The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-10-24

Outstanding Feature Of War In
Europe Is the Slowness OF
Operations

erations. in clear opposition to the
theory of militarists that the opera
tons would be swift. At all events
this was the German theory. and in
large measure the Germans staked
their fate upon the theory. 1t now
begins to appear as if the shrewdest
guesser at the outbreak of hostilities
was Lord Kitchener, who expressed
the opinion that the war probably
would last about three years.
When the German invasion of
France was checked at the battle of
the Marno and a deadlock resulted
along the line of the Aisne river, the
military operations developed a sur
prise. 1t was discovered that by the
use of scientific intrenchments a
modern battle could be continued in
definitely if both sides were about
equal in number. The battle was
transformed into a siege, and the
further discovery was made that in
trenchments and subterranean sleep
ing quarters for the troops gave
better protection than forts con-
structed of iron and steel. Once
the range of a permanent fortifca-
ton is obtained, its fate is sealed
and it cannot be replaced, whereas
the abandonment of particular line
of intrenchments is not a serious loss
as the defeated force ear retire to a
new line where the intrenchments
are just as good.
After taking Antwerp and estab-
fishing a military government the
| Germans moved westward toward
Ostend. They met with several
checks on their way, and a large
part of the Belgian army succeeded
in joining the Allies in France or
southwestern Belgium. Some thous-
ands of the Belgian soldiers were
forced into Holland, as we're 1000
| British marines, and these will be in
termed in that country until the end
of the war.
Six days after the capture of Ant
werp the Germans entered Ostend.
which seems to have been abandoned
without a fight by the Allies, who
formed their lines practically along
| the border of France with a wedge
driven out to Ypres in Belgium. 1t
is reported from Berlin that the
French and Belgian troops at Ypres
are completely cut off, but it is diff
| cult to see how this a be true if, as
the Allies claim, they are holding the
| line west to Dunkirk and south OF
Ypres and Armentieres. 1t may very
well be, however, that the troops at
Ypres are in a precarious condition
and will be forced back to the French
border. The situation along the en-
tire line appears to be the old dead
lock, merely changed as to form.
There has been much severe fighting,
especially on the French right in
France and in Verdun on the road to
Metz, but no decisive results have
been obtained.
In the eastern theater of war the
veil has been lifted, and it is shown
that the Russians have ~retreated
from the region of Cracow to the
Vistula river and have raised the in
vestment of Przemysl. They have not
entirely quilted the vicinity OF
Przemysl, but are continuing the
siege of that city from the east and
southeast.
A battle has been in progress be-
tween the Austro-G German forces and
the Russians from Warsaw to Prem
ysl and further south to the border
of Hungary. The Austro-G German
armies seem to have gained some
preliminary advantage. but this can
not be asserted positively. because
the Russians evidently were follow
ing a settled plan in their retirement
to the Vistula river and this line they
are holding. They have about $780,
600 men engaged as against about
2 200, 900 Austrians and Germans. 1t
is likely that the battle will assume
something of the character OF the
battle in France, for undoubtedly
the Russians have intrenched them
selves heavily along the line OF the
Vistula and have profted by the In
formation given out as to the struc-
ture of the intrenchments in France.