Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-09-16

into France betwe en- Paris an
Verdun, with its center some mile
outh of that line.
The French people tremble'
with tho question whether thei
army was not q beaten army
whecher the history Of 1870 woul'
repeat itself.
The battle of the Marne, whicl
has decided the first phase of tn
war and to have made impossibl
the plan which the German stat
is supposed to have had of smash
ing the French by one oomprshen
sible stroke, and then turning tn
bulk of the German forces east
ward to confront the Russians.
The military experts. however
are still cautious. While recog.
nizing the possibility that tn
German armies may yet rally ant
draw q strong defense line, the,
recognize also the possi bility o
the almost complete evacuation o
France and Belgium. Paris an
nounoes that the Germans hav'
evacuated Amiens. The position
of German reinforcements of go,
600 reported to be marching soutt
on three roads in that neighbor
hood is not known.
The Belgian army is credited
with the determination to reoccu-
py Brussels and claim to have cu,
the railroad between Liege and
Brussels, thus severing an impcr.
tant German line of oommunica-
tion. It claims to be pushing the
scattered German forces, compos.
ed for the most part of reservists,
toward the southeast.
Military authorities in France
consider the position of the Ger.
man armies critical. The army
which was south of the Argonne
Forest, they argue, hardly can re
treat eastward, owing to the dan.
ger from the strong French for.
tress of Verdun. while the noun
famous character of the Argonne
district renders retreat due north
impracticsb1e. The left wing Of
the Germans, they believe must
retreat in a northwestsrnly di1ec-
tion.
The people cherish the hope
that the Belgians may succeed in
clearing the Germans out of Bra
bant, when the entire German
army would be Obliged to retreat
on Luxemberg, an operation
whioA they liksn to the passing
of q large stream thsaagh q mar
row bottle neck.
Russia Beats a Million.
In tho battles proceeding ir
Gslicis and Russia Poland, sue
CESS appears TO cling to the Rus
SLAMS. They are reported to hav'
won decisive victory at Krasnil
and Tomaszow Thursday. Th'
Austrian and German armies are
estimated at forty divisions of in
fantry and eleven of cavalry
totaling more than a million
men, and reinforced by severa
German divisions. The Russianl
describe their line as extending
over several hundred versts. "a
verst is about ( of a mile.)
Fighting has been proceeding
continuously since August 25sh
and the Russians claim to he win
ming both in Poland and Gslicia.
Vienna says the Austrisns wer'
successful during the first stagel
of the fighting in Gslicis ant
took 10000 prisoners, but thar
they were obliged to withdraw
from Lemberg and concentrate II
q better position, because tn
northern wing of the Austrian
army in Poland vas threatened by
greatly superior numbers.
The battle of Rawa Ruska, whicl
Is proceeding, apparently vii
prove the crucial test of the Aus
trian army. Archduke FREDERICK
of Austria, is with the army there
A message from sources unfriend
ly to Austria declare the result O
the Galioian operations will de
termine whether the Austrian
army will continue to be facto
in the war. Austria is reporte,
to be enrolling her last classes o
rel ervists.
GeIman Fleet Cruising.
Copenhagen, via London, Sept
13.-(4:40 q. MA dispatc]
from Raumo, Finland, says tha
according to statements by pilot
and fishermen, a German feet ha
been cruising for the last two day
in the waters south of the Alan,
Islands. The fset includes sever
dreadnougbts and cruisers of tn
Friesland class, two big cruisers
four torpedo boats of the frs
class. and many coal and repai
vessels. Aboard the cruise
Blucher the flag of Chief Admira
Prince Henry, of Prussia, Wa
hoisted
Londop, Sept. IA -10:1O p. m
Except for the army which ha
been attacking Verdun, the Gel
man forces in France have fallel
back all along the line, accordin