Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-09-30
THE WORLD WAR.
Weeks Happenings Reviewed by tho
Editor.

Editor.
The close of the eighteenth day of
the battle Of the Aisne in France has
not brought any decisive result. The
Germans are holding their ground no
doubt chosen for this great battle
while their skirmishers and outposts
were over-running the country. The
retirement Of the latter forces on the
main force was heralded as a disas-
trous retreat by the eager allies, but
evidently were part of the strategic
plan of the invaders, for their main
column has withstood the assaults for
eighteen days without any sign Of ser.
ious weakening. Wherever the allies
strike they find the invaders in force
to meet them. The reports, nearly
all from French and English sources
paint pictures Of fearful fighting and
Of hideous hand-to-hand conflicts, u.s.
ually ending by describing the worn
out conditions of the Germans and
suggesting that they will soon retreat
NOA AAA0A oAASA1A AOpOA 10 Oh NOAy AASuE
er as censured in the English tele
graph Offices. They deprecate ;ny
suggestion Of German retirement
They report indecisive fighting along
the line while their siege artillery are
reducing the immense French fort
resses on the frontier. When Verdu1
falls, they claim, direct railroad com
munications will enable them to safe
ly move forward
In Belgium only small triangle G.
territory between Antwerp, Ostent
and Client Is yet controlled by the Bel
gians, the balance is in the iron hards
Of the invaders. A German army i:
preparing to lay siege to Antwerp ant
German airmen are terrorizing all the
Belgian cities along the English chan
mel. England's published motive TO-
entering the war was to assist the op
pressed Belgians but up to date Their
is no sign that she is sending any ar
mics to drive the Germans out of Bel
GUM, the English forces being con
centrated with the French in order t.
nIIOAAPC w AAN l. oACO VI ClAC 1OC
In the east the Russians are cor
tinuing to claim great victories owe
the Germans. 1t is noticeable, how
ever, by the simple expedient of IL
eating the lines at the points wher
the victories are supposed to have OF
Cured, that the German lines hav
pushed eastward more than a hundre
miles since the capture of the Ru:
sian army at Allenstein several week
ago. Instead of investing K0nigbert
in East Prussia, as recently claimed
the Russians are now accorded hi
headlines for repulsing an attack {
the Germans on the river Niemen 6
the eastern boundary of the govern
ment of Suwalki in Russian Polan'
which appears by our map to be Is
miles nearer St. Petersburg and Mo-
cow than is K0nigsDerg. EVIDENT
every invading Russian has been hur
ed back from East Prussia and tn
German defense line is il tact fro1
the Baltic thru Russia Poland to 81
esia in Austria, all the way inside (
Lu0 cuSluy COuulAy. " ACIAOA u
Russians are more truthful in desert
ing their victories over the Austrian
remains yet to be proven.
Events on the sea during the wee
have seemingly favored the German
Three great British cruisers we're tc
pedoed by a German submarine al
sank in the North Sea with the larg
share Of their crews. The Germt
cruiser Emden in the Indian Ocean
continuing to capture and destr'
English merchantmen. These Germ:
successes have stung the British
the quick, and important naval dew
opments are again promised.
Events In the far East are quicke
ing. The Japanese, with their tire,
endous resources of men and ships a
closing in on the German garrison
Kiao.Chow. The Chinese have blo1
up railroad bridge to hamper t
progress of the Japanese whom a
violating the neutrality of China. TT
act suggests probabilities of furth
complications.
The Christian Herald publishes
map entitled, "The Blood-Red Worl
which is very startling. Take a
map of the world on Mercator's p
lection and color red the maps Of
nations at war and their dependence
and see tho result.