New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-14

be expected on this side Of the line Of
Laons, Rheims and CEalons, and even
if the combined German armies of he
Aisne and the Argonne should be
routed, for instance In the neighbor-
hood Of Rethel, there VIII still remain
the great fortresses of the Rhine and
the Moselle unless before then the
issue should be settled elsewhere.
"But while we should deprecste an
due optimism q little reflection over
what has been accomplished gives US
solid ground for the highes: hopes. A
great battle was fought in between
Villers, Cotterets and Scissors, and
the Germans have again been soundly
beaten. Before l speak of less inn
portant incidents let US realize what
this means. They had got beyond
scissors on their southwark path on
September 1, and on September we're
at Senlis, within reach of Paris.
"To the universal astonishment no
attack was attempted, but instead
there was rapid and desperate pressure
all along the French lines, the Ger
man right breaking through to the
southwest. On September they had
reached Ferte-sOus-Jouarre, and on
Gaucher. This was q remarkable feat
considering the unfavorable character
of the country. Hitherto the river
courses have rather favored the in
vaders, but the crossing successfully
OF the 0urcq, the Marne, Petit NORM
and Grand NORM, eastward flowing
streams, offered great difficulties
which, since most of the bridges are
destroyed, the French and British
troops are now experiencing in the
course of their return.
"On Sunday, September 6, General
Won Kluck's advance guard was stopped
on the plateau, just beneath the beau
tiful old town of Provins. Sir John
French's army, which after the retreat
from Mons became the Allies left
wing, and had lain Immediately to
north and south of Paris, was rapidly
brought round by rail, and the great
German thrush was attacked. The eX-
IRENE points reached were the villages
of Courtacon and Courchamp, now in
ruins, TO which ! shall have 70 refer
presently.
"Only those who have seen these
British divisions in the field, not only
gunners, cavalry and infantry, but the
supply services and columns of COM
munication, flying corps, pOntoon out
fit, field telegraph and the rest, can
appreciate how much the complete
preparation and clockwork order Of
this organization contributed 20 the
general result.
"The real northward advance began
Monday, September z, and it has con-
tinued rapidly and without check. On
that day, Ferte-Gaucher was won back.
on September the British progressed
from the Grand to the Petit NORM.
On September 9 they crossed the
Marine, at -Jouarre and
Chateau THIRTY. On September 10
they were near Compiegne, and on
September II and yesterday they made
further rapid progress, rounding off
the week with the victory Of Scissors
From Courchamp, which was fired
on by a party of angry Uhlans Sunday
last, TO scissors is ifty-three miles,
~ an acroplane might ny. The adj
vance of the extreme left about Com
piegne is understood TO be rather fur
ther, but ] limit myself to the field
where have the evidence of my own
eyes and ears
AS to much of what has happened
I shall continue rather 70 understste
than overstate and to do full justice to
the daring and skill Of the enemy. The
more We do so the more clearly does
the impossibility, and, therefore, even
from the military point of view, the
criminal insanity Of his adventure APP
pear.
His theatrical opening has been fol-
lowed, and will be followed, by chap
teIs Of tragic failure which will mark
the downfall Of his whole school Of
military and political thought. We have
reached only the first of these chapters