The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-11

was made further inland and along ,.e
Ypres- Arras front Here for more tan
ten days fighting of the most desperate
character has been going on. Coul
the Germans break the allied line her,
they would drive a wedge hetwo'u ..s
Belgians and the Allies, open 4 f.W
to the Channel and threaten Tire N...
left OF the Allies, which would ha,.
to swing back until 1t rested ou tua
Channel, and the Germans wouh lYl
a line comparatively straight from
Metz, by Rheims and the Asne 90 Al.
bevllle on the Channel This una
would be much shorter, requiring fever
men TO defend. and they would be- abba
to menace England and possibly lose
the Straits of Dover by mines and heavy
artillery.
But up to the present moment me Ser.
mans have failed 20 make any real prog.
ress between Ypres and Arras Facing
them now is the whole British eNrcd
tionary army. moved up from the Scissor,
trenches, the Indian contingent and
considerable territorial force. the first fruits
OF Kitchener's labors. Fresh troops have
also been pushed up TO support tho Brit
ish
Germans Reckless Courage.
or the determination Of the German,
there has been no doubt from tho start
Along the User and now before Yprss
lHfl dIt ulSpldN lIlI ~ I''hl'TN 'I.lI a -.
contempt for death. a disdain for cost in
human life which has not been APPROACH
In the war. Gains. local gains, thcN have
made on the whole the allied line lS
recoiied apprcciably in the last three
weeks. but not in such fashion as to n,aae
any real change In the situation.
Now II Is affirmed from Paris and Lon.
don that the Germans are making one
supreme EFFORT to burst through Such an
EFFORT In easily applicable. Elsewhere from
the Nosgps to the Somme tho German
campaign IN France has fallen doad. n'-
come a dull siege operation in which t'A
Allies are at least as forward pushing a.
the Germans.
If the present operations succeed tire
Germans will he masters Of all ror'.-
western France. Of the great industrial
provinces OF Flanders. Artois, picardy
Holding Belgium and the Channel ports
they can bring their offensive operations
to a halt and stand inexpugnablc ~ the
ground now occupied in the west Wills
they concentrate their efforts on Russia
But II the Kaiser's present design falls
then the Germans must hereafter defend
a right flank from Novon to Antwerp. re-
quirlng many thousands OF mon by reason
OF it's extent, open to attack from the
coast ports. to which the now British
armies will presently he directed. Thor
| can then he little prospect Of divortirc
men to meet the new storm on the eastern
| frontier.
| Conceivably. then, II the allied lines
| hold. II Russian pressure continues, II Will
| presently be necessary for the Germans
| to draw back from the Aisne TO the Mous,
| abandon the great triangle now going
deep into France and pointing at Paris
I Such "A retirement would greatly shorten
| their front. release thousands Of men. hut
such a retirement would mean In reality A
confession that this blow at France had
failed declsively.
| 1t Is easy then to sec why the Germans
attach such great importance to the pres
ent operation between Ypres and Arras
| II Is easy to believe that they will spend
every remaining ounce of strength t.
achieve their purpose. But Il Is quite as
| plain that the struggle cannot now ha
! prolonged indefinitely in view Of the eas'-
ern situation. Obviously a real crisis in
German military fortune has been reached
| and the next few days may decide thu
second phase In the great war-From
THE EVENING SuN Of yesterday