The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-09-20
Slight Advantage Seems to Have Been
Gained by France on Both Wings
But the German Center Holds
Rain and High Wind Hinders Artillery
Movements land Troops Are Fight
ing in Trenches Filled With Water
to Their Waists.

London, Sept. 1880 D. m.-Al.
though 40 decisive result has beeo
achieved by either of the great ar
mics facing each other in northern
France it would appear from the
French official report issued today
that the allied forces are beginning to
make their continued pressure felt.
The French army, operating on the
right bank of the River Disc in the
region Of Noyon, according to this re-
port. has made some progress while
the French force which week ago
crossed the River Aisae in the face
of a withering fire from the German
guns, now holds hhe heights to the
north of that point. In the center the
Germans have not moved from
trenches they dug when compelled 20
fall back while the crown princes
army which holds the Germans left,
san has retired.
From this it is gathered that the
maia French attack is directed
against the German left with the OBJ
ject OF driving it back towards Stenay
and Sedan, thus cutting the line Of
communication to Metz. Fhis would
account Tor the strong reinforcements
estimated at $4,000 men that have
been sent to support General Won
Kluck, who is making such a stub
born stand OH the German right. AS
loag as he can keep the allies busy
there it would be impossible for them
to despatch forces to assist in the
main attack ON the crown prince.
Il is apparent from French accounts
that the German right is in no small
danger, particularly if it is true that
a French turning movement is ia
progress from Amiens, in the diree-
tiol Of st. Quentin. Of this there is
some evidence because of the pres
once in that district of British air
men.
Troops, however, are handicapped
by heavy rains which have caused
swollen rivers and miry roads. They
must fisht for some days yet before
decisive result is reported,
The outcome depends largely upon
which side can bring up most quickly
the strongest reinforcements. The
TWO armies are about evenly placed.
The Germans have behind them the
railroads stretching into Belgium and
Luxembourg and Germany itself, while
the allies have all France behind
them in addition to the sea, which
the British navy has kept open.
While the French railroads have
suffered greatly in the German ad-
vance on Paris and the retreat from
that district, the French were lolg
ago prepared for such contingency
Army engineers Ind builders VINO
have followed the fighting men have
reaid tracks and reconstructed the
bridges, The government had re-
serve material, already prepared 10
duplicate every bridge likely to DO
destroyed by the enemy. This was
taken to the appointed places in sec
tions.
Tho Germans, it is said, have re-
ceiyed 10000 new men for the right
wing, but with the necessity OF send
ing troops to the east it is unlikely
they are any stronger on the center
and left than they were at the pe-
ginning of the battle.
The allies, with the fewer men 70
ofaw on are keeping their armies up
70 full strength and probably are IL
cfeasiHg them. They soon Will nave
many trained men from the British
garrison in Egypt, Mediterranean sta-
IONS and later from india. The pat
lle however, may be over before
'nese troops reach the front, so the
allies must make the fight with what
they have.