Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-22
INVADING ARMY IS
rapidly ADVANCING
GERMANS MAKING PROGRESS TO-
WARDS FRENCH FRONTIER AND
THRU BELoluM.
PENDING BATTLE TO HAVE
ENORMOUS EFFECT ON WAR
eiswnsss Of csrmanys Progress IN
Concentrating Armiss Gives Allied
Feress Material Advantass-Battis
Expected 20 Last Several Days Be.
fore Decisive Victory 10 Gained.

bombarding the forts Of Namur and
large bodies Of their troops continuing
to move westward. a contact must soon
The German army will then, for the
first time, ind Itself facing Its chief
opponent. and q great battle. whoh
must have an enormous effect on the
future OF tho war. will probably ebb
land now for several days before a
decision n reached.
Tho front Of the German fighting
line may extend Tar to tho westward II
the suggestion 10 well founded that the
right wing Of the emperor's battalions
rs carrying out q great circling move
ament. with . view Of breaking into
France. Farther to the south, accord
ing to official reports. victories gained
by tho French troops have opened the
way 70 Calmar. capital Of upper Alsace.
4 Last Of Reserves Called Out.
Seven thousand AuSufans are re-
/ poFtod to have arrived at StrassburE
1 for tho defense Of that fortress.
Both Germany and Austria Hungary
have called the landstrum. their last
reserves Of troops. to the colors.
IL tho news OF great Servian vic
tory. which comes from many souroes
be true. Anetria-Hungary must be reel
iing undae tAo anaaahing blow delivered
f.by her small adyersary and will nssd
eyofy AvailsAls man
2UeoIa AeenAeeo on Ease.
The Russian army on the eastern
frontier o1 Germany gradually Is
emerging from the mist. and IN such
forces az soon will demand more at
tsntion.
The Official press bureau this after
noon published q warning to the public
Ito bear In mind that for practical pur-
yposes almost all information. official
lor unofficial. concerning the progress Of
1.-THE land operations. comes at present
krom the side Of the allies. The official
jstatement continues
i Very little news filters in from Ger
lmany and Austria by the channels Of
neutral countries. but sufficient does
filter thru to indicate that the enemy
claims success in various quarters,
both in the western and eastern
sheaters Of the war.
Early Battles Only Incidents.
E TT should furthermore be remem-
bered that these campaigns have been
carried out on an enormous scale, and
that the majority OF the encounters al
ready taken place can only in their due
perspective be classed as incidents Of
minor Importance.
"No achievement on either side de-
serves to be called victory. The
French have gained gratifying success
in Alsace ana tho Germans. by a
steady pressure, have obliged q large
- ~ al IN
retire on Antwerp
In the eastern theater there have
been q number Of affairs In which our
allies are believed to have gained
ground, but the campaign in that quar-.
ter can scarcely be said to have COM
menced. Tho exaggeration into inn
portant trlumphs OF minor episodes in
(which the allied forces are alleged to
have gained tho upper hand. is mis-
leading.
Germans FAN 20 Strike Early.
This, however, may be said: In the
western theatsr Of the war-that In
which this country II most Immediate
" intefested--o real noteworthy sue
cess has been gained, altho It should
perhaps be called German failure
rather than an allied success.
Eat the end Of three weeks the enemy
has not yet attempted 20 deliver at
tack which, had Il taken place, and
proved even partially successful a
week ago. might conceivably have In
terfered with the concentration OF the
French army and might have proved
prejudiciai to their subsequent opera
tions.
'.It was apprehended that the enemy
would Do ready frst and would take
full advantage Of this circumstance.
These suppositions have proved incor-
rect. Tho situation at this moment 10.
In military sense, satisfactory.
1srmsns Rsaeh ohsne.
The Empress publishes q dispatch
from Ostend stating that the Ger
mans are already in Client. and that
they will be In Bruges tomorrow. There
w. no resistance at Client.