Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-24
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
THE WAR

Every fragment of news from the
front makes it positive that the allies
are facing more difficult situation
than that which existed along the
Marine The Germans have been heav
ily reinforced. They are strongly Ia
trenched along vast battle line
Their great resources Of artillery are
operated, in many places. from wooded
heights, and the location of batteries
has been shrewdly concealed. There
is every indication that the armies OF
the kaiser are ready once more for q
powerful offensive movement and a
disaster In any part of the allies line,
particularly in the center, would per-
NIT the gray wave to roll southwark.
The nature of the allies operations
for the past week has been series
OF artillery actions against these forti-
Ned lines, In an attempt to breach
them for the assault of infantry The
progress of the allies has been neces.
sarily slow, but there appears to be no
reason for pessimism.
The Key to the Battle.
The German line now forms an i'm
mense obtuse angle, the right point
north Of Noyon, the middle point lust
north OF Chalens. the left point at
Montfaucon. In spite OF the daily as
saults upon their positions, they have
been able TO raise strong intrench.
ments along most of this line where
they were not protected by the to-
Biography of the country.
In East Prussia, where the Germans
have massed reinforcements, the Rus
SLAMS under General Rennenkampf
slowly have retired Berlin asserts
that the Russians are being driven
back over their own frontiers and that
the German forces are preparing to
occupy the wilma district. The Ger.
man war Office claims q succession OF
important successes over the Russian
army In East Prussia. On the other
hand, the Russian ministry OF war
gives out that General Rennenkampf
is purposely fencing with the Germans
In East PRUSSIA In order to give time
for the cars Galician army to con-
tinue the subjugation Of that province
and open the way for the main adj
vance through Silesia.
The Situation In Italy.
All reports are to the effect that
italy will declare war upon Germany
and Austria within a fortnight, and
that the situation in Italy Is such that
the government is faced either with
war or revolution within the coun-
try. While endeayoring to cling te-
naciously and honorably to absolute
neutrality, Italy is fast being swept
into the war. The plans Of her states
men are falling to pieces and the time
is said to be perilously near
The determining reasons for the
forthcoming declaration are that italy
owes duty to civilization to cast the
weight of her power against German
militarism, now that the issue is In the
balance; that Italy will certainly be
the victim Of German vengeance II the
triple entente Is overwhelmed; that
now is the time. to recover ancient
italian territory now held by Austria,
and finally that the public opinion OF
the country no longer can be restrain
ed. Developments all point to the
abandonment of neutrality and to the
active participation of Italy
The Russians are reported to have
taken the outer forts at Przemysl ct
strongly fortified positions on the San
river. They also have besieged Jaroa-
LII, further along the San. Report says
the Austrians are concentrating on
Cracow and they will have the assist
ance there of German forces that we're
originally intended TO be sent into
eastern Galicia. II Is stated, however,
that no opportunity Is to be given the
Austrians to retire in order from the
positions on the San river. The Rus.
slams are crossing the river in force
and planning general attack on the
TANKS OF the retreating Austrian arm
les,