Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
SEES CLASH OF
BIG ARMIES SOON
Germans and Allied Forces
Soon to Meet in Great
Battle.
PREDICTS THAT FIGHT WILL
LAST OVER SEVERAL DAYS
No Real Victories Have Been
Won as Yet, Says Official
Press Bureau.

1OND ON. aug. Wv TN the Ger
mans bombarding the forts of Namur
and large bodies of their troops con-
tinuing to move westward, a contact
must soon be Joined with the main
allied forces. The German army will
then for the first time find itself
facing its chief opponents, and great
battle. which must have an enormous
effect on the future of the war, will
probably ebb and flow for several
days before a decision is reached
The front of the German fighting
line may extend far to the westward,
If the suggestion is well founded that
the right wing of the Emperor's bat
talions is carrying out great circling
movement with a view to breaking
into France further to the south. Ac-
cording to French official reports, vic
tories gained by the French troops
have opened the way to Colmar, capt.
tai of Upper Alsace.
Seven thousand Austrians are re-
ported to have arrived at Strassburg
for the defense of that fortress.
Both Germany and Austria Hun
their last reserve of troops, to the
colors.
If the news of a great Servian vic
tory, which comes from many
sources, be true, Austria Hungary,
which must be reeling under the
smashing blow delivered by her small
adversary, will need every available
man.
Russians Appearing in Great Force.
The Russian army on the eastern
| frontier of Germany gradually Is
| emerging from the mist and in such
| force as will soon demand more at
| tention.
The official press bureau this after
noon issued a warning to the public
| to bear in mind that for practical
purposes almost all information, Of
! fetal or unofficial, concerning the
| progress of the land operations
comes at present from the sides OF
! the allies. The official statement con-
| tinues:
Every little news filters in from
Germany and Austria by the chan
nels of neutral countries, but suffi-
cient does filter through to indicate
mat the enemy claims successes in
various quarters, both in the western
and eastern theatres of the war.
''It should Furthermore be remem-
bered that these campaigns have
1 DtcI CdITltu OuI Oli
scale and that a majority of the en-
counters which already have taken
place can only in their due perspec-
| tive be classed as incidents of minor
| Importance.
No Real Victories.
mo achievement on either side de.
serves to be called a victory. The
French have gained gratifying sue
| in AlcQ0a and tho yarpnQnQ
by a steady pressure, have obliged a
large portion of the Belgian field
army to retire on Antwerp. f
'In the eastern theatre there have
been a number of affairs in which
| our allies are believed to have gained
ground, but the campaign in that
quarter can scarcely be said to have
commenced. The exaggeration into
| important triumphs of minor episodes
in which the allied forces are alleged
| to have gained the upper hand is mis-
| leading.
This, however, may be said: In
| the western theatre of the war-thai
! in which this country is most immedi-
| ately interested-one real noteworthy
success has been gained, although II
| should, perhaps, be called a German
| failure rather than an allied success.
At the end of three weeks the enemy
has not yet attempted to deliver an
attack which, had it taken place and
| proved even partially successful 9
week ago, might conceivably have in
| terfered with the concentration of the
French army, and might have proved
prejudicial to their subsequent opera
| tons.
"It was apprehended that the enemy
! would be ready first and would take
full advantage of this circumstance
These suggestions have proved in.
| correct. The situation at this mo-
ment is in military sense satisfac-
| tory"