The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-06
GERMANS PREPARING FOR A
GRAND ASSAULT ON PARIS


London, Sept S.-The English pub
lie, hungry Cor news Of the operations
Of the allied armies in the western
theatre Of the war, had to content to-
day itself with the brief official COM
munlcations issued from Paris and
Bordeaux. These only whetted the
appetite.
Military experts believe the Germans
are preparing for a grand assault upon
Paris In the hope Of batterlng down
the defenses OF the capital This is
because the investment Of Paris while
the huge mobile army of the allies
outside the city, would not appear to
be logical part OF the swift German
campaign.
News of the withdrawal of German
troops toward the Prussian frontier is
not generally credited here because,
with their supreme effort in the west
as a primary object the Germans are
hardly likely to weaken their forces.
News from northern Belgium indi-
Gates that the Belgian troops are re-
covering from the gruelling punish
nent inflicted upon them by the Ger
man invaders and are resuming their
activities.
In some quarters the belief prevails
that the German plans of campaign
may be radically changed by the Aus
TRAN disasters but in spite OF this
most observers are OF the opinion that
Germany must continue her remorse-
less advance in the west without con-
Sidering the misfortUnes of her ally.
These misfortunes are now admit
ted by Vienna, whence has como off
cial admission that the Russians have
captured both Lemberg and Halicz.
The Petrograd war office now estI-
mates that the Russian victories IN
GalicLa and the Servian victory at
Jadar have so crippled the forces of
the dual monarchy that only ten Rus
sian army corps are needed to keep
Austria in check This releases TWEEN
ty corps for the invasion of Ger
many.
ONLY PRoLoNGS WAR.
II Paris falls the effect already has
been more or less discounted in Lon
don as the war office has managed to
convey the impression to the public
that the capture of the French capt.
tai means only the prolOngation Of the
war
This phase Of the situation brought
nome to the British public has I'M
questionably stimulated recruiting.
There Is no indication that the al
lies in the west intend to assume the
aggressive. On the other hand the in
dications are that If the Germans cap
ture Paris every effort will be made
to render it a barren triumph by lead
ing the Germans from position to posi-
ton in series of rear guard actions
until the invaders are exhausted
The first official communication
from the new capital of France at Bor.
deaux indicates the failure OF a Ger
man thanking movement, evidently in
tended to cut the left wing Of the al
lies.
Conflicting news dispatches and
vague official statements leave the
fortunes of the immense armies strug-
CLING before Paris today q matter OF
conjecture.
MUST DEFEND ITSELF.
All accounts agree however that the
movement is approaching swiftly
when the French capital must have
resort to its own defenses. Despite
occasional temporary successes of the
alliea, Their line appears to be slowly
giving ground before the German ad-
vance. The Germans in u seni-circle
seem to have reached points east and
west of Paris. their left wing touching
La Ferte- Sous JouTre. In the depart
ment OF Setnse-at-M erne.
The exact position OF the German
right wing is not revealed but so far
as known she has not succeeded in get
ting around the allies left formed by
British troops.
A Rome dispatch says that five
German corps have arrived at the Wis
tula river to support the defense
against the Russian invaders of Fast
Prussia The Russian general staff
clainns that its victorious army IN
Galic:a IS sweeping the Austrians be-
fore it.
Further fighting IS reported at Ter
monde Is miles east Of Client. suggest
ing that the Belgian forces from Ant
werp have again entered the fray.
There is no additional news regard
ing Russian troops having been land
ed at Ostend from British transports
The Servians claim that the Aus
trains left $4,000 dead after the hat