The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-24
Eleventh Day of Battle Of Aisne
Is Still Without Decisive Re-
+ Suits
Allies Ha1n1nering
On Right Wing
french Government Reports
Are Conservative But Claim
a Steady Forward Move
Ment

PARIS, Sept. 23.-Fooe BY foot.
Morally, by old-fasl,ioned frontal
charges, the allies are outflnnking
tho German right wing. while mt
tho center, I'm the Rheims Craonnc
hne. tho deadlock Is unbrokcn-
Tho eleventh day OF the bat
f1e Of the AtSne discloses tho
Gs0EaAne maintaining their des-
peeatc grip ON French soil, but
yh 4 Tine 30 bent Mt their right
fIhA1 K1uo1's army must retreat
unle8 Won Buclow can crush tho
AIliae center, .,,..
Tho fnaa Of the German army
depends UPON tho operations at
The ccntsr Within the next day or
two, since tho allies, by methods
old In Napolouns time. Arc ham
nacring back die right wing, losing
thousands as they take q trench
at . tune. advancing no more than
0vs-eighths of . milo daily.
The main bAft1e line now, Las
e1any to the ridge OF the Argonn6s
enc hundred miles, is double
vow u forresscs, from which
allies ana Germans sally In Ao-
$1,000. - suv e,,A
R. ILL., - ussa a.s..a. - r~..,.r.-~s
n. -. 800 !" the sYo.,
- s xsa,s,s,,,rt. h~1v,rru
I..~s..a - Imn~nr~r
norn-rmenf renn~ts ana military
rites avoid premature graduation
ut sasist that the allies arc conasfe ~
y succesding In the ali-imJCrtAut 90
Ieayor to hold fast at the center wnAe
,ea1ns ~ Smr,rn nsrs,sfx. ths
~. ~. rrntac,snc- their operntaons
s =. r,,,s,-ss Cerm.n attacke a M
y 800 "a e.st ~ ans long na4-
- 49, Tba Grand puke az wuytGu3-
~ "A the Cerrnan crown prince
, -. s-,,cr h,ov after blow. but aro
hurled back. East Of dc
rranne and In the vosges ard For
.aars tho Erench armies arc q little
$50 .han holding their ground.
propresss IL 6soyS.
tn. communiuue inuod BY this gov
-nns.n, sor,rI,4 informs Tho people ~
:. ms causes for slow progress: q vast
80 onaration. marked by costly
~, ryas and a Continual dpel Of great
rms The text Of tho cognmuntQue,
s.ued at 11.l6 p. NJ. " 90 fcaiows:
..rfe situa ton since the saeS com.
nuninue Ens issued rs0aEdfug tho bat
le OF tis Aame shown no caaAngA the
,attls procssding on the banks q the
isue has lasted eight dAJA ou8 enoTS
: no reason for astcuhAAas1t y the
"a ttles OF tho Eusso-Japausse W0T m
'ecaiied-"
The ba4tle OF tho N1Arns was an
lcxion undertnkcu IN open oO1y:
wQ1icA ssded IN general retAkdn6 OF
The Offensive ~ tns 0f .sa -.
l1.tust the enemy VINO otd not az
,ect that and did not h&wo e{mo 20
,Hxutxu defensive peaaHons ees4ousiS.
Tfis does not hold tor the D9rs4o on
he Aisne, where the enemy. VINO was
-etiring. stopped On positions Wnicu
ma nature OF the ground made very
polid In Themselves and where ne
~ : able PROGRESSIVELY to mako better
Ehis battle OF the Aisne. therefore.
- - On thN character OF = diego on
.rre mart OF the front analogous to
- oyeraftons In Manofrar1A.
N may be regarded that the creep
acnal strength OF the opposing aTtii-
- 1hnayv German guns and French
'eve>atv-fiya Yniilimetrc gunSl gives q
!. r+icniar value to the temporary
crtiNcstaons which the two adver-
.s,sss nave estabfished.
rsha rsrof,lern there Ia to win the sue
- trsncha. All OF which are be-
aasnrv d~fenseA notably q
ILL., harhaa wire acknowledgements
.1I,ss y. p IN caponiew (plaoed
WIZ Haiua.., a,t,s, An orier 70 sweep
TOES Wa ~. -
= VIII MAIN a;,,nrs tina ADVANCE
IN THESE =. &c., hornens that
must De SLOW. ma ,,atraa a n
iot more thsai' ooo ~
De made IN u Jay :, ~. hat4le
~ .ne sN,reia vs.. rsath infantrv
inc, French caVairy, WI - sr,nr.
imports and iignt arHnaIy, 800 of