Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
HEARS ACTUAL
A|SNE BATTLE
STILL TO BEGIN
London Told Germans Will
Prolong Siege in Fortresses
Formed by Nature.
JAROSLAU FALL MEANS
PRZEMYSL INVESTMENT
Russian Movement Now De-
scribed as Huge Wedge
from Libau.
JAROSLAU FALL MEANS
PRZEMYSL INVESTMENT
By the Associated Press.


progressing slowly upon the enemy's
right, pushing up a wedge into the
centre between Rheims and Argonne.
Still the actual battle of the Aisne
mas not yet begun. There has already
been enough lighting to constitute
half a dozen battles, but only the
preliminary stages of the big strug-
gle nave been reached. The railways
on both sides are massing troops
along the front, the Germans coming
from Lorraine, the British from the
whole empire and the French from
the south and west.
Inc situation remains unchanged in
spite OF the furious cannonading and
tne desperate fighting, but with each
tresn engagement the situation be-
comes more clear, the plan of the
stafr more definite and the day of its
realization more imminent.
"A week has elapsed since it first
became clear that, although forced to
abandon successive positions prepared
Ior DEFENSE, the enemy had found to
the north of the Aisne, north-north.
west OF Rheims, formidably prepared
tortined positions upon which they
might hope to maintain themselves
Tor many days while their own troops
were recovering from the retreat. and
wniie the fire of victory among the
n oAhSS was burning out.
Nature Turned Into Forts.
The positions, enormously strong
oy nature and dominating the valleys
ana the towns, have been turned into
regular fortresses The line ~
trenches, built with science and the
solldlty of permanent works, are COW
erea by thanking trenches, bristling
with mftrailleuse and reinforced hY
mazes of barbed wire and block.
houses, whose quick firers and mitraiI
leuses sweep the whole front To tha
,ear OF these works the heavy artil-
lefy Is placed in position. and iron, Ire
nre such places as Soissons and
Hneims have suffered great damage,
81 MOS. or the work on this line was
nnished while the battle of the Marne
Was still in progress. The allies did
their best to prevent its completion.
ana there has been some desperate
nghting along the Aisne. Gallant
Iusnes nave been made toward tho
uencnes and fierce hand hand
struggles have taken place upon the
top OF the Craonne plateau. the side
or which rises like a cliff against the
allies. ''' '"e
Attack and counter attack suc-
ceeded one another, while the endan-
gered crown princes army has been
picking way out of difficult coun-
, try into still more awkward posi-
= ton. On our right the enemy's army
has been seeking for an opening or a
weak line in the chain of forts be-
tween Toul and Verdun."
Virtually no new information has
reached London this morning con-
corning the progress of events in the
western war area, but from the east
comes news which here is taken to
show that Russia has almost COM
lN4 h.
considered the most colossal opera
ton ever undertaken by a military
power.
The fall of the Austrian fortress
of Jaroslau virtually completes the
investment of Przemysl so far as
lines of communication are concerned
Even the continued occupation of
Cracow by Austrians and German
forces has not aided in that junction
of Austrian and German armies which
is necessary to keep Russia from
overrunning Galicia and pushing the
armies of Austria back to the ridge
of the Carpathians. BY her conquests
in Galicia, Russia now controls the
greatest supply of gasoline in Europe.
This product is of the utmost import
ance to Russia because of her neces-
sity for motor transport.
Russians Form Huge Wedge.
The Russian movement is now de-
scribed as a huge wedge, the right
line of which extends roughly from
Libau, on the Baltic, along the rail-
road line to Warsaw. The Russian
general, Rennenkampf, is guarding
this line.
1t protects the Russian sources or
supply and prevents any 3utfianking
movement against the Russian army
of attack, which already, according to
news in London, is beginning to oper-
ate in the direction of Posen and
Breslau in Germany. The left Of this
line rests on Warsaw, from which
point railroads tap the rich and pop
ulous district extending to Odessa.
The occupation of Galicia links up the
Warsaw railroad system and is re-
garded in London as insuring both
supplies and achievements for the
attacking army.
That the stage is virtually set Tor
this attack is indicated by the news
that the Germans are hastily re-
Enforcing their line between Thorn
and Kalisz, this latter point being
southeast of Posen, even to the ex-
tent of abandoning their positions
against General Rennenkampff Not
only have thesRussians cut off Aus
tria,s domestic supply of gasoline;
/. hut the ban on the expectation or
coal to Austria, reported from
Roumania may be followed, 1t is held
here. by a similar measure with re-
gard to gasoline. This would vir-
tuallv deprive Austria and her ally
of this very necessary product for
their automobile transport and aerial
service.
Russia's Speed Amazing.
With all the necessary motor trans
mort together with absolute com
nand of her few railroads, which are
no longer threatened by invaders,
English observers expect Russia to
continue to move with that rapidity
Which has in the past amazed mill
tary experts. 1t had been predicteG
chat on account of her lack OF rail-
road facilities, Russia would take six
months to get as many men into the
aeld as she has already stationed
along the line of this great wedge
in two months time.
combined Montenegro and Servian
forces are said today to be in occu-
nation of the entire southeast sec
zion of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
No offlcial confirmation has been
raceiyed from Russian sources of the
report that Russian cruiser has de-
stroyed a German cruiser and two
tornedo boats in the Baltic.
The British public this morning IS
xnressing elation at the feat of
Pritish airmen in having dropped
bombs on Zeppelin air sheds, near
Sologne. and confidence Is growing
tha+ Great Britain is better protect
"a than hitherto believed from an
a,-;a1 assault by Germany.
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