The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-22
|THE SHOCK Of 1 GREAT BATTLE
viii Como When They Meet
the Allied Armies.
1t May Last for Days Before
Victory Is Decided.
every NAN IS CALLED OUT
Both Germany and Austria
Summon Their Last Reserves.

London. Aug. 22-With tho Germans
bombarding the forts Of Namur ana
large bodies Of their troops ooutinuing
to move westward, q contact must soon
be Joined with the main allied forces.
The German army will then for the flrut
time find itself facing its chief oppo-
nents and a great battle which must
have an enormous eject ON the fature
OF the war will probably ebb ana now
Tor several days before . decision -
reached.
The front Of the German fiEhtane line
may extend far to the westward if the
suggestion is well founded that the
Ilsnt wing OF the emperors battalions
is carrying out q great circling move
ment with view to breaking into
France.
Further to the south, according to
oniciai reports. victories gained BY he
french troops have opened the way to
Colmar. capital of upper Alsace.
seven thousand Austrians arc report
ed to have arrived at strassburg for the
defense Of that fortress.
Last Reserves Called.
Both Germany and Austria Hungary
have called the Lanstrum, their last re-
serve Of troops. to the colors.
II the news Of great Servian victory
wnlch comes from many sources be
true, Austria-Hungary. which must be
reeling under the smashing blow de-
iivered by her small adversary, win
need every available man.
Inc Russian army on the eastern
frontier OF Germany gradually is emerg-
ing from the mist. and In such forces az
soon will demand more ntIon.
The official --ress bureau this after
noon issued q warning to the public to
bear in mind that for practical purposes
almost all Information, official or un-
OFFICIAL concerning the progress Of the
land operations comes At present from
! the side OF the allies.- The official state
ment continues:
Very little news filters in from Ger.
many and Austria by the channels Of
neutral countries. but sufficient cc~s
litter through to indicate that the
enemy claims successes in various
quarters both in the western and east
ern theaters of the war.
1T should be furthermore remem-
bered that these campaigns have been
carried on an enormous scale and that
majority of the encounters which
already have taken place can only in
their due perspective be c1assed as in
cidents of minor Importance.
NO achievement on either side de-
serves to be called a victory. The
French have gained gratifying sue
cesses in Alsace and the Germans,
large portion Of the Belgian field army
to retire to Antwerp.
I'm the eastern theatre there have
; been number Of affairs in which our
allies are believed to have gained
ground. but the campaign in that
quarter can scarcely be said to have
commenced. The exaggeration into
important trfumphs Of minor episodes
in which the allied forces are alleged
to have gained the upper hand IL mis-
leading.
The Main Feature.
This, however. may be said:
In the western theater Of the war
i-tnat IN which this country Is most
Immediately interested-one real
noteworthy success has been gained al
though 1t should. perhaps be called
a German failure rather than an al
! lied success
''At the end of three weeks. the
enemy has not YET attempted to de-
liver an attack which had II taken
place and proved even partially sue
cessful a week ago might conceivably
have interfered with the concentra- :
ton of the French army and, might
have proved prejudfcfal to their sub
sequent operations
1T was apprehended that the enemy
would be ready first and would take
full advantage of this circumstance.
These suppositiOns have proved incor-
rect. The situation at this moment II
in military sense. satisfactory"
Allies Are EntrenclSed.
The allies appear to be intrenched in
Brussels. but for the most part south
OF Wavre. and II appears also that
there Is great body OF the French
army back of Namur. toward the
French frontier.
The French made q vigorous but IN
effectual attempt to rush, by forced
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