The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-28
ENGLISH COMMANDER is Salts
FLED WITH CONDITION AND
POSITION OF THE TROOPS.
THEY OCCUPY new PUSITION
Germans Massing For Last Desperate
Effort to Smash Defense and by
Forced Marches to Turn the Left
Flank of the Allies.

London. Aug. 27--1:30 a.m.-The
conflict of millions at last appears to
be in progress.
Even the sinking of the German
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Gross
pales beside news of the titantc bat
tie and the realization that the allies
are fighting to block the road to Paris
with the Germans hardly farther
away thal New York is from Phila-
delphia
Meanwhile the Russian host is
drawing nearer to Berlin. Not even
during the first struggle between Eu-
rope and Asia on the far Manchurian
plains was the enormous battle fought
in such impenetrable silence as far as
concerns the outer world.
Only the vaguest generalities are
given to the peoples of Great Britain
and France by their respective gov
ernments. Probably the German peo-
pie know as little OF what their armies
are accomplishing.
All the information the public OBJ
tanned today was the report from the
French announced by Premier AS
quith in the house of commons, that
the army was engaged on Wednesday
against a superior force and fought
splendidy.
He considers its position and pros
poets in the battle satisfactory.
At midnight the official news bu-
reau gave further information that
the French operations, extending over
distance or $50 miles, necessitated
changes in the position of the British
troops which are occupying a strong
line supported by the French on both
flanks to meet the German advance.
The impending battle undoubtedly
will be an attempt by the Germans.
with the largest force employed for
a swift attack, TO sledge hammer
its way through the allies defensive
barrier while trying to out flank them
between their left and the seoboard.
The Pal Mall Gazette's critic says
that the fighting has been on front
20 miles adong the line between Cam
brai and lie Cateau and between the
Germans have been steadily attempt
ing an outfianking movement by fore
ed mardches. The allies lave the ad-
vantage of working on interior lines
and have been falling back in the in
terests of concentration.
The Russians appear to be steadily
advancing in east Prussia. They are
approaching the great fortress Of
ko ningsburg and have crossed the
River Ale at several points. While
they continued their advance with
Posen as their objective they are con-
fronting tle Austrials between the
Dneister and the Vistula and claim a
number of victories along that line
The Austrians assert that they have
defeated the Russians In six days
battle near Kransnik, Russian Poland,
'repaisiag them decisively over the en-
tire front of about AZ miles A dozen
battles are being fought all of when
will be considered millstones of his
tory in less overwhelming days.
The sinking of the Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Crosse by a British cruiser and
the loss of the German cruiser Madge-
burg are episodes in the chronicles OF
day.
The British pubic is becoming rest
less under the supense. The news
papers are beginning to demand a
lossening Of the censorship, while wo-
men throng the war office for word as
to whether their husbands and sons
are among the 1000 British dead and
| wounded in the last weeks fighting.