The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-09-25
Cars Armies AreIBeginning To Control
The Situation In East
Prussia
BATTLE OF THE AISkE
Continued in France Between Ger
mans arI Allied Armies for
Ten Days

! FOr ten udyS the armies vi ueImdHy
and the allied armies of Great Britain
and France have been struggling
against each other in the northern
part of France with no definite results.
| The Germans are strongly entrenched
in the mountains in the region Of the
NoyOn, northwest of Paris. Their bat
tie line extends to the river Meuse,
north of the Verdun. ReinforCements
probably from Lorraine, have greatly
strengthened their ranks In Galicia
| the Russians have checked the armies
of Germany. They have also begun an
assault on the fort at Przemsyl the
last stronghold of the Austrians in Ga
licia. The Japanese armies marching
on Kiao-Chow, a fortified city of the
German possessions in China, have
met and defeated detachment of the
Germany army in China.
Allies Win Battle of Marine.
When the German armies invaded
France from Belgium they swept the
allies before them and pushed steadily
forward until they were almost under
the walls of Paris. Then the tide of
the battle turned The allies were the
pursuers and the Germans the pursued.
This was known as the battle of the
Marine. The battle ended when the
Germans had been driven north of the
Aisne river and the allies were the
victors.
Three Million Men Engaged.
1t is predicted that the battle of the
Aisne will be even more appalling
than the battle of the Marine. Military
experts estimate that there are nearly
100000 men assembled on battle
line about 10 miles long. Thousands
of lives will be sacrificed in the al
tempt of the armies of the defenders
to push the invaders out of France.
| The Germans have left a sufficient
force in Belgium to protect their re-
treat through that country in the
event they are forced to fall back.
Reinforcements For Germans.
Word has been received that Ger
many has recalled the armies she sent
from the north of France and Belgium
| to East Prussia to check the onward
rush of the Cars armies through
East Prussia, and will send them to
the assistance of the Germans in
France.
Move For Peace Is On.
The negotiations that have been 60
ing on between the United States and
Germany with regard to movement
for peace have given little encourage
ment. Won Bethmann-Hollwegg the
| imperial chancellor of Germany, has
suggested to United States Ambassa-
dor Gerard at Berlin that the United
States secure terms of peace from
Great Britain, France and Russia.
Germany" he said, wants permanent
peace and protection from further war
fare" President Wilson announced he
would continue his efforts along this
line.
Russians Moving Forward.
Undaunted by the former defeat at
Konigsberg in East Prussia, the Rus
slams are preparing to take advantage
of the withdrawal of a large portion of
| the German soldiers in that vicinity,
who have been ordered to the relief
of the Kaiser's armies in France, and
are planning another assault on Ko-
nigsberg. The Russians are also en-
ioying victories against the Austro-
German armies in Poland. The armies
of the Car in Galicia and Poland are
already marching on Berlin and in the
event they are successful in defeating
the Germans in East Prussia it will
be only short time before there will
be three great armies pushing their
way to Berlin.
Fighting Spreads to Asia
The European war during the past
week spread to Asia and Africa. The
Japanese, who declared war against
Germany several weeks ago, have be-
gun an attack on the German posses
sions in China. The British forces
in Africa have begun a campaign
against the Germans in Africa.