The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20
TERRIFIC STRAIN |
MAY GET BEYOND
HUMAN ENDURANCE:
Battle of the Aisne Develops
Into Supreme Conflict of
Campaign.
BERLIN REPORTS HAVE
MORE CONFIDENT RING
Latest News Sets Forth There Is
Lull in Titanic Artillery
Duel.
SUPERHUMAN EFFORT TO WIN
Conflict Raging Seems Likely to FOL.
low Course Of Struggle
on Marine.
BERLIN REPORTS HAVE
MORE CONFIDENT RING
supERHuMAN EFFORT TO WIN
Conflict Raging Seems Likely to FOL,
low Course Of Struggle
on Marine.

LONDON. September 10 does \ NJ,
The battle of the Aisne. now on its
sixth day. has developed into the gu
preme conflict OF the French camroiam.
The latest Official ?. ,ws SOS forth
that there has been a !dll ia the titanic
artillery duel
tcrcrts from Berlin concerning tho
pce.t,on OF the German forces has a
mo-e confident ring. The admiss;or
has been made that the German army
was short of ammunition, but this
shortage has been rcctificd. and sup
plios and reinforceWents are being sent
forward without trouble.
A Frcnch officer. lust returned from
the battle front. declares tho strain on
both sides OF the line promises soon
to get beyond human endurance. lilo
ilkens the antagonists to two exhausted
pugtlists. and says that soon they will
be unable to infict further punishment
on each other. IL this situation de-
Velops, the only possible way for tho
allies to prevent a weary and dishcHrt-
cninS wintcr campaign. it tx argued
here, VIII he q successful assault on
the German communications.
SUCH AN ASSAULT
WILL NOT III: EASY ONE,
Such an assault, it is admitted by thu
allies, Will not be an easy matter. The
Belgian army, In parryinS the invader,
probably prevents the dispatch OF any
great part of the German army nuV oc-
cupyinS Belgium to rcinforcc their
countrymen in Franco, but the Belgian
forces arc not strong enough seriously
TO Interfere with communications, while
tho allies must break through some
part OF tho line or turn the German
right before they can effectively threat
en- the communication of the invaders.
Petrograd reports that General Rcu-
nenkampf has definitely arrested tho
German advance. which had bccu as
sisted by river excursion boats. changed
into what the soldiers termed - ONE
horse navy" and had driven tho Rus
slams back into tho -nnrsh country
along the border.
The Austrans, in n persistent effort
to- save the remnants OF thcir army and
re-establish IL as q lighting force have
according TO reports from Vienna, forth
fled their extended new dcfQnsivc front
from Drohobycz. southwest &c l.emberE
to Cracow. with the centre on PrZemysi
AN attack on Przcmysl is expected ac
once from the Russians under Cen
erals Ruzs<y and Brusscilon. one re-
port which reaches London from ga
lcia declares that the AUSTRIAN en- VARY
has been entirely wiped out. This mag
account for the fertilization Of tho
Austrian line instead OF it's continued
retreat toward cracow.
From many points IN tho dual .uon-
archy come disuuictnG reports l'ola,
the naval base on the Adriaiic. is said
TO be in revolt, While tho people OF
vienna. refusing longer To have their
attention diverted towards the west,
arc demanding noWS ut the situation
in Galicia. from which district hordcs
Of refugee Poles and wounded Austrian
soldiers are pouring into the capital.
Violent scenes outside the Ministry OF
War building in Vienna arc reported.
The most cruel aspect, from thc-Iirit-
ish standpoint, OF the terrible baltic
now raging in tho west rs the dreadful
apprehension With which the British
public awaits tho pubiiCa ton OF tho
casualty list Of last weeks fighting,
Many OF Great i'ritains mos, fnmous
regiments arc reported TO have becu
moved down In the terrific assaults on
the heights held by the Germans above
tho River Aisnc. The German public
also may expect a shock in this regard,
for tho battlcnelds already swept ovcr
give evidence. according TO reports re-
ceivcd here. that the famous Prussian
Guard corps has been virtually wiped
out.
II reliance can he placed on British
and French assertions that the Ger
man right wing is slowly Yielding, the
battle seems likely to follow the course
of tn" struggle OH the Marine. for there
IT was the German right which first
fell back across the river
TO WIN WILL Require
SITEHlIUMAN ErEuuT
Eoth the british and the French
realize and admit, however. that it Will
take almost superhuinan effort to
win. the strength of the German posi-
ton being emphasized in almost every
dispatch from the front.
Those in London closely following
the war, base the chief hope of tho
allies In 4 possible development Of tho
German right wing. uudor General Won
kluck. who heretofore has shown him
self q master OF s,ratcSics. Renewed
activity on the part OF the allies cav
AIRY aud significant movement OF al
lied troops To the north ana west OF
tho German line OF communication. to-
Scthcr with "a possible advance Of frcah
allied troops from the northwest
through Amicns. gives expression to
these hopes.
Eye witnesses testify to the rocur-
ring frequency Of hand to-haud fight
ing, which so many military men pre-
dicted was Il thing of the past Bayo.
not wounds and other cumulative cyl
dencc show that the soldiers have been
engaged in death grip, during which
they rcsortcd TO their side arms and
in some cases to their hands.