- a-e among
the ralae?nf.
'?ritish troops h,*"? met ar.d deiVated
.*. German force of 400. which entered
Nyassaland. British Central Africa, ac
cordiij; to the announcement made by
the oflfcial press bureau, which add*: I
"the Germans lost seven officers
killed and two wounded, two field ard
two machine guns. The loss among
the rank and ule has not been ascer?
tained, but wae heavy.
"The British loss among the whites
was four killed and several wounded;
l<*ss smong the rsnk and file not a seer-;
'.a.ned.
?'ap* Town via London\ Sept 10.
!:: a atUri-g tpeech to the Assembly
o: 'he I'r.ioii of South Africa Premier
Botha promised the whole - hearted
: upport of the union to the imperial
government in the present war, and i
declared that the racial hatchet had !
been buried. *
ALLIES, IN FORWARD
DRIVE OF 37 MILES,
CUT OFF ARMY CORPS
a
Left Wing Still Pursues Retreating Qer-*
mans?British Take Number of
Prisoners and Machine Guns.
TO EAST, PRUSSIAN GUARD REPULSED
Battle Rages with Greatest Severity Between
Vitry-le-Francois and Camp Mailly,
to West of Centre.
Paris, Sept. 10,?The following official communication was
issued to-night:
"On ?the left wing the British and French troops have crossed
the Marne between La Fere-sous-Jouarre Charly and Chateau
Thierry, pursuing the enemy, who is in retreat. During the course
of this advance ?the British forces took a number of prisoners and
captured mitrailleuses.
"During the four days' battle the allied armies have in that
section of the theatre of operations gained more than sixty kilo?
metres.
"Between Chateau Thierry and Vitry-le-Francois the Prussiar
guard baa been thrown back.
"The action continues with great severity in ?the region be?
; tween ?Camp de Mailly and Vitry-le-Francois.
"In the centre and on the right wing there is no change in*
the situation.
"On the Ornain and in the Argonne district the two opposing
forces are maintaining their positions. In the region of Nancy the
? enemy has made slight progress on the Chateau Salina road.
"On the other hand, we have gained ground in the forest of
| Cbampenoux.
"The losses have been considerable on both sides, but the
I morale and health of our troops remain excellent.
"There is no confirmation of the news published in the Ger?
man newspapers of the fail of Maubeuge."
According to a Munich report received here, ?the Berlin gar?
rison alone has lost 42,000 men killed or wounded in the war
| ?thus far.
(The Munich report evidently reters to men of the Berlin gar?
r?, ?'ii who vent to the front at t!ie outbreak of the war >
|By Csble to The Tribune.|
London, Sept 10.?A correspondent of "The Daily Chron?
icle" to-day telegraphs from Paris the following:
"I learn from a friend, who also has just come into Paris from
the northeast, that many regiments of Germans still remain in the
wooded country within the triangle of Senlis, Gonesse and Dam
martin. It is believed that they amount in all to an army corps
and that they were cut off from their main body by the allies ex?
tended between Compiegne and Meaux, and inclosed on the
west also.
i The triangle referred to is roughly an ???oscele*. with a lu-c
of about sixteen miles. One end of the base line, Gone-.se. i- ton
miles from Notre Dame Cathedral. Senli?*. twenty-seven miles
from Paris, forms the other end. The apex, toward the east, i**
Dammartin. Isolated in this area, these Gennan-i would be held
in on the v.est by the outpost* of the Paris garrison.)
"The part played by the great fortresses in this war will call
for careful study afterward. Namur was disappointing in com?
parison with Liege. Luneville fell early, while the open town of
Nancy is still held. The minor stronghold of Maubeuge, by its
obstinate resistance, has certainly obstructed German communica?
tion by the Upper Meuse and perhaps fatally delayed the trans?
mission of siege guns and ammunition toward Paris. Laon and
Lefere have ?been invested and have perhaps fallen. The War
Office doe? not say.
'The reference to Maubeuge ??* -?till holding out is in direct ?
oriTtdiction to the Berlin dispatch of Wednesdu?.. which de?
clared that the fortress, with 40,0?00 men, had been captured by
ihe Germans.)
"The great recoil continues in the western part of the ?VaM
and the eastward positions of the allies are firmly held. I ? is bar
portant at this moment not to foster exaggerated hopes, bat _bt
prospect is favorable and the allies always have time on their ?-__,?
That the German? have retired and the Britiah who have the ImmmT
of forming the extreme left wing have advanced ?twenty-six ?___?
in a single day show how severe now is the pressure upon the ?-Mer?
man western army.
"This pressure has been of much more than local importa??.
I have already pointed out ?the necessity for the enemy of cono?
tration toward the east, both for the sake of resting upon a Una of
communication through Luxemburg and N?orth Lorraine and to
secure a junction with the armies of Rheinland, if possible, a croas
the bodies of the French army of the Meuse.
"If this view be sound?and H is quoted with approval ber_
?the importance of German reverses in the west as relieving fang
eastern position of the allies is evident. As General Chei*fils sayst
'A disorderly retreat from the Ourcq and the Marne must noces