The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
Allies Center Today Rests on
Plains of Chalons Where
Attilla Net Defeat in the
Bloodiest Battle of History.
THREE MILLION MEN
IN A U
German Optimism Breaks
Down Under Crushing Aus
trian Defeats and Prospects
of Great Union of Slav
States.

London. Sept. ? QO.Og a. mill
Inspiration means to tae French SOL
der what II did In the time OF the
first Napoleon. the situation today on
the allies enter on the historic field
Of ChalOns, should oner compensa-
ton for a disheartening month OF
rearguard action.
Al any rate. the allies. now supe.
rior. or al least equal In numbers To
the Germans, evidently have begun
the offensive. At least 5000. 900 men
are engaged on both sides. and a.
the enter OF The allies lies on the
plains OF Chalons. true To many
prophecies, another A~rmageddon may
take place where Attilia. surnamed
the "ScOurge OF God" was defeated
by the allied Visigoths and Romans
la The bioodiest battle In the worlds
history. on these plains. centuries
later, Napoleon conducted the most
brilliant defensive campaign Of his
career. The French soldiers viii not
be allowed to forget also that ON this
field "A French army fought a victor
ious action after its commander had
surrendered his sword.
Logically. "a great and decisive bat
he ought TO be under way from Paris
10 Nerdun. but the veil OF secrecy and
the meagerness OF the official com
munications preclude positive predic-
lions regarding the nature OF the en-
easement proceeding Ia the western
war theater.
News from Austria indicates that
the dual monarchy IL In a dan
ger of internal troubles. while heI
military situation Is daily becoming
worse.
Even Berlin seems to have lost
something OF rs prevailing optimism
II confesses to the turning OF anxious
eyes In the direction Of It's ally In
6alic!a. During the first few weeks
81 tho war, Germany and Austria vlr'
tuaily dictated the direction Of IN,
campaigns along the Russian border
because OF the inadequacy OF Russian
railroads and other transport. BuI
this situation has been RADICAL,
changed by the Russian successes u
Galicia.
Russia now appears 10 be ASSUMING
the offensive IN Fast Prussia. She haI
threwn 2.eo0. 900 men along the nor
der. This action il regarded here nj
IA menac against the heart Of Ger
many. which cannot remain unans
wered. Hence the stories of IN
movements Of German veterans from
the western war area to the EASTER
Prussian frontier are generally con
sidcred credible.
The latest Russian success. the cap
ture of the fortress Of NiColaief
about 20 miles southwest Of Lenders
Is almost as great a feat as the takin
Of LemberR itself. The place is no
only strongly fortified. but u was be
iieYed 20 be virtually unassaIlabl
! owing to the fact tina il vas sur
rounded by marshes e%Stendiag for 2
! miles.
one OF the most significant feature
Of the Austrian misfortune IN IN
growing uneasiness In Rumania an
! other Balkan states. Montenegro an
seryia already are engaged aEaiR'
Austria and have taken the offensive
Rumania IL also hungry for terri
[ tory and IL said to be ready AT an
moment 10 throw her goo, 0O0 yeI
eran troops against Austria.
Another brilliant success along N
border by the troops OF Emperc
Nicholas is almost certain TO unit
the Slav states OF Eoutheaster
Europe to her cause.
Russia evidently has again hegu
her advance along the cast Prussia
frontier, the Russian vanguard bein
reported sixty miles beyond koeniel
berg today.