Barton County democrat., 1914-10-02

Hungarian frontier.
The Austrian forces are still re-
firing on CracOw. Besides taking
some of the forts around Prem
ySl, the Russian cavalry is said
to be pouring through the defileS
OF the CarpathianS on to the plains
of Hungary. Budapest reports,
however, that the repeated at
temptS of the Russian cavalry to
enter Hungary from the north
have been repulSed.
Hungarians Prepare Defense.
One hundred thousand troops,
taken at the beginning of the war
from Trent, have been replaced
by HungarianS and all eighteen
forts of the first line of defense
are being brought into the high
est state of repair.
Electric currents are a marked
feature of the defensive army.
Wires have been laid all over the
strategic points on the frontier
and these connect with a powerful
power station at Riva.
Great Battle Entering
On Final Stage.
Paris, Sept. 2S.-After sixteen
days of continuous fighting, the
the battle of the AiSne is tonight
entering upon its final phase. This
is the opinion of every military
critic. That the end will bring a
decisive victory for the allies is
generally conceded.
The brevity of all official COM
municatiOnS during the last twelve
hours has aroused unusual inter-
est. The omission of any mention
of fighting except between the
Aisne and ArgOnne gives the i'm
preston that most important
events are tranSpiring at the other
vital points and also that new
movements of strategic Signifi-
canoe are under way.
While tOday'S official state
mentS. emphasized the fact that
the general situation was un-
changed, they added the vital in
formation that at no point had
, the German attacks, continued for
three days, made any gain. A fail
ure to progress at this stage is, for
the kaiser, equivalent to a reverse
for with fresh troops arriving to
add stamina to the assault upon
the worn force of General Alex.
ander Won Kluck, each day sees
a diminishing of that leader,
chances of extricating himself
from the position resulting from
his ill-adviSed though nearly sue
'ceSSful, drive to Paris.
Turning Movement Continues
The tactics of the opposing gen
eral Staffs, as shown by reports
from the front today, remain un
changed. Frantic blows deliver
ed by the German forces, first a
one point and then another, on :
line from the river AiSne to tn,
Argenne forest, to pierce tn,
French front and thus relieve tn,
haraSSed German right wing from
its peril, failed. The allies con
tinued their envelOping mOvemen
against Won Kluck'S slowly bend
ing front and while no pronounc
ed successes are claimed, ever,
indication is that perceptible pro
greSS has resulted.
If the German right is turned
Won Kluck must withdraw his i'm
menSe forces through Belgium O
Luxembourg, and this will be
most difficult and dangerous taSl
For two weeks without ceSSs
ton, the Germans have endeavol
ed to end the slow but deadly eT
circling movement of the Frenc
and British, revolving about
:point between the Somme an
OiSe rivers. The first atteml
completed an assault on the a
lies center, between Rheims an
the ArgOnne. This resulted di
aStrously at Vitry-Le-FrancoiS
The enemy then turned eas
J ward, bringing up great bodies
troops to besiege Verdun. The
we're again stopped. The thil