New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20


ing Germany at Bay" says:
"Thc seventh week of the war may
have seemed to the average reader
tanner than the previous weeks, but IN
reality it has been marked by stirring
exploits, by mOmentOus preparation, ny
tactical engagements on scale when
would have counted as large battles m
older wars. All this led up from the
battle OF the Marine to the obstinate
battle Of the Mcusc, and TO second
and more critical debate between the
main strength Of the belligcrcnts in the
west.
"If the invaders are beaten again We
believe they will have to use every
cxertion 70 make good their escape
from France, and will be swept after
ward out of Belgium. That, in the CIR
cumstances Of this war. would only be
the end Of the beginning. y the Ger
mans, on the other hand, should sue
coed in their furious attempts 70 break
the Allies centre or to throw back
their extreme left, the definite issue OF
the western campaign would hang long
or in the balance. In a word, the Ger
mans dispositions are sound, and their
dcfences are solid and bristling. The
movements Of the Allies are powerful,
their plans deliberate and their pros
poets good.
Longest Struggle on the Aisnc.
"Thc battle Of the Aisnc, fairly
opened on Sunday last, may easily
rove the stcrncst and longest struggle
that the west is ever likely TO see. The
German battle orders, breathing un-
hrsitating confidence, declared that the
great decision was undoubtedly at
hand, and summoned the Kaiscrs sol
diers to tight to the last breath. Cen
eral Joifre announced to all his troops
that the retreat was at an end, that the
hour for attack mad come. and that the
duty Of the allied armies was TO go
into action determined to be killed on
the spot rather than to falter.
For several days the Allies had fol-
lowed hard on the heels Of the enemy
in drive Of the broadest scale yet
known III the war. The Germans as
they went shed prisoners, acc0utre-
ments, stores and, above all, guns. The
French captured the whole artillery Of
corps and found masses OF ammunL-
ton thrown into the water. StragglerS
and strong dctachments came out of
the woods TO surrender at the sight Of
our troops who had crossed the Marne
Oh Wednesday, September Q, near Cha
tcau Thierry. The French centre was
crossing the next day at Epernay and
elsewhere, rejoicing to be closing again
on Rheims, whose capture had counted
Tor so much in the German calcula-
tionS.
AT Epcrnay. Rheims and Chalons,
al flf Of i'm mo pb m M rnl
lars hewn in rock, there were found
sufficient proofs that the invaders, find
ing themselves among myriadS of bot
ties Of the best, had succumbed to the
most subtle lure that the fine French
touch has devised
ION Friday, September II. the
weather broke, and rain fell in tor
rents that day, and afterward the sum-
mcr was over, the chill OF autumn was
in the air and at night there were
clammy bivOuacs. More serious it was
that in this region the rivers and
streams N all their courses were
swollen, and up hill or down hill 1t
was slower going for guns and trans
port. Nearly al bridges were down.
Those which had escaped in the former
movement wacA the French were in re-
treat acre being now destroyed by the
Germans. IL these circumstances the
pursuit proper had spent itself By ...-
"rd&y, "hIn Scissors was reached
another ancient city identified with TIE
beginnings Of french monarchy ".!
language.
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